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Aloe, Cayenne
Posted by Nancy (Brunswick GA) on 04/08/2008
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I would like to post another remedy. Can't believe how many people are interested in this remedy! I felt some of your readers might want to have this. Nancy
To grow hair:
Aloe Vera Gel and Cayenne Pepper.
1/4 to 1/2 c. of Aloe Vera and 2 capsules of cayenne pepper.( Any cayenne will do, You can use Kitchen Spice)
May need to adjust measurement of the aloe and cayenne a little more or less..For the right consistancy.
Pour mixture into a hair color bottle and shake well.
Apply to scalp, massaging in with fingertips.
This mixture will stimulate and clean the hair follicles.
The hair cycle may take a few weeks possibly months, but you will see results.
Leave on scalp at least 10 to 15 minutes or more if you wish. Can be applied weekly.
If you want to use this remedy more often I suggest you try it once and wait a few days, particularly if you have sensitive skin issues.
Caution.....This will burn somewhat, Be careful around eyes. Do not make mixture too runny as it could run into eyes.
Do not make mixture too thick as it will not squirt out of bottle.
You will continue to feel a slight burn even after this remedy is rinsed off.
Aloe Vera gel normally needs to be refridgerated, When mixing remedy allow it to sit a few hours at room tempature before applying to scalp.
Do not apply to scalp cold, as this will close your pores.
If you make more than you need, it will keep a few days in a cool place.
I have used this mixture as a facial scrub, It is a firey facial! Cayenne Pepper is great for circulation. Cayenne Pepper packs a punch, mixed with Aloe Vera and all the great things in Aloe Vera are increased.
Cayenne is called a "catalyst" herb that increases the efficacy of the ingredients you are using.
Coconut Oil
Posted by Laurie (Sudbury, Ontario) on 11/29/2008
Hi , what do you put the coconut oil in or do you just take the 3tbsps and swallow it. Also how much do you use on your scalp. This is a great site I love it but can people pls put the ingredients they are using as there are so many ways. Thank you all again.
Pine Tar Soap
Posted by Angie (South Pasadena, California) on 04/17/2009
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Hi All. Neither one of my older sisters have had any problems with hair loss so I think my hair loss is due to some necessary medication I am taking. Anyway, the problem started once I started taking this medication. I tried the acv rinse and it didn't help. I also tried a lot of supplements but they made my acid reflux worse. Although I didn't expect much, I bought a bar of Pine Tar soap and used it to wash my hair. Ever since the first night, and it's been about a week and a half now, less hair has been falling out in the shower. The one exception is if I've been really stressed out in the twenty four hours since last washing my hair.
The only two complaints is the very strong scent of the soap and that it leaves a residue on your hair since it is made with coconut oil. My hair doesn't look greasy but it looks like it has less volume. Just today I went a step further by installing a shower filter. Even less of my hair fell out tonight in the shower and I am really pleased. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the two people who recommended these two remedies.
Sincerely, Angie
Pine Tar Soap
Posted by Angie (South Pasadena, California) on 12/04/2009
WARNING!
Dear All: I wrote a few months ago that pine tar soap helped less hair fall out in the shower. That was true for a long time. Unfortunately though, after a few months I believe it has caused the clinical sebborheic dermatitis I now suffer from. This has only exacerbated my hair loss much further. So, I would try organic fragrance free shampoo and conditioner for hair loss in shower instead. I've read that sulfates found in most commercial shampoos can worsen hair loss and scalp conditions. Good luck all, I'm going to be tested for iodine deficiency because of things I've read on this site. Angie
Brushing Technique
Posted by Sad Ger (Singapore) on 08/19/2008
hi mdm, i would like to try your technique but forgive me, i do not really get what you meant. do i brush the scalp out to the hair tip in both direction? is that what u meant?
Brushing Technique
Posted by Norma (Austin, Tx) on 08/21/2008
I found the brushing technique quite interesting and am anxious to give it a try. I am 67 years of age and have started losing some hair, so hopefully this will help. Thank you for the info.
