jaw7509@ritcv.UUCP (John WHite) (08/08/87)
I've been hearing abit about some new breakthrough in hair restoration. To do a short technical digression, I guess what researchers agree causes hair to fall out is that cholesterol (sp?), some male hormone (testoserone?), and some other crap (real technical) start collecting in the pore that the root lives in. When enough of this death-slime collects, it chokes off the oxygen supply to the root and the root kicks the bucket. So, what some cholesterol genius did was to find a chemical that breaks down the cholesterol. I guess that cholesterol is the binding agent of this death-slime and once it's gone, the rest of the goo can be washed away. Am I talking over anyone's head? :-) Now come the questions: Does any of what I just said have so much as a shred of truth to it? I think even Chanel is pushing a hair tonic so it seems on the level. (I'm such a sucker for Madison Ave.) Has anyone tried any of the products? Did it work? Further, on a theoretical basis, does this make sense? Once a hair root is dead, can it be resurected? Should I use this crud (and expensive crud it is) as a preventitive measure. How did the product fare in FDA studies? If I use it now, will my skull collapse when I'm fifty? ============================================================ John White 40 Belmont St. Rochester, N.Y. 14620 (seismo,allegra)!rochester!ritcv!jaw7509 E-mail or post. Hell, I don't care.