Monistat 7 for fast hair growth!!

[Tene]

I wouldn't trust that at all.

 

[AJamericanDiva]

From the time I started my hairgrowing challenge in 2003 until now, I've never heard anything so "extreme"... however, SpicedTee, you raise some valid points. California, don't feel reluctant to post... even if one person is helped, then it was well worth it.

 

[MeechUK]

In the UK, Canestan would be the equivalent to Monistat 7. Many mothers use Sulphur and Zinc cream for nappy rash, which some use on their scalp. I think that if this cream really works it is because your scalp has a fungal infection! Therefore this cream creates a sterile environment which is favourable to growth.

Personally I would not use this type of cream on my scalp, because its ingredients contain steroids and anti-inflammatories and whatever you use on your scalp goes onto your hair. Sulphur creates the same environment and can be used all over the body, whereas this cream is for specific areas!

I wish any ladies luck, if they decide to try this cream. It would be interesting to hear any comments on its use in haircare.

MeechUK

 

[Impresaria]

You are right AJD, I think it can be extreme too depending on the motivations of the user. If this is another thing to add to the arsenal because people think there's a line to get on the bandwagon, then no, it is not a good idea. I hope that people can separate the intent of my postings, which was not to suggest that anyone should use any of this out of desperation for "growing hair". I hope that I was tailoring my responses to address specific problems--thinning and bald spots, alopecia, female pattern baldness, etc. And if one has these issues and is motivated, they should consult their dermatologist or what-have-you. If anyone is interested in using any drug, topically or internally, they should speak to their doctor. Post after post, I urge, talk to your doctor. That said, I will bow out of this thread. I have said all that I can fathom on the matter, and people have a right to choose what works for them and what does not. My intent was not to "prescribe" people medication, nor be a "psuedo-scientist" and try to really convince anyone of anything, just to show that everything people hear is not far-fetched. People on the hair loss boards have been talking about this for years. I tried to move this from a "Monistat" thing to an "anti-fungal" thing, but I still get the impression that people feel like I'm advocating doing a hot-oil treatment with Gyne-Lotrimin or something! I'm thinking that my goals may not be well-suited for the atmosphere here. Thanks again, AJD, for your insight.

From the time I started my hairgrowing challenge in 2003 until now, I've never heard anything so "extreme"... however, SpicedTee, you raise some valid points. California, don't feel reluctant to post... even if one person is helped, then it was well worth it.

 

[Pookie25]

I know folks are going to do whatever they want with their heads anyway, but I'd strongly urge talking to a physician or pharmacist before concocting this "experiment" to make sure that you're not taking any medicines, vitamins or herbs than can negatively interact with the Miconazole Nitrate.

Can you imagine how crazy the physician would look at you if you told him if it was o.k. to rub monistat 7 on your scalp to make it grow. He probably would write you a prescription for Prozac.

 

[Pookie25]

Like I told that girl who had no edges she neeeed some Monistat mixed with MTG and a dose of MSM.

Funny! Funny! Funny!

I had a bad week yall, and thanks to this thread I am laughing harder then I laughed in a long time.

But anyway, California, I will be trying this with you. Monistat is not that strong of a medicine to harm anyone. Despite what someone had said. It can't be strong, Imagine how it would feel on our coochie to have strong chemicals there. The only thing monistat does is kill overgrowth of normal bacteria in our coochie. Yeast. Big deal.

The best thing that I like about this site is that we have home chemist that are willing to experiment and report what they do to their hair with results to help people who long to have long hair. Like me. And one of these days we are going to find a regimen/product/ for long hair that works.

 

[miracle]

Can you imagine how crazy the physician would look at you if you told him if it was o.k. to rub monistat 7 on your scalp to make it grow. He probably would write you a prescription for Prozac.

I'm thinking that it probably wouldn't be any crazier than he/she'd look at you if you proceeded without checking and ended up with a problem.

 

[Lovelylocs]

Shoulder length to waist length in one year is a lot of growth on anyone. California, about how many inches/feet of growth would u estimate that this was for ur friend?

