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The Truth About Minoxidil
The Truth About Minoxidil
It comes as a foam and as a liquid solution. Topical minoxidil is generally well tolerated, but it can cause temporary hair shedding, scalp irritation, and changes in hair texture. In... Read more...
What Causes hair Loss?
What Causes hair Loss?
The scalp of an average human head is home to 102,000 hair follicles at birth; after birth, we do not form any more follicles, so it's essential to nurture the... Read more...
Are Hair Growth Pills Safe?
Are Hair Growth Pills Safe?
In Australia, there are only two drugs approved for hair loss treatment; topical Minoxidil 2-5% applications and oral Finasteride 1mg (Propecia) in tablet form. Over the past few years, there... Read more...
Activance Rapid Product Tester Results
Activance Rapid Product Tester Results
Realising that we were making some pretty big claims regarding the versatility and efficacy of our new generation formula Activance Rapid. In April, we invited Wellness Members interested in testing... Read more...
Rhodanide (Thiocynate): An Essential Molecule
Rhodanide (Thiocynate): An Essential Molecule
Rhodanide (also known as Thiocyanate) is a naturally occurring substance that was first discovered in 1799. The rhodanide molecule consists of 3 elements: carbon, nitrogen and sulphur together with two... Read more...
Menopause and Hair Loss
Menopause and Hair Loss
What is Menopause? Menopause, unfortunately, is a normal and yet unavoidable part of ageing. As a woman ages, her reproductive cycles started since puberty slow down and prepare to stop. It... Read more...
Why you should use an Activance Sulphate-free & Paraben-free Shampoo & Conditioner
Why you should use an Activance Sulphate-free & Paraben-free Shampoo & Conditioner
Hair Health vs Hair Care :  By adhering to Activance's seven pillar philosophy - Naturalness, Science, Functionality, Purity, Gentleness, Simplicity, and Wellness, we undertook in-depth studies to ensure we selected... Read more...
The Importance of Correct Dosage for Hair Loss Prevention and Re-growth
The Importance of Correct Dosage for Hair Loss Prevention and Re-growth
The motivation behind this blog came from a review we received from a user, which I will share with you here. It was also the trigger that made us review... Read more...
A Brief History of Arthur Chan, Activance and the Hair Loss Industry
A Brief History of Arthur Chan, Activance and the Hair Loss Industry
Arthur launched his Melbourne based pharmacy in 1985 after spending eight years as a research and development pharmacist in an Australian based leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company.He was approached in the... Read more...
Seasonal hair loss and you
Seasonal hair loss and you
Numerous factors determine both hair loss and hair growthWe are all familiar with hereditary or pattern hair loss in women and men, with perhaps only minimal knowledge of seasonal hair... Read more...
Hair loss in women after childbirth (postpartum alopecia or postpartum telogen effluvium)
Hair loss in women after childbirth (postpartum alopecia or postpartum telogen effluvium)
Soon after the birth of their baby, new mums can find that they are losing a lot more hair than usual. Although a somewhat alarming occurrence, this excessive hair shedding,... Read more...
9 Shampoo Myths Busted - Misconceptions Dispelled by an R&D Pharmacist
9 Shampoo Myths Busted - Misconceptions Dispelled by an R&D Pharmacist
Chemicals are BAD, and natural is GOOD, right?The Nobel Prize-winning molecule, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DDT in 1948, was once known as a "miracle insecticide" and believed to cause no harm to humans... Read more...