Product Review: Beauteaful Hairtox and Grolixir... The Journey Begins!

     It is said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Whether it is short, long, or buzzed cut, or whether a woman is a red head, brunet or platinum blond bombshell one thing is for sure; women of all races and ethnicities take pride in their hair. Beauty salons are filled on Saturdays for us to see our favorite stylist. .*Women hold colorists in high regard, even referring them as if they are primary care physicians at your local hospital or doctor's clinic. We love hair and we love for our hair to look good.
     I thought I had gotten to a great place in my hair journey. I got rid of my chemical relaxer and found my "rhythm" with a hair care product that worked well for me along with a weekly regimen. My hair was growing out very well until one day I was styling my hair and made a part down the middle. I was about 2 inches into parting my hair when I saw a huge gaping bald spot! *gasp.* I had never experienced balding, nor did it run in my family. My mother and grandmother have always had healthy, beautiful hair, so I couldn't understand what was happening. After some months my hair did grow back in that spot. I was so excited and thought it was just a fluke: only to find another bald spot some months later. This has been ongoing for some years now. To make matters worse, the bald spots grew larger and larger. One day I put my fears aside and saw a dermatologist who confirmed my fears: I had been suffering with Alopecia.

                  

         

                      









       Alopecia is the medical term for baldness. Alopecia Areata is the most common type of hair loss, where the hair falls out then grows back in time. It is an autoimmune disease where the body fights against itself. Bald spots ranging from the size of a dime to as large as a quarter or half dollar will be seen. While Alopecia cannot be pointed to just one reason, many times people experience it due to heredity, illness, or the types of medications they're taking. my frustration was none of these reasons fit my situation. The only other reason that made sense was the severe stress I have been enduring.
     I started to get Corticosteroid shots (which are painful and annoying) during doctors visits, and I was also prescribed a topical ointment to use daily. I saw some results but they were slow. I decided to add hair supplements I purchased from a vitamin store. It took some time to see results but I did. However, while I saw gradual hair growth in those bald spots, there were other bald spots popping up in different areas of my head. Needless to say, this made styling my hair a challenge so I started wearing crochet braids.
     I recently attending the IBS Hair Show in NYC (this is the International Beauty Show for licensed cosmetologist, estheticians, salon and spa owners, etc.) I came across a booth that was selling an all natural product to promote hair growth. After talking to the reps for some time I decided to purchase to of their products. I purchased the PreTea Healthy Hair Tea, and the Grolixir deep penetrating scalp elixir. The PreTea is actually a detox tea to be used for 7 days. The tea consists of Peppermint, Chamomile, Lemon Peel, Psyllium Husk, along with other natural ingredients. The objective is to rid the body of toxins and prepare it to absorb these nutrients for hair growth. The Grolixir is a serum to be used twice a day in the trouble spots. This company has other products including supplement pills, a lemonade (which actually tastes pretty good), and a daily tea that is geared to promoting hair growth and combating hair loss.

     I've stopped using my store-brought hair supplements and started my jouney on Monday March 8th. I will be blogging every two weeks to give an update on this product along with pictures of my progress. Let's see how this goes! Stay tuned... see you in two weeks!

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