Swapna Surpasses Propecia and Minoxidil, the 2 FDA approved formulations !

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Minoxidil and Propecia are US FDA approved, hair regain formulations. It is a life long use product for Male Pattern Alopecia cases. These are products of 2 different companies and naturally, the approach differ from one another. Swapna is mainly a hairloss and dandruff control product for all including hereditary balding persons. Swapna has also the power to promote hair growth / gain.

Please refer to these 2 company's web sites for latest information in their own words. http://www.propecia.com  and http://www.rogaine.com

I was totally bald by 1980 - receded side line has merged with the Vertex. Swapna was invented in 1991. I have used some Indian products after 1969 to avoid hairloss and dandruff and none helped me. That was one reason why I never bothered comparing Swapna with Indian Products but felt the need to assess its relative merit with these 2 Internationally known products - They are made by Pharmaceutical Companies and not by Cosmetic companies

This page presents my comparative feature-wise analysis these products and Swapna, as a Researcher. For some other published research views / findings about Minoxidil and Propecia /  other related details / my views, please refer compare 2 as well.  Click dht to know why I disagree with dht theory / basis for Propecia

 

 

 

Hair Fall / Loss control
	Minoxidil [mainly 2%]	Propecia	Swapna Hair Enricher
Excess Hair Fall / loss	Controls Hair Loss	Controls Hair Loss	Controls Hair Loss
Focussed on	Male Pattern Alopecia / androgenic alopecia cases	Male Pattern Alopecia / hereditary baldness cases	all general cases
gender drawbacks	mainly for males	only for Males	Both Males and Females
	The version for Men, not clinically tested for women	not for females
Distinguishing Feature: Swapna deals with hair loss of both males and females, including hereditary baldness prone cases, unlike these two. The increasing hairloss around the World, cannot be explained by Heredity alone.

 

Safety Feature - remarkable !
	Minoxidil [mainly 2%]	Propecia	Swapna Hair Enricher
For Males / Men	Tested with men aged    between 18 to 42 years with slight to moderate hair loss [ not for bald ]	Product Tested between age 18 to about 46 years	no age restriction
Adolescents	Not suggested	Not suggested	Suggested / used / tested
Children - above age 3	Not suggested	Not suggested	used  - above age 3

 

Is Regain or improvement in density possible ? Yes, in many cases
	Minoxidil [mainly 2%]	Propecia	Swapna Hair Enricher
Focussed on	Growth and also Regain	Hair Regain	Hair gain is an extra / free benefit.
Impacting capacity or Range - new growth	Below 40% of users - for hair regain	about 36% on Vertex 5% on Anterior	New gradual Growth likely with over 90% of users
Plus Point of Swapna	One year for Rogaine 5%. With Minoxidil -2%, impact tapers off after 1 year.	One year. If there is no visual benefit, discontinue and refer a Doctor	Swapna continues to impact even after 4 years use as per practical results of Users
Density improvement	30% of Normal	30% of Normal in mild to moderate hair loss cases	No limitation - depends upon Scalp condition
Comparative Photo Proofs are presented in the site for hair gain / regain and density improvement. The viewers can make their own interpretations. E. Merck presented photo proofs to FDA - but not in their sales site. Kindly visit the company's site to know the factual position. In many resellers sites, needless excess claims can be seen.

 
  For some published researched views /  other related details / my views, please refer compare 2

 

.	The Background source for the 2 Compare Pages  / basis for the writing	.
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.	1.    For Minoxidil 2% - Research Findings reported in  Recent Advances in Dermatology, Book No 8: Churchill Living stone publication 2.    For Minoxidil 5% / Rogaine    Pharmicia Upjohn Web sites                     URL:    http://www.rogaine.com  3.    Pharmicia Upjohn press releases / others                     URL    http://www.pnu.com/products/proddiplay.asp ? 12                              http://www.thebaldman.com/rogaine.html 4.    For Propecia                     URL    http://www.propecia.com/                               http://www.merck.com/product/USA/propecia/cns/home/html  5     For Swapna Hair Enricher                     URL    http://hairsaverplus.com 6.    Coping with Sudden Hair Loss - Ms. Elizabeth Steel  This book by  Ms Steel, published perhaps in 1991, mentions that Minoxidil 5% which was not permitted in US, was tried in some European Countries without much success. Minoxidil 2% was also not that effective and useful for many. The author is a TV announcer. She wears a wig because of her hair condition. The book also mentions that many women lost the hair due to perming.	.

 

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	Personal website of R. Ranganathan M.Sc., [ MBA - IIMA]    Main / original content: 2000: last minor modification, Oct 6,  2011