For reasons I can’t fathom, Folic Symbol Hair Loss Shampoo is a beauty best seller on Amazon. (Folic Symbol – phallic symbol, get it?) Let’s look at the label for their ingredients and their claims.
Let’s start with the bizarre explanation in the comments section for the reviews on Amazon. They claim that their product is so good that it has “caught the eye of one of their competitors” who reported their 5 star reviews as abuse so they would be taken down. Then, since that tactic doesn’t work any more, “they” have started posting fake 1 star reviews. It’s an interesting conspiracy theory to say the least.
Here are the claims for Folic Symbol:
- Hair Growth and Loss Prevention Shampoo
- Best Seller to Stop Thinning
- Clinically Proven
- Safer than Minoxidil
- More Effective Thickener
- DHT Blocker
- Thickening Each Hair
- The label actually says “medical grade!”
It’s amazing to me that they make a comparison to Minoxidil (safer than Minoxidil.) How can they compare the safety of a cosmetic product, which by definition can’t change the physiology of the body, with a proven drug that DOES have an effect on the body? That’s like saying orange juice is safer than chemotherapy – the comparison means nothing! It also implies that the product works like Minoxidil which is false because if it did it would be a drug as well.
Another thing that always makes me question the authority and authenticity of a product is whether or not they properly follow the ingredient labeling laws. If a company isn’t labeling the product correctly then what ELSE aren’t they doing correctly? In this case they list what are apparently the “active” ingredients first followed by the inactive ingredients. This style of labeling is used for drug products which, again, this product is NOT.
Folic Symbol Hair Loss Shampoo ingredients
Ingredient Highlights: Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3 FRS-10(TM), Dextran, Equisetum Hiemale Leaf/Stem Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract. Inactive Ingredients: Deionized Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide.
Given these technical inconsistencies and inaccuracies, I’m VERY skeptical about this product. So I recommend that you click this link to Hair Growth and Loss Prevention Shampoo