To the medications and dietary supplements that can claim the approval of the Food and Drug Administration, this little seal is a cause of unending advantage in a competitive market place. After all, considering the vast cornucopia of available supplements and botanical, organic and herbal treatment options, the odds are good that you are inundated with potential cures and aides and if you look away from price and pretty packaging, the only thing that differentiates one substance from another is the FDA seal of approval. It implies that the substance has been thoroughly tested, is considered safe for use in the human body, and unlike some other medications or supplements, the statements made by the manufacturer have been found to be provable and thus are considered true.
If you are in the market for a hair loss drug treatment, should the lack of FDA approval warn you away from a hair loss cure – even if the buzz on the Internet is favorable? By and large this is only a question you and your doctor can answer, but if you consider that some of the ingredients lists in the more exotic hair loss treatments read like a who’s who for the ingredients of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, you will be wise to remember that thus far there is only been granted FDA approval granted to minoxidil as a bona fide hair loss cure.
This of course does not stop those desperate for a cure and in some cases it is the fact that a hair system is far more exotic than its counterparts which entices the consumer to consider it to also be more effective. Quite frequently this happens when regular commercial treatments for male pattern baldness or female hair loss fail to re-grow hair in the period of time the consumer is willing to allot. Although there are those who will bypass the FDA regulated tincture or non-regulated potions and head straight for hair transplantation, they are in the minority and the hair loss treatments market continues to be a vastly lucrative business – comparable only to the weight loss supplementation market.
Of course, proponents of FDA approved drugs and treatments point out that consumer safety and also the confidence that comes from knowing that any claims made have been thoroughly investigated by an independent agency will outweigh the quick fixes promised by non-approved substances. Sure, the claims of faster hair growth, virtually guaranteed hair loss treatments (unless you study intently the fine print), and even the various criticism launched at medical hair restoration by the purveyors of such potions may appeal to a consumer, but when compared to the truth in advertising requirement the FDA requires, all the potions pale when compared to the tinctures that had to undergo rigorous testing to make the cut. To be safe – physically and fiscally - look to the Food and Drug Administration for a hair loss cure and stay away from those pills and potions that do not have that seal of approval.
