Redlands Beauty Centre

David's Status

David has been using the serum for two months now. He says that there is a definite difference in how his scalp feels, but he has not noticed any gray reversal yet. I do not notice any new gray, and his hair looks thicker than it was when we started. He has (unfortunately for me) gone on to another job, so I do not see him every day. I do still see him usually about once a week, and he will continue to use the serum for the full 6 months. I have not been posting as often only because the results are staying constant. Do not lose heart, however; the claims made by the product say it could take up to 6 months to notice a change in hair color.

As always, if you have any questions email me or post them here. If anyone else has tried the product we would love to hear from you! (If anyone is interested in purchasing the product, we take phone orders)

Week #4

David is reaching the end of his first bottle of serum. He says his scalp feels great. In the 1-3 months we should start noticing less new gray hair, before we notice gray hair altogether.

We shall see.

Week #3

David is reaching the latter half of his serum, and reported this morning that it is becoming more challenging to apply because he isn't sure he is getting the right amount out of the dropper. His suggestion to Joico is to mark the sides of the dropper with the daily dosage.

I think his hair looked a little thicker than usual, but that could just be optimism. The flakey, dry patch is still gone, so the serum does promote a healthier scalp environment. I will take another set of pictures before his next hair cut to compare grayness and density.

Ra, Ra, Melanin!

Week #2

Week 2 Update:

David says, "When I put it on now, it doesn't tingle as much. I don't know if that means anything. I haven't noticed any major changes, but I used to have a patch of dry, scaly skin near my widow's peak that is now completely gone. I've gone back to using the Nioxin cleanser, but I'm still using the Re:nu conditioner twice a week."

Result: Healthier scalp... so far, so good. It's at least on track with the product claims.

Before Pictures Week #1

This is what we've started out with. David has been using the Nioxin System for Thinning hair for a few years. We have two questions for the Re:nual Serum: 1) Does it work? 2) What does it mean when it says it alters the density of the hair? Does that mean thinning or thickening?

Here are Week 1 pictures.

We've got a Guinea Pig!

Good News!

David (our graying office manager) has agreed to test the Joico Re:nual Serum to see if it really works. We are going to track his progress and post it here for you to read.. and see. He has agreed to use the entire system -- shampoo, conditioner, primer & serum -- for the next 6 months to test Renu's claims to reverse the graying process.

I will be posting his thoughts weekly, and as soon as I can find a functioning scanner I will post the before & after pictures I dragged out of my sales rep. I will be the first one to say that I am extremely skeptical of the pictures since I cannot see the subject's face you cannot tell if it's even the same person. David and I are planning to take pictures once a week in the exact same location to minimize lighting differences and such.

I tried the Shampoo, Conditioner & Primer for softness and manageability on my own hair last week, and was impressed with the results. Because my hair is longer than most, and because I color it I usually have to deal with gnarly tangles after washing my hair. I liked the fragrance of the shampoo, and the conditioner/primer left only a few snarls. The shampoo is sulfate-free (like many color-extending shampoos) so it did not lather as much as I like, but I still felt like my scalp was clean, which is my big beef with sulfate-free products. It runs about the same price as Alterna and Pureology, but I would recommend using it in tandem with the serum to achieve the best results. At least we know for sure there's nothing in it to counteract the serum.

Stay tuned for more!