{"title":"Wash","description":"\u003cp\u003eShampoos, conditioners and masks. What you use in the shower, chosen for the scalp a treatment leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rosemary-onion-shampoo","title":"Rosemary \u0026 Onion Growth Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA daily shampoo with caffeine, rosemary and onion bulb extract, balanced to clean a\nscalp without stripping it. It is worth saying plainly what a shampoo is: something that sits on\nyour head for a minute or two and then goes down the drain. This one is in a hair loss range as a\nsupporting product, because a clean and comfortable scalp is what makes the treatments that do have\nevidence behind them tolerable enough to keep using.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaffeine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most studied of the four, and the one study that genuinely\napplies to a shampoo measures where the caffeine goes, and says nothing about whether hair grows.\nUsing laser scanning microscopy, researchers showed that caffeine from a shampoo massaged in for two\nminutes and then rinsed off does reach the hair follicle, and stays detectable there for around a\nday. That tells you it gets in, which is a different claim from saying it grows hair. The trial that\ngets quoted in caffeine's favour was open label, funded by a caffeine shampoo manufacturer, measured\nan anagen ratio off a trichogram instead of counting hairs, and tested a leave-on liquid applied\ntwice a day. It is weak evidence, and none of it carries across to a wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosemary extract\u003c\/strong\u003e rests on one small human trial from 2015, which has been\ncarried a great deal further than it can bear. It was small, only loosely blinded, has not been\nrepeated, and it ran on a leave-on rosemary oil used daily for six months. That is a different\nproduct in a different format from an extract you rinse out two minutes later. The evidence for\nrosemary is thin next to what exists for minoxidil, and whatever there is of it belongs to the oil.\nRosemary is here because it is pleasant on the scalp and because it is the ingredient people come\nlooking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnion bulb extract\u003c\/strong\u003e traces back to a small 2002 study in which crude onion juice\nwas applied to patches of alopecia areata, which is an autoimmune condition and a different problem\nfrom pattern thinning. It was raw juice rather than a cosmetic extract, and it has not been\nreplicated in men with androgenetic hair loss. Onion is genuinely rich in quercetin and in sulphur\ncompounds, and the honest position is that nobody has shown this does anything for thinning hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanthenol\u003c\/strong\u003e, or pro-vitamin B5, is the ingredient doing the most reliable work\nhere, and what it does is cosmetic. It holds water and deposits along the hair shaft, which reduces\nfriction when you comb, makes hair easier to handle and leaves it looking a little fuller. That is\nan effect on feel and appearance, and it is true at that level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is built on milder surfactants and a moderate sulfate load, well short of a stripping one.\nA scalp already being degreased daily by an alcohol-based topical does not need more of the same. The\nbottle holds 300 mL, which is roughly sixty washes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the wash for men who are thinning and want the routine to include something they were\ngoing to do anyway. It does not compete with treatment, and it is not a treatment\nitself. If you are treating pattern loss, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e is the product in this\nrange with real regrowth evidence behind it, and this shampoo is what you wash with in between. If\nthe rosemary and caffeine stories are what drew you here, the formats where those ingredients were\nactually studied are leave-on ones, so the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rosemary-hair-oil\"\u003eRosemary Hair Oil\u003c\/a\u003e and the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-scalp-serum\"\u003eCaffeine Scalp Serum\u003c\/a\u003e are the honest answer rather than a\nsecond bottle of shampoo. Pair it at the same wash with the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e if your lengths need the help. If\nyour actual complaint is flaking rather than thinning, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e is the better shampoo to be\nusing, and you can come back to this one once the scalp has settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree or four times a week, or daily if that is already your habit.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with comfortably warm water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDispense roughly a 10p-sized amount, about 5 mL, and rub it between wet palms so it is already\n    loose before it touches your head.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp with your fingertips for about a minute, using the pads and not your\n    nails. Your scalp is what you are washing, and the lengths get whatever runs through them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on for two full minutes before you rinse. This is the step almost everyone skips, and\n    it is the only reason the caffeine has any chance of reaching a follicle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly until the water runs clear, then finish with a cooler rinse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf you are conditioning, apply it through the mid-lengths and ends and keep it off the\n    scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you use topical minoxidil, wash first and apply it to a dry\nscalp afterwards. Applying minoxidil and then washing within four hours throws that dose away, and\nno shampoo is worth a lost dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat this product does is cosmetic and it happens quickly. A scalp that feels cleaner and less\ntight, and hair with a bit more body to it, are things you should notice within a wash or two. If it\nsuits you, you will know inside a fortnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour hair density will not change because of a shampoo. Contact time is measured in minutes and\nthe formula is designed to be rinsed away, so judge this bottle on whether your scalp is comfortable\nand your hair behaves. Judge regrowth on whatever leave-on treatment you are using, and give that\nsix months before you decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of your eyes, and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in.\nOnion and rosemary are botanical extracts, and botanicals are among the more common causes of\ncontact allergy, so if your skin reacts easily, patch test a small amount behind the ear and wait\ntwenty-four hours before you wash with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not use it on a scalp that is broken, inflamed, infected or sunburnt. Stop using it if you\ndevelop redness, itching, burning or a rash, and see a doctor if that does not settle. Keep it out\nof reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic product. It does not treat, cure or prevent hair loss, and sudden, patchy or\nunexplained hair loss is a reason to see a doctor rather than to change shampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981123428734,"sku":"QN-ROSEMARYONIONSHAMP","price":19.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/rosemary-onion-shampoo.png?v=1790587766"},{"product_id":"caffeine-growth-shampoo","title":"Caffeine Growth Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA caffeine and biotin shampoo for fine or thinning hair, in a 250 mL bottle. A\nshampoo is a rinse-off product, so the honest job it does in a hair loss range is to keep the scalp\nclean, leave the hair with more body once it is dry, and give whatever you apply afterwards a clean\nsurface to sit on. It supports the treatments in this range rather than replacing any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaffeine.\u003c\/strong\u003e In isolated human follicles kept alive in a dish, caffeine counteracts\nthe growth suppression caused by testosterone, and it raises IGF-1 while lowering TGF-beta2, both of\nwhich are involved in keeping a follicle in its growing phase. That work is ex vivo, done at\nconcentrations well below what a cosmetic uses, and it has never been shown to translate into hair on\na head. There is also imaging work showing that caffeine from a shampoo, massaged in for two\nminutes and rinsed out, does reach the follicle and stays detectable there for up to a day. That\ndemonstrates delivery, and delivery is not the same as an effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will see caffeine sold on the back of one human trial, which reported a 0.2% caffeine liquid\nas non-inferior to 5% minoxidil solution over six months. It is worth knowing what that trial\nactually was. It was a leave-on liquid applied at 2 mL twice a day, it was open-label by design, it\nwas funded by the company that sells a caffeine shampoo, with a company employee among the authors,\nand it was judged on the proportion of hairs in the growing phase rather than on hair counts or\nphotographs. It also tested caffeine instead of minoxidil, so it says nothing about using both. None\nof it makes caffeine an equivalent to minoxidil, and none of it transfers to a shampoo you rinse\ndown the drain. Caffeine on the scalp remains an unproven ingredient for growth, and minoxidil\nremains the proven one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiotin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Biotin is a B vitamin, and it helps hair only in people who are genuinely\ndeficient, which is uncommon on an ordinary diet. The one adequately controlled trial of biotin for\nhair, double-blind and placebo-controlled, found no difference in hair growth. In a shampoo, biotin\nbehaves as a conditioning ingredient, and that is how it is worth thinking about here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word growth in the name describes the shelf this product sits on. The claim that survives\nscrutiny is narrower, and it is about how hair looks and behaves once it is properly clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for men with fine or thinning hair who want a daily wash that cleans the scalp without\nleaving hair flat or coated. Build-up from sebum, styling product and hard water is the most\nunderrated cause of hair looking thinner than it is, and a clean scalp is also the surface a topical\ntreatment works from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is built to run with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth\nConditioner\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the same pairing on the lengths. If you want caffeine on your scalp with\nreal contact time behind it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-scalp-serum\"\u003eCaffeine Scalp Serum\u003c\/a\u003e\nis the leave-on version, which is the only sensible way to use the ingredient. If your\nactual goal is regrowth, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\nUSP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e is the only thing in this range with strong evidence behind it, and nothing on this page\nsubstitutes for it. If flaking or itch is the problem you are trying to solve, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e is the right wash instead of this\none, and if you use heavy styling products or scalp oils, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e once a week clears what a\ndaily wash leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily use is fine. Most men will use it three or four times a week, on whichever days\nthey already wash.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair thoroughly with warm water. Hot water leaves the scalp tight and itchy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake about 5 mL, roughly the size of a ten pence piece, into a wet palm. Use twice that only if\n    your hair is past your collar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp with your fingertips, not your nails, and keep going for\n    a full two minutes. Two minutes is the contact time used in the follicle penetration work, and it\n    is far longer than most people spend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave the lengths alone. The lather running down them as you rinse is enough for hair that is\n    fine to begin with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs completely clear. Surfactant left behind is a common cause of an\n    itchy scalp that then gets blamed on the treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFollow with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e on the\n    mid-lengths and ends, keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash your hair first, dry the scalp\ncompletely, then apply the treatment. Washing within four hours of applying minoxidil throws that\ndose away, which is the most expensive mistake in this whole routine. If a 250 mL bottle is gone in a\nfortnight, you are using far more per wash than the scalp can make use of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it arrives on the first wash. Hair that is clean and free of build-up\nsits with more volume and looks denser at the root, and that is what this product does on day one and\non day ninety alike. There is no month at which something else appears. It will not regrow hair, and\nthere is no reliable evidence that it slows shedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are counting hairs in the sink, look at what you leave on the scalp rather than at what you\nrinse off it. A shampoo is the easiest part of a routine to change and the least likely to change\nanything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of your eyes, and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in. If\nyou react easily to fragrances or surfactants, patch test a little on the inner forearm and leave it\na day before washing your hair with it. Stop using it if your scalp becomes red, itchy or sore, and\ndo not start it on a scalp that is already broken or inflamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic product rather than a medicine. It is not intended to treat, cure or prevent\nhair loss, and hair loss that is sudden, patchy or rapid needs a doctor, not a new shampoo. The\nbiotin here is topical and rinsed away, so the blood-test interference that matters with\noral biotin does not apply to this product. If you also take the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/biotin-gummies\"\u003eBiotin Gummies\u003c\/a\u003e, that warning does apply, so tell whoever takes\nyour blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep out of reach of children. Store closed, at room temperature, away from direct\nsunlight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981123756414,"sku":"QN-CAFFEINEGROWTHSHAM","price":32.