April update!

[Paladin]

Hi all,

Been a little while since I've posted so I thought I'd give y'all an update.Though I've been growing since the big buzz new year's 2011, this is about 11 months worth of growth since I trimmed a couple inches summer of last year (for stupid reasons I won't go into lol).

The restoration efforts continue and now I'm throwing every piece of junk I can get my hands on at my hair. I have a lot of new terminal hairs growing on my temples and parts of the hairline, places they've never been before even as a kid/teen. The crown is holding up but I'd still like to see some improvement there, but no real way to check for small new hairs since I can't look at the back of my own head...

In addition to the rest of my regimen I'm now using 1% Niz every day and have recently starting using minoxidil foam on the crown and frontal hairline area 2 additional times per day, which makes it a total of 4 applications per day for those spots (2 for the rest of my head). People have reported a huge difference in new growth when doing 4 times per day so we'll see what happens!

At any rate here are a couple pics:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/April01.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/April02.jpg

Not sure what else I could possibly add to the regimen but I'm pretty maxxed out at this point I think. Looking forward to your comments/feedback!

[Seeshami]

It looks shiny! I absolutely love long dark haired gentleman, something mysterious about you all. That or an overactive imagination on my part. Anyways I think it looks great!

[GlennaGirl]

Your hair is nice and shiny and smooth. It really suits your face, too. Nice progress!

[leslissocool]

NICE!!! It definitively suits you too, and your hair is really shiny!

[1nuitblanche]

It's cool that you get to see your hair go from 0" up since you started with a buzz! Your hair looks good. And I like the picture in the background.

[jacqueline101]

Your hair has made great progress and its shiny.

[einna]

Looks very good, like the shine and colour! =)

[Paladin]

Thanks guys! Appreciate the comments.

I'm not sure how I get it so shiny, unless the Nizoral plays a part. I rinse it out with warm water, condition immediately and leave the conditioner in for about 3 or 4 minutes. Then i rinse with as cold of water as I can stand.

I hope it doesn't look fake or "plastic" with this kind of shine... lol.

Edit -- here's my current regimen. Any suggestions as to anything else I could add for new growth/filling in the recovering areas?

- Nizoral 1% shampoo every day
- Finasteride 1.25mg per day
- Minoxidil 5% 2 times per day entire head, 4 times per day crown & hairline
- MN 2% (sometimes 4%) about every other day for hairline and crown
- Orange Triad vitamin stack
- Fish Oil
- 5,000 mcg Biotin
- MSM
- Cayenne pepper
- Saw Palmetto extract
- Nettle Root extract
- Bragg's ACV mixed with water (drink)
- BCAA's (for bodybuilding but supposed to promote hair growth too)

I tried DE for a little while but never really helped me so I stopped

[Paladin]

Here's a side-by-side comparison of my old hair in October 2010 (1 month before buzzing it off) compared to my hair as of today:


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/Comparison.jpg


I know you guys say that it wasn't that bad before, and I know i'm still not completely happy with where it's at yet recovery-wise, but I'm still completely amazed when I compare the old with the new!

I can't WAIT until it gets down to my shoulders and beyond... my tail was so thin before, hopefully now it will be nice and thick when the time comes!

[Paladin]

Anyone have any suggestions about what else I could try adding? Someone on another forum suggested an inclusive B-Complex vitamin stack... thoughts?

Due to my shameless self bump here's another pic taken today... I really like the way my hair looks in this one. Switched to Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner and have been only lightly rinsing, having it as a partial leave-in really adds fullness and moisture I think. No more frizzies!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/Me041612.jpg

[Capybara]

I love Hello Hydration! It smells divine.

I would check with a professional about the supplements. You don't want to overload and accidentally do more harm than good!

Your hair looks great!

[Rhodugune]

I think you hair looks healthier, it has more shine!
It must feel great, congratulations! :flowers: