Hair Growth Scams
Regrowing hair that has been lost is a tantalizing hope for both men and women. As a result, hair-loss scams are one of the more pervasive and prevalent marketing deceptions found on the fringes of the cosmetics industry. Few major cosmetics companies dally in this arena; instead it is populated by small, fly-by-night companies. These companies say just about anything to get you to buy their products. You can barely avoid the snake-oil sales pitches aired on TV and radio infomercials, on Internet sites, and in print ads. Almost without exception what you are told are lies, deceptions, and twisted interpretations of actual scientific information.
In reality, once hair begins to fall out, for any of a variety of reasons, it is very difficult to grow it back. There are only two products with substantiated, published research showing they can reduce hair loss and regrow hair. But even those two drugs (Propecia and minoxidil) have limited results. When a company asserts that its product stops hair loss, prevents thinning hair, or regrows what you’ve lost, it simply can’t be true. Even when they showcase their research, those studies aren’t published, and the results are simply too good to be true.
What you don’t know about your hair will waste your money and it won’t give you the head of hair you want. Either way, you’re left with less, not more of what you want.