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/caffeine-growth-shampoo.png?v=1790587643"},{"product_id":"rosemary-mint-shampoo","title":"Rosemary Mint Strengthening Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA sulfate-free daily shampoo with rosemary, mint, biotin, caffeine and niacinamide.\nIts job in this range is a modest one, which is to clean a scalp that is being dosed with a drying\ntopical every day, without stripping it further. The actives on the front of the bottle are real\ningredients, the evidence behind them is thin next to minoxidil, and almost all of what exists was\ngathered on leave-on formulas rather than on something you rinse down the drain after two\nminutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mild sulfate-free surfactant base does the actual cleaning. That is the part of this formula\nthat matters most, because harsh detergents on a scalp already carrying alcohol and propylene\nglycol twice a day is what produces the tight, flaky feeling most men blame on the treatment\nitself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaffeine\u003c\/strong\u003e has the most interesting delivery evidence of the five. Laser scanning\nmicroscopy work in Berlin showed that caffeine from a shampoo massaged in for two minutes and then\nrinsed off still penetrates the follicle and stays detectable there for up to twenty-four hours.\nThat establishes that it gets in, and it says nothing about what it does once it is there. The\nfollicle culture work, where caffeine counteracts testosterone-induced suppression of hair shaft\ngrowth, is ex vivo and at concentrations far below cosmetic levels. The one human trial people\nquote used a 0.2% leave-on liquid applied twice a day, it was open-label by design, and it was\nfunded by the shampoo manufacturer whose researchers also wrote the mechanism review. A rinse-off\nwash is a long way from that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosemary\u003c\/strong\u003e rests on a single small 2015 trial that compared a rosemary oil with 2%\nminoxidil over six months and reported no statistically significant difference between the two\ngroups. A one-off study of that size, with no placebo arm and run against half the minoxidil\nstrength we sell, cannot establish that the two perform alike, and nobody has repeated it since.\nThat trial also used an oil left sitting on the scalp for months, whereas our rosemary is at\ncosmetic level in a wash that goes down the drain. Treat it as unproven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiotin\u003c\/strong\u003e is here because customers look for it. A 2017 review in Skin Appendage\nDisorders put it bluntly, concluding that \"biotin has no proven efficacy in hair and nail growth of\nhealthy individuals\", and a 2024 review found only one adequate-quality trial, which was\nplacebo-controlled and showed no difference. Biotin helps people who are genuinely deficient, and\ndeficiency is uncommon on a normal diet. On the scalp it behaves as a mild conditioning ingredient\nand nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiacinamide\u003c\/strong\u003e is a well-tolerated form of vitamin B3 with a long record in skin\ncare for barrier comfort. The evidence for it changing hair density is thin. \u003cstrong\u003eMint\u003c\/strong\u003e\ngives the cooling sensation as you wash. That tingle is a sensory cue rather than evidence of\nanything happening in the follicle, and it is worth being clear about, because the tingle is\nexactly what most shampoos in this category are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the daily wash for men who are already treating hair loss properly and want the shower\nstep to stop working against them. Nothing here regrows hair. The regrowth in this range comes from\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, and a shampoo\nis the supporting act. Where it genuinely earns its place is in the two to six week window when a\ntopical starts drying the scalp out, since that discomfort is the most common reason men quit before\nthe treatment has had time to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want rosemary at a concentration that stays on the scalp long enough to matter, use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rosemary-hair-oil\"\u003eRosemary Hair Growth Oil\u003c\/a\u003e as a weekly treatment and wash it\nout with this. If your problem is visible flaking or a persistently itchy scalp, this shampoo is not\nmedicated and will not fix it, so use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e twice a week instead and keep\nthis for the other days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily, or as often as you normally wash your hair.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair thoroughly with lukewarm water. Hot water is the fastest way to undo the point\n    of a gentle wash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDispense a coin-sized amount, roughly 5 mL, into your palm. Use a second pump only if your\n    hair is long enough to need it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp with your fingertips for about a minute, concentrating on the skin\n    rather than the lengths. Use the pads of your fingers, never your nails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on for two minutes. That is the contact time used in the follicular penetration work,\n    and rinsing straight away wastes whatever the actives are going to do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs clear, then condition the mid-lengths and ends if you use one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe timing around your topical is the thing people get wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e Leave at least\nfour hours between a minoxidil dose and a wash, otherwise you rinse the dose away before it has\nabsorbed. Wash first, dry the scalp completely, then apply the topical to dry skin. If you use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e, wash before you roll rather than after, since\nmint on freshly needled skin stings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything this shampoo does, it does immediately and cosmetically. The scalp feels clean and\ncool, hair sits with more body at the root because a mild wash leaves less residue behind, and if a\ntopical has been leaving you tight and itchy, a week or two of switching usually settles it. There\nis no density change coming at month three, and you should not wait for one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLosing fifty to a hundred hairs a day is normal, and seeing them in the shower is simply where\nyou notice them. Changing shampoo neither causes that nor stops it. If you have started minoxidil\nin the last few weeks and shedding has increased, that is usually the normal early shedding phase\nminoxidil goes through, and switching washes will not change it. If it carries on past a few months,\nspeak to a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with plenty of water if it happens.\nDo not use it on a scalp that is broken, raw, sunburnt or freshly microneedled, since the mint will\nsting. If you have a reactive scalp, test it on a small patch behind the ear for a couple of days\nbefore washing with it. Stop using it if you develop redness, itching or a rash that does not settle,\nand see a doctor if it persists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic product rather than a medicine. It is not a treatment for dandruff,\nseborrhoeic dermatitis, psoriasis or any diagnosed scalp condition, and it does not treat, cure or\nprevent hair loss. The biotin in it is topical and rinsed off, so it does not carry the blood-test\ninterference that high-dose oral biotin does. If you take the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/biotin-gummies\"\u003eBiotin Gummies\u003c\/a\u003e, that warning applies there and is worth\nreading before any blood draw. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981124608382,"sku":"QN-ROSEMARYMINTSHAMPO","price":26.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/rosemary-mint-shampoo.png?v=1790587760"},{"product_id":"saw-palmetto-shampoo","title":"Saw Palmetto DHT Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA shampoo built around saw palmetto fruit extract, with 1% niacinamide, 0.2%\ncaffeine and two peptides in the base. It is worth being clear at the top about what a shampoo can\ndo, because a wash puts a couple of minutes of contact time into your scalp and then goes down the\ndrain. Treat this as the product that keeps your scalp in good condition alongside a regimen, while\nsomething with real evidence behind it does the driving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaw palmetto fruit extract is the ingredient the name is built on. Its fatty acids and\nphytosterols have inhibited 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT, in\nlaboratory assays. That is a real finding, and it sits a long way from a demonstrated effect on a\nhuman scalp. The clinical work on saw palmetto is limited, mostly oral, mostly small, and none of it\ntests a rinse-off shampoo. Nobody should read the word DHT on this bottle and understand it as finasteride\nin another format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNiacinamide at 1% is the ingredient here with the least argument attached to it. It supports the\nskin barrier and settles redness and irritation, which is a scalp comfort benefit and not a growth\none, and it is the reason this wash suits a scalp that a topical treatment is drying out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaffeine at 0.2% is the concentration used in the published leave-on work. That study was\nopen-label, it was funded by the manufacturer of the product being tested, and it set caffeine\nagainst minoxidil as a substitute for it. That design does not make caffeine a replacement for\nminoxidil, and nothing on this page should be read that way. What is better established for a\nshampoo specifically is delivery: caffeine massaged in for two minutes and rinsed off has been\nmeasured reaching the follicle and staying detectable there for around a day. Getting an ingredient\nto the follicle is a long way from proving it grows hair, and the honest summary is that caffeine in\na wash is plausible and thinly evidenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiotin, copper tripeptide-1 and acetyl tetrapeptide-3 make up the rest. Biotin helps hair in\npeople who are genuinely deficient, and two minutes of scalp contact does not change that. The two\npeptides have small, largely manufacturer-run trials behind them in leave-on serums, and less again\nin something you rinse away. They are in the formula and they are unlikely to do any harm, and we\nare not going to build a claim on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are going to wash your hair anyway, so the wash step is a free slot in the routine. This is\nthe one to choose if your scalp runs oily or feels congested, and it pairs with\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the\nonly product in this range with strong regrowth evidence behind it. The 1% niacinamide is the reason\nto reach for this over a harsher wash when a topical has left your scalp tight or itchy, and the\nCaffeine Conditioner is the sensible follow-on for the lengths. If your main complaint is flaking\nand not oil, the Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is the better fit and you can alternate the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery time you wash your hair, three or four times a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with comfortably warm water, never hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork a coin-sized amount, roughly 5 mL, into a lather and rinse it straight back out. This\n    first wash clears oil and styling product so that the second one reaches skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply a second coin-sized amount, this time aimed at the scalp itself and not the lengths, and\n    massage it in with your fingertips for about a minute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on for two to three minutes. This is the only point in the routine where the actives\n    get any contact time, and rinsing straight away leaves you with an ordinary shampoo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, then condition the lengths and ends and keep the conditioner off the\n    scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWash before you apply a topical, never after.