 

[Lovelylocs]

I saw that show. The lady on Oprah worked for a dermatologist who told her to use a vaginal cream on her face because she was concerned about her extremely dry skin. He told her it was the best thing for dry skin. If you can put in on your face, I doubt that it would bother your scalp.

Really? On the skin? I may try this. I hate dry skin!

 

[ajargon02]

Okay, I'm going to add my two new shinny pennies on this one........this is NOT a good idea!!!!!! Monistat 7 contains Miconazole Nitrate which can cause drug interactions and serious adverse reactions if used for anything other than it's intened purpose (External Anti-Fungal). Although it is an FDA approved OTC product, it's still a DRUG and mixing it with other components, such as hair pomade/grease can change the chemical compound and do harm to the scalp/skin.

Nizoral Shampoo contains a similar anti-fungal to treat dandruff, but of course, it's washed out. This stuff is not meant to "sit" on the scalp.

I know folks are going to do whatever they want with their heads anyway, but I'd strongly urge talking to a physician or pharmacist before concocting this "experiment" to make sure that you're not taking any medicines, vitamins or herbs than can negatively interact with the Miconazole Nitrate.

NOW THIS IS EXCELLENT ADVICE, MIXED W/ GOOD OLE' COMMON SENSE!

 

[Mestiza]

California, thanks for starting this thread! Some of you have shared some very thought provoking info and I really appreciate that. I'm a pretty open-minded person and love thinking outside of the box and learning from all. Presently, I don't have a fungal problem w/ my scalp, but will keep this in mind, just in case. I know someone who is losing his hair and this may be helpful for him. I'll pass it on and let him decide for himself.

 

[Mestiza]

California, and All Ladies of this Board,
There are plenty of us here who appreciate your insight. I am here to learn how to take care of my hair and what works for others and what doesn't. I know a little about pharmacology and understand that Docs suggest off label uses for all kinds of meds. I think its just the packaging that scares people since it reads use in the HaHa then people tend to think that's all they can use it for. Packaging and name brands are there to entice us to buy their product. And, the packaging while it helps us know what to use the product for, fail to tell us other uses for the same product. Hence, we will buy to or three items sold under different name brands but have the same active ingredients. So we help them (the manufacturer) get richer. I have a persistant fungus rash on my thigh (too much info I know) that I use a prescribbed anti fungal cream to treat. I didn't think about Monostat until this thread- and guess what? It has the same active ingredient! The money I could have saved! I could just buy an inexpensive over the counter HaHa cream to do the same thing.

As for hair loss, excess DHT can cause hair loss in men and in some women- as luck would have it I happen to be one of them. So, should I return to the Doc and let him prescribe me clotrinazole (or the like) or just buy the Monostat and save big money?

I have really enjoyed exchanging information with everyone, and look forward each evening to laughing and learning with each of you.

You are absolutely correct! A Sr. Pharmacist told me the same thing, basically. He used to save my family some money whenever he could. If he hadn't retired, I would ask him about the topic of this thread to get his take on it.

 

[Mestiza]

I went to Rite-Aid last night and was laughing and shaking my head at the same time. You are right, Ravensunshine, Miconazole was on 3 or 4 different aisles, with different packaging for different uses. It was in Monistat on the feminine products aisle, it was in some jock itch stuff somewhere else, it was in the firstaid aisle for ringworm. All different packaging all same stuff. Interestingly enough, why should one spend $15.99 on Monistat, when on the first aid aisle there is straight 2% miconazole nitrate cream--but says "cures athletes foot"?

Also, I take a multitude of vitamins and other supplements, none of which is FDA-approved for certain usage. The FDA is not the say-all-end-all for the efficacy of drugs, they approved Vioxx and look what's happening now. Anyway, I am not a doctor or a pharmacist. I'm just a crazy lady with internet access! I wanted to see if there was any "science" behind these claims and it led ME---please read ME, ME, ME, and only ME--to this conclusion: some members of the imadizole family of drugs treat various anti-fungal infections and are also anti-androgenetic--->>anti-androgen products block DHT in the hair follicle, where male and female pattern baldness starts--->>miconazole, clotrimazole, and ketoconozole increase the diameter of the hair shaft thus increasing the diameter of the hair strand--->>since I already have active scalp flora for which I am using Nizoral, I don't see miconazole or clotrimazole cream hurting me.