Brushing Technique
Posted by julie (Sydney, Australia) on 11/21/2008
Just to clarify - when I lean forward I hold my hair in one hand, start at base of scalp and kinda glide the brush through the hair to tips. Do I go round the side and front as well? So I'm not really touching my scalp with brush more like feeding my hair into brush at this point with not much pressure at all. More like I want to wipe my hair through the brush. I do this from base down to tip back, side and front. Then I stand up and apply pressure from front to back tips side to back tips and base underneath to tips. Is this correct? Thanks.
Brushing Technique
Posted by Shirley (Missouri) on 11/23/2008
Reply to; Julie from Sydney You have the idea, I think. There's nothing different about the way you would be brushing your hair anyway. Except you brush the underneath hair first without pressure on the scalp. Then you stand up and you will start to brush your hair as usual only with pressure being applied to brush at the scalp.
Brushing Technique
Posted by Ana (Linden, New Jersey, USA) on 05/14/2009
i have one question...ive heard about this technique and i really need to try something new for my hair loss,,,,but i have curly hair. Theres no way i can brush the curl...what is a subsitute for brushing?
Brushing Technique
Posted by Kamy (New Delhi, India) on 10/22/2011
Hi, I am 58 years old. I am losing my hair rapidly about 60% hair loss, specially from the crown.. Every time I touch my hair, I get two or three in hand. Do you think brushing technique will be of any help? Please Help. I am so worried.
Brushing Technique
Posted by Shoesan0 (Bath, England ) on 05/15/2012
Hi, can anyone tell me what sort of boar bristle brush to use? Flat, round etc? Many thanks!
Brushing Technique
Posted by Fox (Usa) on 06/21/2012
Marcus, can you share with the guys on here what your brushing technique is? How long do you brush a day? How long until you saw some progress? Thanks! I started brushing and my scalp LOVES it. Can't believe I didn't think of doing this. It's always the simple things....
Brushing Technique
Posted by Denise (Massachusetts) on 09/29/2018 25 posts
I brush my skin like this too and it feels so darn good! I think it wakes it up. What worries me is that I then shower in fluoridated water. Isn't fluoride just a most wicked thing to put in our water? Why do we accept this at all?
Nettles
Posted by Viorel (Bucharest, Romania) on 11/24/2009
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Yes, this is a well-known remedy for hair-loss in Romania - boil a handful of nettles for a few minutes and use that water (while still warm) to wash your hair. You may want to keep the mixture in your hair for a few minutes, then wash it out. Do this at least twice a week.
Nettles
Posted by Zuzana (Montreal, Canada) on 12/08/2010
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Yes, nettle tea is a well known tonic against hair loss in eastern europe. It is great for everything hair-wise, and drinking a cup a day is a great prevention against hair loss, as is rinsing the hair with nettle, after shampooing. The herb also ads shine to your hair. However, you need patience, chronic hair loss doesn't stop overnight, a couple of months is usually needed to see results.
It's in the Water
Posted by Sayno2gmo (Vancouver, Bc, Canada) on 10/12/2011
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I agree that chlorine and other chemicals in the water are contributing to hair loss and other health issues.
I've been researching this lately, and find many people notice softer, healthier skin, hair and scalp after purchasing a shower filter.
These standard filters will eliminate chlorine, but not chloramine which some cities use now, for chloramine treated water supply you need a vitamin C filtration system, but can be expensive as filters only last about 1 month.
The best would be to get a whole house water filtration system, but not everyone has $2-5000 to spend on this.
It's in the Water
Posted by Timh (Ky) on 04/21/2018 2048 posts
Chlorine is damaging at excessive levels so it is important to filter your tap water and install a shower-head filter to remove Chlorine as well as other toxic halogens like fluorine, bromine, and fluoride. All these minerals and heavy metals are absorbed by the thyroid gland if there isn't enough Iodine in the diet, so in addition to filtering water, one must also supplement with Iodine/Iodide.
