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I just saw a commercial for Fructose shampoo that
claims it can save 1500 strands per month.
Can this possibly true? I'm extremely skeptical about this.
Should I be?
Hi, Not sure about this, I know I lose an awful lot these days in the shower, whatever regime I use. I think I am possibly coming into the heaviest shedding time of year for myself. I don't know if any research has been done on this, I think Scott has some facts about this somewhere.
Cheers Dave
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the key here. "Up to" means that is the best case scenario here. That would possibly apply to someone with super thick hair (wrist thick ponytail with 300,000 hairs on their head) and not to those of us with a "normal" hair count of maybe 100,000 strands. For most people it will be less, probably moch less. Even saving 1/3 their claimed value will likely add a few inches to your terminal length. I am not sure if the math works for hair, but if you shed 3/4 as much, your terminal length would be 4/3 as long. It seems logical to me. I will give this product a try.
Scott
Hey Scott!
If you shed 3/4 as much, should your hair get 5/4 longer? Maybe i'm wrong, but as someone very into mathematics, i couldn't help it :P
I have to ask a really dumb question, if you have 100,000
strands of hair on your head, and you shed 100 hairs each
day how come you're not completely bald after 1000 days?
After all it would seem to me the hair would shed alot faster than it would grow since it grows at 1/2 inch per month.
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New hairs are always growing in to replace those that shed out. If you lose 100 hairs per day, a hair would have only a 1000 day growing cycle allowing for only a 16 2/3 inch terminal length. (1/60 of an inch per day for 1000 days.) With hair over twice that length, I shed far less than 100 hairs per day.
Scott
It shouldn't be. We're on a hair forum because we care about how our hair looks. On average, our hair should be healthier than the general public's. Most of us know not to use a blow dryer as much as possible, we don't really style our hair that much, and in general we almost never mangle our hair as much as the general public -- perms, synthetic dyeing, bleaching, etc. is discouraged here but encouraged by the people at the salon.
So if you're constantly shedding a lot due to bad practice, products like these are going to help a lot more. If you're taking care of your hair very well, such products won't necessarily have the full effect.
Probably means that it saves the tips of 1500 strands a month from splitting or breaking (by gluing them together with 'cones), conveniently ignoring the fact of regular shedding, which shampoo can't do much about.
Hmmmmm, guess it sounded too good to be true.Seems like a gimmick product just to sell another line of shampoo to bolster sagging sales but that's just a guess.I still believe it boils down to a healthy lifestyle including exercise:)If one is loosing a lot to shedding its unlikely this is the next miracle product to deal with that.Cheers
Mârk
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The type of shampoo I use does affect how much hair I shed. Crarifiers cause more shedding than milder shampoos when applied to my scalp.
I have kept a hair spreadsheet for years to keep track of this. I actually weigh how much hair I shed.
I may give that product a try to see if it will reduce shed loss. Reduced shedding means longer thicker hair for me.
Scott
Remember, "clarifier" is a euphemism. It is really a "stripper", as in "paint stripper". It strips hair products out of your hair just like a paint stripper strips paint off of a piece of wood.
Bill
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From experience, I now know to not apply clarifier type shampoos directly to my scalp, at least not frequently. I use a separate mild shampoo on my scalp area and clarifier on the length of my hair.
I am going to stop the frequent use of clarifiers on the length of my hair too. I will only do this on rare occasions from this point on.
I am going to use mild products on the entire length of my hair as much as possible. Harsher products will be sparingly used only if buildup occurs.
Scott
I'm trying to weed out products completely...
Or atleast mostly. I'm still changing the color of my goatee every few weeks and after I bleach the ends, of my hair again I'm gonna make them blue. Somehow my hair still stays really soft even after I bleach it.
Absolute nonsense.
Like Scott said, UP TO is the key phrase. Basically this means it can do absolutely nothing to better your hair and they still didn't lie.
Also, shampoo takes your natural oils out of your hair. Shampoo can't actually save your hair from shedding. Conditioner maybe, but even they are filled with artificials and are meant to make your hair look good for about a day, keeping you on the once daily routine and using and buying more if their product.
The best way to save your hair is to stop shampooing. I've cut back from daily about 3 years ago to only having used shampoo 3 times so far this year. I could easily not use it ever at this point but every now and then I do like the feeling of my hair being freshly shampooed.
yes - Jarvis = over the last year or so = I have reduced my shampooing down to once or twice a week: (I use anti-dandruff shampoo, not that I have dandruff, but just to keep my scalp healthy), I continue to condition after shampooing & coconut-oil once per month & I use a detangler to help reduce my knots ... moral to the story is yes I shed & yes I get knots but I don't seem to be thinning in appearance in any way ... so I am too not influenced by advertising - what I am doing seems to be working for me ... Cheers CEM. (¬‿¬)
How do you keep it from feeling greasy and lanky between shampoo treatments?
it does feel a bit greasy and lanky. But the scalp of a daily pooer produces more oil than a rare or anti-pooer. It does this to try and make up for the oil which you strip away daily with shampoo. Remember, I have downsized my use over the span of years. Starting with every other day, then once every few, once a week, biweekly, and so on until now not shampooing for months at a time (and honestly I could probably drop it all together by this point). As you start to wean yourself off of shampoo, your body regulates oil production accordingly until it can eventually be at the natural level. Your scalp oil is the best conditioner you can use. You're a product of 4 billion years of evolution, your body has worked out some brilliant blueprints. But anyway, your scalp doesn't recognize artificial conditioners like it does your natural oil.
...I realized I'm rambling. exhaustion and caffeine is a hell of a mix. Point is, as you gradually lessen shampoo use, your scalp gradually produces less oil. :)
. Point is, as you gradually lessen shampoo use, your scalp gradually produces less oil. :)
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This didn't work for me. I have tried increasing the intervals and my scalp gets clogged with oil. This causes profuse shedding for me. I tried water only with the same results. I keep a SPREADSHEET on how much hair I shed. (I weigh it.) Gradually reducing washing frequency has been a disaster for me.
Scott
I too have to use Shampoo at least 1-2 times a week. Water only washing doesn't get rid of the excess oils that clog my scalp. I am like Absalom. Shampoo is a life saver. I use mild organic shampoo only when I really need to do so and if I don't my hair and scalp get into very bad condition.
Duncan