Candid Review of The HairMax Laser Comb, Hair Growth Miracle or Rip-Off?
I want to re-grow my hair without chemicals. I’m not totally bald. I have noticeably thin hair in my temples and crown in that horrible pattern . I think it is reasonable to see notable results from holistic hair products and technologies. That being my point of view, and natural products being so desirable, a device like the HairMax Laser Comb was particularly interesting. In my initial search, the HairMax appeared as a leader among other laser products available. However, in retrospect, that may be the case because of their huge advertising engine. In case you believe there’s going to be a happy conclusion and this is yet one more advertising statement in favor of the HairMax, it is not.
The Laser Comb initially caught my attention while searching for alternative hair loss product. I found other low level laser products: The Erchonia THL-1, Nutreve 1700, Spencer Forrest X5, Sunetics Laser Brush, Hair Rejuvenator Laser Comb 7, etc. but none made the bold assertions that they had been approved by the FDA to treat baldness. When I read ‘FDA Approved,’ that made me believe the HairMax showed, through compelling evidence, that it may effectively re-grow for hair suffering from hair loss. As a result of the strength of the alleged data driven promise to treat thinning hair, combined by my desire for a device to work, I paid about five hundred dollars to buy the HairMax Laser Comb. That is a tremendous investment; however, if the Laser Comb was able to encourage hair growth and prevent thinning hair, as it claims, I would pay five hundred dollars every year no question.
I bought the Hairmax and used it as directed: three uses per week for twenty minutes per time. I reviewed my hair changes with photos. My expectation was that my growth would be close to the growth HairMax posts on their website illustrating a man’s head at one time then twelve weeks after the same head with thicker hair. I hoped to witness measurable gains, so I kept my hair cut short. After two months, I noticed no new hair growth. Perplexed, I started searching for legitimate feedback about the HairMax. The results were tough to substantiate. A few people claimed they had improvement, while other men bad mouthed the HairMax as a in effective piece of trash. In my search, I discovered something else - the report from the FDA regarding LLLT, sent to HairMax.
If you are thinking about the HairMax, you shouldn’t take my experience, you need to read the FDA report yourself. In my opinion, the HairMax is using deceptive messaging strategies to persuade consumers, desperate to re-grow hair, that the device has the seal of approval from the FDA to prevent hair loss. The reality is that the HairMax is permitted to be marketed as a product intended to grow hair. However, the FDA made this approval because the HairMax is considered similar to a device marketed in the 1970’s with a similar goal. As such, the HairMax has not produced any research that a government agency, like the FDA reviewed and passed based on the legitimacy of the scholarship. Instead, the HairMax is approved as a product that may be promoted to treat thinning hair but any other device on the internet could apply for the same ‘authorization’ and the FDA would undoubtedly grant the same approval.
Having said all this, I do believe that Low Level Laser Therapy has the ability to stimulate hair growth. My investigation leads me to trust that there is an ideal amount of laser light required for cellular regeneration. According to laser advocates the required amount is three to six joules per/ square centimeter. This amount of energy can’t be provided during a twenty min. use of using the HairMax. This amount of energy can only be achieved currently by having the lasers focused on a particular space for twenty minutes. Therefore a product that provides more coverage for a sustained duration has the capacity to encourage hair growth. The HairMax Laser Comb does not have the ability to do that, which means its ability to stimulate hair growth is limited.
- Robert Wade