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you are using minoxidil,\nshampoo first, dry the scalp completely, then apply the dose. Washing a few hours after you have\napplied it throws that dose away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it arrives quickly. Within a wash or two the scalp feels cleaner and\nless oily, and where niacinamide settles itching or tightness it usually does so inside a fortnight.\nWhat you should not expect is a change in hair density. If you buy this bottle for that, you will be\ndisappointed at three months and again at six. Regrowth, where it happens, comes from minoxidil, and\nthe job of a shampoo is to keep the scalp in reasonable condition while that runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in. If\nyour skin irritates easily, patch test on the inside of the forearm and wait a day before using it\non the scalp. Stop using it if you develop a rash, persistent itching, or redness that does not\nsettle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic shampoo and it is not a medicine. It does not treat hair loss, dandruff or any\nscalp condition as a disease, and it will not do what a prescribed treatment does. If your scalp is\nred, inflamed or painful, or if your shedding is sudden and heavy, see a doctor rather than changing\nshampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaw palmetto carries interactions worth knowing about when it is swallowed, including with\nanticoagulants and in hormone-sensitive conditions. Those cautions attach to oral doses and the\nexposure from a rinse-off wash is very small, though it is still worth mentioning to your doctor if\nyou are on medication. Not for use on children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep out of reach of children. Store at room temperature with the cap closed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981125820798,"sku":"QN-SAWPALMETTOSHAMPOO","price":39.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/saw-palmetto-shampoo.png?v=1790587786"},{"product_id":"anti-hair-loss-shampoo","title":"Anti-Hair Loss Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA fragrance-free daily shampoo with caffeine, niacinamide and rosemary. It is worth being\nstraight about what a shampoo is in a range like this: it sits on the scalp for a minute or two and\nthen goes down the drain, which makes it the mildest thing we sell. Its honest job is to clean the\nscalp without stripping it, keep the skin comfortable enough that you stay on the treatments that do\nthe real work, and leave a small dose of its actives on the scalp, which is about the most a wash can\ndo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaffeine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most studied of the three. In human follicles kept alive in a\ndish it counteracts the growth suppression caused by testosterone, and it raises IGF-1 while lowering\nTGF-beta2, two signals that track with a follicle staying in its growth phase. That is laboratory\nwork on isolated follicles in controlled conditions, which is a long way from a scalp in a shower,\nand a large share of the human research on caffeine for hair is authored or funded by the company\nthat sells a caffeine shampoo. The one thing that has been measured directly in a rinse-off formula\nis delivery: caffeine massaged in for a couple of minutes and rinsed out was still measurable inside\nthe follicle afterwards. Getting an ingredient into a follicle is a long way from growing hair out of\none, and no trial has shown that a caffeine shampoo regrows hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiacinamide\u003c\/strong\u003e, vitamin B3, has a long and solid record in skin care for supporting\nthe skin barrier and calming redness and irritation. That is what it is doing here, on skin that a\ndrying topical treatment is working on daily. There is no good evidence that it grows hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosemary\u003c\/strong\u003e is cited constantly because of one small 2015 trial in which rosemary oil\nperformed about as well as 2% minoxidil over six months, with less scalp itching. Read the details\nbefore leaning on it. That was rosemary essential oil left on the scalp, compared against the weaker\n2% strength rather than 5%, in a single trial that has not been repeated. A rosemary extract in a\nshampoo you rinse out sits a long way from that, and it should not be read as evidence of regrowth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no fragrance in it, which is deliberate. Fragrance is one of the more common causes of\nscalp contact reactions, and a scalp already under a topical treatment does not need the extra\nexposure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou wash your hair several times a week whether or not you are treating hair loss, so the wash is\na slot in the routine that already exists. Filling it with something gentle and fragrance-free is a\nsmall and cheap improvement, and it matters more than it sounds, because the topical treatments in\nthis range are drying and a harsh daily shampoo compounds that. The most common reason people\nabandon treatment is that their scalp becomes uncomfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe clear about where this sits relative to the rest of the range. The\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e is the one\nproduct here with regulator-approved regrowth evidence behind it, and none of these three actives is\nin that class. This shampoo is what you wash with before you apply it. If you want the same three\nactives with the contact time they actually need, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-scalp-serum\"\u003eCaffeine Scalp Serum\u003c\/a\u003e is the leave-on version of this\nformula, and it is the more sensible place to spend if you can only add one thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is meant for daily washing on a scalp that is otherwise healthy. Flaking and itch are a\nseparate problem with a separate answer: the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e uses piroctone olamine and is the\nright tool for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery wash day, up to once a day.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most people wash three or four times a week,\nand that is a perfectly good schedule for this. There is nothing to gain from washing more often than\nyou otherwise would simply to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with warm water rather than hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse about 5 mL, roughly a ten pence coin in your palm, for short hair. Longer hair takes two of\n    those. At that rate a 300 mL bottle is around two months of daily washing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp itself with your fingertips rather than through the lengths, using the\n    pads of your fingers rather than your nails. The scalp is where the actives need to land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on the scalp for two minutes before you rinse. That is roughly the contact time used\n    in the work that measured caffeine reaching the follicle, and it is the step almost everyone\n    skips. It costs you nothing, though do not expect regrowth from it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs clear. Follow with a conditioner on the mid-lengths and ends only,\n    keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDry the scalp completely before you apply any leave-on treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash first, then apply your topical treatment to a dry scalp.\nApplying minoxidil and then washing it out a couple of hours later throws the dose away, so leave at\nleast four hours between the two. Washing in the morning and treating afterwards is the simplest way\nto keep them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you will notice immediately is a scalp that feels clean without feeling tight, and hair that\nis easier to handle. That is genuinely the whole of the short-term effect, and it is a cosmetic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing visible will happen to your hairline or your crown because of this shampoo. If your\ndensity changes over the next six months, it will be down to what you leave on the scalp rather than\nwhat you rinse off it. Judge this product on how your scalp feels and on how your hair behaves, and\njudge your treatment on hair counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn shedding.\u003c\/strong\u003e The hair that collects in your hands in the shower has mostly\ndetached from the follicle days earlier, and washing gathers several days of it in one place.\nWashing less often makes each shower look alarming and washing more often makes each one look better,\nwithout either changing how much hair you are actually losing. What a gentle, non-stripping wash can\nhonestly do is reduce breakage in hair that is already fragile, which is a real effect and a\ncosmetic one. Hair loss that is genuinely accelerating is a question for a doctor rather than for a\nshampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of your eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in,\nsince any shampoo stings. It is fragrance-free, though rosemary is a botanical extract and botanicals\nare among the more common causes of contact reactions, so if your skin tends to react to plant\nextracts, patch test a little on the inner forearm for a day before putting it on your scalp. Stop\nusing it if you develop a rash, redness or itching that persists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic wash. It does not treat, cure or prevent hair loss as a medical condition, and\nit is not a substitute for anything that does. If your hair loss is sudden, patchy or painful, or if\nyour scalp is red, inflamed or sore, see a doctor rather than changing shampoo. Keep out of reach of\nchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126181246,"sku":"QN-ANTIHAIRLOSSSHAMPO","price":37.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo.png?v=1790587623"},{"product_id":"anti-dandruff-shampoo","title":"Anti-Dandruff Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eAn anti-dandruff shampoo built on piroctone olamine, with tea tree oil, mint and\nallantoin. Dandruff has nothing to do with pattern hair loss, and clearing it up will not regrow a\nsingle hair. It sits in this range for two simpler reasons. A flaking, itching scalp is worth\nsorting out on its own terms, and it is very easily confused with the dryness a topical treatment\ncauses, which needs a completely different answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiroctone olamine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the active that does the work. Dandruff is largely driven\nby Malassezia, a yeast that lives on almost every scalp and feeds on sebum, and the flaking is your\nskin reacting to it rather than the yeast itself. Piroctone olamine suppresses that yeast. It is a\nlong-established cosmetic anti-dandruff ingredient in Europe, where the rules cap it at 1% in a\nrinse-off product like this one, and in the handful of head-to-head comparisons that exist it\nperforms broadly in line with zinc pyrithione. Its evidence base is real but thinner than\nketoconazole's, and it is worth knowing that\nit does not appear on the American over-the-counter anti-dandruff monograph, so this is a cosmetic\nshampoo everywhere it is sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea tree leaf oil\u003c\/strong\u003e has one decent trial behind it. In 2002, 126 people used a 5%\ntea tree oil shampoo daily for four weeks and improved by around 41% on a dandruff severity score\nagainst 11% on placebo. That is one single-blind, four-week study at a concentration far\nhigher than any pleasant-smelling cosmetic shampoo carries, so treat tea tree here as a supporting\ningredient rather than the reason the product works. It is also one of the more common contact\nallergens among essential oils, particularly once a bottle has aged and oxidised, which is why the\npatch test note below is there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMint oil\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sensory ingredient. The menthol in it triggers cold receptors, so\nan itchy scalp feels immediately calmer, and that feeling is genuine even though nothing about the\nunderlying cause has changed in those thirty seconds. \u003cstrong\u003eAllantoin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a skin\nconditioning agent that softens the outer layer of skin and helps loosen scale that is stuck down.\nBoth are about comfort, and neither has meaningful clinical evidence in dandruff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlenty of men dealing with thinning are also dealing with a flaking scalp. Both are common\nconditions in their own right, and sebum feeds into dandruff, so the two turn up together often\nenough to be worth planning for. That is overlap in who has them, and neither one causes the other.\nThis is the stronger, twice-weekly option for a scalp that is visibly flaking and itching.