The Nioxin Challenge

If you have thin or thinning hair, and want to do something about that, the premiere line on the market to help you is Nioxin. Having experienced some post-baby hair loss (that seemed to be beyond normal!) I just had to try the line especially after I heard that it now had lines that made it perfect for coloured hair.

The new Systems 3 and 6 (one for thinning fine hair, and the other for thinning medium to coarse hair) are enriched with Glyco Shield which helps protect hair colour while still delivering the Nioxin treatment.  All the systems contain a shampoo, conditioner, and spray-on leave-in scalp treatment.  Each part of the system is essential: the shampoo cleanses the scalp so that hair follicles can push hair up easily.  The refreshing peppermint invigorates the scalp and helps promote hair growth.  The conditioner maintains moisture balance and ensures that hair is conditioned.  The leave-in treatment provides SPF, and essential vitamins and anti-oxidants, again promoting good hair growth and protecting it as well.

Upon receiving the system, my only concern was that the bottle of conditioner was half the size of the bottle of shampoo!  This is a major problem as I have longer hair and I need more conditioner.  I ran out of the conditioner within a couple of weeks of getting the system, and continued to use the shampoo and leave-in treatment but a different conditioner (in this case Ojon).

I’ve used this system consistently for a month (I was using System #3), and though I haven’t noticed a major thickening of hair, I do have to say that my hair fall has slowed dramatically.  Now, I will say that this could be for a number of reasons.  I’ve been on vacation for the entire month of using this system and eating really well so maybe that has helped slow the hair fall.  The hair fall could also have been just a stage in my own development and perhaps that stage has come to an end.  I knew that the hair fall was going to end eventually, and that cycle might have just finished.  I did have consistent hair fall for about 2 months, which seems to be a long time. All that aside, I’m not going to mess with something if it’s working.  I’m going to continue to use what’s left of the system in the hopes that my hair fall doesn’t come back.  But I’m also going to try to take better care of myself and maybe that’s the best prescription.

As it happens, my sister tried Nioxin for a year and a half and had the same results that I did – the thinning out stopped, but it didn’t make any hair grow back. It was progress though, and that’s why she kept on using it. A good friend of mine has also been using it for two years because his stylist suggested it to him, and he had the same conclusions, which is why he continues to use it.

To find out if Nioxin is for you, check out their website.