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MEET DR. CATALFO

Growing up, Dr. Catalfo always had thick, bushy hair. However, after reviewing pictures from his wrestling matches in the 1984 Olympic Games, he realized that despite being in his early 20's, he was quickly balding! After spending a decade unsuccessfully trying other products he started developing what is now Follicare®..."
Meet Dr. Catalfo....

Saw Palmetto

Saw palmetto
blocks DHT.

Saw palmetto berry extract is derived from the deep red/black berries of the saw palmetto tree, a small palm tree commonly found in Florida. The extract is derived from the phytosterols, saponins, fatty acids, oils, tannins and resins found in the saw palmetto berries.

Saw Palmetto Blocks Both Type I and II of 5 alpha reductases

Saw palmetto is rich in fatty acids and phytosterols that block the formation of DHT by inhibiting the enzyme 5-alpa reductase (5-AR). You recall that 5-AR is needed to convert testosterone to DHT.

A nice feature of saw palmetto is it blocks the two types of 5-AR – simply called Type-1 and Type-2. Both types of 5-AR can be found lurking near hair follicles (whereas the prostate gland, also susceptible to damage by DHT, contains only Type-2).

After 3 months of saw palmetto,
users grew 20% more hair.

Saw Palmetto is Clinically Proven

To test the effectiveness of saw palmetto on hair loss, researchers at the University of Naples in Italy conducted a clinical study on 34 men and 28 women. After three months, they found that users of saw palmetto as a nutritional supplement on average had a 20% hair increase (measured both in number of hairs and hair mass). The placebo group, using products containing no saw palmetto, had no results.

Similarly, another study published in the Journal of Complementary Medicine showed that saw palmetto use (combined with beta sitosterol, also part of Follicare®) grew hair on 60% of participants over three months.

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