\nIf your scalp is dry and flake-prone rather than oily and inflamed, the gentler\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eCoconut Anti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e is the daily\nversion and a better fit. Use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Hair Loss Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e on the days in between, and\nkeep conditioner such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e on the mid-lengths and ends\nso you are not putting oil straight back onto the skin you just cleared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will read that anti-dandruff shampoos help with hair loss. That idea traces back to a small\nnumber of studies of ketoconazole, most of them unblinded, with very few men in each arm and no\nlong-term follow-up. That is a thin basis for anything, and in any case this shampoo does not\ncontain ketoconazole. Buy it for the flaking and the itch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one more thing worth being straight about. If your flaking started after you began using\na topical minoxidil, that is most likely the alcohol and propylene glycol in the treatment drying\nyour scalp, and an antifungal shampoo will do nothing for it. The minoxidil label tells you to stop\nuse and ask a doctor if your scalp becomes irritated or red. That instruction is worth following,\nand no amount of washing gets you around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwice a week on wash days, with a gentler shampoo on the days in between.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with comfortably warm water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake about 5 mL, roughly a coin-sized pool in the palm, for short hair. Use more if your hair\n    is long, and remember that you are washing the scalp rather than the length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork the first lather over the whole scalp with your fingertips, never your nails, for about\n    thirty seconds, then rinse it out. That first wash is only clearing oil and styling product so\n    the second one can actually reach the skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply the same amount again and leave this second lather on the scalp for three to five\n    minutes. Contact time is where an antifungal active earns its keep, and it is the step almost\n    everyone skips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, paying attention to the nape and behind the ears, where flakes and residue\n    collect and then get blamed on the shampoo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCondition the mid-lengths and ends only, keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and dry your hair first, then apply\nyour treatment to a dry scalp, and do not wash for at least four hours after applying. Washing an\nhour after a dose throws that dose away. Also avoid running this and the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e in the same week, since\nstacking two clarifying washes tends to leave the scalp tighter and flakier than either would alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe itch usually settles first, often within the first week. Visible flaking generally takes two\nto four weeks of consistent twice-weekly use to come down, and if nothing at all has changed after a\nmonth then what you have is probably not ordinary dandruff. Malassezia is a normal resident of human\nskin, so this is control rather than a cure. Most people find the flaking returns within a few weeks\nof stopping, and the usual pattern is to drop to once a week once things are calm and go back to\ntwice a week when they are not. Nothing here changes hair density. If you notice slightly less hair\nin the shower, the likeliest explanation is that you have stopped scratching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes and rinse with cool water if it happens. Tea\ntree oil is a recognised contact sensitiser and becomes more so as it oxidises, so keep the cap\nclosed, keep the bottle out of direct sunlight, and if your skin reacts easily, patch test a small\namount on your inner forearm for two days before using it on your scalp. Stop using it if you\ndevelop a rash, burning or persistent redness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not use it\u003c\/strong\u003e on broken, bleeding or infected skin, or on the same day you use\nthe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e, because menthol and essential oils on\nfreshly needled skin sting and can irritate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee a doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e if the scale is thick, yellow and greasy, if the scalp is raw or\nweeping, if you have sharply defined silvery patches, or if there is hair loss in distinct bald\npatches. Those point to seborrhoeic dermatitis, psoriasis or something else that needs diagnosis,\nand a cosmetic shampoo is not the answer to any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a cosmetic product. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any\ndisease. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126410622,"sku":"QN-ANTIDANDRUFFSHAMPO","price":68.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/anti-dandruff-shampoo.png?v=1790587616"},{"product_id":"coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo","title":"Coconut Anti-Dandruff Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA sulfate-free daily shampoo built on coconut-derived cleansers, for scalps that flake,\nitch and feel tight. It sits in a hair loss range for a practical reason: a flaking, itchy scalp is one\nof the most common complaints among men using a topical treatment, and the usual response, washing\nharder and more often, tends to make it worse. This is a wash rather than a treatment, and it will do\nnothing for hair density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cleansing is done by coconut-derived surfactants in place of the sulfates used in most shampoos.\nSulfate-free has become shorthand for gentle, and that is only loosely true, since what actually matters\nis the surfactant system as a whole and the pH it is built at. The dermatology evidence here sits at the\nlevel of ingredient classes rather than finished products: classic alkaline soaps have been shown to thin\nthe stratum corneum and strip its intercellular lipids, while synthetic detergents built at skin pH leave\nboth largely intact. That is the reasoning behind this base, and it is a statement about a class of\ningredients rather than a tested property of this bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the formula is an anti-dandruff active. The standard account of dandruff is that a\nyeast called Malassezia, which lives on more or less every scalp, feeds on scalp oils, and in people who\nflake the skin reacts to the by-products of that feeding. Anti-dandruff actives work by holding that\npopulation down. As a group they are among the better evidenced ingredients in hair care, with real\ncontrolled trials behind them, but the evidence is specifically for flaking and itch. None of them does\nanything for hair growth, and a shampoo that implies otherwise is overselling itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo kinds of men get the most out of this. The first has a dry, flake-prone scalp already and wants a daily wash that\ndoes not strip it further. The second is anyone on a topical, because the alcohol and propylene glycol\nthat carry \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e are recognised\nscalp irritants, and dryness, scaling and itching are the local reactions most often reported with it.\nFlaking of that kind is irritation rather than dandruff proper, so a milder wash helps more than a\nstronger active would. If the propylene glycol turns out to be the problem, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-foam-5\"\u003eFoam\u003c\/a\u003e leaves it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your flaking is heavier and does not shift, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e names its active, piroctone olamine,\nand is built for twice-weekly use. Many people do best alternating the two, using the targeted one on two\nwash days and this one for everything in between. The limit is worth stating plainly, because neither\nshampoo keeps hair on your head. What a comfortable scalp does is keep the routine going. The minoxidil\nlabel tells you not to start on a scalp that is red, inflamed, irritated or painful, and an itchy,\nflaking scalp is a common reason men pause treatment and then never restart it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily, or on every wash day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with warm water. Hot water aggravates a scalp that is already\n    dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake about 5 mL for short hair, a coin-sized pool in the palm, and roughly double that if your\n    hair is long or thick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp itself for about a minute, using the pads of your fingers rather than your\n    nails. Scratching a flaking scalp makes the flaking worse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave the lather on the scalp for a further minute before rinsing. Contact time is what lets an\n    anti-dandruff active do anything at all, and rinsing it straight back out is the most common way\n    people waste it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs clear, since shampoo left behind is itself a cause of itching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf you use styling product, wash a second time with a smaller amount.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCondition the mid-lengths and ends if you need to, keeping conditioner off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSequencing with a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash first, dry your scalp completely, then apply\nminoxidil. Do not wash your hair within four hours of a dose, because that rinses away a dose you have\nalready paid for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItching usually settles first, often within two or three washes. Flaking takes longer and is fairly\njudged after two to three weeks of consistent use, because scalp turnover is slow and a couple of good\ndays mean very little. The effect is cosmetic and it has to be maintained, so flaking generally returns\nwithin a few weeks of stopping, since a wash does not change the underlying reason a scalp flakes.\nExpect nothing in the mirror in terms of density or coverage. No shampoo, this one included, has the\nevidence to make that claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only, and it is a rinse-off product. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with\nplenty of cool water if it happens. Coconut-derived surfactants are mild, though mild is not the same as\nhypoallergenic, and cocamidopropyl betaine, one of the common ones, is a recognised contact allergen. If\nyou have reacted to a shampoo before, patch test on the inner forearm and wait 24 hours before putting it\non your scalp. Stop using it if you develop burning, redness or a rash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not use it on broken or bleeding skin, and leave at least 24 hours after using the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e before washing the treated area. If the flaking is\nthick, greasy and yellow, if your scalp is red and sore, or if the same flaking appears in your eyebrows\nor beside your nose, that pattern points towards seborrhoeic dermatitis, which is a medical condition and\nwarrants a pharmacist or a doctor. This is a cosmetic shampoo and it does not treat scalp disease.\n\u003cem\u003eKeep out of reach of children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126607230,"sku":"QN-COCONUTANTIDANDRUF","price":61.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo.png?v=1790587687"},{"product_id":"deep-cleanse-shampoo","title":"Deep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eThis is a clarifying shampoo, meant for once a week rather than every day. Twice-daily topical\ntreatment, styling product and ordinary sebum leave a film on the scalp that a mild daily wash does not\nfully lift, and after a few weeks of a routine that film is noticeable. This is the wash that clears it\nand puts the scalp back to a clean starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cleansing is the product. A clarifying surfactant base does the work, and the rest of the\nformula is there to keep that from feeling harsh. Castor seed oil and pumpkin seed oil are emollients\nthat leave some slip behind, and hydrolysed wheat protein deposits on the hair shaft, which makes wet\nhair easier to comb and reduces breakage while you handle it. That is a cosmetic effect on the fibre\nyou already have, and it is a real one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0.2% caffeine.\u003c\/strong\u003e That concentration is borrowed from a six-month open-label study\nfunded by the manufacturer of a caffeine shampoo, which compared a 0.2% caffeine liquid against 5%\nminoxidil as a replacement for it, and measured a trichogram anagen ratio as its only endpoint. A\nsponsor-funded open-label trial with a single endpoint is weak ground for a comparison against\nminoxidil, and nothing here should be read as saying that 0.2% caffeine performs like 5% minoxidil.\nThere is no good evidence that adding caffeine to minoxidil improves anything. Caffeine does penetrate the\nfollicle quickly and sit there, which is the honest argument in its favour, though that work was done\nwith leave-on products. In a shampoo that spends two minutes on your head before it goes down the\ndrain, expect very little from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiacinamide\u003c\/strong\u003e is here for scalp comfort and tolerance. It is one of the\nbetter-behaved cosmetic ingredients and it is not a hair growth active.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaw palmetto and ginger root.