Alpecin - Shampoo To Grow Your Hair?

Given my ever present ambition for long, lustrous locks you'd be forgiven for thinking this was another gimmick I was trialling in an attempt to boost hair growth and you wouldn't be entirely wrong. While I am very interested to see whether it effects the speed of growth I'm more concerned about the bald patches I've been left with post pregnancy...

Unfortunately I didn't have my DSLR to hand when I took these so they're not as clear as they could be but you get the idea. I'm sure there'll be some that say they're not bad but they're the only visible symptom.. my hair is falling out all over and it seems to be getting worse. When I wash it, when i brush it, even when I run my fingers through it I'm shedding hair left right and centre. I've tried not to use heat at all so I put my hair up and when I take it out the hair band is covered. I know this is normal, during pregnancy your body behaves in strange ways and most women will retain hair they'd usually shed and within 6 months after birth they lose all that hair. I know this because it happened the first time so I'm not overly concerned but if there's anything I can do to slow or halt the process I'm going to try it. So from today Alpecin will be my shampoo of choice and I will report back with my results. I'm really hoping it has extra effects and I've found a drugstore miracle for you all but only time will tell. 

I've used it a couple of times already and I can tell you it tingles and feels like it's doing something. The spiel claims it keeps the hair in a suspended growth state for 24hrs and recommends you use it every day but it's primarily aimed at men and while they may not worry about dry ends we women do and this is anything but moisturising. I would probably work really well as a clarifying cleanser as it strips all the oil from my hair but like I said.. I'll give it a good run and let you know how I find it!

Available at Boots.com - link - for £5.35

Have any of you tried Alpecin? They have a large range of products which I may go on to try and I'll tell you a little more about in my follow up post but I'd be interested to hear from you if you've already tried anything or have any other hair loss remedies.

Miss BB

Hair Growth Results - One Month

I just stumbled upon this old OOTD post and thought my hair looked considerably shorter... on comparing it with this recent picture... wowsers! That Lee Stafford stuff really does work! 

I intended on doing some kind of actual test over the coming months and have seen several ways others have done it that I like, it's just a matter of which one... so this wasn't a planned post but I had to share. In just one month I think that's pretty remarkable for how damaged my hair is! I didn't think it hand grown much at all but... well... judge for yourselves!

I know it'd not the perfect comparison but I think it's proof enough that this miracle treatment really lives up to it's hype! Good job I picked up 3 more tubs in boots on promotion. UK girls get yourselves down there immediately and the rest of the world.. start scouring ebay, this is a MUST HAVE PRODUCT!

The Secret To Beautiful Hair...

For those of you that haven't heard of this wonder product, here is my review.

This is the Lee Stafford Treatment

"For hair that never grows past a certain length"

Directions

This product is designed to be used between your chosen shampoo and conditioner. Many people have said they think that although this product is very conditioning you don't feel an instant softness when it washes out and so you need the extra conditioner afterwards.. I disagree. 

On my hair it feels just as good as when I've used a conditioner, if anything I find conditioner can be heavy and can lead to product build up over time, with this treatment I feel is washes out thoroughly but still gives me gorgeous, shiny, manageable hair. Oh... and it smells nice too!

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So... the moment of truth, 

Does it really make a difference to your hair?

Well... see for yourself.. here are my ends before and after I'd been using the treatment for one month..

You can never repair split ends but I think they appear smoother and less noticeable!

I'm not sure whether it has really made my hair grow faster but my god is it shiny...

There are few things I consider "holy grail" but this is 100% one of them.

I will buy this for as long as Lee Stafford makes it.. I use a generous amount and wash my hair every other day, using it every time and it still lasts me about 4 weeks. It's available at less than £8 full price and often on offer in  Boots so if you want to give it a go... then is the time!

I cannot rave enough about this product, it is AMAZING!

You all need to go out and buy it immediately. It's just that simple and if you are already using this leave a comment to tell the rest of my beautiful readers what they're missing.

PS

here's the video review if you're interested