One of our biggest fears as we get older is losing our hair. It is an inevitable part of aging that most of us do not look forward to. However, considering how much we fear our hair thinning and falling out, we do not take a lot of action to prevent it from happening until it is too late. Thankfully, there are ways you can stave off the hair thinning effects of aging to be able to keep your hair fuller longer. One such way is to use the products in Foligain’s Trioxidil and Minoxidil-based line of hair care products. How effective are they? Let’s take a look.
About Foligain
Foligain’s main boast is that they channel emerging scientific findings to make especially potent products. Their line of hair care products is the embodiment of that boast. There are a handful of different products in this line that all benefit your hair in one way or another. I will go into more detail on each of these products later.
Anyways, the company touts that using its products can lead to healthier hair overall and keep it looking that way longer. They say that the products will keep the hands of time from ruining your precious mane through the various beneficial ingredients in their products.
The Science Behind The Effects Of Aging On Our Hair
It really simple to write off hair loss as just an inevitable part of aging. However, you are doing yourself a great disservice by accepting that. Sure, it eventually will happen to all of us, but you are in control of when it happens and just how severe it is.
And aging is not the only cause for thinning hair and hair loss. It could be something hardcoded in your genes that causes early hair loss. Why do you think some men start balding as soon as they turn thirty. Other factors include side effects from drugs (prescription or not) that one has taken, not getting enough essential vitamins, hormonal shifts, and bad hygiene. As you can see, a few factors are out of our control, but most are not.
That said, none of these factors are nearly as common as the main reason that people lose their hair – pattern baldness. How common is this condition? In men, once they turn fifty years old their chances of developing it skyrocket to 85 percent. A similar effect happens in women once they turn fifty years old, but their chances only jump to 50 percent.
What causes pattern baldness? A little known hormone known as DHT. This hormone goes on the offensive against your hair follicles. This bombardment on your follicles from the DHT causes your hair to thin out and eventually the follicle just dies out, thus resulting in bald spots.
Unfortunately, pattern baldness can’t be cured right now. But, treatments for the condition are widely available and most are quite successful. Some pattern baldness treatments include prescription drugs such as finasteride, hair transplants, and over-the-counter drugs such as minoxidil. What about Foligain’s products? Let’s find out.
All Of Foligain’s Hair Care Products
1.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Shampoo
This shampoo is supposed to prevent the user’s hair from thinning by inhibiting the release of the harmful DHT hormone that causes the aforementioned pattern baldness condition. Additionally, Foligain claims that this product will help restore your hair’s thickness and fullness of days gone by.
2.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Conditioner
This product goes hand in hand with the above shampoo, as you can probably tell. It provides the same effects as the shampoo, so taking them together would obviously be the right thing to do to get the most out of both products.
3.) Foligain Men’s Intensive Hair Regrowth Treatment (Contains ten percent Trioxidil)
Foligain boasts that this product can be used as a better substitute for the aforementioned OTC drug minoxidil.
4.) Foligain Men’s Advanced Hair Regrowth Treatment (Contains Five Percent Trioxidil And Five Percent Minoxidil)
This is an especially effective product as it utilizes Foligain’s trioxidil technology as well as the proven OTC drug minoxidil. This tandem works to give the extracellular matrix in your scalp a much needed kick to refresh and rejuvenate your hair follicles. All of this leads to a stoppage and prevention of thinning hair and it also boosts your hair follicles’ ability to produce hair.
5.) Foligain Advanced Hair Regrowth Shampoo (Contains Two Percent Trioxidil And Two Percent Minoxidil)
This product is just like the product above, but in shampoo form and with lower concentrations of trioxidil and minoxidil. It makes up for this by including other potent hair boosting ingredients to produce a similar follicle-refreshing effect.
6.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Treatment (Contains Five Percent Minoxidil)
This is a Minoxidil-based product that boosts the production of hair by getting rid of DHT and giving your follicles a clean reset. This product stands out because it has no strong odor and dries quickly into the skin on your scalp.
7.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Treatment GENTLE (Contains Five Percent Minoxidil)
This is the product that men with sensitive scalps should definitely look into. Foligain’s other products contain chemicals that may irritate those with sensitive scalps, which is why they created this one. You will get the same scalp-boosting effects without the irritation caused by more chemically-filled concoctions.
8.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Styling Gel (Contains Five Percent Minoxidil)
This is a product that I really wanted. Most styling gels end up doing more harm than good to your hair. It is nice to have a styling gel that keeps my hair in place and also stimulates hair growth instead of damaging my hair. Another added benefit is that this gel will not leave your hair all sticky and greasy.
9.) Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Foam (Contains Five Percent Minoxidil)
This is a basic foam with no strong odor that you can apply to your scalp to stimulate hair production and inhibit DHT.
Do not worry, ladies, Foligain has some products just for you as well. Let’s have a look.