Everything I have found out is not my own imagination, and I am not even the one who started the thread. Anyone can go to www.pubmed.com, type any of these ingredients in the search field, and FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF. The same studies that led me to the same conclusion. It may not lead YOU there, and that is okay, and I won't call anyone (or even silently think to myself) a "desperate-Black-woman-trying-to-grow-hair" for the MULTITUDES of other products that people jump on (but that's another thread that we may be waiting on). Go to any forum discussing hair loss and the same information is right there. I have been a member here for what, 2 years...Lord knows I don't say much and there is a reason for that. I advocate one thing, and one thing only, that is KNOW FOR YOURSELF.

ETA: It's bananas! I was thinking, can we move away from calling this "Monistat for the hair"? Because really, although the OP was talking about Monistat, we have since found that the active ingredient of miconazole nitrate, which is just an anti-fungal agent, is in a bunch of other products too. So maybe we need to talk about if ANTI-FUNGALS aid in hair growth (like...um...MTG) and see if maybe we are on to something. What do you all think?

I must say BRAVO to you! The info that you have shared w/ us is excellent and very helpful. I agree w/ you about people coming to their own conclusions about this matter. That's what we all should be doing, anyway when it comes to any hair product, technique or really anything in life.

This reminds me of what seems to be an ongoing conversation that I have w/ my SO. I'll ask him for his opinion about something and he'll say, "I don't know b/c I can't tell you what to do. You have to decide." I tell him, "I know that! Do you really think that I'm asking you to make the decision for me?" Ultimately, we all must make our own decisions in life, though, hearing input from others may help us in the process.

 

[napgurl]

I've seen a woman on Oprah who put Monistat on her face for wrinkles. At first the audience moaned "yuck" but when she told her age everyone was amazed she was almost 70, but she looked in her 40’s. She lived in Southern California and she was very pale and susceptible to wrinkles. Her dermatologist told her to moisturize every morning with this cream. Her skin is phenomenal.

Cali thanks for posting that there are other uses for this cream. The only thing that makes this cream for the "punnany" is the packaging. Now you guys can all laugh at the fact that people are putting "punnany" cream on their faces. But this woman’s results were no joke.

 

[Mestiza]

I was talking to someone that I know about this thread and she said that her doctor had given her a prescription for Lotrisone cream for ringworm. She had to apply it to her face and a portion of her scalp. The generic of Lotrisone is Clotrimazole-Betamethasone.

 

[Mestiza]

I see that there's quite an interest in this thread! It has 17,139 views and 194 replies. Someone is buying up the Monistat and the generic versions. I went to Wal-mart and wanted to read the packaging, but, they had SOLD OUT!!! Alright, do tell! Who is in the closet trying it? LOL!

 

[Impresaria]

It's a cold, cold world out here all alone.

I see that there's quite an interest in this thread! It has 17,139 views and 194 replies. Someone is buying up the Monistat and the generic versions. I went to Wal-mart and wanted to read the packaging, but, they had SOLD OUT!!! Alright, do tell! Who is in the closet trying it? LOL!

 

[Mestiza]

Originally Posted by Mestiza
I see that there's quite an interest in this thread! It has 17,139 views and 194 replies. Someone is buying up the Monistat and the generic versions. I went to Wal-mart and wanted to read the packaging, but, they had SOLD OUT!!! Alright, do tell! Who is in the closet trying it? LOL!

It's a cold, cold world out here all alone.

That it is! I'm shivering right along w/ you, though. LOL!

 

[Mahalialee4]

So results any one from the Monistat ladies...need an update. I really am curious as to what kind of results are happening. Bonjour

 

[Faith]

you ladies are hilarious!