\u003c\/strong\u003e Saw palmetto has limited data on DHT, mostly from\noral use, with a small amount of topical work behind it. Whatever that is worth, a rinse-off product is\nclose to the worst possible way to deliver it, so treat it as a formulation flourish. Ginger is a\ntraditional scalp ingredient and it accounts for a good deal of the clean, slightly warm feel of the\nwash. Its laboratory record for hair growth is thin, and one study of its principal compound in human\nfollicle culture pointed the wrong way, so nothing here is claimed on its behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone applying 1 mL of solution or foam to the scalp twice a day is putting roughly 14 mL a week\nonto skin that mostly gets washed with something gentle. Add styling product and a scalp that runs\noily, and there is a case for one wash a week that actually strips. It is worth being straight about\nthe limit of that argument. Whether build-up measurably reduces how much\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e gets through has not been\ntested, so the reason to use this is that a clean scalp is a sensible starting point and coated hair\nfeels heavy. Keep a gentler wash such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Hair Loss Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e for the other six days, since\nthis one is too stripping to repeat. If your problem is flaking and itch rather than build-up, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e contains piroctone olamine and is\nthe correct product, because clarifying a scalp does not treat dandruff. If you want caffeine on the\nscalp with enough contact time to matter, that belongs in a leave-on such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-scalp-serum\"\u003eCaffeine Scalp Serum\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a week, in place of your usual shampoo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with warm water for a good thirty seconds. A clarifying\n    shampoo lathers poorly on hair that is only damp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork a coin-sized amount into the scalp, roughly 5 mL for short hair and up to 10 mL if you wear\n    it longer. Use your fingertips rather than your nails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on the scalp for two to three minutes. This is the step people skip and it is where the\n    cleansing happens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs completely clear, which takes longer than you think.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRepeat once if your scalp is very oily or you use a lot of styling product, keeping the second\n    wash brief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFollow with a conditioner such as the\n    \u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e on the mid-lengths\n    and ends, keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDry your hair and scalp completely before you apply any topical treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe common mistake is using it every day.\u003c\/strong\u003e A weekly clarifying wash leaves the scalp\ncomfortable, and the same product seven days running leaves it tight, itchy and worse off than the\nbuild-up did. The other sequencing point is timing. Do not wash within four hours of applying\nminoxidil, or you rinse the dose away, so put this wash at the start of the day and apply your topical\nonce your scalp is dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and immediate. Hair feels lighter and cleaner the same day, the scalp feels\nless coated, and fine hair usually looks fuller for a day or two simply because there is less weight on\nit. That is the whole of it. This shampoo will not regrow hair, it will not slow shedding, and nothing\nin it is doing anything you would see in a photograph three months from now. It is a supporting\nproduct, and it earns its place by making the rest of the routine more comfortable to keep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it happens.\nThis formula contains hydrolysed wheat protein, so avoid it if you have a wheat allergy. Do not use it\non a scalp that is broken, inflamed, sunburnt or freshly needled, and leave at least twenty-four hours\nafter using the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e before you wash with it. Stop\nusing it if you develop redness, itching or a rash that does not settle. This is a cosmetic shampoo and\nit is not a treatment for hair loss, dandruff or any scalp condition. If you are unsure why you are\nlosing hair, or the loss is sudden or patchy, see a doctor rather than working through products. Keep\nout of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126738302,"sku":"QN-DEEPCLEANSESHAMPOO","price":27.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/deep-cleanse-shampoo.png?v=1790587701"},{"product_id":"caffeine-conditioner","title":"Caffeine Growth Conditioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA conditioner with caffeine and biotin, built to follow the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-growth-shampoo\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e on fine or thinning hair.\nWhat it does is cosmetic. It smooths the cuticle so hair combs through without tearing, and when\nyou have less hair than you used to, hanging on to the length you already have is worth the two\nminutes it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conditioning base does the visible work. It coats the hair shaft, lays the cuticle flat and\ncuts the friction of combing and towel drying, which is where fine hair usually breaks. That effect\nis real and you feel it the same day, and it is the honest reason to buy a conditioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaffeine is the ingredient people buy this category for, so it is worth being precise about it.\nThe laboratory findings are real and they are also narrow. In cultured human scalp follicles,\ncaffeine counteracted the growth suppression caused by testosterone and appeared to raise IGF-1\nand lower TGF-beta2. That work was done in cell culture, at concentrations chosen to suit the\nculture, and a good deal of the review literature built on top of it was written by employees of a\nshampoo manufacturer. Caffeine does reach the follicle quickly from a rinse-off product and can\nstill be detected there around a day later, which tells you the delivery works and tells you\nnothing about whether hair grows. The human trials that exist are small, largely funded by\nmanufacturers, and mostly ran caffeine as a leave-on solution applied twice a day rather than as a\nconditioner you rinse out after two minutes. Treat caffeine here as plausible and unproven, and a\nlong way behind\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the\nonly ingredient in this range with strong regrowth evidence behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiotin is here for the feel of the fibre. Oral biotin only helps people who are genuinely\ndeficient, and the controlled evidence in people who are not deficient shows no benefit to hair\ngrowth. Applied to the hair shaft it behaves as a conditioning agent, and we make no growth claim\nfor it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost shampoos aimed at thinning hair lean towards cleansing, and a scalp routine involving\ndaily washing, scrub steps and alcohol-based topicals leaves the mid-lengths rough. Those\nmid-lengths are the oldest hair on your head and the first thing to snap. Losing length to\nbreakage looks identical in the mirror to losing hair at the follicle, and it is far easier to\nfix. This is the conditioner for men with fine or thinning hair who want body without weight. If\nyour hair is bleached, heat-damaged or chemically treated, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e is the stronger\nchoice, and if breakage is about length retention on coarse or textured hair, look at the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chebe-conditioner\"\u003eChebe Strengthening Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse it after every wash, which for most people means three to seven times a\nweek.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSqueeze the excess water out of your hair first. Conditioner applied to soaking hair mostly\n    runs down the drain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse a coin-sized amount, roughly 5 mL, for short hair, and about double that if your hair is\n    past the ears. A 250 mL bottle covers roughly two months of daily washing at that rate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through the mid-lengths and ends. Keep it off the roots and the scalp, because that\n    is what flattens fine hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb it through with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb while it is on, which is the point at\n    which it protects against breakage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for one to two minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly with cool water until the hair no longer feels slippery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you use a topical treatment, wash and condition first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry your scalp\ncompletely, then apply the topical. Applying minoxidil and then washing it out a few hours later\nthrows the dose away, and a wet scalp spreads it around instead of leaving it where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe change in how your hair feels happens on the first wash. Combing gets easier straight away\nand the ends look less ragged. Less breakage over six to eight weeks means you keep more length,\nwhich reads as more density even though the number of hairs on your head has not changed. That is\nthe whole of it. This is a cosmetic product, it will not regrow hair, and it does not alter the\ncourse of pattern hair loss. If regrowth is what you are after, that job belongs to the minoxidil\nin this range and this conditioner simply sits alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with water if it happens. Do not\nuse it on a scalp that is broken, inflamed or sore. If you react easily to hair products, test a\nsmall amount behind the ear and leave it a day before using it properly. Stop using it if you\ndevelop itching, redness or a rash. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126902142,"sku":"QN-CAFFEINECONDITIONE","price":62.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/caffeine-conditioner.png?v=1790587636"},{"product_id":"chebe-conditioner","title":"Chebe Strengthening Conditioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA rinse-out conditioner built around a chebe powder blend, the Chadian hair\npreparation traditionally worked through the lengths and left in place for days at a time. Nothing\nin this bottle regrows hair, and no conditioner will. Hair that snaps halfway down the shaft is\ngone as surely as hair that came out at the root, and breakage is the part of the problem a\nconditioner can genuinely reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChebe is a traditional preparation associated with the Basara women of Chad, usually built on\ncroton seed, mahlab cherry seed, cloves and a local resin, all ground fine and mixed with oil or\nbutter. Here that blend sits in a sulfate free, vegan conditioner base, so it rinses out after a\nfew minutes instead of staying on the hair for a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth being straight about the evidence, because there is very little of it. No controlled\nclinical trial on chebe exists. What circulates online is observation of women in Chad who wear\ntheir hair very long, plus a large volume of testimonial, and neither of those tells you what the\npowder itself is doing. The plausible mechanism is mechanical and fairly ordinary. A coating of\noils, plant material and conditioning agents on the outside of the hair lays the cuticle flat, adds\nslip and lowers the friction of combing, washing and drying, so fewer strands break. That is a\ncosmetic effect on the fibre you already have, and it says nothing at all about the follicle\nunderneath. Anyone telling you chebe makes hair grow faster has gone past the evidence. Growth rate\nis set at the root, at roughly a centimetre a month, and no conditioner changes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMen on treatment handle their hair far more than they used to. There is a twice daily topical\ngoing onto the scalp, more frequent washing to clear residue, dermarolling, and often a bit of\nanxious inspecting in the mirror. The alcohol in\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e dries the\nhair shaft along with the scalp, and hair that is miniaturising is finer and more fragile before\nany of that starts. Length retention matters most if you wear enough length for it to show, and if\nyour hair is coarse, coily or tightly curled, since those textures break sooner than straight hair\ndoes. If you keep a short crop, this will do very little for you, and you can skip it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt follows any shampoo in the range. It is the natural partner to\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e, which is deliberately stripping\nin order to clear product residue off the scalp and leaves the lengths wanting something back. If\nyour damage comes from bleach, heat or colour rather than everyday handling,\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e is the better choice.\nIf what you actually want at conditioner stage is caffeine on the scalp, that is\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery wash, which for most men is two or three times a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo and rinse out completely first, then squeeze the water out of your hair with your\n    hands so it is damp rather than dripping. Conditioner applied to soaking hair mostly slides\n    straight down the drain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWarm a ten pence sized amount, roughly 3 to 5 mL, between your palms. Take less if your hair\n    is short or fine, and a second helping only if the ends still feel rough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through the mid lengths and the ends, where the hair is oldest and most damaged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKeep it off the scalp. The traditional preparation is kept off the scalp as well, and here it\n    matters more, because the scalp is where your treatment goes and a film of oils and plant\n    powder is the last thing you want sitting on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for two to three minutes, no longer. It has done what it is going to do by then.