December 12 2005, 12:45 pm PT | Posted in: Hair Products
Hi Dr. Rassman,
What are your thoughts on Revivogen and Kevis? Revivogen seems to be pushed pretty hard as a “natural” DHT blocker that supposedly works well. I hear Kevis commercials on AM radio all the time. is there any validity to their claims?
thank you
Revivogen seems to make claims about ‘proven’ DHT blocking and ‘Doctor formulated’ natural ingredients. Kevis has minoxidil as an active ingredient. There is clear value to minoxidil, but you can buy this over the counter at substantially less money than with the Kevis formula and Revivogen has made claims that are not widely accepted although it has been around for years with some good reports by some consumers. I have made comments on non-FDA approved medications and claims about safety and effectiveness in the past (see Scalpmed and ViTrichol for examples).
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Kevis is CRUD!!!!! It is not only overpriced, but does not work. When I bought it I was fuming and incensed to see how they “carefully” worded “for thicker fuller LOOKING hair”–notice the word “looking”–as that means it does not claim to produce thicker fuller hair, it only claims to produce the look of such–which shows it is 100%, uniquivocal, grade A, all-American CRUD!!!! AKA Snake oil. Fake wonder elixir.
I went off taking Propecia (as I had been doing so for five years), and went on Kevis instead, believing their claims that it was a safe “alternative”, and in the following year I took Kevis, I LOST ALL THE HAIR THAT PROPECIA ALLOWED ME TO HOLD ON TO!!!!!!!!! I had to go in for another round of hair transplants just to make up for the sudden rapid hair loss Kevis caused me, because the hair that I lost never grew back. Now Im taking Propecia again, and my balding process is dormant again–just like it was for the five previous years I took Propecia. Please, please, please dont make the same mistake I did switching from Propecia to Kevis. Kevis doesnt grow hair and if you ask them if it does (like I did, for example) their sales rep actually will tell you they “cant tell you it grows hair, as they dont market it under the FDA’s approval” thus, they claim, thats the reason they say they cant tell you it grows hair. Well, yes, they are right in that the FDA has never approved Kevis, and the specific reason is because Kevis wont allow them to test it because they KNOW IT DOES NOT WORK!!!!!!–and if the FDA did double-blind tests, Kevis would, without a shadow of a doubt in my mind, fail flat on its face, and then Kevis would be screwed like I was when I lost all my hair from switching from Propecia to Kevis. Yes, Kevis quotes every supposed “study” in Europe, Germany, Italy, France–you name the non-US country, they had a “study” there that claims it grows gobs and gobs of hair. But the one country that has the FDA, the US, they will not let it go through any such studying, nor any double-blind tests by the FDA, nothing of the sort. Yes, they’ll hire some random bloke in a foreign country to back up their sham of a product, but they look at the FDA as some unnecessary, unreputable, unreliable, unworthy Administration that wouldnt know a thing about approving drugs of any sort–especially ones that grow hair. May Kevis and all products who pretend to be something theyre not go down in flames. Good luck in not making the same mistake I did.
I have used Kevis for about three months, and it works quite well. Time will tell.
Thank you Dorian for your comments. They were very helpful - and just what I thought. First, you guys - if you EVER hear a medical product advertised on AM radio you can know with 100% certainly it’s a scam! Absolutely always. And I’m now convinced that is the case with the Kevis hair loss product as well.
This was the rule I have always followed - yet when I heard the Kevis hair ad, something about it made me want to check it out - even though I knew better! So I checked out their site (noted however they don’t mention their site in their ads because they want you to call them. That’s the first sign of a scam. It’s much easier to sell people when you can talk to them than it is when they just look at a web site. Notice how they force you to call from their web site if you want to know the price?)
Anyway, after looking at the Kevis hair site I became convinced it must be a scam. They use a bunch of meaningless razzle dazzle words, they try to impress you with images of molecules - like the non-scientist would have any idea in the world what they were looking at!
But most of all they were just so vague about how and why it worked. Reading it made it sound as if it just cleaned your hair better. Sorry, but clean hair doesn’t make it grow more!
Also, when companies talk about “all natural” that’s usually a big hint that it’s not gonna work. No all-natural “cures” ever do a damn thing to cure the thing they promise they will. But people love to hear “all natural”… makes them think it’s gonna be safe. I guess they’ve never heard of all the natural poisons that exist on this earth!
Anyway, Dorian - your post pretty much confirmed what I was thinking. So if you’re not convinced by Dorian’s actual experience, then hopefully you’ll also consider my analysis of the scam Kevis web site.
i used kevis as directed for 6 months. i lost most of my hair
the folks at kevis were unhelpful and rude.
stan
I’ve used multiple products throughout the past 15 years and today, I stick with Rogaine foam and a good, clean shampoo for hair loss. When I visit Europe, particularly France, I always pick up a box of Aminexil , which was created by L’Oreal. These bottles are small and come in groups of about 18 to 24. In France, they’re only about $18.00 per box. Over here I can get a box for about $75.00 including shipping, but I have to do a good search and compare prices. I don’t use an entire bottle but only a few drops and about 3 times per week. My ex who is French, experienced hair loss at one time because of stress and her doctor prescribe Aminexil for her and her problem cleared right up. You can find this stuff in a French drugstore without resorting to a prescription in France. You can also bring it back easily overseas without any hassles because it is legal.
The only place that sells the actual product that I can buy on the shelf in France is at Amazon. Other places call it Kerotase. I’ve never tried that stuff.
Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Aminexil+&x=14&y=22
I see the shampoo and the bottles are priced, albeit highly, but it is the best I can find. I see that the bottles are now $82.00 per box. Last time I check it was about 18 months ago. The shampoo is $25.00 but in Paris I bought it for $7.00. I am a firm believer in this stuff. After this many years of trying new stuff, I’ve scaled down my efforts to a final few.