Dermatoilogist debunks 5 hair growth myths
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Happy Friday Dr Dray so excited to be here i live for this ❤️
Happy Friday!
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My partner has alopecia areata and we have been sold every product available
You probably need only one, Finasteride or Dutasteride.
Monk the obsessive compulsive detective always said blessing and a curse! 👍🏻☕️😂
why is the sound coming out of only one side??
You forgot to charge one of your ears. 😅. Jk. I don’t notice it,but I’m watching on iPad.
I noticed it on my headphones
I have the same issue. It must have something to do with some complicated audio setting like mono/stereo when either recording or editing.
It happens to me if I bump a setting by accident on my DJI mic (which is the one it looks like Andrea is using)
I thought my headphones was dead. Thanks for making this comment.
Great informative no bs video ❤ thanks again, Dr. Dray ❤
You are the voice of reason, knowledge, and intelligence. I wouldn’t listen to anyone else on the Internet.
I use Creatine and sometimes get a tingling scalp sensation. I wonder if maybe other people do too and it makes them think it’s affecting their hair?
I did more research and found that it’s similar to how a pre-workout supplement can make you feel itchy or tingly
Wow, I forgot about those tingling pre workout products. They were fun. I need to find those again!!!
Tingling from preworkout is from beta alanine
Dr. Dray, your lashes are longer than ever, so pretty! Is that a new mascara? I have so much trouble getting sunscreen on my face and not getting my mascara to run.
She mentioned using the new Maybelline bubble mascara in a recent vlog.
Good Afternoon Dr Dray ❤
At 76, hair loss the past 15 years has been caused by my erratic thyroid 🤬
Dr Dray, really appreciate how you mix science with care advice! I recently made a short science-based episode on what your hair goes through under the microscope. It’s kind of dramatic.
Thanks for the supplemental information ❤
Okay good, now I won’t try a retinol on my scalp. Only heard of this recently and sounds like there’s not enough research behind it yet. Hope you are having a great day!
My dermatologist prescribed a Minoxinol and tretinoin compound for me for hair loss/thinning in the temple area. I experienced a lot of skin peeling in the area and I stopped after 6 months. The new compound is minoxinol with argan oil cream as the vehicle to cut down on the dryness the minoxinol causes. Still early days so TBD.
Dr. D – the voice of sanity…. thank you, as always!
Thank you, Dr Dray!
Happy weekend Dr Dray…see you tomorrow x💙🤩
For forever, i thought i had fine hair and avoided conditioning my roots. On wash day, my hair was tangly and unmanageable, and i didn’t understand why… until i started conditioning my roots again. Just a tiny amount goes a LONG way on double shampood hair. I have long, rib cage length hair, and it is healthy and silky smooth again to its full potential. Joke is on me for blindly following hair “rules.”
Also, thank you for helping to combat the many myths of creatine!! Creatine is an amazing supplement, and it’s too bad many people are afraid of it.
I love your headboard. Do you know where you bought it? And I also love your paint color.. do you actually remember the color name? Yes, I need to redo my bedroom.!
ilysm i needed this bc im trying to regrow my hair after losing it all to chemo
Preach! I have the hair loss from chemo saved.