From Daily Mail last sunday, a well known UK newspaper, says "The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort. The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America"

For those that don't know, Boots is a major UK Pharmacy/general retailstore. This is more important than the usual herbal/quack hairloss remedy, hence the post. Of course, it will pobably do very little as it apprears to be based on Caffeine, ala Alpecin products. Still, if its cheap enough and helps a little without messing the hair up then it may be worth a shot.

Spray that can stop a woman's hair from thinning
By SEAN POULTER - More by this author »

6th September 2007

A spray made from coffee bean extracts has been found to stop women's hair thinning, scientists said yesterday. The treatment - which goes on sale next month - is said to increase the thickness and health of each strand of hair. It encourages growth from the roots and can prevent age-related hair loss, according to researchers.

The product works by soothing the scalp, reducing the inflammation that damages hair follicles.

Stewart Long of Boots, which developed the remedy, said: "Our new spray changes the way the immune system acts. "Effectively, it stimulates the cells to ensure the follicles continue to produce thick healthy hair. "If the follicle closes, the chances of getting regrowth are virtually nil, even with the high- strength drug treatments that are on the market."

Although the product is targeted at women, it would also work for men. Four out five women given the spray in independent tests at Glasgow University said it worked.
Three out of four of the guinea pigs said they lost less hair when combing or brushing.
The claims were backed up by scalp tests conducted by a trichologist over a 12-month period. Small patches of hair were shaved off to see how quickly and thickly they grew back. Mr Long said women were often reluctant to talk about hair loss.

"It is considered quite normal if a bloke goes bald but for women it is a huge psychological issue," he added.
"It is often speeded by periods of stress or illness.

In reality 50 per cent of women experience some thinning of the hair by the time they reach 50, however most suffer in silence thinking that they are the only ones with the problem.

"But this is not just a condition afflicting the older generation.

"Hair thinning can start for people as young as 20, and can be a massive blow to how women perceive themselves."

Consumer research conducted by Boots shows that 79 per cent of women find hair crucial to their self-esteem. Another 61 per cent per cent valued their locks more highly than other parts of the body and would rather suffer weight or skin problems than lose them. Corinne Sweet, a relationship psychologist, said healthy hair had long been a symbol of female attractiveness.

"Losing hair, in strands or clumps, can be deeply distressing for women as a sign of stress, ill-health or ageing," she added.

"Going bald, in patches, or even totally, is really the last great beauty taboo, so a product that can restore vitality and volume to hair should certainly help restore self- esteem, self-confidence and promote a positive self-image."

Creams and potions claiming to tackle ageing and other ailments are common in the beauty industry but many have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Boots said it has received the authority's approval for its claims for the hair spray after presenting its officials with the evidence from its independent trials.

The product - Boots Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women - can be ordered in advance from the middle of September.


It was developed by the research team behind Protect & Perfect, a beauty serum which became a major sales success after scientists found it could rejuvenate skin and beat wrinkles. The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort. The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America.

How the spray works

The spray's ingredients work by calming the immune system and reducing inflammation of the scalp.
Damage to the scalp can cause follicles to shrink or even close up, causing hair to thin and fall out.
Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily and then rubbed in, the spray allows the hair to be styled as normal.
Boots says the results should be seen within three months.
In an independent study carried out at Glasgow University, women were given the product to use at home for 12 months.
The researchers compared the results for the active product against those for a placebo that looked exactly the same.
They found that 80 per cent of volunteers using the genuine treatment reported significant improvement in hair growth.



Edited: 09/06/2007 at 07:38 AM by chrome

and here it is:

Boots Hairloss Spray for Women - £14.99 for a 1 month supply



It may not be something we like to talk about, but thinning hair can be a problem for many women. Not only can it affect appearence but it can also impact on our self-esteem.

Following over 6 years of research, Boots have developed a new product with a unique patent pending complex (with a combination of natural active ingredients including green coffee, Indian pennywort and antioxidants) that has been shown to slow down hair thinning AND encourage hair thickening.

In consumer tests 67% of women reported that the product helped prevent hair loss.


100 ml - 1 month supply

Directions for use: On damp hair, apply 5 - 7 sprays onto the scalp twice a day.
Massage into scalp and then style your hair as normal.
Wash hands thoroughly after use.

Caution: Avoid spraying in face or breathing in spray

This product is not designed to treat hair loss caused by illness or medical treatment.

This product is also available in our Advanced Plus range click HERE

100 ml
£14.99



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Anyway, just to confuse matters further, they also say there is an "advanced" version for sale...and here that one is as well !

Boots Advanced Women's Hair Loss Treatment Spray - £19.99 for 1 months supply



Boots Advanced Women's hair loss treatment spray is a patented forumlation that has been shown in clinical trials to encourage hair thickening as well as boost the overall feel and condition of your hair with regular use.

# Slow down hair thinning
# Encourage thicker hair
# Boost the overall feel and condition of your hair

Directions for use: On damp hair, apply 5 - 7 sprays onto the scalp twice a day.
Massage into scalp and then style your hair as normal.
Wash hands thoroughly after use.

Caution: Avoid spraying in face or breathing in spray

This product is not designed to treat hair loss caused by illness or medical treatment.




Edited: 09/06/2007 at 07:37 AM by chrome

I do not seek the news about hair loss through Internet. I know that chrome do this for us.

Thanks chrome


Edited: 09/06/2007 at 05:23 AM by Greece

greece,

no problem just wish i didn't have to post about hairloss to begin with

nice fish by the way :0)







Edited: 09/06/2007 at 07:40 AM by chrome

am taking a break from the hairloss BB's for a while.

tired of it.

good luck all.

Id rather be a bald man than a bald woman

Caution: Avoid spraying in face or breathing in spray

Will we see women with beards and bushy eyebrows??

I shouldn't mock really,

I was in Tesco last weekend and a very pretty young girl at the checkout served me, she was stunning, but when she turned around I couldn't help noticing that she had a diffused crown, her hair was really thinning, she wasn't even 21 years old, I felt really bad for her, I hope treatments like this will work but we all know its probably a load of hype

Edited: 09/06/2007 at 11:46 AM by Lucky_UK

I read this article in the paper today. Why is it being marketed for women when men suffer greater hairloss? I'm guessing it does very little.

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Originally posted by: chrome
am taking a break from the hairloss BB's for a while.



tired of it.



good luck all.

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Take care Chrome.
We're going to miss the great articles you find.

"Green coffee"...Elsom has a product with that in it..haven't looked into the other ingreds.

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Lamas Scalp Serum
Pristeen Nanolipo-hGH

Shampoo: Bioclin Phydrium Advance
Pristeen

Other: Kerastase Biotic
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Originally posted by: chrome
From Daily Mail last sunday, a well known UK newspaper, says "The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort. The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America"



For those that don't know, Boots is a major UK Pharmacy/general retailstore. This is more important than the usual herbal/quack hairloss remedy, hence the post. Of course, it will pobably do very little as it apprears to be based on Caffeine, ala Alpecin products. Still, if its cheap enough and helps a little without messing the hair up then it may be worth a shot.



Spray that can stop a woman's hair from thinning

By SEAN POULTER - More by this author »



6th September 2007



A spray made from coffee bean extracts has been found to stop women's hair thinning, scientists said yesterday. The treatment - which goes on sale next month - is said to increase the thickness and health of each strand of hair. It encourages growth from the roots and can prevent age-related hair loss, according to researchers.



The product works by soothing the scalp, reducing the inflammation that damages hair follicles.



Stewart Long of Boots, which developed the remedy, said: "Our new spray changes the way the immune system acts. "Effectively, it stimulates the cells to ensure the follicles continue to produce thick healthy hair. "If the follicle closes, the chances of getting regrowth are virtually nil, even with the high- strength drug treatments that are on the market."



