iGrow Review

iGrow is a unique hair growth treatment that is worn on your head like a bicycle helmet and claims to offer clinically proven results. Here’s our iGrow review.

What is iGrow?

iGrow is a hair growth treatment that uses lasers to target the hair follicles on your scalp. You wear the device like a helmet and lights shine from the top of the helmet into your head.

The product is certainly unique. It looks like a helmet an alien space cadet would wear. The helmet has suction cup-like devices sticking out of the bottom along with headphones that wrap around your ears. The creators of the product claim you can use it at work, at home watching TV, or anywhere you don’t feel too silly wearing a helmet like that.

iGrow also claims to be clinically proven to give you thicker, fuller hair. It also claims to be the “only hands-free device 510k cleared by the FDA for men and women”.

It also claims to come with no side effects and is priced at $700. So how does this treatment program work? Is it too good to be true? Let’s take a closer look.

How Does iGrow Work?

iGrow claims to be “born from years of research and development”. The creators claim that it “features an optimal blend of science and technological achievement.”

By using the device regularly, you can “expect to see gradual hair growth within 16-24 weeks.” The best results come from using the device 3 to 4 times per week on non-consecutive days.

So how exactly does this thing work?

iGrow uses something called Low-Level Light Therapy, or LLLT, to stimulate hair follicles and encourage the growth of new hair. The creators of iGrow also call this technology Low-Level Laser Therapy at some points.

That light therapy comes in the form of a combination of red lasers and LED diodes “to energize cellular rejuvenation on the scalp”.

This light therapy claims to work in a three step process:

— Step 1) Your hair loss typically comes from genetic-driven conditions like Male Pattern Baldness or Androgenetic Alopecia. These conditions destroy or damage your hair follicles, causing your hair to progressively thin until the hair follicle dies, unable to produce hair ever again.

— Step 2) You start using Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) through the iGrow device. The device emits light at a wavelength of approximately 655 nanometers to “re-energize unhealthy follicle cells, and correspondingly stimulate and stabilize the production of fuller, thicker, and healthier hair.”

— Step 3) After using iGrow consistently over time, you should begin to notice that it treats the primary effects of Androgenetic Alopecia, or thinning hair, while also suspending hair loss and returning hair to a “fuller, thicker and healthier state.”

The device can be used by both men and women and claims to be safe and effective. The headphones, by the way, connect to a standard headphone jack and let you play music while you undergo the treatment.

The device also features 5 pre-programmed sessions. You don’t need to move the device manually on your head during the treatment: you can simply select the preprogrammed session and relax while the device goes to work.

Scientific Evidence for iGrow: Does It Actually Work?

If someone walked up to you and told you to shine lights on your head to cure balding, you’d probably think they were crazy. So does iGrow actually work? Is there any scientific evidence for this device? Let’s take a closer look at the science behind it.

iGrow is an “FDA Cleared Product”

iGrow frequently mentions that it’s an FDA cleared product. What does that actually mean?

It means that the FDA has cleared the device for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern hair loss. iGrow is the first hands-free Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) hair growth device cleared for use at home by the FDA.

In order to receive that FDA approval, the creators of iGrow had to demonstrate to the FDA that it actually worked. To appease the FDA, the creators of iGrow conducted two clinical trials.

Scientific Studies on iGrow

iGrow’s official website, iGrowLaser.com, lists two scientific, published studies that have taken place on the device thus far. One study measured the effects of the system in women, while the other study involved men.

Women’s Clinical Trial

The women’s clinical study was published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine in 2014. It was a double-blind randomized controlled trial “to define the safety and physiological effects of LLLT on females with androgenetic alopecia.”

The study involved 47 women between the ages of 18 and 60. Prior to receiving light treatment, patients had a small section of their hair trimmed to 3mm in height. That area of the skin was tattooed and photographed. The active group received treatment from the iGrow unit using wavelengths of approximately 655nm “in a bicycle helmet-like apparatus” while the placebo group received treatment from “incandescent red lights” that looked identical.

Patients treated themselves at home every other day for 16 weeks for a total of 60 treatments. They received follow-up and photography at 16 weeks.

