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I want to share something with the readers here.
I have experienced a shedding rate of about 90 to 120 hairs per day ever since I started growing my hair out and I do occasionally count the hairs.
About 3 weeks ago I started taking Ester-C, which is a highly absorbable form of vitamin C. My rate of shedding has now decreased by about 40 to 50%. Taking Ester-C is the only thing that I am aware of that has changed in my routine. I don't know if Ester-C is the responsible agent, but I strongly suspect that it may very well be. I should mention that I have taken regular vitamin C for a long time, but only after the Ester-C did I notice the huge difference. When I finger comb my hair there is much less hair between my fingers
Jeffrey.
That's interesting.
I don't think i'm at the age where I should be losing more hair then I'm growing just yet, but it might be a good idea to lose less hair anyway :P
Someday i'll get around to trying it and count how many hairs I lose before and after.
Thanks for the advice :)
Hi Jeffrey!
Many thanks for this tip. I have noticed a shed rate at about 100 per day and it's good to know that this might help.
Hope you are dooing well.
Cheets, Max L
Maybe there is an indirect cause and effect that makes vit C useful. I know that vit C helps the body store iron, (which is something I have to avoid), but it may also help the body metabolize other minerals. .. I don't know, maybe someone here has the answer.
Bruce
You make a very good point. There could be an indirect effect present. Perhaps it makes the Dutasteride absorb better. If it is an indirect effect it could be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Jeffrey.
Hi Jeffrey,
That is VERY cool to hear, I was not aware that vitamin C in this highly soluble form was so good for hair. It will be VERY interesting if your reduced shedding pays off in improved thickness for you as well. I take a number of vitamins, as well as zinc, but do not currently have ANY form of vitamin C in my regime. Hopefully, this highly soluble form that you mention (ester-C) is available in Nova Scotia.
David
Hi there, David.
Well, I certainly can't be sure that the Ester-C is the responsible agent, but something is making a difference and taking the Ester-C is the only thing that I have done differently in a long while.
After reading Bruce's post below I am entertaining the idea that the Ester-C may be working in conjunction with another vitimin, or mineral, but to find out exactly what that is would take a very long time. I seriously doubt that I will grow more hair due to the Ester-C, but there is a very big difference concerning shedding.
If Ester-C is not available in your area you can buy it over the Internet. It isn't very expensive. I do hope that some people here will give it a try and report back to the board. It certainly wouldn't hurt to give it a try.
BTW, my regimen consists of:
One Centrum multi-vitimin: Every other day.
One dose of SSS Tonic(iron supplement): Daily
1000mg Ester-C: Daily
Rogaine: Daily
Avodart: Daily
Oh, and I do take fish oil capsules.
Jeffrey.
Hi Jeffery,
Just a reminder in case you've never heard.
Men don't need to take much of an iron supplement at all if any since many men are predisposed to "hemachromatosis" or iron-overload disorder which damages the liver severely (cirrhosis, etc.) if one has this extra iron in the body. For reasons obvious and that I won't mention, women are frequently iron-deficient because of monthly biology, but of course this does not apply to men.
Right you are Bragi. I didn't bring hemochromatosis up, but it is true that if you have the gene on both the x chromosome and the y chromosome then you are affected. People of Celtic heritage are prone to this disorder, but there are others. Men earlier on, but after menopause, woman. The only treatment for the disorder is to give blood regularly, (woman have the monthly visitor), and if you have very high levels of iron, then sometimes every month. I found that I was affected, because I knew my brother had the disorder. He found out after complaining of chronic fatigue and irritability to his doctor who then tested specifically for the gene. I have to watch what I eat, and I don't fool around with vitamins too much, (NO IRON!) I'm careful with how much vit C I take in as previously mentioned.
Here is a link that describes the disorder:
Bruce
Jeffrey, I cannot tell you how happy I am to see your discovery about Ester-C and its good results, esp. as a supplement-taker myself as of eleven years of age (I'm fifty). Ester-C is incredible for its youthifying action. So, too, are selenium and zinc and also mixed tocopherols, if you can find the natural oil suspension based ones, not the acetate (lab-synthesised) versions, which are difficult to assimilate.
All the best in HEALTH and longhaired camaraderie,
Quenyan (+:-)}