Provillus
Provillus is sold as a nutritional supplement in tablet form. The FDA does not have an approval process for nutritional supplements, however all of the ingredients in this product are reported to meet FDA's GRAS safety requirements. Preliminary studies indicate that Provillus is effective for the majority, but not all, of men suffering from
androgenetic alopecia
(male pattern baldness), the most common cause of hair loss.
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Tricomin
Developed by ProCyte Corporation, Tricomin is a topically applied product containing what the manufacturer describes as Triamino Copper Nutritional Complex™. Tricomin started as a wound-healing compound when researchers found that animals treated with the copper peptide had their hair growth stimulated. The value of this product relates to the hair follicles nutritional needs for copper and the relationship of copper with
DHT.
The presence of copper has been shown to inhibit 5-alpha reductase, which is responsible for the formation of DHT leading to hair loss. This relationship is particularly important when you consider that copper levels in hair follicles are normally high in younger people and naturally reduce with age. Tricomin’s copper complex, which is targeted to the base of the follicle, has also been shown to stimulate the production of collagen and various proteins, substances that are critical during the growth phase. Tricomin has the effect of shortening the resting phase of the hair follicle allowing them to be more active, thus producing hair. Other compounds in Tricomin, such as panthenol aid in the structural quality of hair.
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Folligen
Folligen is a drug free hair loss treatment similar to
Tricomin.
It contains copper peptides that benefit scalp health, hair health and vitality, reduce hair shedding, and stimulate hair growth. Folligen is not FDA approved, however studies at over 30 Universities and Medical Research Institutes by Dermatologists have established the effectiveness of copper peptides.
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