Maple Syrup and Herb Tea
Posted by Joseph (toronto, canada) on 06/20/2007
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Dear Ted, i just wanted to say you are a genius, keep up the good work, people over profit. i worked with a master healer in vancouver BC and many of your remedies are the same as hers. She taught me how much dogma and false truths exist even in the alternative community. i have had some hair thinning over the years but have been able to maintain it to a slow loss and stabilization with adequate protein and minerals. My favorite mineral supplement is pure maple syrup suspended in a liquid such as herb tea. Here is a blend:
1 bag green tea with mint and
1 bag stinging nettles sweetened with maple syrup.
all water should be filtered with a brita filter.
thankx
Ted's Remedies
Posted by ADDIE (LA, USA) on 04/06/2007
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Ted' remedey works great borax, tea tree oil and lavender oil helped me allot. I take apple cider vinegar internelly and some vitamin c but i am still lookin for managanese sulfate. i looked every where but i cant find that product, so please ted can you recommend me where to buy that supplements and thanks a lot for helping us out god bless you
Ted's Remedies
Posted by David (Orange County, CA) on 02/21/2007
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I discovered this sit because i had a scalp infection and wanted to find out how i could cure it. i started to take the acv and baking soda internally that ted suggests. i felt really good and it seemed to help a lot. i put some acv on my head as well and i don't know if i worked. i also tried the peroxide on my head but i hasn't really done much either. i had read that eucalyptus oil is really good, so i realized that vic's vapor rub has eucalyptus oil in it so i put some on my head and it had the greatest effect than anything i tried. i can say that i went to the nutritional store to buy the tea tree oil that ted suggested, but unfortunately for me i listened to the homeopathic doctor there and didn't buy it. instead i bought the pills he suggested and the ointment that contained alison, i guess it's an extract from garlic, which is also suppose to clean your blood. that didn't seem to help at all so i started rubbing on the vic's again. i am going to buy the tea tea tree oil and maybe eucalyptus oil.
i also have to mention, that i had blood work done there at the health food store and my blood was really clean. he said that he never gets to see such healthy blood and was very impressed! i had been taking the acv and baking soda for at least a month though, so i guess it really worked. i use to have a little bite of lower back pain and that even went away. i want to give a special thanks to tedd, your a gentle man and a scholar. well thanks to everyone as well, who have taken the time to try to help others by contributing to this site. god bless all of you and your families!
p.s. i forgot to note that the infection seemed to be fungus and discovered it because my hair was falling out. i decided to just go ahead and shave my head and discovered i had the read fungus/ringworm on different parts of my head .the acv and vic's vapor rub really helped and i started to regrow my hair and it's not falling out anymore. it even seems to be growing thicker on the area's that were growing thin. thanks!
Edgar Cayce's Remedies for Hair Loss
Posted by Jackie (Grand Rapids, Minn) on 11/24/2011
Hi, I've looked at Cayce products before and just took the plunge to purchase. I purchased from baar.com. Amazon sells them but I was concerned maybe they weren't the genuine full strength products. I bought crude oil treatment, rinse, and shampoo and a different line of spray in conditioner for the scalp. There weren't too many testimonials, but those were good, claims of better conditioned, fuller hair, one claim of thicker hair. I'm 64 and lately my scalp is becoming more visible in areas, on top and on the crown, and I don't want it to get worse. My hair is almost totally gray and very dry. Conditioner helps only a short time and it's dry again. My scalp is dry too, produces very little sebum. However I have no dandruff or itching. My overall hair look's dry and tired, no volume, won't hold a curl. I'll post results in about a month.
Homeopathic Remedies for Hair Loss
Posted by Nutan (Mumbai, India) on 12/05/2006
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Natrum Mur 3x and Silicea 3x. Hair Fall. Induced new growth of hair.
