Nioxin Follicle Booster Review

Nioxin is a product line made by Nioxin Research Labs. Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster is applied on the scalp and said to be used by anyone with a low-density hairline and thinning hair. This product is designed for men and women at any age, and is targeted to helps repair and protect your skin from free-radicals that cause damage to the roots of your hair. What’s so impressive about this product is it’s long list of ingredients, which makes you want to try it. In terms on ingredients – this is the richest product I know of.

Nioxin Follicle Booster Ingredients

The intensive follicle therapy booster contains a large number of active ingredients, including minerals – copper, silicon, iron, magnesium and zinc, vitamins – pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, amino acids, phytosterols, bioflavonoids and herbal extracts, caffeine and adenosine. The herbal complex is comprised of angelica sinensis (ginseng herb found in hair loss products and is believed to possess anti-inflammatory properties), centella asiatica (Ayurvedic youth tonic), ginkgo biloba, humulus lupus (common hops used for brewing beer), serenoa serrulata (saw palmetto which is a DHT blocker), dioscorea villosa (rich in phytoestrogens aldo found in soy beans, often associated with fighting male pattern baldness), visnaga vera (a microcirculation hair roots stimulant), cucurbita pepo (pumpkin seed oil rich in iron, zinc and essential fatty acids, known as a DHT blocker), prunus africana (also known as pygeum africanum), mentha piperita (peppermint is supposed to possess antibacterial properties) and rosmarinus officinalis (an antioxidant and natural vasodilator).

How Nioxin Follicle Booster Works

Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster is a treatment for thinning hair. The mix of ingredients technology called Scalp Repertory Complex feeds the hair follicles with nutrients, DHT blockers and hair stimulants, all targeted to promote healthy growth and turn thinning areas into thicker and fuller. According to the maker this product:

• Energizing and providing moisturizing nourishment for the scalp.
• Helping to create an optimal scalp environment.
• Protecting hair against DHT –the leading cause of hair loss- and the drying effects of the sun and other outside pollutants that can damage hair.
• Containing antioxidants and helping repair damage to the hair caused by the outside pollutants from the environment.

How to Use Nioxin Follicle Booster

Use Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster twice a day. Gently and generously distribute with your fingertips to areas of excessively thin-looking hair and low-density hairlines.

The instructions note that due to increased microcirculation, a rosy red glow -that may irritate- may appear on the skin. The redness is said to be only temporary and fades soon after it appears.

Cost

This product is sold in a 1 oz bottle or 3.4 oz bottle. Best prices for this product can be found on amazon.com, 1 oz costs about $13 and the 3.4 oz about $27 (after almost 50% discount).

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Conclusion

Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster seems to be a great hair loss solution for women, who has less alternatives then men and suffer mostly from thinning hair unlike men who are balding. It contains so many ingredients, and it’s price is so affordable that it seems worth trying. Still, it does not promise to prevents hair loss or re-grow hair and the fact it contains so many ingredients may suggest that the concentration of each ingredient is low. This product is mainly for follicles health maintenance, and can be a great complementary for any hair loss treatment.