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Permalink Reply by HS on November 7, 2011 at 3:42pm

Hi, I'm curious if you have any eyebrows at all (to begin with before you started the Dithro cream)?
I have no eyebrows and I've been getting cortisone shots for a year.

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Permalink Reply by Mary on November 7, 2011 at 7:38pm

Hi,
I have been getting cortisone shots - 2 times - since the summer. I have also been using rogaine 5% twice a day & latisse at night. Before I started the cortisone shots, I had grown one long gray hair in the center over one eye & several black hairs all clustered at the outer edge of my eyebrow area. There hasn't been any improvement in my eyebrows in months, until I tried the dithro cream. Last night I put it on for 3 minutes. I think I'm going to go with 5 minutes tonight... There was no great irritation this morning.
Mary

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Permalink Reply by HS on November 8, 2011 at 5:38pm

I have not heard about dithro cream. Is this a prescription?
My dermatologist (Dr. Richard Strick of Los Angeles) said that the Latisse will not work for Alopecia patients. I have it, but I stopped using it.

So just to clarify about the dithro cream - how long have you been using it, and is it actually resulting in hair growth?

Heather

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Permalink Reply by Mary on November 8, 2011 at 8:21pm

I think your dermatologist is right. Latisse has not worked & I'm not about to spend another $129 to try it again. The dithro cream(anthralin) HP 1.0% is a prescription.
I've been using it since last spring. You start by applying it for 5 min a night then every week increase it by 5 minutes until you reach 20 minutes. It irritates the scalp, and causes hair growth. It's slow, but steady.
I also use rogaine 5% twice a day.
The dithro cream stains, so use an old towel, gloves when applying it & an old pillowcase.

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