The word “laser” in laser hair comb can sound dangerous! I thought that lasers removed things (think tattoos, women’s facial hair) not grew things! Don’t lasers actually destroy tissue? I investigated and found out that lasers have been helping re-grow hair for over 30 years in Europe, and at least 20 years here in the U.S. Laser combs have been typically used in clinics and specialized salons in the form of hair-dryer type equipment that allows laser light of the red frequency to penetrate the scalp to reactivate blood flow to the hair follicles. Now however, smaller, lighter, hand-hale devices are made for home use.

Can a Hand-held Laser Hair Comb Really Work?

How can this be? I researched the low level laser therapy (LLLT) that has been used for years to treat chronic pain and inflammation and is now actually used to help heal and re-grow hair after scalp surgery. Low level laser light accelerates the healing and curbs any inflammation, restoring tissues and cells to their normal healthy function. When applied to hair follicles, this return to normal cellular functions and stabilization of the membranes results in hair re-growth. Years of damage from poor diet, too much sun, tobacco, excessive hormone levels and unlucky genetics can be overcome by a laser hair comb.

How Do I Use a Laser Comb?

Typically a quality laser comb is used three times a week for about 30 minutes per day. The laser brush or comb is passed over the scalp, targeting the thinning or balding areas in a pattern that most evenly covers the entire area that you want to treat. The most effective laser comb is one that has the highest number of true lasers and not just the light emitting diodes (LEDs) that some combs use. The new portable ones have no cords, but use rechargeable batteries, this makes it very easy to use in front of the TV or on vacation.

Common Questions about Laser Comb

Is a laser comb really worth the $300-$500 that is being charged today? Compared to clinic or salon visits for laser hair re-growth treatments it is very cost effective. There are no appointments to make, no travel time or gasoline expenditures and it can be used in the complete privacy of your own home. Any shampoos or conditioners that are recommended by laser comb manufacturers would be needed to maintain your hair and scalp cleanliness anyway. How quickly will hair re-grow and will the hairs remain or will they gall out again? Results can be seen in 2-3 months. Hair may grow in finer at first, but will thicken as the follicles regain total health. Continued use is mandatory however, as without the light therapy certain types of conditions may return. Will the hair look the same or will it be different? The hair that will re-grow will look exactly like the hair that last grew out of your scalp in that area. The benefit is that hair is not transplanted from another area of your scalp or body which could look out of place. What about any side effects? Make sure you purchase a laser comb that follows FDA guidelines for home use. Thorough testing and significant use has been analyzed by the FDA and many of the manufacturers.

Laser hair combs are now the new hot topic on the internet as well as in medical journals. However, as with all new solutions to age-old problems, time will decide whether or not this device will sin the hearts of men and women everywhere. As out health consciousness and quest for youthful looks increases especially in the baby boomer generation, I believe that this is just another tool in our toolbox for looking our best!

Perusing the internet I come across some crazy ideas to cure all sorts of maladies, and the ones that say they cure balding are as varied as any. First of all, according to science, once a hair follicle is dead, then it will not produce a hair again…ever. However, hair follicles can become dormant or temporarily stop producing due to disease or trauma. In these cases hair may either be coming in at a slowed rate or very wispy and almost invisible and shedding is increased so that balding or thinning is increased even more.

So, taking out the idea that a dead follicle can ever produce a hair again, what do these internet wonders offer us for a balding or thinning hair treatment? In many cases, thinning or balding is caused by an excess of the hormone DHT around the hair follicle base. Natural vinegar rinses, shampoos and conditioners tout the ability to remove this chemical as well as the natural debris and residue buildup that can also clog the pore that the hair a follicle produces comes out of.

A clogged pore can hinder hair size and production. These vinegar rinses also balance the pH of your scalp and the natural acids and enzymes kill off bacteria and fungus as well as providing alpha hydroxyl acids loaded with vitamins and minerals. These are called a natural hair loss treatment as they are free of alcohol, chemicals, Gluten, GMOs, paraben, sulfate and animal products. They are also cruelty free, handmade fresh, made in the USA and guaranteed. Benefits include an anti-fade and color safe promise as they are chloride and sulfate free and it seals in color to protect from sun, wind and pool chlorine. It also claims to protect perms, dyes, straightening and other treatments.

