Came across this: Patent CA2678135C - Method for increasing hair growth using a creatine compound
Looks like it works similar to niacinamide. Maybe a good combo could be niacinamide, methylene blue, creatine monohydrate and l carnitine all topically since oral creatine can actually cause hair loss in some ppl?
"The compositions may contain one or more creatine compounds alone as active agent, or they may be coinbined with other active agents that also exhibit beneficial effects on the llair and scalp. Particular benefit to hair growtll may be achieved witli the combination of at least one additional energy enliancing actives, such as adenosine, ATP, ADP, AMP, oxaloacetic acid(oxaloacetate), NADH, NADPH, or carnitine, or its derivatives, such as acetyl carnitine or pahnitoyl carnitine, each of which also may have a beneficial effect on the growth of hair. The overall amount of energy-inducing compounds used in the composition, including creatine, will be from about 0.0001 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.01 to about 5%. Particularly preferred is a combination of creatine with at least one of 5'-AMP, NADH and caniitine, and an extremely effective combination occurs with all four components in the composition."
."A topical composition for application to hair or scalp comprising a follicle stimulating effective amount of NADH combined with at least one energy increasing compound selected from the group consisting of adenosine, AMP, ADP, ATP, oxaloacetic acid, and carnitine and derivatives thereof."
Looks like it works similar to niacinamide. Maybe a good combo could be niacinamide, methylene blue, creatine monohydrate and l carnitine all topically since oral creatine can actually cause hair loss in some ppl?
"The compositions may contain one or more creatine compounds alone as active agent, or they may be coinbined with other active agents that also exhibit beneficial effects on the llair and scalp. Particular benefit to hair growtll may be achieved witli the combination of at least one additional energy enliancing actives, such as adenosine, ATP, ADP, AMP, oxaloacetic acid(oxaloacetate), NADH, NADPH, or carnitine, or its derivatives, such as acetyl carnitine or pahnitoyl carnitine, each of which also may have a beneficial effect on the growth of hair. The overall amount of energy-inducing compounds used in the composition, including creatine, will be from about 0.0001 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.01 to about 5%. Particularly preferred is a combination of creatine with at least one of 5'-AMP, NADH and caniitine, and an extremely effective combination occurs with all four components in the composition."
."A topical composition for application to hair or scalp comprising a follicle stimulating effective amount of NADH combined with at least one energy increasing compound selected from the group consisting of adenosine, AMP, ADP, ATP, oxaloacetic acid, and carnitine and derivatives thereof."
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