Although the product is targeted at women, it would also work for men. Four out five women given the spray in independent tests at Glasgow University said it worked.

Three out of four of the guinea pigs said they lost less hair when combing or brushing.

The claims were backed up by scalp tests conducted by a trichologist over a 12-month period. Small patches of hair were shaved off to see how quickly and thickly they grew back. Mr Long said women were often reluctant to talk about hair loss.



"It is considered quite normal if a bloke goes bald but for women it is a huge psychological issue," he added.

"It is often speeded by periods of stress or illness.



In reality 50 per cent of women experience some thinning of the hair by the time they reach 50, however most suffer in silence thinking that they are the only ones with the problem.



"But this is not just a condition afflicting the older generation.



"Hair thinning can start for people as young as 20, and can be a massive blow to how women perceive themselves."



Consumer research conducted by Boots shows that 79 per cent of women find hair crucial to their self-esteem. Another 61 per cent per cent valued their locks more highly than other parts of the body and would rather suffer weight or skin problems than lose them. Corinne Sweet, a relationship psychologist, said healthy hair had long been a symbol of female attractiveness.



"Losing hair, in strands or clumps, can be deeply distressing for women as a sign of stress, ill-health or ageing," she added.



"Going bald, in patches, or even totally, is really the last great beauty taboo, so a product that can restore vitality and volume to hair should certainly help restore self- esteem, self-confidence and promote a positive self-image."



Creams and potions claiming to tackle ageing and other ailments are common in the beauty industry but many have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority.

Boots said it has received the authority's approval for its claims for the hair spray after presenting its officials with the evidence from its independent trials.



The product - Boots Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women - can be ordered in advance from the middle of September.





It was developed by the research team behind Protect & Perfect, a beauty serum which became a major sales success after scientists found it could rejuvenate skin and beat wrinkles. The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort. The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America.



How the spray works



The spray's ingredients work by calming the immune system and reducing inflammation of the scalp.

Damage to the scalp can cause follicles to shrink or even close up, causing hair to thin and fall out.

Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily and then rubbed in, the spray allows the hair to be styled as normal.

Boots says the results should be seen within three months.

In an independent study carried out at Glasgow University, women were given the product to use at home for 12 months.

The researchers compared the results for the active product against those for a placebo that looked exactly the same.

They found that 80 per cent of volunteers using the genuine treatment reported significant improvement in hair growth.

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Any Ideas what the full ingredients list are?




Regards
Pete

I'm gonna give this stuff a try, I have ordered a 3 month supply, i've nothing to lose other than £45, I can't use Rogaine and one of us need to be a guniea pig, so once I get I will let you know, my swirl is thinning and this is the area I want to target, keep you posted!

Eureka! Father and son make hair grow with magic beans - 09 Sep 07

FOR years they were on the fringe of science. But now a Scottish father and son's obsession with the health-giving properties of green coffee beans is set to help women suffering the misery of hair loss - and earn them a multi-million-pound fortune.

Scientists Bill and Iain Forbes have been carrying out experiments on raw coffee beans after discovering they had properties which could stop women's hair from thinning, a problem which affects 50% of women by the time they are 50.

Now, after signing a "six-figure" contract with the major high street chemist Boots, the duo's product is expected to become a major seller when it hits the shelves next month.

Last week, Boots unveiled its Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women, which is said to improve the thickness of each individual hair and has been shown in trials to significantly increase hair growth.

But Scotland on Sunday can reveal the product was originally developed by the Edinburgh family.

Iain Forbes, a 45-year-old scientist with degrees in genetics and pharmacy, has worked in partnership with his father, a former heart surgeon, since 1995, helped occasionally by his mother Mima, who makes the tea and does the books.

Despite the fact neither of them suffers from baldness, their firm, Calscience International, has carried out countless experiments on green coffee beans, breaking several coffee grinders in the process, investigating its hair restoring properties.

While green tea is a renowned antioxidant, green coffee, the beans in their raw form, is twice as powerful, and over the years the Forbes realised it could stop hair thinning.