If all this is true, however…why aren’t we all using this vinegar rinse and taking a licorice, comfy root, saw palmetto concoction which can be had for pennies compared to expensive transplant surgeries, dangerous prescription drugs or time sapping laser hair treatments??? Well…I think it’s because parts of the claims are true in that these products are better for your hair and scalp than sulfite and chemical laden products and anything natural will let your hair grow faster and healthier because your whole system is healthier…but as far as curing baldness I believe that those claims cannon be true! Snake oil is a term used “way back when” to sell items using blown up claims.

Well, prescription drugs do work to increase hair production but they are very careful to say that it will only increase production in areas of live follicles. Hair transplant surgeries can take hair from fuller areas and put it in thinner or empty areas…but eventually you run out of “donor” follicles and scarring can overtake your scalp and be unsightly through hair you do have. Laser hair therapy however has come a long way from costly and time consuming production it used to be. Instead of visiting the salon every other day for ½ hour plus using time, gas and scheduling…Nutreve International has come up with a hand-held laser hair brush that works just as well at a fraction of the time and cost. The Nutreve Personal Hair Laser has a curved, smooth surface which houses 35 pulsing lasers that stimulate follicular hair growth. It has rechargeable batteries and is used every other day for 20-30 minutes a treatment and the cool, red wavelength lasers do not interfere with any hairstyle, texture, coloration, shampoos and medicines and is safe for all ethnicities and hair types. It is lightweight, rechargeable, cordless highly portable, and discreet. Check out their website as it has a spectacular guarantee and warranty and sells for around $600. This natural hair loss treatment is the best treatment for thinning hair on the market. See their before and after shots along with the testimonials and see what laser hair therapy is all about. It’s NOT snake oil!

Dull hair may not be the MOST critical hair problem to have, but it does affect our mood every time we catch sight of us in a mirror or photo. Dull, lifeless hair reflects our mood and perhaps conveys that WE are dull and lifeless too! Shiny, bouncy, full hair lets others know that we are healthy, happy, on the move even if we are not quite so successful. In our quest to look younger longer, shiny hair is an easy fix. We can do our “100 strokes” with a hair brush to redistribute sebum or oil from the scalp to the ends of the hair. We can make sure that we use less shampoo or at least shampoos that don’t have the sulfites that give us lather. The newest low-sudsing shampoos clean the scalp and hair without taking out the lipids or fatty acids that reflect light and create shine. Since our natural hair and scalp oils drop dramatically after 40, this becomes more critical as we age. Oils, hair masks and using your blow-dryer, curling iron or flat-iron less often all help conserve or replace what aging is taking away.

A second inevitable hair-happening is the process of graying. Some folks are unlucky enough to start graying at 20, but most start at 30. Some of us gray all over, and others gray in patches, but as the color producing cells in our hair follicles start to die, new hair is produced without color. The only benefit is that most times these grayer (or actually clear) hairs are sometimes thicker, stronger and wavier.

They can also have dryer cuticles or coatings with gaps where the hair bends or cracks which causes light deflection. So…our hair is not only gray, but dull too! Hair dyes come in permanent or semi-permanent (less damaging) types, but most of us will turn to their use to cover our inevitable graying strands.

The third common hair problem is thinning and balding. We start to realize that we can see our scalp through our hair easier, find more hair in our brushes, the shower drain or on our pillows. Again, in our 30s we start to see the increased shedding and it only gets worse as time goes by. The pattern of thinning or balding follows our parent’s process, but heredity is only part of the story. Hormonal changes, decreased blood flow and the overall lowering of protein levels all contribute. Hair breaks more easily too, so hair is thinner per strand and thinner in number! A double whammy! A richer diet, vitamins and medications that specifically promote hair growth along with shampoos and conditioners that thicken by coating each hair shaft all can help.

The most amazing of thinning hair treatments however, is the latest in laser use. Lasers no longer just cut and remove things, they now can be used at low levels so that their cool light therapy in a laser hair brush can actually be used to increase blood flow and therefore nutrients to the hair follicles. Increased nutrients mean that each hair follicle can produce a stronger, healthier, fuller hair shaft. This all means that our hair and WE can look younger.

Dull, gray and thin need not be a part of our look as we get older. Shampoos that promise shine and dying our hair has been around for a long time, but use of a laser hair comb or brush is a new natural hair loss treatment. Amazingly, laser hair restoration will probably become just as common and as easy to obtain as going to your salon or even done in your own home.