Hair

Baldness from Chemo

In August of 1999, three weeks short of my nineteenth birthday, I was diagnosed with Leukemia. During my first round of chemotherapy, my thick dark brown hair fell out as a side effect often found with chemotherapy patients. Over the course of my treatments, my hair would often grow back between rounds of chemotherapy in usual ways, such as blonde and light brown. At the end of my cancer treatment, I underwent a bone marrow transplant that left me bald once again. Before I continue, I would like to say that I am blessed and proud to say that I am cancer free, and that beating cancer will not be the biggest accomplishment in my life. Still, as a young man in his early twenties, my self-image still plays a role in my confidence and over the last four years, since the transplant, my hair has yet to return to its original dark thickness. A year after the transplant, my hair began to grow back in light thin peach fuzz on the sides but nothing on the top. My doctors stated that perhaps like my father I was going bald and it just happened to occur at the same time as my treatment. As the weeks and months continued, my hair began to thicken in certain areas at times, but at an extremely slow rate. I began to shave my head because in my opinion, if I didn’t it appeared more like I was losing my hair rather then the fact it was growing back.

Extremely frustrated at the rate of hair growth I was experiencing, early this past summer I questioned if my hair would ever return. A trip to the oncologist lead to a blood test which revealed that all my hormonal levels associated with balding men were normal. Baffled for an explanation, I was referred to a famous dermatologist in Manhattan who specialized in hair loss. His “diagnosis” was that I was going bald and he recommended some oral and topical medications to keep the little hair I had. I didn’t agree with his diagnosis and it didn’t make sense to believe that I was balding when every few months I was getting a few new hairs here and there.

Last August I was exposed to this amazing clay from a friend who recommended that I give it a try for my scalp. I began using the clay in September and in the last three months the results are INCREDIBLE! Less than one month into using the clay topically once a day people began to notice the increase of hair. The rate of dark thick hair growth is compounding each week. I now have a date at which I expect a full head of hair that is less than a year thanks to this amazing clay where six months ago I began to doubt if that would ever be possible again. With my most recent order, I now plan to ingest the clay as well for the benefit of my health and my hair. – Michael I.

Hair Re-growth

Yes, I believe much in the detoxing power of calcium Bentonite clay …have used it for the re-growth of my hair, from all the chemicals used at the salon, etc.  I was totally amazed at how quickly it worked and to say the least …very much pleased.  I started out putting the clay mixed with apple cider vinegar not water, as a face mask and loved the results, but someone wrote a post on the group and said something once about being a ‘clay-head’ and so then I put the same mixture on my scalp twice a week for 20 at a time, and within about 4-5 weeks, I started seeing new growth.  I really was a ‘clay head’ …<smiling>  …oh, and yes, I did place plastic wrap. – Debbie B.

Replacement for Hair Products

I have fine thin hair that packs to my head and it gets very oily by the end of the day . I have used sooo many products to give my hair body and wasted sooo much money. Then a friend said to wash your hair in the Cleansing Clay Mask. Well, I had tried crazier things so I said, “Why not?” Boy am I glad I did. I now have hair with body and no oil and it isn’t packed to my head. I am a 28 year old guy and love that now I have a mane. All I do is wet my hair and massage in some hydrated clay, wash with it and dry and I now have great hair. Works for me and no more expensive shampoos, hair waxes, foams and sprays, etc., and so much easier.

– Alex F.