Although hair loss in men is common, around 50% of women also suffer some form of thinning as they age, often caused by hormones, stress or illness.

When colleagues in the scientific community mentioned their findings to senior researchers at Boots, they were invited to show the company their results.

After seven years of trials, the product will go on sale next month, and Calscience, which last year had assets worth just £16,000 has netted a lucrative contract from Boots plus royalties from every £20 pack that is sold.

Iain Forbes said: "This will change our company's position tremendously. We had been working on a shoestring budget because clearly research is expensive. Now hopefully this will change. It's a tremendous boost and it will raise our profile."

He added that he enjoyed working with his father: "We come from quite different aspects of science and we have different thought processes, which means we are able to spark ideas off each other. It has taken a long time to develop this product but we have to get these things right."

Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily, Boots claims the results of applying the treatment should be seen after three months. Trials of the product at Glasgow University found 80% of women reported a significant improvement.

Although it is not yet clear exactly how the green coffee prevents baldness, it is known that hair loss in women is usually down to stress and hormonal change and properties in the beans soothe and calm inflammation. The spray also contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant also known as Indian pennywort, which is also used in scar reduction.

Bill Forbes left a career as a cardiac surgeon in the 1980s in order to carry out his scientific research and his son decided to join him after spending 15 years studying science at university.

Although father and son and oldest brother Euan are scientists, Iain's younger brother David is a DJ on Saga radio.

Their laboratory, is based at King's Buildings close to Edinburgh University. The company is so small it cannot carry out trials itself and must contract out much of its work to bioscience companies and universities.

Although they have been concentrating on products for the hair care market they are also interested in developing new skincare products using natural ingredients, although they refused to disclose details.

Until now they have relied on small government grants to sustain their work.


Edited: 09/09/2007 at 01:14 AM by chrome

As others have asked, why market it exclusively to women? Is it possible that they tested it on men as well and it didn't have favorable results? I can't think of any other reason they'd give up such a lucrative target.

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The spray that has 'cured' my thinning hair
by EIMEAR O'HAGAN - More by this author »



Theresa Smith started losing her hair following her father's death - within months it was so bad she was reduced to colouring-in her bald patches with a felt-tip.

"When my father died it was a very traumatic time for me," says Theresa, 61. "About a month after his death (in 2004) I was in the bathroom brushing my hair after my morning shower when I noticed that clumps of it were falling out.

"My hairbrush was covered in hair and more fell out on the floor as I ran my fingers over my scalp. I looked in the shower and there was yet more hair around the plug-hole. I was terrified there was something seriously wrong with me."

Theresa sought advice from her GP, who suspected she was suffering from a form of stress-related alopecia and prescribed a course of steroids.

Such types of alopecia are caused by an auto-immune response, in which the immune system attacks the body.

Steroids work by suppressing the immune system to allow the hair follicle to recover. However these had no effect and her hair continued to thin dramatically.

"I had always had strong, healthy hair," says Theresa, "so to find myself with bald patches and thin, weak hair was a nightmare. I wouldn't leave the house unless I absolutely had to. I used to colour-in the patches to try to disguise them. I lost all my self-confidence and became a bit of a recluse."

After trying a variety of over-thecounter hair thickening products with no success, Theresa had given up hope of her hair ever growing back. Then she saw an ad in her local paper looking for volunteers to try a new hair loss treatment spray.

The product - Boots Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women - apparently stops hair from thinning by increasing the thickness and health of each strand of hair.

Its creators claim the ingredients, which include green coffee beans and a medicinal plant called the Indian pennywort, work by calming the immune system.

The theory is that when the immune system is under stress, the hair follicle shrinks and even closes, resulting in the hair thinning, and even falling out.

"Stress is something that is likely to affect most people in the course of their lives," says Stewart Long, of Boots. "And for many of those people one of the outward signs of that stress will be a thinning of their hair."

It's estimated that 50 per cent of women experience some thinning of the hair by the time they reach 50, with 30 per cent of women over 50 suffering from some form of permanent hair loss.

