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Hi all, new to this forum. I'm desperate at this point so didn't know where to go.
I'm a 32 yr old male with moderate hair loss. I have quite some hair left hence opted for SMP for density to make it look fuller especially when it's wet.
I visited an SMP professional who said I'll need 3 sessions, the first 2 two weeks apart and the 3rd after a month. I went ahead and got the first one, followed all the pre and post care. However the result of the first one was incredibly faded and barely noticeable. At the second session, the professional did mention that most first sessions don't stick so the second should help. The second session initially looked good. But to my surprise, after a week, it all went away! FADED. Like only 10% of the session was retained, everything else, POOF!
A month later, I went for my 3rd session and told the professional about my ordeal. She was surprised too and said that she 'never came across a case like this'. (Why me!) Her explanation was that my scalp felt very gummy compared to other scalps she worked on which were pretty 'solid' or 'hard'. I asked her whether it was ethnicity specific? (I'm of South-Asian origin, a brown guy). She said that she did clients of my ethnicity and it wasn't the case ever. She started with my 3rd session but again noticed that my scalp wasn't 'taking the ink in', and pushing it out. Because of this she insisted that we don't continue with the session and did only a small strip on my hairline.
We went over my general history and I did mention I have been using Saw Palmetto based oil and shampoo for over 15 years now, she asked me to stop it which I have done now. The other point that she swore was the cause, was my consumption of green tea (I drink 3 cups a day minimum). So I stopped that as well and limited it to 1 cup, will go to zero closer to my next session. I'm scheduled for the 3rd session again after a month of 'detox' from green tea (lol) and saw palmetto.
Has ANYONE ever come across such a case? I'm really lost and I was really looking forward to this treatment and feel incredibly defeated cos it isn't working. Any thoughts, ideas, experiences will be truly appreciated. THANK YOU all in advance!
I'm a 32 yr old male with moderate hair loss. I have quite some hair left hence opted for SMP for density to make it look fuller especially when it's wet.
I visited an SMP professional who said I'll need 3 sessions, the first 2 two weeks apart and the 3rd after a month. I went ahead and got the first one, followed all the pre and post care. However the result of the first one was incredibly faded and barely noticeable. At the second session, the professional did mention that most first sessions don't stick so the second should help. The second session initially looked good. But to my surprise, after a week, it all went away! FADED. Like only 10% of the session was retained, everything else, POOF!
A month later, I went for my 3rd session and told the professional about my ordeal. She was surprised too and said that she 'never came across a case like this'. (Why me!) Her explanation was that my scalp felt very gummy compared to other scalps she worked on which were pretty 'solid' or 'hard'. I asked her whether it was ethnicity specific? (I'm of South-Asian origin, a brown guy). She said that she did clients of my ethnicity and it wasn't the case ever. She started with my 3rd session but again noticed that my scalp wasn't 'taking the ink in', and pushing it out. Because of this she insisted that we don't continue with the session and did only a small strip on my hairline.
We went over my general history and I did mention I have been using Saw Palmetto based oil and shampoo for over 15 years now, she asked me to stop it which I have done now. The other point that she swore was the cause, was my consumption of green tea (I drink 3 cups a day minimum). So I stopped that as well and limited it to 1 cup, will go to zero closer to my next session. I'm scheduled for the 3rd session again after a month of 'detox' from green tea (lol) and saw palmetto.
Has ANYONE ever come across such a case? I'm really lost and I was really looking forward to this treatment and feel incredibly defeated cos it isn't working. Any thoughts, ideas, experiences will be truly appreciated. THANK YOU all in advance!