At last a Cure for Baldness (Circ Shampoo)

Member Name: merv

Product:	Circ Shampoo
Date:	23/12/02 (774 review reads)
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Advantages: Adds Volume, Softens hair, Makes hair more controllable

Disadvantages: Expensive, Contains some weird sounding chemicals

....... my name is Merv and I am folically challenged.

There I’ve said it. I’m out of the closet. Wasn’t too bad was it? I’ve owned up. Someone would have let the cat out of the bag sooner or later, so I decided to come clean.

Baldness - the last vestige of political incorrectness. The politicians are successfully tackling inequality with regard to race, disability, gender and sexual orientation. Even people who eat too much have rights, but still us ‘slapheads’ are there to bear the brunt of every amateur comedian’s sense of humour.

I went to a football match yesterday and the linesman had the crowd on his back for 90 minutes, not because he was slow in spotting the occasional offside, but because he was bald. The usual songs, chants and comments, but to be fair to him he was totally unphased by it all – probably used to it.

No wonder poor old Elton’s taken to wearing what looks like a dead animal on his head.

I started to go bald in my twenties, first at the front and then on top – I still have plenty of hair on the back of my head, which, before you ask, I have never combed forward a la Sir Bobby Charlton. I’ve grown bald gracefully, accepting the fact and telling myself it could be worse – at least I have my own teeth! Nevertheless I wouldn’t say no to a full and luxuriant head of hair, so when I spotted this shampoo in the Supermarket I decided to give it a try.

I bought it originally when it was on a ‘two for the price of one offer’ at Tesco. It is normally about £3.99 for 200ml or £5.95 for 300ml, which is quite expensive compared to the shampoo that I, and probably most men, would buy.

It is far thicker and more gooey than most shampoos and conditioners but after using it regularly for the last six months I believe it does make a difference. No – I don’t suddenly have hair like my son which
I can spike up with gel like Gareth Gates but it does make my remaining hair look thicker and more voluminous and definitely easier to hold in place. I used to wear my hair quite short because any length would look untidy as my hair was quite thin and would blow all over the place and in all directions, but nowadays I find my visits to the hairdresser are a little less often and even she has commented how much fuller my hair looks.

It smells nice enough, its not over-scented and quite subdued, a hint of apricots or peaches. On the downside it contains twenty five chemicals – I didn’t notice any natural products – some of which, such as tetrasodium sound quite dangerous. Still I suppose most shampoos are mainly chemically based.

There seems to be free samples available all over the internet but for some reason only to men, I don’t know whether or not that means its harmful to the fairer sex or just some marketing ploy.

I went back to Tesco and stocked up on it while it was on special offer because I was so impressed. Its not going to grow hair where there is none, but I do believe that it adds volume to thinning hair which is a big plus in my view.

In addition to Circ shampoo the range also includes a spray-on fullness conditioner, to help retain fullness, a scalp moisturiser to reduce dryness; a hair fullness booster, to lift hair at the roots and promote fullness; a styling and cooling gel, for use on damp or dry hair; a hair refresher wash, to remove the residue of other products which can weigh the hair down; and a hair strengthener which helps reduce breakage. I haven’t tried any of these yet but I might well do if I see them on special offer.

If I do I’ll let you know and if in the meantime I sprout hair like Bon Jovi I’ll post a picture on my profile page.

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