Hair loss can be triggered by a number of conditions, including stress, hormonal changes, iron deficiency and poor diet.

Is this new spray the answer ? A team of scientists from Calscience Ltd research company carried out a study, funded by Boots, into the spray - 50 male and female volunteers suffering from mild to moderately severe hair thinning had to apply the spray to damp hair twice a day for 12 months.

The results of the trial were compared against those of a placebo product that looked exactly the same as the spray.

Pictures were taken of the volunteers' scalps every three months so that a trichologist could visually observe any change in quality or new hair growth.

In addition, a one cm area of affected scalp was clipped down to a standard length and every three months the thickness of the hair was measured, with any new growth noted.

Finally, the trichologist examined each volunteer's hair and scalp at each quarterly appointment, noting any changes. The volunteers were also asked if they thought the spray was working.

Four out of five women who used the product - including Theresa - said it worked, and three out of four said they lost less hair when combing or brushing.

"Of course, the effectiveness of the spray will depend on the severity of an individual's condition and other parameters, like how long they have suffered from it," said the researchers.

Theresa noticed the difference within the first six months.

"Less hair was falling out when I washed or brushed it, and the hair that had dramatically thinned was growing back. I've now been using it for 18 months and my hair is actually in better shape than it was before it started to fall out.

"People might think that the spray only had a psychological effect - because I believed it would work I was less stressed and the hair grew back naturally. But I tried so many products and shampoos before this one and none had this effect."

However, some experts are less convinced by the spray.

As Barry Stevens, a trichologist and the general secretary of the Trichological Society, explains: "The idea of being able to treat hair loss - which can be the result of any number of conditions - with one product is really rather bizarre."

According to Mr Stevens, the spray will be of no benefit to men and women suffering from hormonal-related hair loss.

"Almost all male baldness is hormonal related, as certain men's hair follicles are genetically predisposed to a sensitivity to testosterone," he says.

"And women can also suffer from this predisposed sensitivity. Androgenetic alopecia is also common in women over 80."

And Dr Bessam Farjo, hair restoration surgeon and medical director of the Institute of Trichologists says: 'Boots says the rate of hair growth was accelerated when the spray was applied.

But, the company's researchers didn't measure what the volunteer's rate of growth was before the spray was applied, so how did they know it was accelerated?

"When I questioned them they said the rate of growth for the volunteers using the real spray was faster than that of the placebo group. But any scientist would blast holes in that explanation."

There are already a number of hair loss products on the market, adds Keith Hobbs, clinical director and fellow of the Institute of Trichology: "I would love to think that this spray is the breakthrough product against hair loss, but I'm not holding my breath."

Dr Farjo adds a cautionary note, stressing that the spray is for women suffering from hair thinning, not hair loss, and will not help women with a medical condition that results in damage to the hair.

Stewart Long, of Boots, confirmed that the product was being marketed to women who were not suffering from hormonal-related hair loss or medical conditions that resulted in thinning.

"The spray is not intended to treat severe cases of hair loss and the fact that the women who tested the spray reported better results than the male volunteers suggests it is not designed to treat androgenetic alopecia."

"The spray is not intended to treat severe cases of hair loss and the fact that the women who tested the spray reported better results than the male volunteers suggests it is not designed to treat androgenetic alopecia."

Her pic sux, her front is horrible and any1 with a trained eye can see the shoddy comb over

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First transplant with karamikian 6/05, less than 1000 to my hairline, result was mediocre at best.
2nd HT, this time with DR Feller 2/08, 3000+ to my front third.
Came out well, however due to thin hair characteristics, I need more for a fuller look.

3rd HT with Dr Feller 9/09. Roughly 1000 into my crown, and roughly 1500 into the thin front 1/3 portions as well as the hair behind the 2nd HT that receded.

So has anyone tried this, male or female, and had it work?? My prob. is hair loss during time of stress, so if this rly wrks that would be goodness.