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse with cool water until the hair feels smooth rather than coated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePress the water out with a towel instead of rubbing, then detangle with a wide tooth comb\n    starting at the ends and working upwards. More hair snaps during that minute than during the\n    entire wash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use minoxidil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and condition first, let your hair and\nscalp dry completely, then apply your dose. Applying minoxidil and washing it off a couple of hours\nlater throws the dose away, which is why the label asks for four hours clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe change in feel is immediate, and it is the part of this product you can rely on. From the\nfirst wash there is less drag through a comb, less roughness at the ends and a little more weight\nand shine. Reduced breakage is slower and much quieter to notice. It shows up as ends that stay\neven and length that stops stalling at the same point, over something like two to three months of\nconsistent use. You will not see new hair, more density at the crown or any change to a receding\nhairline from a conditioner. If that is what you are after, minoxidil is the only ingredient in\nthis range with strong regrowth evidence behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in. Chebe\nblends contain clove and other botanical material, which sit among the more common contact\nallergens, so patch test a small amount on the inner forearm and leave it 24 hours before first use\nif your skin is reactive or you have a known plant or fragrance allergy. Do not apply it to a\nscalp that is broken, inflamed or freshly dermarolled, and leave 24 hours after rolling before you\nwash and condition. Stop using it if you develop irritation, itching or a rash. On fine hair,\napplying too much or too often can leave a dull residue that needs a clarifying wash to remove.\nThis is a cosmetic conditioner. It is not a medicine and it does not treat, prevent or cure hair\nloss. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981127197054,"sku":"QN-CHEBECONDITIONER","price":52.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/chebe-conditioner.png?v=1790587674"},{"product_id":"repair-protein-conditioner","title":"Repair Protein Conditioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA rinse-out conditioner built around hydrolysed keratin, for hair that has been\nbleached, coloured, heat-styled or simply washed more often than it used to be. It sits in a hair\nloss range for a plain reason: when you have fewer hairs than you did, the ones you still have need\nto survive longer, and a fibre that snaps halfway down looks the same in the mirror as a fibre lost\nat the follicle. What it does is cosmetic and it is temporary, which is worth saying before\nanything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe active is hydrolysed keratin. Keratin is the structural protein the hair shaft is made of,\nand a whole keratin molecule is far too large to do anything useful on the outside of a hair.\nHydrolysis cuts it into short peptides and free amino acids small enough to stick to the cuticle\nand, where the cuticle is already lifted and porous, to settle into the gaps. That is the entire meaning of\n\"repair\" on this label. Hair is dead keratinised tissue with no blood supply and no ability to heal\nitself, so nothing you rinse through it rebuilds anything. The peptides fill and smooth, which\nlowers porosity, cuts the friction of combing and towel drying, and makes the fibre behave as\nthough it were less damaged until a few washes take the deposit away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe clear about what kind of evidence sits behind that. The supporting work for hydrolysed\nproteins is mostly instrumental and mostly done in-house by the companies that sell the raw\nmaterial: combing force, tensile strength and breakage counts measured on hair tresses in a\nlaboratory. Those are real measurements on real hair. They are also not clinical trials on people,\nand much of the work was run by an interested party. So take the effect seriously at the level of\nhow hair feels, combs and holds together, and treat it as unsupported at any level beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conditioning base underneath the protein does more of the visible work than the protein\ndoes. It coats the shaft, lays the cuticle flat and lets a comb pass without tearing. Keratin\npeptides on their own would not give you a conditioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one sourcing note worth knowing. Hydrolysed keratin is normally taken from wool or\nfeathers, so this is an animal-derived ingredient. If that matters to you, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chebe-conditioner\"\u003eChebe Strengthening Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e is the vegan option in\nthis range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for hair that is genuinely damaged, which is a narrower group than the marketing for\nthis category usually suggests. The test is how your hair behaves when it is dry and untreated: if\nit feels rough to the hand, tangles at the back of the head, splits at the ends and snaps when you\ncomb it, protein is likely to help. Damage of that kind is often self-inflicted by a hair loss\nroutine, and bleach gets more of the blame than it deserves. Washing daily to keep a treated scalp\nclean, alcohol-based topicals wicking down the shaft, and towel drying twice a day all roughen the\nmid-lengths, and the mid-lengths are the oldest hair on your head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your hair is fine and undamaged, this is the wrong bottle, because protein on hair that does\nnot need it reads as stiff and straw-like. Fine or thinning hair is better served by the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e, and hair that is smooth\nbut frizzy by the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-conditioner\"\u003eSmoothing Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e. Where this\none earns its place, it pairs with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-mask\"\u003eRepair Protein Hair\nMask\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the same protein at a higher concentration for one longer treatment a week, and\nit is the sensible follow-up to the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e, since a clarifying wash\nstrips the fibre as well as the scalp. For split ends that are already there, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nourishing-hair-oil\"\u003eNourishing Hair Oil\u003c\/a\u003e hides them, and nothing glues them\nback together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of this touches the follicle. Regrowth in this range comes from\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the\nonly ingredient we sell with strong evidence behind it. This conditioner protects what that\ntreatment gives you time to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse it after every shampoo, and drop back to two or three washes a week if your hair\nstarts to feel stiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSqueeze the water out of your hair first. Conditioner applied to soaking hair is diluted\n    before it touches anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse a coin-sized amount, about 5 mL, for hair above the ears. Use roughly 10 mL for hair to\n    the shoulders and 15 mL for anything longer. At that rate the 450 mL bottle covers about ninety\n    short-hair washes or thirty long-hair ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through the mid-lengths and the ends. Keep it off the roots and the scalp, where it\n    adds weight and can leave residue that flakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb it through with a wide-tooth comb while it is still in. This is the moment the fibre is\n    best protected against breakage, and it also spreads the protein evenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for two to three minutes, or up to five if your hair is badly damaged. Protein needs\n    longer contact than a standard conditioner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse with cool water until your hair no longer feels slippery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtein has a ceiling.\u003c\/strong\u003e Using this alongside the weekly mask in the same wash,\nor every single day on hair that is only mildly damaged, tends to leave hair that feels hard and\nbrittle. If that happens, drop back to twice a week and it resolves within a wash or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and condition first, dry your scalp\ncompletely, then apply the topical. Applying minoxidil and washing a few hours later throws the\ndose away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe change is immediate and you will feel it on the first wash. The comb moves through without\ncatching, the ends look less ragged and the hair feels smoother once dry. That deposit is not\npermanent, and most of it is gone within a handful of washes, which is why it belongs in the\nroutine every time you shampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe longer effect is about what you keep. Over six to eight weeks, less breakage through the\nmid-lengths should help you hold onto length, and length reads as density even though the number of\nhairs on your head has not changed. That is the honest whole of it. This product will not regrow\nhair, it will not slow or reverse pattern hair loss, and it does not make the hair you have thicker\nat the root.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with water if it happens. Do not\nuse it on a scalp that is broken, inflamed, infected or sore. Rinse thoroughly, because conditioner\nleft sitting on the scalp can dry into flakes that are easily mistaken for dandruff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllergic reactions to hydrolysed proteins in cosmetics are uncommon but they are documented, so\nif you have reacted to a hair product before, test a small amount behind the ear and leave it a day\nbefore using it properly. Stop using it if you develop itching, redness or a rash. This product\ncontains an animal-derived ingredient. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981129228670,"sku":"QN-REPAIRPROTEINCONDI","price":17.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/repair-protein-conditioner.png?v=1790587736"},{"product_id":"smoothing-conditioner","title":"Smoothing Conditioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA rinse-out conditioner for the length of the hair, built on conditioning esters and a\nsilicone blend. It does nothing to a follicle and it is not intended to. Its work happens on hair that\nhas already grown, which is where some of what looks like lost density actually goes, because a\nhair that snaps halfway down the shaft reads exactly like a hair that never grew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConditioning esters and a silicone blend, neither of which is an active in the sense the rest of\nthis range uses that word. The esters are light emollients that soften the outer layer of the hair\nand give it slip. The silicones lay down a very thin, low-friction film that sits over the cuticle and\nfills the gaps where its scales have lifted, which is what a rough, frizzy or dull length actually\nis under magnification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect this produces is measured in a lab as combing force, meaning how hard you have to pull\nto get a comb through wet hair. Conditioning agents of this type reliably lower it, and lower force\nmeans less snapping while you groom. That is ingredient-level science, measured on conditioning\nagents in general and not on this finished formula. Take it as a fair explanation of why the product\nfeels the way it does, and not as a clinical result. Nothing in it affects the growth of hair, and\nno such claim is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThinning hair tends to be finer hair, and fine hair shows frizz, static and rough ends far more\nplainly than thick hair does. It is also handled more, because people who are watching their hair\nwash it more often, comb it more carefully and style it more deliberately. Keeping the length smooth\nis the cheapest way to reduce the breakage a towel and a comb cause, and it is the one part of this\nrange that does something on the day you use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the version for hair that is rough and unruly rather than damaged. If yours is bleached,\nheat-styled or snapping when wet, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e is the better choice,\nbecause hydrolysed keratin is small enough to sit inside a damaged fibre and not only on top of it.