Hair Update: January 23, 2023

Please excuse my giant forehead.

Even after cropping that picture, my forehead is still huge! Don't worry my girlfriend makes fun of it all the time.

You guys ever get those moments where you look back at your old pictures, and you're just like...

Wow, I used to really look good. What happened to me? And why was I so unconfidant back then?

Guess the old saying is true, once that train has left, it's never coming back.

The pictures during my long hair period gets misleading, as it grows, it automatically looks better. But once I cut it short, the progress reveals itself... and it can change a lot depending on the lighting. So thing can vary by a lot under certain conditions, I recommend always standing under a bright light, that is when you will know if you've made real progress.

Up to this point, I have been using the same regiment with dermarolling:

1. Sugarbear Hair Vitamin

2. Minoxidil

3. Dermarolling 

I am also almost out of the Sugarbear vitamins, so I will be trying a cheaper alternative soon. The vitamins seem to really work, but they are PRICEY. And I believe copying the two main ingredients should get me similar results.

 

 

 
 

 

Dermarolling For Hair Growth

I discovered a thing called dermarolling. 

 

And apparently, among it's many benefits is hair growth. Which is not the way people generally use one of these rollers. Since it seems to be more of a wrinkle remover type of thingy, but anyways, I'm going to try it on my head.

 

This is going be a little out of order, because by the time you are reading this... I will have already tried it.

It seemed easy enough, just roll these on your head, so I bought a set and used it in conjunction with my other stuff.

My first thoughts, rolling needles on your scalp hurts! In most spots it is not that bad, but you will come to certain spots where it just jabs you in the gut. Not unbearable pain, but you will definitely feel it..

Using Dermarolling To Trigger New Hair Growth

I found that instead of rolling, using it as a meat pounder works way better. Just imagine angrily pounding those hairs back into your infuriatingly sparse follicles. That is what the dermaroller do. Tapping it on your head hurts way less than rolling and you can probably get in there deeper too.

But the most important thing is to not get crazy with it. I don't know how deep is deep enough or how long you should be dermarolling for maximum efficiency, so I just went with whatever was comfortable for me. Videos in the YouTuber-sphere from various "experts" and actual experts, were not definitive. But it seemed like there is a perfect midpoint between barely scratching the surface and hurting yourself. As for how long I do it, maybe a couple minutes just enough to cover all my bald spots. There are people who suggest doing it for 20 minutes or more. So the answer here is also unclear, but I don't think spending that long stabbing holes into your skin is good for it. Heck, I am not sure if even stabbing it for a couple minutes is good either, but I am willing to experiment and see.

 

Overall, it is best to just ease into it and slowly experiment. Take care, be safe, and keep your roller sanitized!

Hair Update: January 1, 2023

For my new year update, I have been focused on applying the minoxidil and drinking my vitamins regularly. My biggest struggle has been sticking to that daily schedule.

I am currently using Sugarbear's Hair Vitamin and the Japanese version of Rogaine. In some previous pictures, I was also taking a vegetable vitamin.

The good news is I am seeing new hairs, but overall, there is still lots of work to be done. You could see straight through to my scalp, even though I am see more hair sprout up, the thickness and density just isn't there.