Ultimately, 42 patients (out of 47 total) completed the study, including 24 from the active group and 18 from the placebo group. No adverse events or side effects were reported. The group that received the placebo recorded an 11% increase in hair growth, while the iGrow group reported a 48% increase. iGrow’s creators claim that “this demonstrates a 37% increase in hair growth.”

You can read the full women’s clinical study here:
https://www.igrowlaser.com/wp-content/themes/igrow/assets/pdf/Growth_of_Human_Scalp_Hair_in_Females_Published_LSM.pdf

Men’s Clinical Study

The men’s clinical study was also published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine in 2014. This double-blind randomized controlled trial worked in a similar way to the women’s trial listed above.

This trial involved 44 men. Once again, a specific area of the scalp was trimmed so the hairs were 3mm in height. Patients treated themselves at home every other day for 16 weeks for a total of 0 treatments. By the end of the study, researchers concluded that the iGrow group had reported a 35% increase in hair growth over the placebo.

You can read the full men’s clinical study here:
https://www.igrowlaser.com/wp-content/themes/igrow/assets/pdf/TheGrowthOFHumanScalpHairInMales_LSM(2013)45(8)487_495.pdf

Ultimately, this scientific evidence shows that in a relatively small group of men and women (20 to 30 iGrow participants in each study), the iGrow Hair Growth System was able to genuinely regrow hair. 655nm light encouraged faster hair growth in the region.

The only real concern with these studies is that the targeted area of the scalp was shaved down to 3mm prior to treatment. It doesn’t seem like the targeted area of the scalp was a bald spot: it seems like it was a place where hair was already growing.

Nevertheless, the device was still able to lead to a significant difference in hair growth when compared to a placebo.

It’s also important to note that no side effects were reported in any of these studies. Typical anti-balding treatments come with side effects like irritation or redness or even allergic reactions.

iGrow Pricing

iGrow is priced at $695 USD.

$695 may seem like a lot of money to pay for an anti-balding solution. However, the creators of iGrow claim the price is reasonable given the technology used as well as the price of other anti-balding solutions currently on the market.

Laser clinics, for example, are approximately $3,000 per year. Hair transplants are $19,000 for two surgeries, and minoxidil (which is the only FDA approved topical treatment for hair loss) is priced at $480 per year. With that in mind, the $695 “one time purchase” price of iGrow may not seem as expensive.

All purchases come with a 6 month money back guarantee. if your treatment doesn’t work for any reason, then you can return it for a full refund (minus an 18% restocking fee) within 6 months. That 18% restocking fee is $125.10.

The treatment is currently available in the United States and Canada. Canadian customers are redirected to affiliates where they will pay $795 CAD for the device.

You can also order the device from the official website to international addresses at a price of $695 USD, although you’ll need to pay an international shipping fee.

Regardless of where you purchase it, the product comes with all of the following:

— iGrow
— Remote Control
— Universal AC Adapters
— Auxiliary Cable (for use with an MP3 player, phone, or any other media player with a headphone jack)
— User Manual
— Remote Control Cable

Who Makes iGrow?

iGrow is made by a company named Apira Science. That company describes itself as “a global leader in aesthetic light-based therapies” and offers a range of light-based treatments for men and women.

The company’s two major technologies include iGrow and iDerma. iDerma has not yet been launched to consumers. However, it uses wavelengths of red light to improve the skin’s barrier function, creating an anti-inflammatory response and reducing the effects of aging.

Apira Science is based at the following address in Florida:

Bloomberg reports that the company was founded in 2004 in Newport Beach, California. The first clinical trials on iGrow were completed in March 2014.

Should You Use iGrow to Regrow Your Hair?

iGrow is an FDA-approved treatment for hair loss. In double-blind, placebo-controlled studies published in real medical journals, iGrow’s 655nm wavelength of light treatment was shown to lead to faster hair growth than a placebo. These studies were relatively small (involving about 50 participants in each of the two studies in total) and they also targeted one small portion of the head where the hair was shaved (they didn’t target the entire scalp or a bald spot).

These studies showed that the iGrow device was able to encourage faster hair growth. However, researchers stopped short of concluding that the device could regrow hair in a bald spot or bring hair follicles back to life.

You might feel silly when wearing or using it, and it takes a long time for the results to become noticeable (16 to 24 weeks is recommended), but iGrow seems to be a legitimate, scientifically-verified, and FDA-approved way to encourage faster hair growth.