Alpecin C1 Caffeine Anti-Hair Loss Shampoo 375 ml

I've tried out many hair loss shampoos, lotions, pills, treatments etc over the last 10 years and seen varying results. Alpecin is one of the better ones but could be even better with a slight tweak to the formula...more about that in a second. Firstly I use by washing my hair once with any shampoo to hand (loreal, garnier etc) - just to get rid of hair gel and sebum build up etc and let Alpecin work better. Then I apply Alpecin and leave it on for 2-3 minutes every morning when in the shower, and wash out. In only a few weeks I feel like my hair is falling much less than before. The one issue I have with it is that it dries out my scalp a lot, causing mild dandruff. I asked around in online forums after coming across other people experiencing same and the consensus ... MoreI've tried out many hair loss shampoos, lotions, pills, treatments etc over the last 10 years and seen varying results. Alpecin is one of the better ones but could be even better with a slight tweak to the formula...more about that in a second. Firstly I use by washing my hair once with any shampoo to hand (loreal, garnier etc) - just to get rid of hair gel and sebum build up etc and let Alpecin work better. Then I apply Alpecin and leave it on for 2-3 minutes every morning when in the shower, and wash out. In only a few weeks I feel like my hair is falling much less than before. The one issue I have with it is that it dries out my scalp a lot, causing mild dandruff. I asked around in online forums after coming across other people experiencing same and the consensus is its ... MoreI've tried out many hair loss shampoos, lotions, pills, treatments etc over the last 10 years and seen varying results. Alpecin is one of the better ones but could be even better with a slight tweak to the formula...more about that in a second. Firstly I use by washing my hair once with any shampoo to hand (loreal, garnier etc) - just to get rid of hair gel and sebum build up etc and let Alpecin work better. Then I apply Alpecin and leave it on for 2-3 minutes every morning when in the shower, and wash out. In only a few weeks I feel like my hair is falling much less than before. The one issue I have with it is that it dries out my scalp a lot, causing mild dandruff. I asked around in online forums after coming across other people experiencing same and the consensus is its probably due to the Sodium lauryl Sulfate (SLS) detergent in here. Who knows? I use Divine Herbal's Hair Oil on my scalp at night to counteract any dryness/dandruff and it seems to be re-growing hair on my crown area too. Without SLS this would be a 5-star review. Hope they reformulate this as most companies are phasing that ingredient out nowadays. Other than that its a good product and excellent value for money. Less

I use this as a woman and don't need it for hair loss as I have plenty of it so I cannot comment on whether it helps with that or not. However, it is an excellent product and I cannot recommend it enough. It cleans well and leaves my hair shiny and full of volume. They don't seem to have changed the formula because I have used it consistently for a decade, apart form the odd time I couldn't find it in the shop, and I always get the same result. I never bother writing reviews but every time I was forced to use something else, even very expensive shampoos, I hated the results so badly it was killing my confidence, so hopefully they will continue selling this one.

I have long hair that was falling out fast - it has always been thin but I had a lot of it so it looked thick,but it had become a big worry. Using this I have seen a distinct improvement in the quantity of hair,so distinct I can turn my head upside down and see where the old growth,before treatment,ends and the new growth,after treatment,begins. I can see straight through the old growth but have to move the new to see past it. It does not claim to make dead follicles produce hair again,but it stopped a significant amount of my hair loss. I have used it for over a year now but it works as it always has,so no build up of tolerance to stop it. I recommend checking the manufacturers website for information on the way it works,what makes it work and what to do at home to ... MoreI have long hair that was falling out fast - it has always been thin but I had a lot of it so it looked thick,but it had become a big worry. Using this I have seen a distinct improvement in the quantity of hair,so distinct I can turn my head upside down and see where the old growth,before treatment,ends and the new growth,after treatment,begins. I can see straight through the old growth but have to move the new to see past it. It does not claim to make dead follicles produce hair again,but it stopped a significant amount of my hair loss. I have used it for over a year now but it works as it always has,so no build up of tolerance to stop it. I recommend checking the manufacturers website for information on the way it works,what makes it work and what to do at home to boost the effect,just easy,practical things,like not using wash in conditioner - instead use the leave in spray conditioner from the middle to end only,keeping it away from the scalp - the site explains why.