SecretDiamond I love your Wentworth Miller avatar. Good looking guy

You ladies are funny. LOLOL! Funniest thread I've read in a while

 

[Lovelylocs]

Any updates on this?

 

[ladymadonna]

No frigging way... I'll get a full blown blonde Beyonce weave before I put that on my scalp.

 

[NapturalGlory]

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[mahogany]

I've actualy heard of this before. One of my friends said women in Prison put this in their hair and it grows like crazy. Of course I looked at her like she was dumb, but it does sound interesting.

 

[Samaria]

I've seen a woman on Oprah who put Monistat on her face for wrinkles. At first the audience moaned "yuck" but when she told her age everyone was amazed she was almost 70, but she looked in her 40’s. She lived in Southern California and she was very pale and susceptible to wrinkles. Her dermatologist told her to moisturize every morning with this cream. Her skin is phenomenal.

Cali thanks for posting that there are other uses for this cream. The only thing that makes this cream for the "punnany" is the packaging. Now you guys can all laugh at the fact that people are putting "punnany" cream on their faces. But this woman’s results were no joke.

lol, ppl freak out about sort of like the cream has touched the vagina then put back in the tube and put on the face if you think about. IDK maybe I'm just crazy

 

[Mahalialee4]

I would imagine that in that prison environment, people have to be very careful with themselves because I am sure that it is not the most pristine environment. Using the same toilets and showers and supplies as others who may not have the best hygiene or self awareness and hair tools and good products may not be at a premium. Would there not be a concern about lice, skin conditions (contagious) because some come from the street with a history of drug addiction and their hair may be all jacked up and jumpin'. So using Monistat, which is supplied free to the inmates, would help to keep the scalp from some of the heebeejeebies, I think. This would include things like fungus, molds and yeast infections which incidentally do not only occur in the vagina. It can be in the ears, nose, throat, tongue etc, under the arms and under the breast area and between the toes. I give these prison ladies their props for having the awareness to handle their business with the hair in that scenaro. Bonjour

 

[LeNghtyDreAms]

well hell, i want long hair, so i took my ass to walgreens and bought a tube last week, ive only used it twice so far, but i'll be glad to update you ladies on my progress, that is if i dont drop dead first!lol. j/k. No shame, no gain.

 

[Shawn]

1. It took me far too long to wade through the so-called jokes to get to the useful information.

2. I don't understand why everyone is behaving as though people are proposing putting actual vaginal juices in their hair or something. I don't get it.erplexed

3. If anyone has tried this, please feel free to PM me with results so that we don't have to wade through all the "yuck" jokes to get to the meat of the matter.

Thanks in advance.

 

[metalkitty]

Hi, ladies, I didn't read through this whole thing so forgive me if someone already said this, I just wanted to let some people know that the issue with me and some others wasn't so much the idea of vaginal to scalp contact so much as it was that it didn't sound quite right initially and that one might have side affect using a medication for a different purpose. That was later debunked by some ladies here in the medical field. Some of us just found it strange that one would jump to try this before our girlfriends in the medical field gave us the lowdown and okay. Its not about some of us being alleged 'board doctors', moreso we just want to be educated on what we put in/ on our bodies before trying something that seems/ seemed a bit alien. Don't think I'm trying to insult anyone, just trying to clear up some stuff. And to the ladies trying this, maybe there should be a new, more specific thread so your results aren't ignored through the musings.

 

[Crackers Phinn]

I don't understand why there is even a debate on this topic. In 209 posts, nobody in this thread seems to have actually used monistat 7 in their hair to substantiate the claims that it grows hair.

I admit to being sceptical of products with claims of 'growth like crazy', but hell at least with those products people were at least making the claim while/after using the product.

I know that this is an upopular stance amongst other members, but really it is my belief that when a product really works, people find a camera and post pictures because they want others to see their progress. So when I see albums popping up with users at brastrap and beyond claiming growth spurts coming from monistat - that's when I will take this seriously. Until then - monistat is an urban legend.