What if I told you there’s a herb that’s on par with finasteride in terms of efficacy, helping with hair loss without the side effects and you don’t even have to take it orally? Let me show you.
You might be extremely aware of this herb.
It’s called Ashwagandha.
Yes, topical Ashwagandha has been shown to be extremely helpful in helping with hair regrowth.
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Topical Ashwagandha for hair regrowth
A recent human study at the end of 2023 found that topical Ashwagandha was very effective at regrowing hair (R).. To see how effective it really is, I compared it to the effectiveness of finasteride.
According to the study, they used a liquid KSM-66 extract and applied only 1-2 drops total per day.
The researchers told the research subjects to put a little bit on their hands and then apply it to their hair where they wanted regrowth. To be clear, 1-2 drops is a very, very low dose. And it was still shown to be very effective for hair loss. Now, imagine if you had to take more. It would likely be even more effective.
Ashwagandha vs finasteride for hair regrowth
Ashwagandha vs finasteride on hair density per cm2
- Finasteride: 1.3-1.9 hairs/cm2 per month. ~9.3 hairs/cm2 average hair growth seen with daily oral administration of 1 mg finasteride over a 24-week period (R)(R)(R).
- Ashwagandha: 7.3 vs 2.8 hairs/cm2 (placebo) after 75 days (2.9 per month).
In summary, over the period of 1 month, finasteride increased 1.3-1.9 hairs/cm2 per month, whereas topical Ashwagandha was 2.9 hairs/cm2 per month. That’s much better if you ask me.
Ashwagandha vs finasteride on hair thickness
- Finasteride (5mg): increased hair thickness from 64 to 70 (6μm) after 12 months (0.5μm per month) (R)
- Ashwagandha: 1.8 vs 0.9μm (0.72μm per month)
In summary, over the period of 1 month, Ashwagandha was better than fin, coming in at 0.72μm/m vs 0.5μm/m.
Hair growth speed
I couldn’t find anything on finasteride here. But hair growth speed was 21.7 vs 4.2μm/day. About 5 times faster than the placebo group.
How does topical Ashwagandha work for hair loss?
Why does Ashwagandha work?
Ashwagandha has been shown to (R):
- reduce inflammation in the scalp
- increase nitric oxide and improve blood flow
- increase IGF 1 and or other growth factors
- promote the increased production of old stem cells. So that stem cells can be converted into new hair follicles for you to be able to grow new hair.
Summary
I think if you want to use something for hair without the side effects of finasteride, which is going to cause mental, physical and sexual side effects, rather use topical ashwagandha that will not penetrate into your system and has about a zero chance of giving you any side effects.
Get this liquid KSM-66 Ashwagandha extract and apply a full dropper on your scalp/hair where you want regowth. Make sure you spread it well.
Topical Ashwagandha likely works better than finasteride or dutasteride since these drugs only inhibit 5AR and don’t have the other benefits Ashwagandha also has.
Ashwagandha doesn’t inhibit 5AR and it has a bunch of other benefits for enhancing the growth of hair. So I would say Ashwagandha is probably better than finasteride because it has a multitude of additional mechanisms and health benefits than just finasteride by itself. So let me know in the comments below if you are going to give this a shot.
And also, please come give me an update after months of use. All right, I hope you learned something new and I will check you in the next one.
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Hi there Hans this is my number one supplement I keep coming back too. if I’ve ever overdone it a bit in the gym or had long shifts at work or just generally overdone it . I can always rely on ashwagandha it just puts me back on top of my game I’m ready to go again it give me the stamina I’m looking for. I’ve never tried it on my hair but I suppose it’s another thing to try ashwagandha for l will probably give it to go. Thanks for the newsletters I enjoyed reading them.👍
Thanks Hans gonna experiment. I was noticing sides on .025% fin topical. Then had to drop down to .01% after reading it dosent go systemic. Currently no noticeable sides!
Does it work for beard growth too ?
Great find, do you think it’ll be better to get one with alcohol for better absorption, or is the glycerin/water vehicle enough?
I’d go for a 50/50 water/ethanol mix.
I wonder how they applied just two drops to their entire heads?