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Asked for female, 26 years old from Delhi
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Dermatologist•Vadodara
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There are many reasons for hair loss. The main reason is nutritional. Iron and calcium deficiency can cause hair loss. Eat enough of proteins, green leafy vegetables and fruits containing vit a c and b complex. Also rule out dandruff. Wash you scalp every alternate day.
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Ayurveda•Navi Mumbai
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Take following oil 1. Vata-jatadi tail apply it on hair alternate days take following remedies 1 asthi poshak vati 1 tab before lunch and dinner 2. Amala juice 4 tsp + 2tsp sugar + 2tsp honey in the morning empty stomach 3. Laghu malini vasant ras vati 2 tab after lunch and dinner for application 1. Neeli bhrungadi tail apply it on hair alternate days.
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Asked for male, 26 years old from Bangalore
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General Physician•Alappuzha
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You can buy shampoos with content Ketoconizole. Use coconut oil as it is good to prevent scalp dryness.
Treating dandruff at home with curd is a little messy but very effective. Method for using curd as a home remedy for dandruff is given below:

Step 1: Apply some curd to your hair and scalp.
Step 2: Let it sit tight for about an hour.
Step 3: Rinse it off without shampoo
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Dermatologist•Bangalore
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Good evening. There is no consensus on 'best' brand of minoxidil. Either use the solution or foam preparations. Which ever suits you. It should be taken regularly. Follihair- a capsules already contain dht blockers such as green tea extract and soy isoflavones.
Results with hair therapy start in 3 months and increases thereafter till a plateau is reached. You may notice increased shedding of hair when you first start minoxidil (1st month) but this is considered normal and it must not be stop...more
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Dermatologist•Mumbai
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Hi,
minoxidil will work only if there are follicles/ roots present. And for males 5% solution is recommended. Mintop, tugain are few brands available in market in all percentage.
Transplant is the best and sure line of treatment if you want proper growth
regards.
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Homeopath•Gurgaon
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If you have good faith in Homeopathy you can apply:
Can notharis Q 5% & Ceanothus A Q 5% in Extra Virgin Olive oil daily and Have a head wash with Amla & Reetha Water {put some whole dried Amla (Indian gooseberry) & whole dried Reetha (the soap nut) in bowl of lukewarm water in evening and use its liquid to wash head}
Internally you can also take - Lycopodium 30 & Thallium M 30 (each thrice daily)
Under supervision of qualified homeopathic consultant only
Also take some vitamin a...more
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MD - Dermatology

Dermatologist•Delhi
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Hello. Some people develop allergic reactions to minoxidill. These pimple like lesions are related to it. So you can discontinue minoxidil.
Asked for male, 22 years old from Trivandrum
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Dermatologist•Bangalore
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Hi lybrate-user, even single application at night is fine. But use 2 ml or 10 sprays to scalp. Infact keep it fresh in daytime to prevent stickiness of scalp.
Asked for male, 28 years old from Pune
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Homeopath•Sindhudurg
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Homeopathy can very efficiently deal with cases of hair loss, and produce excellent results. In Homeopathy, a huge number of wonderful medicines are present that are used to tackle hair loss cases. Every kind of hair loss (ranging from hair loss due to anemia / nutritional deficiencies, due to skin disorders, due to mental / physical trauma, due to childbirth or menopause, after acute diseases, to alopecia areata, alopecia totalis or androgenetic alopecia) can be treated with the help of well se...more
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