Topic: Thinning Hair -

Apr 21, 2019 01:46AM Lisey wrote:

HI Everyone, checking in.  I"m so GLAD to see you guys are seeing results.  Honestly, it fixed so many issues for me, and is so easy to use.  I almost want to start a thread called iRestore just to help people see this and not have to go through pages and pages of despair first.  If I do would you all add your photos and results?  

Apr 21, 2019 02:54AM anotherNYCGirl wrote:

Hi All,

I am so jealous of the full heads of hair!!

Today will be 5 months (minus 1 week that I was away) of faithful I Restore use. I never noticed actual 'sprouts', but I do think that my hair is a little better, and my part is a bit less awful. However, it is still not enough for me to be comfortable without my hat or top piece on :(

So my question for all of the I Restore users here is if you think it will help to continue or if I should return it before the 6 months are up?

If I can figure out how to post photos, I will!

Thanks for your thoughts!

Apr 21, 2019 04:36PM Chemokaze wrote:

Thanks lisey for starting the new irestore thread. I just copied my post from yesterday with my “before” pictures.

Apr 23, 2019 05:43AM anotherNYCGirl wrote:

I am debating about returning the helmet. I didnt have itching or anything before, and I dont think I see a change in my hairline or quality of my hair. :(

On another note, I received a VERY spooky e mail , supposedly from I Restore! It knows my name and that I have the helmet and claimed to know that I opened the e mail and went on to say scary things , with a picture of some masked man underneath. I closed it quickly and didnt finish reading it. What should I do? =/

Apr 23, 2019 05:54AM CaliKelly wrote:

Pamela, my hair did not get worse but I think they say sometimes that is the case before it gets better, so I'd give it a little more time. If it doesn't start to improve, get your $$ back within 6 months!🤞🤞🤞🤞

Apr 23, 2019 07:53AM anotherNYCGirl wrote:

Thanks. I'll keep you updated.

Apr 24, 2019 08:12AM CaliKelly wrote:

Dear NYC, good news, I'm still hoping you will get some sprouts soon!!! I have noticed the company is very responsive and helpful. Finger crossed!, Keep trying till the last day🤞🤞💕💕

Jul 4, 2019 11:14AM Lisey wrote:

HI Svetlana, did CaliKelly get ahold of you? Let me know if she hasn't and I'll try to track her down.

Jan 7, 2021 02:35PM anotherNYCGirl wrote:

Springdaisy, - mine thinned while on femara, - no actual bald spots. It was very gradual. You may be just fine, and not even thin out!

Jan 27, 2021 04:20AM ctmbsikia wrote:

I have this side affect and funny enough, it did not start until I was well into the 2nd year of taking anastrozole. I'd like to think it's leveling off, or at least I tell myself that. Makes it easier to take. I tried the Biotin supplement and didn't work (except my for nails), I am using Biotin in my shampoo and conditioner. Also try to keep it from getting to long, as fresher hair cuts make it look fuller. It I let my hair go (thanks to covid), it was horrid how long and strung out old mess of a hag I looked like. I just got a cut a few weeks ago, so that's my plan, try and keep going every 8-10 weeks.

Sep 13, 2021 07:29AM VmTexas wrote:

I am 72 and had my left breast lumpdectomy and two lymph nodes under my arm removed on December 27, 2018. I went thru 4 chemo treatments and 32 radiation treatments. Lost all my hair 2 weeks after the 2nd chemo. I went on tamoxifen just before starting radiation. My hair started growing back slowly after radiation and actually felt thicker than before. I was so happy. Fatigue was my only side effect on tamoxifen but it kept getting worse. So my oncologist put me on Anastrozole December 2019. She said it was better for post menopausal women to be on an AI. AIs cause your bones to thin and I already had osteoporosis. So I was really concerned. To make my bones stronger she started me on an infusion of Zometa which is done twice a year. Zometa had side effects too including thinning hair. I noticed after several months on the AI and 2 infusions, my hair felt a lot thinner and when I brushed it lots of hair was in my brush. Lost hair when I washed it in the shower. Just putting my fingers thru my hair I lost more hairs. I called my doctor and she suggested taking biotin and trying Nioxin. I tried the biotin. My nails did great but it didn’t affect my hair.

I’m hairdresser told me about It Works! Hair Skin and Nails supplement has lots of good natural ingredients plus biotin. I ordered it on the “It Works!” website. I do think it has helped.

I was on a crusade to save my hair. I decided to change my shampoo to Moroccan Oil shampoo along with their root lifter and their hair thickener. I use just a little of the thickener and the root lifter on the top area. I use Moroccan oil dry shampoo so I only wash my hair twice a week now. I also invested in a 100% pure wild boar soft bristle hair brush from Germany bought thru Amazon and a Blissy pillow case. The brush is so gentle on my fragile hair. It has now been almost 3 months with my new routine and I can actually see the new little hair growth on my head, my part is filling in. The shedding has slowed down a whole lot. It’s going to take a while to get thicker but in the meantime the hair products are helping to give me volume that actually lasts 2-3 days.

My doctor thinks my body has adjusted to the estrogen blocker meds and so hair loss has stabilized. I still deal with side effects of bone pain and fatigue. The fatigue is the worst.

Oct 17, 2021 12:52AM cm2020 wrote:

Olma61... It is awesome that you are already getting results!! I just bought the iRestore laser helmet and have been using it for just over a week. Like you, my hairline is receding and the hair around my face is thinning quite a bit. My hair texture is very different too and it sounds like the changes you have seen in your hair are what I am experiencing. Mine is fly away, frizzy, just overall a hot mess when it used to be super curly and manageable. I hope that I will see results soon with the laser I am using too.

Oct 17, 2021 06:21AM SerenitySTAT wrote:

I haven't been using my iRestore helmet in at least a year. Not because it wasn't working, but I just got tired of doing it. My crown and hairline did thin.

I've stumbled on to something else that's been working. Earlier this year I had a severe rash on my face that prompted a break in my meds. Along with prescription ointments I used aloe gel from the plant on my face. I barely had eyelashes before, but now they're back. My eyebrows are full, and I seriously need to find my tweezers. My hairline is filling in. It couldn't be the med break because my crown didn't change. So I've started applying an aloe solution on my crown. It helps with the itchiness, and my hair feels better. I've been back on my meds for a couple of months and haven't noticed more hair loss.

Oct 17, 2021 07:03AM SerenitySTAT wrote:

I use the plants. You can buy them from the grocery store. I don't know if it would work with the gel, but I did use store-bought aloe gel on my scalp when bald from chemo. Make sure the gel doesn't contain alcohol. If using the plant, let the yellow latex drain out and rinse the leaf.

Oct 17, 2021 07:33AM Olma61 wrote:

now that I look at fruit of the earth again, I see it has a lot of preservatives added. That must be new...and it also says avoid contact with eyes.

Here’s a food grade aloe gel on Vitacost with better ingredients. But citric acid seems like a badthing for the eyes too.

.https://www.vitacost.com/real-aloe-inc-aloe-vera-gel

Maybe finding the leaves in the produce aisle is the best thing