Just posted this in the original thread:
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OK, don't know if I'm imagining things.
So since I found out that caffeine is soluble in oil, I figured that adding caffeine pills to some kind of scalp oil would be the simplest and least messy option.
I haven't really been implementing this, but this week, before my wash, I added a ground caffeine pill and a few drops of a water + ground caffeine pill solution to some coconut oil, and then rubbed it thoroughly into my scalp. Then I did my warm coconut oil pre-poo on my hair as usual, covered with a shower cap and let it sit for a few hours before washing my hair.
This week I have had amazingly little shedding. Usually when I finger comb during the week shed hairs come out by the dozen, this week I'm seeing only a few per day. The result is that my hair is tangling a lot less (WHICH WAS ONE OF MY MAJOR OBJECTIVES).
I don't really care if I don't get a mega boost to growth rate from this. If it *really* slows down my shedding, then:
1) I will have a longer growth phase, so my hair will get longer in the long run anyway because each strand will stay on my head for a longer time, and
2) I will have less tangling caused by shed hairs, which means less combing is possible and also less breakage when combing.
I'm just crossing my fingers that this is real. My mind may be playing tricks on me
For me, the easiest thing is the oil + ground caffeine pill / caffeine solution. I think it would work really well to add some ground up caffeine pills / pill solution to the scalp oil you use daily / regularly. Or if you're not a scalp oil person, then rub the mixture into your scalp, let it sit for some hours then wash your hair, like I did.
Oil might even be better because it probably sticks to your scalp for longer than water, thus prolonging the effects.
(Just speculation here).
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Amara, Although the scientifica experiment did see increased growth, I don't expect to see great growth results in a short period, because I think most of the effect comes from reduced shedding. So in the long run, longer growth phase = longer hair. JMO (I think scepticism & low expectation re growth aides is the best approach for sanity sake.)
Thanks...I'm gonna search in a few minutes.
