Comment · Tue, February 28, 2017
GHK-Cu Works for Hair on Dogs
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sudojay1 · 10 points
I wasn't sure where to post this. It's not really a nootropic-related report but I thought people would be interested in these results.
My dog is 11-years-old and in great shape for her age. Her only identifiable age-related issue is bare spots at her elbows on her front legs. She's had them for at least 5 years now (the bare spots, not the legs; those are OEM).
I ordered some GHK-Cu to try it out and I thought "What the hell? Let's see if this will do something for her." I mixed 20 mg of the reconstituted GHK-Cu into 20 g of a standard moisturizer and have been applying it to her bare spots for a week. They haven't filled in completely but there is noticeably more fur in those spots. Prior to this, you could see the bare spots easily from a distance. Now, the one on her left leg isn't even visible unless you look closely and move the surrounding fur. The results for this are much better than I would have expected.
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Jripper9 · 1 points
It is very interesting and it sucks that no one has tried it! There are many researchers these days that are working with stem cells (iPS Cells) and one of them is getting into the cosmetic industry and he successfully used a small pyrimidine molecule to induce stem cells on the scalp and cause hair regrowth in transgenic mice that were induced to express the male pattern baldness gene.
The hair not only grew back, but also grew back the original color (rather than grey). This guy clearly did it on himself as well, he was balding with grey hair (I've seen the pictures) and I've met him in person recently where he had a full head of hair, and jet black to boot. Look him up if you ever get the chance, Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya.
Anyways, that small pyrimidine molecule just activated the stem cells in the scalp to my understanding, which if I recall, Ghk-Cu has a similar mechanism of action. Just a thought, but as you have Ghk-Cu at your disposal, if you were to ever make a topical version of it that successfully worked and caused hair regrowth, the monetary incentive would be astronomical. 50% of all males suffer from MPB and I'm sure every single one of them would spend hundreds of dollars on a cream that would work.
Currently, the best methods available besides surgery are scalp injections of substances like Ghk-Cu or TB500. I don't know about you, but I'm not too keen on injecti…
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Yeah, I've thought about a topical solution. It's just a whole new area for me to delve into with limited time. I'll get to it at some point, I am sure. I need to be more versed in all the mechanisms behind hair growth/loss, though.