Alpecin Shampoo

Have you ever been to the hairdressers and you've said 'Do whatever you want really I fancy a change' or they've cut it too short and you've been left horrified? Well I sort of fit example one of what I just gave examples of. My story is simple. I split up with my boyfriend, had very long (below shoulder length black hair which I hasten to add he loved!) and I wanted to rebel in a way and get it lopped off. I had no idea what I wanted and went to a salon I had never been in before and the stylist gave me a trendy short, back and sides basically. Ok I wasn't unhappy with it, it gave me hair ... more

Last year I had my hair styled and I was slightly concerned when I looked in the mirror. There was nothing wrong with the hairstyle that I had chosen but good gosh, I could see right through to my scalp! EEK! This was obviously a huge worry to me and I walked around wearing a very strange hat that I found in the deepest, darkest corner of a cupboard until it grew back slightly. Once my hair was slightly more publically acceptable I wandered to Tesco to pick up a bottle of this 'Alpecin Caffiene Shampoo', manufactured by Dr Wolff-Research.... I thought that It had to be worth a try but I had my ... more

My boyfriend uses this as he's convinced his hairline is receeding and his hair is thinning - which is absolute nonsence as he is only 21! Anyway, I had ran out of shampoo one night so I borrowed a bit of his - and I was amazed. The shampoo comes in a black bottle with a red flip open cap. The bottle itself is not very attractive and is not something I would be attracted to buying if I saw it on the shelf. The shampoo itself is quite thick and blue and smells quite masculine with a bit of a medicated shampoo scent to it - its not particularly nice smelling but then it doesnt smell horrible ... more

At the age of 28 it's annoying to have seen my hairline slowly creep backwards over the years. My younger brother has not been so lucky and now is known by many members of the family as 'the monk' so I think we were presently surprised to open our presents at Christmas and find a bottle of Alpecin C1 each. Alpecin claim that caffeine stimulates hair growth and has been proven to slow down hereditory hair loss. The amount of caffeine in the product is claimed to be around one fifth of that from a regular cup of coffee The product also contains zinc and niacin which are important in the ... more