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Has anyone used the Kalo Hair Inhibitor or any others for that matter? Most of the sites I find that are supposed to be "reviews" are really people trying to sell it. I'd love to find something that lets me shave less often or at least makes my hair finer.

- Michelle

Don't know anything about Kalo, but Eflora or Vaniqa (same thing) may help depending on how heavy your beard is.

It comes in a 15 gram tube for about $35 from inhouse pharmacy. It is eflornithine hydrochloride cream

Eflornithine is used to slow the growth of unwanted hair on the face in women, usually around the lips or under the chin. Eflornithine works by blocking a natural substance that is needed for hair to grow and is located in your hair follicle (the sac where each hair grows).

Directions
Eflornithine comes as a cream to apply to the skin. It is usually applied twice a day. To help you remember to apply eflornithine cream, apply it around the same times every day, such as in the morning and in the evening. You should wait at least 8 hours between applications of eflornithine. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Apply eflornithine cream exactly as directed. Do not apply more or less of it or apply it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Eflornithine cream slows hair growth but does not prevent it. You should continue to use your current method of hair removal (e.g., shaving, plucking, cutting) or treatment while using eflornithine cream. It may take four weeks or longer before you see the full benefit of eflornithine cream.

Side Effects
Eflornithine may cause side effects.

stinging, burning, or tingling of the skin
redness of the skin
skin rash
acne
swollen patches of skin that are reddened and contain a buried hair

It's effectiveness has not been demonstrated on male beards in the absence of estrogen supplements.

I've seen stuff about the Vaniqa stuff, but it hasn't been tested on men. It's also perscription so that's another issue I'm not sure I want to worry about. I was looking more at OTC stuff. I've seen a lot of things about Kalo as well as HairNoMore (or something like that). I was hoping that someone had some experience with them.

-Michelle

I also saw the "friendly advice" web pages that seemed more interested in selling than advising. This one offers an offsetting opinion. The author pretty much dismisses all non-prescription products as snake oil. At the top of the his/her list of "worst offenders" is Kalo.

The linked page mentions Vaniqa, which is a prescription drug, as approved (FDA?) and apparently successful.

I saw that website as well. The problem I had with that page was that it seemed like it was just as guilty as the sites promoting the products. It seems like they assume that they don't work because there's no clinical studies, but that's just as faulty logic. Oh well, only way to find out for sure is to buy the stuff and try it out for 2-3 months to see if it has an effect.

Thanks for the input.
- Michelle

I wonder if a single testimony of failure would be reason to stay away from Kalo? Consider that Kalo was at the top of the list of worst offenders - it's not alphabetical. There is more than one unhappy user's report in this forum on the Hair Tell web page. There is also a Kalo supporter there - is that an indication that it's actually an unbiased forum? Also note that the "owner" of that web page does have at least one serious enemy. But that seems to be a war between laser and electrolysis procedures. Why not ask the "Boston School" (of Arizona) electrologist about Kalo?

Who ya gonna trust? Why does a person have to ask about the product here, rather than hearing about it's success over mainstream channels? It's not the 1950's when no one could talk about such things.

The original inquiry wasn't about hair removal.

Michelle M wrote:something that lets me shave less often or at least makes my hair finer

What's the budget for the experiment? It would be easy to rationalize the end result of even a minimally successful product, if it were cheap and without risk. Neither condition is true. Look at the ingredients, the instructions for use, the "guarantee", and use your common sense.

Please let us know what happened.

I tried the Vaniqa and it did not work, period. I used the whole prescription tube, over a period of about 3 months, with no results on my upper lip area.
Lana