GLA for hair loss

[FearTheLoss]

2020 posted that GLA helps maintain hair loss.. What is GLA and where can I get it?

[2020]

2020 posted that GLA helps maintain hair loss.. What is GLA and where can I get it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Linolenic_acid

It's still a "DHT blocker" but it's supposed to be dose dependent plus it should work in other pathways thus it should be much more safe.


Study proving that it does block DHT:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7735002

It also supresses inflammation COX-2, LOX (PGD2?) and increases PGE1(good thing, another study)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15197770



Treatment of male pattern baldness and of unwanted hair growth.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0309086.html

In a test of the effectiveness of the invention, four middle-aged males with rapidly progressing baldness were treated orally with either 6g of evening primrose oil or 6g of a mixture of evening primrose oil and concentrated fish oil (20&#37 per day. The primrose oil provided approximately 90mg of 18:3n-6 (gamma-linolenic acid, GLA) per gram and the fish oil 180mg of 20:5n-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) and 120mg of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per gram. After delays of 4 to 8 weeks, all four individuals reported unequivocal hair growth, with extension of hair growth to previously bald areas of the scalp, and a strengthening of growth in those areas where hair was present but thinning. Topical application of the unsaturated fatty acids provides better results by increasing the concentration of the fatty acid at the hair follicle level.

In further tests, one male applied pure evening primrose oil twice per day to half the beard area. After about two weeks, the rate of beard growth on the side of the face to which the oil had been applied was definitely less than on the other side. Similarly, one female shaved both legs and then applied evening primrose oil twice daily to one leg only. After a period of 6-8 weeks it could be seen that the rate of hair growth was substantially less on the leg to which the oil had been applied.

These preliminary tests indicate that both oral and topical application of unsaturated fatty acids is able to modulate the actions of androgens on the hair follicles, stimulating hair growth on the scalp and reducing it on other areas of the body.

I personally haven't tried it yet but will so soon...

[FearTheLoss]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Linolenic_acid

It's still a "DHT blocker" but it's supposed to be dose dependent plus it should work in other pathways thus it should be much more safe.


Study proving that it does block DHT:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7735002

It also supresses inflammation COX-2, LOX (PGD2?) and increases PGE1(good thing, another study)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15197770


Treatment of male pattern baldness and of unwanted hair growth.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0309086.html



I personally haven't tried it yet but will so soon...

Seems legit...how would I get this? and do you think this is going to be commercialized?

[2020]

Seems legit...how would I get this? and do you think this is going to be commercialized?

??? GLA is a simple fatty acid available virtually everywhere. This isn't anything new.

http://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=gla
> 16,000 results

[FearTheLoss]

??? GLA is a simple fatty acid available virtually everywhere. This isn't anything new.

http://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=gla
> 16,000 results

and you are saying this works in pill form? just take one a day? the studies say it's been tried as a topical but how would you make this a topical?

[2020]

and you are saying this works in pill form? just take one a day? the studies say it's been tried as a topical but how would you make this a topical?

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"...four middle-aged males with rapidly progressing baldness were treated orally..."

yes, why wouldn't it work? It just says that it might provide better results topically. Finasteride works orally too and likely would provide some results topically as well...