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Has anyone attempted topical taurine as a potential hair loss treatment?
Research has led me to the significance of TGF-beta as a driver of fibrosis and one of the major factors implicated in baldness, and after seeing this study where taurine basically counteracts that extremely successfully, I am inclined to use it:
Seriously, those kinked hairs as seen in the study, are coming off of my head on a daily basis.
I have attempted to use 1% so far, but immediately I noticed being really tired since I started using it. I will get random yawning spells throughout the day and just be sleepy as hell and low energy.
I've since switched to 0.1% since according to the studies a large concentration isn't necessary. And this has only marginally improved the side effects.
My hair feels healthier since using it and I think that long-term it would have strong potential to severely slow down if not stop baldness, but I don't know if there's a way to get around this sleepiness and tiredness or why in particular taurine would cause that. It is even more ridiculous since at 0.1% you are only getting like 2-3 mg of taurine into the bloodstream at best, yet I used to take 1-2 g orally and had no such issues (but I also didn't get the feeling it was effective for hair).
Research has led me to the significance of TGF-beta as a driver of fibrosis and one of the major factors implicated in baldness, and after seeing this study where taurine basically counteracts that extremely successfully, I am inclined to use it:
(PDF) Protective effects of taurine on human hair follicle grown in vitro1
PDF | Taurine is a naturally occurring β-amino acid produced by methionine and cysteine metabolism. It is involved in a variety of physiological... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Seriously, those kinked hairs as seen in the study, are coming off of my head on a daily basis.
I have attempted to use 1% so far, but immediately I noticed being really tired since I started using it. I will get random yawning spells throughout the day and just be sleepy as hell and low energy.
I've since switched to 0.1% since according to the studies a large concentration isn't necessary. And this has only marginally improved the side effects.
My hair feels healthier since using it and I think that long-term it would have strong potential to severely slow down if not stop baldness, but I don't know if there's a way to get around this sleepiness and tiredness or why in particular taurine would cause that. It is even more ridiculous since at 0.1% you are only getting like 2-3 mg of taurine into the bloodstream at best, yet I used to take 1-2 g orally and had no such issues (but I also didn't get the feeling it was effective for hair).