Hair Puddy Thickener and Growth Formula
Posted by Nina (Mumbai Maharashtra India) on 06/22/2021
Hi Rob, thanks for your formula I need some clarity please do I have to make a fresh solution every day or can I preserve it in the fridge and how many days can last
Badly in need of a remedy.
Thanks in advance. Greetings from overseas.
Hair Puddy Thickener and Growth Formula
Posted by Nina (Mumbai) on 07/01/2021
Hi Rob,
for how long do I continue the treatment? Thank you.
Hair Puddy Thickener and Growth Formula
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 07/02/2021
Continue the treatment for 2 months.
Rice Water + Aloe Vera
Posted by Marnie (Nampa) on 05/26/2019
Thank you Bnatural415 for the awesome tips and well written instructions! I wonder if you could just leave the rice water in your hair and skip the rinse ? Then, once dry, apply the aloe vera. Hope to hear back from you!
Rice Water + Aloe Vera
Posted by Bnatural41 (United States) on 06/15/2019
Hello Marnie,
I wouldn't advise you to leave the rice water in your hair, because it makes it hard and brittle. It's meant to be rinsed out. Glad I was able to help you with this treatment!
Rice Water + Aloe Vera
Posted by Sunflower (USA ) on 05/16/2020
Hello,
How many times a week do you apply the rice water and aloe? Also after i put rice water on hair, can I put the extra rice water in the refrigerator, or will it go bad? Thanks for all your info
Rice Water + Aloe Vera
Posted by Bnatural415 (Michigan ) on 05/18/2020
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Hello Sunflower,
Myself, I only apply rice water to my hair once a month, but twice is fine as well. It depends on how often you shampoo your hair. Example: If you wash your hair every day/week twice a month is good. The aloe vera gel can be used as often as you like.
As far as keeping extra rice water, I've never done that. I use the whole batch. I'm not sure how long it would last in the refrigerator, so I wouldn't reccomend doing that. You can also mix rosemary water with you aloe vera gel for hair growth, thinning and balding. Cut aloe leaf open and scrape out gel Boil fresh rosemary for 15 min Pour aloe gel and rosemary water into blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a spray bottle and use as needed.
I hope this helps and best of luck to you in your hair growth journey
Rice Water + Aloe Vera
Posted by Sunflower (USA) on 05/18/2020
Great! Thank You 😊
Gelatin Collagen Hydrolysate
Posted by Mihai (Munich) on 12/16/2020
Hi Monica! Could you kindly tell me if the collagen hydrolysate helped you with the hair loss on the long run, or just as long as you take it? Thank you!
Low Thyroid Hair Loss Remedies
Posted by Christina (Australia) on 05/30/2016
What specific treatments work? I had a hair analysis done and it showed low thyroid- everything I've tried with Naturopath (herbal ) and even alkalising minerals / homeopathy - ALL just make me more estrogen dominant.
Seems to me - leaky gut must be addressed first.
Onion Juice
Posted by judith (USA) on 02/14/2024
I know several women affected by alopecia. Is crude onion juice defined as juicing a plain yellow or white onion? does it matter what type? many thanks and blessings to you, judith
Onion Juice
Posted by Reader (Summerville) on 02/16/2024
A hot onion, rather than a sweet onion, as the sulfur is probably the important component. But any type likely works.
Kelp, Selenium, Dietary Changes
Posted by Bea (Seattle,wa) on 12/13/2013
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Stopping drinking any caffeine (even decaf) and taking kelp pills as well as eating things with selenium (brazil nuts) has made my hair loss neglible. I also quit Stevia as I found it hurt my thyroid. I also eat a good quality greek yogurt and take probiotics. Hope this helps someone.
Kelp, Selenium, Dietary Changes
Posted by Joel (London) on 09/04/2020
Hi,
What brand of kelp do you take and how many pills per day?
