{"title":"Hair-Vit-Adv-temp","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hair-growth-elixir","title":"HAIR GROWTH ELIXIR","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost every woman Dr Ophelia treats for hair thinning has already been told to use minoxidil, and many have tried it and stopped. They stop for one reason: minoxidil pushes follicles out of their resting phase ahead of schedule, and as new hair comes up, it displaces the old. For the first two months you shed more than before, and you are asked to accept that as progress. For a woman already frightened by what she sees in the shower drain, that is an enormous thing to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there is the vehicle. A conventional 5% scalp solution is roughly half propylene glycol and a bit over a quarter alcohol, and its own label lists dry skin and changes in hair texture and colour among recognised effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo five years ago Dr Ophelia began compounding something else. Not a gentler minoxidil, but a formula that works through different biology, in an alcohol-free base, with neither a shedding phase nor a drying vehicle built into how it functions. It is made fresh for each patient after assessment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Ophelia Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39781948424400,"sku":"","price":260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5774\/4848\/files\/Hair_Growth_Elixir_2.jpg?v=1788437661"},{"product_id":"hair-growth-elixir-plus","title":"HAIR GROWTH ELIXIR PLUS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the most complete formula Dr Ophelia makes, and it is not the one most people should start on. It is for advanced thinning, where a single mechanism is unlikely to be enough, and for patients who understand this is long-term management rather than a course of treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree activities address three different parts of the problem. Finasteride reduces DHT at the scalp, which pushes susceptible follicles through miniaturisation until they stop producing visible hair. Minoxidil lengthens the growth phase and improves blood supply to the follicle. Melatonin acts on receptors in the follicle during the growth phase and is an antioxidant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA randomised three-arm study of 60 men over 24 weeks found topical finasteride 0.25% with minoxidil 5% produced greater hair density than either alone. A small, honest study rather than a large claim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Ophelia Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39781948784848,"sku":"","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5774\/4848\/files\/Hair_Growth_Elixir_Plus_2.jpg?v=1788437741"},{"product_id":"hair-growth-elixir-dht-blocker-free","title":"HAIR GROWTH ELIXIR DHT BLOCKER FREE","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome people cannot take a DHT blocker. Some have taken one, did not get on with it, and will not go back. And some are in a situation where adding another drug that acts on hormones is the last thing anybody wants, including their oncologist. All three end up in the same place, looking for something that works on hair without touching androgens at all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is what this is. The same compounded topical as my standard Hair Growth Elixir, with the anti-androgen removed. What remains is melatonin, which acts on the follicle's own receptors and on the growth phase of the hair cycle, and, where appropriate, minoxidil, which works on the follicle and its blood supply rather than on your hormones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat matters most isn't what is in it, but how it starts. Minoxidil is normally started at 5% on day one for everyone. Dr Ophelia does the opposite. Most patients begin at 1%, and we increase in small increments only as far as needed and tolerated, up to 7.5%. Many patients stay on melatonin alone. If you are frightened of side effects, that is the point. A doctor starts you at the bottom and increases it only as far as you need. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Ophelia Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53281831879043,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5774\/4848\/files\/Hair_Growth_Elixir_DHT_Blocker_Free_2.jpg?v=1788437704"}],"url":"https:\/\/drophelia.com\/collections\/hair-vit-adv-temp.oembed","provider":"Dr Ophelia Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}