10.) Foligain Women’s Hair Regrowth Shampoo (Contains Two Percent Trioxidil)
This is a nice refreshing shampoo that helps to strengthen and thicken your hair. On top of that, it is packed with nutrients that promote better hair health.
11.) Foligain Women’s Hair Regrowth Conditioner (Contains Two Percent Trioxidil)
Just as was the case with the men’s shampoo and conditioner, you are meant to use this with the women’s shampoo above to get the full benefits. The conditioner contains additional nutrients that are not present in the shampoo that will promote even better hair health.
12.) Foligain Women’s Hair Regrowth Treatment (Contains Ten Percent Trioxidil)
This product is for women who are serious about tackling the problem of thinning hair. This is a strong formula that channels the full potential of Foligain’s Trioxidil technology to truly restore your hair to how it was in your younger days. Your hair may end up even thicker and fuller than it was in your younger days. That is how potent this product is.
13.) Foligain Women’s Advanced Hair Regrowth Shampoo (Contains Two Percent Trioxidil And Two Percent Minoxidil)
This is like the previously mentioned hair regrowth shampoo, infused with Foligain’s Trioxidil technology as well as the proven pattern baldness treatment Minoxidil. This shampoo penetrates deep to clean out your scalp and inhibit DHT.
14.) Foligain Women’s Hair Regrowth Foam (Contains Two Percent Minoxidil)
Much like the men’s foam, this is a basic foam product that will help to prevent pattern baldness and boost hair growth.
15.) Foligain Women’s Hair Regrowth Treatment (Contains Two Percent Minoxidil)
This product only contains two percent Minoxidil, however, it has concentrations of other ingredients such as alcohol and propylene glycol. These ingredients make this blend especially potent and effective in restoring your hair follicles to make them produce thicker and fuller hair.
Foligain also has two hair boosting products that you consume like a regular health supplement.
16.) Foligain Hair Regrowth Supplement
This product can be taken by both males and females and will provide the same follicle-boosting effects. However, after close scrutiny, it appears as if there is not much scientific proof that the ingredients in this supplement will have any noticeable effect on your hair.
17.) Foligain Color Rescue Supplement
This supplement is supposed to help your hair retain its natural color and to stave off the growing of gray hairs. Just like the other Foligain supplement, there is not just enough proof that indicates that the ingredients in this supplement will help your hair at all.
Side Effects Associated With Foligain’s Products
While the two consumable supplements do not appear to very beneficial, they are completely harmless to take. Also, none of the other hair care products pose any health risk either. That said, you may experience irritation if you use some of the more concentrated blends on a sensitive scalp. That is why Foligain created the Gentle blend.
The Price Of Foligain’s Products
The actual hair care products that you apply directly to your scalp will cost you anywhere from 35 USD to 47 USD. Interestingly, their supplements will cost you more. Their Hair Growth Supplement has a hefty price tag of 60 USD and the supplement to prevent gray hair will cost you 40 USD.
Those are the official prices, though. You may be able to find them cheaper on online marketplaces such as Amazon.
Right now, it is not known if there any sort of return policy for Foligain’s products. When you go to Foligain’s official website and scroll down to the bottom, there is supposed to be a link to a return policy page. However the link does not work.
Foligain Vs The Competition
Since everyone is worried about losing hair these days, there is no shortage of products out there that are designed to help combat those fears. If Foligain is too costly and will break your bank you can easily find similar products. It might be difficult to know what kind of product you are looking for, but I would generally start at products containing minoxidil. It is a proven effective ingredient to deal with hair thinning and hair loss. Generally, a product based on minoxidil will provide some kind of benefit unless you have been using products with it for a while to no avail.
Customer Testimonials
All of Foligain’s topical hair care products have been well received on sites like Amazon. The product that has been received the best is the Foligain Men’s Hair Regrowth Treatment that contains five percent Minoxidil. This product holds a very impressive 4.4 out of 5 star rating average with well over 500 customer reviews.
A majority of the testimonials sang the praises of Foligain’s products and how they have help their hair grow back and reverse the effects of aging and pattern baldness. The very small minority were negative testimonials from those who did not receive any benefit and/or felt irritation after using the product. The irritation is most likely attributed to unknowingly using a heavily concentrated product on sensitive scalp.
Foligain Review Summary
Foligain’s products are nothing special. They are your typical Minoxidil-based hair care products that you are only paying an inflated price tag for because of overhyped benefits. Sure, the topically applied products do help your hair grow back fuller, but you can get the same benefit from a much cheaper product. I strongly dislike how much Foligain is charging for their consumable supplements that have been shown to not have a noticeable effect. Also, the lack of a publicly available return policy makes it difficult to confidently purchase directly from their site. You are better off buying a Foligain product from Amazon.
As always before starting a new treatment, you should consult with a doctor or another trusted health expert. They can tell you exactly what is causing your hair thinning/loss and give you advice based on your condition. That is definitely better than flying blind through the very saturated market of hair care products.