Thank you
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Kelie (Costa Rica) on 10/06/2013
I keep trying to find Ted's remedy, but I only get comments on the remedy. I know I saw it about 6 months ago.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Tara (Cincinnati) on 03/17/2015
Both of these links to Teds remedies are broken or not found. Have they been deleted or are they moved? really hoping to find them, thanks.
He Shou Wu Tea
Posted by Cat (Tauranga, New Zealand) on 07/08/2013
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Re: Faster hair growth... This has been my bugbear for about 6 years now and recently I had the good fortune to be given some of the fabulous He Shou Wu tea from a friend who had been to China and visited an old Chinese herbalist (who recommended he have some for a cleanse/tonic). Upon his return, he went on to mention this particular tea and I asked him if it was He Shou Wu by any chance to which he said "yes"!!! I was eager to get my hands on some so he put some in a bag and I started drinking it up to 3x a day. Within maybe a week, I had noticed my hair growth seemed to be happening very quickly as it only ever grew perhaps 1/4" every 3 months. Since I already knew the benefits for hair growth, I was aware that the tea was indeed doing it's job and cost me nothing - not like all the expensive vitamins etc I had tried over the years. I really felt confident that as I near the age of 50, my hair will no longer be thin and perhaps will avoid hair loss during menopause. Anyway, also read recently that someone had experienced very slow hair growth as soon as the Mirena was inserted for contraception. I've also got this and now think back to both the slowing of the hair and the Mirena happening at the same time!! I'm due to get it taken out shortly and will keep up the He Shou Wu indefinitely (I've run out grrrr) when I find some more. It's an incredible root for health. Also known as the invasive Knotweed (in England it's a costly, invasive pest), in Asia, it's touted for it's health benefits and is an important source of nectar for bees, has resveratrol and so on. It grows prolifically if allowed and would make a fabulous food for starving nations!! Google it! (Knotweed, Fleeceflower, He Shou Wu)
He Shou Wu Tea
Posted by Karen (Sydney) on 10/10/2015
You can buy the powder and capsules on ebay in australia and probably other ebay countries.
Heavy Metals and Hair Loss
Posted by D (San Diego, Ca) on 03/30/2013
I just submitted a post yesterday which was titled "Questions about detoxing from heavy metals". My main question was about the bolts in my knee from a surgery in 1988, if it were possible that the metals could be leeching into my system. And whether doing detox methods might be worsening the problem because the bolts cannot be removed.
One of the symptoms is hair loss (I'm a woman, 43, of lower-than-average weight). I had also written this yesterday:
So I wonder if my hair-loss and other stuff has to do with my body attacking itself? Like if my hair is "toxic" because of constantly detoxing, that my body may be attacking it? The roots seem to be declining, fading away, and new hair comes in so baby-fine that it doesn't seem to stay in for long. I know the hair-loss isn't the main problem but a symptom, i'm just using it as an indicator. My thyroid hormone level is back within normal range (back down to 4.5 from 7.5), so I'm ruling that out as a possible cause. Another symptom is fibromyalgia-like, but with a hyperactive mind. So physically exhausted but amped-up at the same time. And Magnesium Chloride did not help with sleep. And there's other "this and that" inconsistant symptoms, not too drastic, but which could be attributed to so many other things too (like candida, deficiencies, ph balance, parasites, allergies, neurological restrictions, glandular, other toxins, altered immune system, IBS, etc etc).
I know that nuclear fallout from Japan could be a factor, being downwind from the jetstream here, but I would think there would be a mass epidemic of hair loss here if that were the only factor. (maybe there is but nobody is speaking about it?)
I stated in the other post a few of the methods (like oil pulling) and supplements i'd been doing. I've also tried the (expensive! ) hair product brand advertised all over the radio as being a sure thing for hair growth, guaranteed. It didn't help at all. Now I mostly use diluted baking soda, ACV, and aloe juice, instead of shampoo, and had done a bit of the Borax rinse. I'd tried oils like olive oil and VCO, but that only causes more hair to fall out from the extra rubbing and rinsing. What's left of the roots is so miniscule and weak.