\nFor a longer, more concentrated weekly version of this one, use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-mask\"\u003eSmoothing Hair Mask\u003c\/a\u003e. It follows any shampoo in the range, and\nif you are washing often with one of the scalp shampoos such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Hair Loss Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e, conditioning the lengths lets\nyou keep that routine without the ends paying for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery wash, on damp hair, mid-lengths and ends only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo and rinse as usual, then squeeze the water out of your hair with your hands. Conditioner\n    applied to soaking hair is mostly diluted before it can deposit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake a coin-sized amount, roughly 3 to 5 mL for short hair and up to 10 mL if your hair is past\n    the collar, and warm it between your palms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through from about halfway down the length to the ends. Keep it off the scalp, where it\n    has no job to do and where a film-forming ingredient is one more thing to build up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for one to two minutes. Longer does not deposit more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, ideally in cooler water. Under-rinsing is the usual reason conditioned hair\n    goes limp or looks greasy by the afternoon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a scalp topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Condition, rinse, then dry your hair and\nscalp completely before you apply anything like the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e. Applying a topical to a\ndamp scalp spreads the dose away from where you put it. Silicones also accumulate over weeks on some\nhair types, so a weekly wash with the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e keeps the length from going\nflat and heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is immediate and purely cosmetic. You will feel it the first time, in the shower, as the\ncomb stops catching. Softness, shine and reduced frizz show once the hair is dry. There is no\ntimeline to wait out and nothing that accumulates in your favour, since the product works while it is\non the hair and stops working when you stop using it. It will not raise your hair count, thicken an\nindividual hair, or slow shedding. If you want an effect on the follicle itself, that job belongs to\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eminoxidil\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the only ingredient in this\nrange with strong evidence behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area and rinse with water if it gets in. This one is lightly\nfragranced, and fragrance is among the more common causes of contact irritation, so if your scalp is\nalready sore or flaking from a topical treatment, patch test a small amount behind the ear and leave\nit 24 hours before you use it on your hair. Keeping it off the scalp, as above, avoids most of that\nrisk anyway. Stop using it if you develop itching, redness or a rash. It is a cosmetic product with\nno medicinal claim, and it neither treats nor prevents hair loss. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981130047870,"sku":"QN-SMOOTHINGCONDITION","price":47.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/smoothing-conditioner.png?v=1790587793"},{"product_id":"repair-protein-mask","title":"Repair Protein Hair Mask","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA concentrated weekly treatment built around hydrolysed keratin, for the hair you\nhave rather than the amount of it. It is worth being clear about that before\nyou buy it, because a mask works on the fibre after it has left the scalp and does nothing to the\nfollicle underneath. When hair is thinning, every fibre still on your head is doing more visual work\nthan it used to, and length lost to snapping and split ends is coverage you gave away for no\nreason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHydrolysed keratin is keratin protein cut into fragments small enough to settle into the porous,\nworn parts of a damaged hair shaft. It sits there temporarily and stiffens the fibre slightly, which\nis why protein treatments perform well in swatch testing that measures tensile strength and the\nforce needed to drag a comb through wet hair. The conditioning complex around it is the ordinary and\neffective part: cationic\nconditioners and fatty alcohols that lie along the cuticle, flatten it and cut friction between\nhairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the evidence, this is one of the better understood pieces of cosmetic chemistry in the range,\nand also one of the most modest. Those measurements are mostly made on hair swatches in a\nlaboratory, and often by the ingredient suppliers who sell the raw material. Independent trials on\npeople are thin on the ground. The effect is physical and temporary, and it washes out over the\nfollowing few washes, which is why the instruction is once a week for as long as you want the\neffect. Nothing in this jar reaches a follicle, changes a hair cycle or affects how much hair you\ngrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the concentrated weekly version of the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e, same chemistry at a\nhigher load and a longer contact time. If your hair is dry, rough, coloured or bleached, or if it\nsnaps when you comb it wet, this is the one worth having. It also earns its place in a hair loss\nrange for a practical reason. A treatment routine means daily washing, alcohol-based topicals on the\nscalp and, for many men, a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e and a great deal\nmore handling and inspecting of hair than before, and all of that is hard on the shaft. Pair it with\nthe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e on the same day, since a\nclarifying wash strips the fibre and this puts something back. If your hair is fine and limp with no\nreal damage to it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-mask\"\u003eSmoothing Hair Mask\u003c\/a\u003e is the better\nchoice, because protein on undamaged hair can read as stiff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a week, in place of your conditioner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo as usual, then squeeze the water out of your hair with your hands. Hair should be damp\n    rather than dripping, because a mask applied to soaking hair is diluted before it touches\n    anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScoop out roughly a walnut-sized amount, about 5 mL, for hair above the collar. Use about\n    double that, 10 mL, for anything longer. Take it out with clean hands or a spatula, since a jar\n    picks up whatever you put into it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it through the mid-lengths and the ends, where the damage actually is. Keep it off the\n    scalp. Your scalp is where your treatments go, and this is not one of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb it through with a wide-tooth comb so the coating spreads evenly instead of sitting in\n    clumps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for five to ten minutes. Longer does not deposit more, and heat or a wrapped towel\n    adds nothing here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly until your hair no longer feels slippery, then dry as normal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo things worth getting right.\u003c\/strong\u003e Do not use the mask and the Repair Protein\nConditioner in the same wash, because doubling the protein tends to leave hair stiff and squeaky.\nSkip the conditioner on mask day. And if you are using a topical minoxidil,\ndry your scalp completely before you apply it, and give the application at least four hours before\nany further washing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it is immediate. Hair should comb more easily the same day, feel\nsmoother along the lengths and hold together better under a brush. That result fades across the next\nfew washes as the deposit comes off, which is what the weekly rhythm is for. Over two or three\nmonths of consistent use the honest benefit is length retention, meaning fewer broken ends and less\nof the fraying that makes thinning hair look worse than it is. It will not add hairs, change your\nhairline or slow hair loss. Any extra thickness you notice is the fibres you already have lying\nflatter and holding together, with the count on your head unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. This is a rinse-off product for the hair itself. Always wash it out, and\nkeep it off the scalp. Avoid the eye area and rinse with water if it gets in. Stop using it if you\ndevelop\nirritation, itching or a rash on the scalp or neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have reacted to a hair product before, patch test a small amount on the inner forearm and\nleave it for 24 hours before using it fully. Hydrolysed keratin is animal derived, usually from\nwool, so this product is not suitable if you are avoiding animal ingredients. Keep the lid closed,\nstore it out of direct heat, and keep it out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981133193598,"sku":"QN-REPAIRPROTEINMASK","price":33.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/repair-protein-mask.png?v=1790587742"},{"product_id":"smoothing-mask","title":"Smoothing Hair Mask","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA rich weekly conditioning treatment in a 330 mL jar, left on for a few minutes and\nrinsed out. It does nothing for hair loss, and it is not sold as though it does. It is here because\nthe hair you still have gets washed, combed, towelled and handled a great deal while you wait for a\ntreatment to work, and this makes that hair smoother and easier to manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA conditioning complex, which is the cosmetic term for a blend of cationic conditioning agents\nand emollients that deposit a thin film along the hair shaft when you rinse. That film lies down the\ncuticle scales, cuts the friction between one hair and the next, and lowers the force needed to pull\na comb through. The result is slip, softness and less frizz, and it is a change to the outside of a\ndead fibre rather than anything happening in the follicle. This is well understood cosmetic\nchemistry, so the honest framing is that the benefit is real and entirely about feel, appearance and\nhandling. It is lightly fragranced, which is worth knowing if your scalp is already sensitive from a\ntopical treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMen treating hair loss tend to wash more often than they used to, because a twice daily topical\nleaves residue and because an itchy scalp invites another shampoo. Frequent washing strips the\nnatural oil that keeps mid-lengths and ends pliable, and dry hair snaps rather than bends. This is\nthe weekly version of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-conditioner\"\u003eSmoothing Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e,\nricher and left on longer, for anyone with hair past a short crop that has started to feel rough or\nstraw-like. If your hair is actually damaged, splitting or breaking from bleach or heat, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-mask\"\u003eRepair Protein Hair Mask\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to buy instead,\nsince it works on the internal protein rather than the surface. If your hair also feels heavy or\ncoated from months of leave-on products, run the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e through it first and then\nuse this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a week, on a wash day, in place of your usual conditioner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo as normal, then squeeze the water out of your hair until it stops dripping. Soaking wet\n    hair dilutes the mask and it will simply run off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScoop about a tablespoon, roughly 15 mL, with clean fingers. Use two for hair past the collar.\n    The jar holds around twenty applications at that rate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWarm it between your palms and work it through the mid-lengths and the ends. Keep it off the\n    scalp itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb it through with a wide-toothed comb so it reaches every strand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it for five to ten minutes. Longer adds nothing, because the hair takes up what it can\n    take up within a few minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly with cool water, until your hair no longer feels slippery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe common mistake is putting it on the roots.\u003c\/strong\u003e On fine or thinning hair a\nconditioning film at the root is what makes hair lie flat and look thinner than it is, and if you\nuse a scalp topical, a layer of conditioner on the skin is the last thing you want underneath it.\nWash and treat first, dry your hair completely, then apply your\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is immediate and cosmetic. You will feel it while you rinse and see it once your hair\ndries, and it lasts until the next wash or two. Nothing builds up over months and there is no\ntimeline to wait through. The one longer term benefit worth naming is modest and mechanical: hair\nthat combs through easily takes less abuse from combing, so you lose fewer ends to breakage over a\nyear. That helps you keep the length you grow, and it has no effect on how much hair grows in the\nfirst place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area and rinse with water if it gets in. It is lightly\nfragranced, and fragrance is a common cause of contact irritation, so if your scalp is already red\nor itchy from a topical treatment, patch test a small amount behind the ear and wait twenty four\nhours before using it. Do not apply it to broken, inflamed or infected scalp skin. Take what you\nneed with clean, mostly dry hands and close the lid, since an open jar sitting in a wet shower will\ncollect water. This is a cosmetic conditioning product. It does not treat, prevent or slow hair\nloss, and it is not a substitute for anything that does. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981133717886,"sku":"QN-SMOOTHINGMASK","price":42.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/smoothing-mask.png?v=1790587800"},{"product_id":"nourishing-hair-oil","title":"Nourishing Hair Oil","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA lightweight finishing oil for the mid-lengths and ends, in a 50 mL pump. Nothing\nin it grows hair, and it is not sold here as a treatment. It is in this range because a hair loss\nroutine is hard on the hair you already have, with twice-daily partings, more frequent washing and\nalcohol-based topicals all working against the condition of the fibre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blend of lightweight cosmetic oils, chosen for how thinly they spread rather than for anything\nthey are claimed to do. There is no minoxidil in it, no caffeine, no rosemary and no peptide, and\nthat is deliberate, because an oil that sits on the ends of your hair is nowhere near a follicle and\ncould not act on one if it were. What an oil does to hair is physical. It coats the outside of the\nfibre, lays the cuticle scales flatter, lowers the friction between one hair and the next, and fills\nin the surface roughness that reads to the eye as dullness. Combing force drops on a lubricated\nfibre, and that is the whole of the mechanism. Two honest limits are worth stating. This is how\ncosmetic oils behave as a class rather than a measured property of this particular bottle, and a\nsplit end is a physical separation of the fibre that no oil rejoins. Frayed ends look better because\nthey are stuck down and lying flat. The only permanent fix for them is a pair of scissors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDensity is what a scalp treatment is aimed at, and any change there comes slowly, over months, if it\ncomes at all. Condition is a separate problem with a separate answer, and the answer is available the\nsame afternoon. This oil is for anyone in the range with enough length to have ends worth treating,\nroughly anything longer than a short back and sides, and it is most useful to people whose hair has\nbecome rough and hard to handle since they started a topical routine. In the shower it pairs with the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-mask\"\u003eRepair Protein Hair Mask\u003c\/a\u003e once a week, or the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/smoothing-conditioner\"\u003eSmoothing Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e daily, both of which rinse out\nand leave a much lighter film than this does. If oil and styling product start to build up at the\nroots, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e is the weekly\nreset. It sits alongside the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e without interfering\nwith it, on the strict condition that the two never meet, since one belongs on the scalp and the\nother belongs on the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a day, on the mid-lengths and ends, after washing or whenever the hair feels\nrough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork on towel-dried or fully dry hair. Damp hair spreads it further and gives a softer finish,\n    dry hair shows the smoothing more clearly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake one pump for hair a few inches long, two or three pumps for anything longer. Start at the\n    lower end, because you can always add a second pump and you cannot take one back out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRub it between your palms for a couple of seconds so it warms and thins before it touches the\n    hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePress it into the last few inches first, then work back up through the mid-lengths. Stop well\n    short of the roots and keep it off the scalp entirely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComb through to even it out. It stays in, so there is nothing to rinse and no waiting time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf you are drying or styling with heat, apply it to damp hair beforehand rather than on top of\n    the finished style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mistake worth avoiding is treating this as a scalp oil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on the scalp puts\na film between an alcohol-based topical and the skin that topical needs to reach, it makes fine hair\ncollapse into separated strands so that more scalp shows through, and on a flake-prone scalp it can\nmake the flaking worse. If you use a topical treatment, let it dry completely first, then keep this\nto the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it is immediate. Hair looks smoother and catches the light better\nwithin a minute of application, and it stays that way until the next wash, at which point it is gone\nand you start again. There is nothing cumulative here and nothing to wait for. It will not change\nyour density, your growth rate or how much hair you shed, and it will not do so after six months\neither. Over time, hair that is combed and towelled with less friction generally holds its length\nbetter, which is the most that can honestly be claimed for any finishing oil. If the amount of hair\nyou are losing changes while you are using this, the cause is somewhere else in your routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area, and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in, since an\noil takes longer to clear than a watery product does. Keep it off the scalp, and do not apply it to\nskin that is broken, inflamed or irritated. Oil blends are largely plant-derived, so read the\ningredient list on the carton before using it if you have a plant or nut allergy, and patch test a\nsmall amount on the inner forearm for twenty-four hours if your skin reacts easily. Stop using it if\nyou develop irritation or a rash. It will stain pillowcases and towels, and anything spilt in a\nshower or bath makes the floor slippery, so wipe it up. This is a cosmetic product for the\nappearance and feel of hair, and it is not a treatment for hair loss. Keep out of reach of\nchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981136404862,"sku":"QN-NOURISHINGHAIROIL","price":25.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/nourishing-hair-oil.png?v=1790587716"},{"product_id":"chebe-growth-shampoo","title":"Chebe Strengthening Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA sulfate free daily shampoo carrying the same chebe powder blend as its conditioner.\nWashing is one of the roughest things most men do to their hair in a given week, and a wash that\ncleans without stripping leaves less damage behind for anything applied afterwards to make up. The\nclaim here is length retention, which is a cosmetic one. Chebe has no effect on the follicle and\nthis bottle will not put hair back on a receding hairline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chebe blend is the same preparation used through the rest of the pair, ground croton and\nmahlab seed with cloves and resin, held here in a mild wash base instead of an oil or a butter. The\nbase is sulfate free and vegan, 250 mL. Leaving sulfates out matters more in a shampoo than in\nanything else you put on your hair, since they are what lifts the cuticle and leaves the fibre\nswollen, rough and easy to snap while it is still wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the powder itself, keep your expectations low. The tradition belongs to the Basara women of\nChad, who pack it into the lengths and leave it for days at a time, and the length they carry is\nreal. What is missing is any trial, any measurement of follicle activity, any evidence at all that\nthe powder does something at the root. The mechanism that holds up is mechanical and unremarkable.\nPlant oils and finely milled botanicals coat the outside of the shaft, the cuticle lies flatter and\ncombing drags less, so fewer strands give way. In a shampoo, which is on your head for a minute and\nthen gone, even that effect is smaller than it is in a leave on or a rinse out. Most of what this\ndoes for you comes from what the base leaves out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was ranged for a plain reason. The\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chebe-conditioner\"\u003eChebe Strengthening Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e has been sitting in this\nrange without a wash to go in front of it, and a conditioner is doing repair work that the wrong\nshampoo undoes two minutes earlier at the same basin. The two are formulated to the same blend and\npriced to be bought together, and if you use one of them the case for the other is straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond that, men on treatment wash more often than they used to, usually to clear topical residue\nbefore the next dose, and frequent washing with a harsh surfactant is where breakage quietly\ncompounds. Hair that is miniaturising under\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e is finer and\nmore fragile to begin with. If your hair is coarse, coily or tightly curled, or if you wear enough\nlength for a broken end to show, this is worth the swap. If you keep it cropped short, breakage is\nnot the thing standing between you and more hair, and your money is better spent elsewhere. If what\nyou want from the shampoo step is a scalp active rather than a fibre coating, look at\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-growth-shampoo\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e or\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/saw-palmetto-shampoo\"\u003eSaw Palmetto Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e. For damage from bleach, heat or\ncolour, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-mask\"\u003eRepair Protein Mask\u003c\/a\u003e is the better tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery wash, which for most men is two or three times a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSoak the hair properly under warm water for a good thirty seconds before the shampoo goes near\n    it. A fair amount of sweat and residue leaves with water alone, and hair that is only half wet\n    takes twice the product.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake roughly 5 to 10 mL, about a two pence sized pool, and rub it between your palms until it\n    loosens before it touches your head. Neat shampoo dropped straight onto dry patches cleans\n    unevenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp with the pads of your fingers for thirty to sixty seconds. Keep your\n    nails out of it, particularly if you dermaroll.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLet the lather run down through the lengths on its own and leave it at that. Scrubbing the\n    mid lengths and ends is where a lot of avoidable breakage comes from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse for longer than feels necessary, until the hair squeaks slightly and feels clean rather\n    than coated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFollow with the conditioner on the mid lengths and ends, then press the water out with a towel\n    and detangle with a wide tooth comb from the ends upwards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf you use a topical, wash and let your hair and scalp dry completely before the next dose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe common mistake is leaving it on.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chebe traditionally stays in the hair for\ndays, and people carry that habit across and let the shampoo sit for ten or fifteen minutes\nexpecting more from it. A surfactant held against the scalp that long only dries it out, which is\nthe opposite of what you want on skin already under treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe difference in feel arrives at the first wash. Hair comes out of the shower less stripped,\nwet combing pulls less and the ends feel softer under a towel. The breakage side is slower and much\nharder to see happening. It shows as ends that stay level and length that stops stalling at the\nsame point every few months, over roughly eight to twelve weeks of consistent use. One thing it\nwill not change is the hair you find in the drain. Those strands came out at the root, and no\nshampoo reaches that. For density, a receding hairline or genuine regrowth,\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-foam-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Foam 5%\u003c\/a\u003e is the only thing in this\nrange with strong evidence behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in.\nChebe blends contain clove and other botanical material that sit among the more common contact\nallergens, so if your skin is reactive or you have a known plant or fragrance allergy, patch test on\nthe inner forearm and wait 24 hours before the first wash. Do not use it on a scalp that is broken,\ninflamed or freshly rolled, and leave 24 hours after using the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller 0.5 mm\u003c\/a\u003e before you wash. Stop using it if you\ndevelop irritation, itching or a rash. This is a cosmetic shampoo. It is a wash, and it does not\ntreat, prevent or cure hair loss. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981181002110,"sku":"QN-CHEBEGROWTHSHAMPOO","price":51.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/chebe-growth-shampoo.png?v=1790587681"}],"url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/collections\/wash.oembed","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}