Looking for a hair loss remedy? Not sure if you should try minoxidil? Thinking about making an appointment with your doctor to talk about your thin, thinner and thinning hair? You can find an effective hair loss remedy, and it’s probably a good idea to start by talking to your doctor. There’s more than one type of hair loss, and different types have different treatments. You may need blood tests or even a scalp biopsy to determine which type of hair loss you’re experiencing.

Not every hair loss remedy is effective. People have been trying to come up with a cure for baldness for centuries, and have found some pretty innovative treatments. None of these treatments have FDA approval, and none have been tested in large-scale studies. In other words, they may or may not work. Every do-it-yourself hair loss remedy is either taken by mouth or rubbed onto the scalp.

Drink a glass of any of these remedies each day:

Coriander Leaf (cilantro) juice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar in water
Smoothie of banana, honey, yogurt and skim milk
Juice mixture of any of the following: alfalfa, lettuce, fresh spinach, cilantro

Over the centuries, people have massaged these concoctions into their heads to treat baldness:

Mix 1 cup mustard oil with 4 tablespoons of henna leaves
Use amla oil, either alone or mixed with coconut milk and/or lime juice
Mix equal parts of alcohol, borox and quinine. (Don’t try this one at home—it could give you a pretty good rash)
Rub cow dung onto the bald spot (not in my house…)
Mix a chopped onion and 20 birch leaves in a bottle of alcohol. (It doesn’t say what kind of alcohol…)