I just started taking Lugol's too. But now it seems I'm losing hairs more constantly. Not in chunks (I don't have enough hair to call "chunks" anyways) but single strands. Often, a strand falling out catches on my arm and it feels like a spider web, it's so fine!
Could my immune system really be attacking my hair because of the metals and such collecting in it, from cleansing it out of my body?? So detoxing may also shed off my "toxic" hair? If that's the case, I guess I have to just let it all fall out until it's done??? That would suck, but if there's no other way...
Any suggestions, info, or comments are much appreciated! Thanks
Heavy Metals and Hair Loss
Posted by Jj (Ga) on 07/01/2016
Just so you know...a TSH of 1 is what drs are supposed to shoot for in treating hypothyroidism...4.5 is extremely hypo still and can could be your hair loss.
Hair Loss and Hormone Issues
Posted by Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 03/26/2013
I don't have any hair loss , but I read a lot and in the book by John Lee,
What your doctor may not tell you about menopause, he writes that some people get estrogen dominant from our food, water, plastics and fertilizers, anyway, he says many people who get their homones back into balance can reverse their hair loss.
There is hairloss with thyroid imbalance and you can have an imbalance even if your tests come back normal , read the book by Mary Shomon, the thyroid diet revolution. It's not a Diet Book, but reviews of what helps to heal the thyroid .
Frequently a progesterone deficiency/imbalance due to estrogen dominance in men and women. Hope this helps someone.... Sometimes you just have to try a little dab and see if it helps
Protein
Posted by Good Light (Granola Munching Tree Hugger Ville, Oregon) on 01/25/2013
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Hi everyone. Thanks for sharing your great information. My hair started falling extremely fast when I started a new physical training program 10 years ago. I thought the hair loss was due to the new exercise stress on my body, but it turned out to be the supplements I was taking. It contained Creatine which was supposed to help with muscle recovery. Once I stopped taking creatine, my hair stopped falling out. I read that Creatine increases testosterone in women which can cause hair loss. Since I haven't taken the supplement in 10 years, I think there has to be a different issue now. Now, my hair goes through severe cycles of loss and growth. I was on progesterone replacement for a while which increased my hair growth, once I was "level" and stopped the supplement, growth stopped. I do think taking creatine was the initial cause and perhaps whatever change in my body for the hairloss to continue. I am taking the ACV and baking soda for Barretts esophagus and GERD. I am hoping the hair growth will be a pleasant side effect. My best wishes for you all to find your cure. :)
Supplements
Posted by Tygiag (St Louis, Missouri) on 01/25/2013
Can't figure out what supplements are causing my hairloss. In the past I took an SSRI and it induced a significant amount of hairloss. I stopped the drug and regrew almost everything that I had lost. Since then, I have been on a routine to try and regrow my hair. I have been trying to replace the SSRI with some natural medicine to help my anxiety and all of a sudden my hairloss returned.
My supplements were:
3g Glycine, 3g Lysine, 1100mg of St Johns Wort and 200mg Curcumin
I have stopped everything because of the extreme hairloss. The Glycine seemed to help me the most, but I have heard that glycine can deplete taurine. Is this true and can that cuase my sudden onset of hairloss?
If not, do you see anything out of the ordinary that can be causing these issues for me?
General Feedback
Posted by Meg (Washington, Dc) on 12/17/2012
Has anyone tried gelatin for the hair? If so, does the gelatin repair damaged hair or stimulate hair growth? A few sites say that it prevents breakage and adds body, but that evidence of hair growth is inconclusive. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
General Feedback
Posted by Irene (Sandvika) on 11/02/2012
Biotin
Posted by Nicola (Queensland) on 08/11/2023
Oh heck, I've been taking 1 x 1000mcg of biotin a day for two weeks now and have had headaches most of that time. I too have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and chemical sensitivities. Perhaps I should stop taking it for the hair loss and split nails?
