Best shampoo for balding?

I'm a young guy (early 20s) and I already notice early signs of balding (thinning in the crown and frontal areas). What are the best shampoos for hair loss? What will stop it or at least slow it down? Not interested in finasteride or minoxidil just yet. Thanks.

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Nioxin #2 for Significant Hair Loss.  That said, it's an internal / hormonal issue and a topical shampoo will not do much.  Genetics will be the most important.  Whether you can get a hair transplant will be the second most important.  Minox/Fin will be the third most important.  And then everything else (food, shampoo, rain dances, hopes and wishes) will be fourth most important.  I recommend talking to a dermatologist about oral minoxidil, not officially on the market but my derm prescribed to me and it's SO MUCH better than the messy topical foam/liquid (no more or less effective, just a hell of a lot easier).

 

I've had it before to use 1x or 2x a week when I'm not using Nioxin - can't say I think it has made a huge difference.  We all thin at our our pace so it's hard to say whether mine would have been better/worse without it.  

 

Second this. Your hormone level is the most important you should build a system to adjust that: food, exercise, sleep (tougher if you work in banking but still), no drinking, etc. 

Persistency is Key
 

Rogaine is about the only thing scientifically shown to slow it down. Now before you go running down a rabbit hole of millions of solutions, consider this. Jeff Bezos is bald. In fact, look at most billionaires.....yup they're going bald. These guys have every solution under the sun available to them, and it's still not working.  You can slow it down but in the long run sorry to tell you but it's gone.

 

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