Progaine Shampoo

Does Progaine Shampoo Really Work?

If you're getting to be that age where you're starting to experience some noticeable hair loss, then you're probably looking at all of your options and asking yourself... Can I skip the implants, skip medical treatment, and just try some of that Progaine shampoo? Does that stuff really work, or what?

Well, Progaine Shampoo can work, and does work, for most people who use it. However, Progaine Shampoo works best when you catch the balding early on.

The active ingredient in progaine shampoo is a chemical known as Minoxidil. Like many scientific breakthroughs, the notion that minoxidil could work to treat baldness was entirely accidental. The drug was actually used to help level out high blood pressure, but listed in the side effects: "Minoxidil may lead to increased hair growth and/or darkening of body hair. If this is undesired, consult your doctor regarding further use. When minoxidil is discontinued, hair growth should return to normal within one to two months."

Of course, it was only a matter of time before this treatment would be used specifically for the purpose of hair loss treatment. The end result would be a treatment for male pattern baldness that would involve no surgery and no goofy looking toupees. Initially, the treatment was copyright protected, but has since gone public, meaning that various pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies have been able to compete in the baldness remedy world and put their own variations out on the market.

This has been great for one primary reason: Competition. When companies compete, the consumer wins. Every company putting out baldness remedies right now has to fight it out with one another to put out the most reliable product at the lowest price. Competition will always help the customer in just about every market, be it food, gasoline or pharmaceuticals. For example, if a gas station owner wanted to sell their product at half the cost of the station across the street, that would be illegal. Sad but true. This is just one of the many reasons why prices stay high: Because competition is good for us, but it can be bad for the corporations.

There's nothing that a pharmaceutical company wants more than to copyright a drug. For example, there is a chemical that can treat cancer without chemo. Why isn't it on the market? Because the copyright holders know that as soon as it's out there, it's not going to be making them any money, since everyone else will have their own knockoff brands within a week or two. The way the pharmaceutical industry is built is, honestly, somewhat tragic. Certain medicines are set at outrageous prices, or simply not released to the public at all, because of copyright reasons, for fear of price wars and so on.

Fortunately, minoxidil has made its way out of the copyright protected world of pharmaceuticals in one piece, and now people like the makers of progaine are able to offer it to the public at a much lower price than you would've had to spend so many years ago.

Honestly, when it comes to pharmaceuticals, the less you pay, the better. When you break it down, it's the same stuff in every bottle, but some people are charging far, far less for it than others. You can stick to brand names when it comes to your favorite soft drinks and potato chips, but when it comes to medicine, the taste isn't really what matters so much as whether or not it's effective.

But, you're here to find out whether or not progaine works, right? So then, enough with the history lesson, let's get on with discussing how this stuff works, and how well it works.

Well, it does. The only hesitancy some people experience in wanting to try it is that... It's a shampoo, and how much can a shampoo really do for you? Beyond getting your hair clean and getting rid of dandruff, it doesn't seem like shampoos would be the most effective means of treatment, especially for something like male pattern baldness. This is especially true if you've already tried a dozen other products and nothing's seemed to work.

Well... Progaine is different, as it actually contains minoxidil. Minoxidil is what makes real hair products work, and it's what the bunk, snake oil hair growth products are missing. So forget the new age stuff, the junk you see advertised on TV at one in the morning, and if you're serious about growing your hair back, learn about minoxidil and give it a try. Until you've actually used a formula scientifically proven to reverse baldness, you don't really have any place to give up just yet.

Minoxidil was initially an oral medicine, as were many of the early hair growth products. But since, it's become obvious that people would rather apply the stuff in the shower once a day (or as directed) than they would ingest some medicine on a daily basis. You already wash your hair, but not everybody wants to get into the routine of taking medicine on a daily basis. So the topical treatment has always worked, it's simply been put into a shampoo bottle so as to make the whole process much easier, and much more convenient and less time consuming for the busy people out there who simply don't have the time, or desire, to add oral medication to their daily routine.

Again, this shampoo works best if you catch the hair loss in its earlier stages. That isn't to say that it won't help you when you've already experienced major hair loss, but that it may take a little longer to see some noticeable results.

It should be noted that you will have to be dedicated to using this stuff. Hair grows slow enough as is, but when you're reversing the natural process of male pattern baldness, it can grow even slower. So what you'll want to do is make sure that you're actually using it, looking for results, taking photographs to document the progress, and that you don't stop taking it. Studies have shown that those who suddenly switch off of minoxidil, even after growing back a full head of hair, may see their hairline start to recede just like before when they stop using the stuff. So be patient, let the hair grow back, and don't quit taking it unless you one day decide that maybe the bald look is alright for you.

If taking it every day for the rest of your life sounds like a hassle, just remember: Hey, it's a shampoo, and you already use shampoo every day, anyways!

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