Adenosine for hair loss

Tricia · Post by **Tricia** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:13 pm

I think there might be something to this. I know IGI Inc. is working on a similar hair loss product. Shiseido is a very well respected cosmetic company (i.e. expensive) . It's not a snake oil company. I would give this one a try. I'm not saying it will work, but I'll try it.

The Japanese cosmetic manufacturer Shiseido announced it has discovered a hair growth property of adenosine...

(2004-12-11)

The Japanese cosmetic manufacturer Shiseido announced it has discovered a hair growth property of adenosine, one of the in vivo substances that exist in the human body. Research shows that adenosine directly affects hair papillae, a key in hair production; consequently, the output of FGF-7, a hair-growth factor, is increased, according to Japan’s Corporate News. Based on this discovery, the company has developed a hair growth substance, Adenosine, and has received approval as an active ingredient for medicated cosmetics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The company plans to launch Adenogen, a hair-growth product for male-pattern baldness, March 21, 2005.

Post by **HairLossFight.com** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:37 am

My_username, awesome find!

Hopefully this will be an effective treatment. I'd like to see pictures from the trials. I wonder how stringent Japans Ministry of Health is when it comes to testing...

We'll soon find out I guess. Hopefully this will not go the way of some of the fads we've seen over the last few years, like TB4.

Regards,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Sam

Tricia · Post by **Tricia** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:39 am

I'm sure they are approaching this one like a cosmeceutical and not a drug. But, maybe that's not a bad thing. I think drug companies abandon hair loss drugs because it's too expensive to test. With a cosmeceutical, you just have to prove it's safe (not effective). If it's not too expensive, I'd give a shot anyway.

Has TB4 been abandoned? The last I heard from Regenerx they were testing to see how well it worked for people and that wasn't too long ago. Have you heard something negative about it?

Post by **HairLossFight.com** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:59 pm

No I haven't heard anything new about TB4, but I'm very skeptical about it now because if it did indeed provide any additional benefit that the already established treatments don't provide I think we would have heard a lot more by now....

That's my current opinion anyway. I hope I'm wrong.

Regards,
Sam

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:58 pm

TB4 hasn't even been "released" yet....so not sure how it can be a fad. I think it looks promising- but I think the final products will have more in it than just TB4 as the active ingredient.

Post by **HairLossFight.com** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:57 pm

When it first was brought up as a potential treatment there was a lot of hype surrounding it. I could have gotten some, but I would have had to fork out money to "try" it, and it was all cloaked in secrecy.

I hope that I'm wrong with my gut feel on it, but at the moment I just don't think it'll be anything big.... plus I thought you had to keep it frozen for it to maintain consistency.

Post by **HairLossFight.com** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:06 am

My_username, thanks for posting this one. I'm going to use this as a news item in the main site, with credit to you for bringing the information to us.

Regards,
Sam

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:02 am

Yeah..there are reasons I didn't end up trying it out in the end myself. Having to make your own topical and store it correctly etc were just some of the reasons why I decided to just wait until Lee's Pharm comes out with their product or another company does so.

Adenosine for hair loss

Adenosine for hair loss

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