{"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. 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