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I know it has been discussed quite some times around here but i would like to come back on the technology follica is using to make new hairs grow.
First of all i noticed their site has been updated, which hasn't been done for years. They even never disclosed any kind of information for years but now there is even a 'newsroom'. Maybe this means they are now trying a different approach, trying to draw more attention to their product and actively searching for funding...
see: http://www.follicabio.com/
Second, i went trough their clinical trial protocol of 2007 in the european clinical trial register:
This states clearly that they are doing a clinical trial on 'Lithium gluconate in hair follicle regrowth' and they are making use of the topical LITHIODERM 8% Gel.
The main objective of the trial is described as follows:
"Primary: To compare changes from Baseline to Day 84 in the number
of photographically detected hairs in subjects treated with
controlled cutaneous perturbation using dermabrasion (DA –
a more superficial perturbation) plus the topical application of
lithium gluconate 8% gel, to those subjects treated with
controlled cutaneous perturbation plus the topical application
of placebo gel."
So basically they are doing two things: 1. Dermabrasion 2. Applying lithium gel.
Furthermore, i found an article that states very, very clearly that they are making use of already know and safe methods and compounds. This is why their technology cannot be patented but has to be kept a 'trade secret'.
I know there have been posts on this in the past etc. but then after a while i stopped hearing any news while this can be a way for the community to actually mean something and be ahead of all those multimilionaire pharmaceuticals. How nice would it be if the cure was just available to all of us, without anyone making any perverse profits of our despair?
So i just wondered if anyone has ever tried for a deliberate period of time to do some dermarolling and afterwards applying Lithium gel / Shampoo, and what was the result?
First of all i noticed their site has been updated, which hasn't been done for years. They even never disclosed any kind of information for years but now there is even a 'newsroom'. Maybe this means they are now trying a different approach, trying to draw more attention to their product and actively searching for funding...
see: http://www.follicabio.com/
Second, i went trough their clinical trial protocol of 2007 in the european clinical trial register:
This states clearly that they are doing a clinical trial on 'Lithium gluconate in hair follicle regrowth' and they are making use of the topical LITHIODERM 8% Gel.
The main objective of the trial is described as follows:
"Primary: To compare changes from Baseline to Day 84 in the number
of photographically detected hairs in subjects treated with
controlled cutaneous perturbation using dermabrasion (DA –
a more superficial perturbation) plus the topical application of
lithium gluconate 8% gel, to those subjects treated with
controlled cutaneous perturbation plus the topical application
of placebo gel."
So basically they are doing two things: 1. Dermabrasion 2. Applying lithium gel.
Furthermore, i found an article that states very, very clearly that they are making use of already know and safe methods and compounds. This is why their technology cannot be patented but has to be kept a 'trade secret'.
I know there have been posts on this in the past etc. but then after a while i stopped hearing any news while this can be a way for the community to actually mean something and be ahead of all those multimilionaire pharmaceuticals. How nice would it be if the cure was just available to all of us, without anyone making any perverse profits of our despair?
So i just wondered if anyone has ever tried for a deliberate period of time to do some dermarolling and afterwards applying Lithium gel / Shampoo, and what was the result?
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