Nizoral shampoo has an active ingredient of Ketonazole. It was originally marketed back in the 1980′s as an anti dandruff shampoo, and was very effective since it acted as an antifungal and was effective against the yeast which caused dandruff which is a bug called Pityrosporum ovale. So far so good. However, ketonazole had previously been available in tablet form for treatment of fungal infections and a well known and well documented side effect of the tablets was testicular atrophy. Put bluntly your testes stop working properly and in extreme cases get smaller and stop producing testosterone at all. The reason that ketonazole produces testicular atrophy is the same reason that some people find it also helps their hair loss…. read more

Nizoral shampoo has an active ingredient of Ketonazole. It was originally marketed back in the 1980′s as an anti dandruff shampoo, and was very effective since it acted as an antifungal and was effective against the yeast which caused dandruff which is a bug called Pityrosporum ovale. So far so good. However, ketonazole had previously been available in tablet form for treatment of fungal infections and a well known and well documented side effect of the tablet was testicular atrophy. Put bluntly your testes stop working properly and in extreme cases they actually get smaller and stop producing testosterone. The reason that ketonazole produces testicular atrophy is the same reason that some people find it also helps with their hair… read more

We are often asked whether wearing a hat can prevent your hair from breathing. The answer is no. First fact is that hair doesn’t breathe, it has no nerves and isn’t really alive at all. The root of your hair is where the action takes place and that is supplied by blood from the scalp blood vessels or capillaries as they are called. So wearing a hat doesn’t starve your hair of oxygen. However, as you will read below, it may not always be good for your scalp. Depending upon the overall health of your scalp, wearing a hat for a long period of time may create the sort of warm, damp environment where bugs flourish. It has been proven… read more