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HAIR loss can impact men's self-esteem, but one wife had her husband covered.
She used a beauty tool and a cheap haircare buy to grow back his locks.
The helpful wife has been implementing her approach to hair growth for three weeks and counting.
"[My husband] was losing his hair over the last six years and had a clean smooth bald spot in the middle of his head that was about six inches around," she said.
Time was of the essence as the bald patch "was encroaching to the front."
She said she used a beauty tool called a derma roller to start the process.
The is sold for $8.99 on Amazon.
"I began the derma roller, which I already had in the house," said Redditor .
"I use it on [my husband] every night after he washes his hair.
"I roll it over the entire bald spot and on the thinning areas.
"I don’t apply much pressure."
She then follows up with an oil that is rich in ricinoleic acid, which can hydrate the skin and promote hair growth.
It becomes all the more potent due to the tiny punctures that are made in the scalp with the derma roller, making it penetrate the skin better.
"I follow that with Jamaican castor oil," she said.
"His hair started growing within two days of using it.
"Now, nearly his entire bald spot has fine hair growing in. It is like a miracle.
is sold for $12.80 on Amazon.
She added that the thicker head of hair made a clear difference in her husband's confidence.
"He is very happy and his self-esteem is booming," she gushed over the results.
"I catch him looking at it in the mirror.
"We never talk about how men are affected by hair loss but they are."
