Natural Hair Growth Treatment Ingredients

The research

The ingredients found in Revivogen® are backed by clinical science that proves they address the various causes of hair thinning and loss. Learn more about the ingredients found in our natural hair growth treatment, and you’ll see that Revivogen® is the right choice for stopping and reversing your hair loss.

The active ingredients

Board-certified dermatologist Alex Khadavi, M.D. selected the active ingredients in Revivogen® because they are natural compounds that have been proven to inhibit 5-alpha reductase (the enzyme necessary for DHT production), block the androgen receptors and promote the growth of normal, healthy hair. The ingredients in Revivogen® include gamma linolenic acid (GLA), alpha linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid, oleic acid, zinc, saw palmetto extract, beta-sitosterol and procyanidin oligomers. Revivogen® is the only product line that features these ingredients in an easy-to-use three-step topical regimen.

Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA), Linoleic and Oleic Acid are essential fatty acids found in plant oils. These fatty acids have been individually proven to inhibit 5-Alpha Reductase. In fact these are the most powerful inhibitors of 5-Alpha Reductase known today and not only do they inhibit the Type II form of the 5-Alpha Reductase which other products like Propecia® inhibit, but also the Type I form of the enzyme which is present in high concentrations in the scalp, sebaceous glands, and the skin. Additionally GLA, ALA and Oleic acid have potent anti-inflammatory properties.
Saw palmetto has been extensively studied over the past several years for the treatment of enlarged prostate in men ( BPH ). Saw Palmetto extract which is a known anti-androgen is the liposerolic extract of the fruit of Saw Palmetto.

Saw Palmetto has shown to effectively block DHT and is also believed to block the androgen receptors which are found on the hair follicles. Like GLA and ALA it also blocks Type 1 and Type 2 forms of 5 alpha-reductase and has shown to be more potent than Finasteride, the active ingredient of Propecia.

Procyanidin Oligomers (also known as Proanthocyanidin) are naturally derived ingredients that have shown to stimulate hair growth similarly to Minoxidil (Rogaine®). Recent studies by Japanese scientists have shown that Procyanidin Oligomers possess growth stimulation activity toward hair epithelial cells in vitro and stimulate anagen induction in hair follicles in vivo. Addition of Procyanidin Oligomers to Revivogen is intended to increase the hair growth stimulation properties of the formula.