The common perception is that niacinamide is a purgative. This is a misconception. Niacinamide has no purgative properties. Niacinamide was specifically used to reverse the effects of purging.
Niacinamide is an alkaloid, which means it has a high molecular weight and a low boiling point. Niacinamide is a popular ingredient in many anti-inflammatory medications, including aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Niacinamide is also a popular ingredient in hair loss products, which are typically used to remove split ends, and in the preparation of hair oils as an anti-dandruff agent.
This is one of those things that I’ve seen a lot of people do. I’ve seen people say that people with purging problems should just take the anti-inflammatory drugs that they should still use because they’re the best cure, and I’ve seen people say the drug companies are the best people to buy, etc. I thought it was the best of both worlds.
Thats exactly the kind of thing Ive seen a lot of people say. But here’s the thing. When I took a look at the data from a study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology (a medical journal) it showed that people taking the drugs (purging drugs) actually experienced less hair loss than those taking a placebo. People taking niacinamide experienced less hair loss than those taking a placebo.
This is especially important for people with type 2 diabetes since a purging cycle can be a part of their overall treatment plan.
In many cases the hair loss is the result of a purging cycle, but people with type 1 diabetes are also at a higher risk of hair loss when taking niacinamide. I thought it would be interesting to see if the purging-induced hair loss was reversed in people taking niacinamide.
It appears that niacinamide is a placebo. This is interesting because it seems to be similar to a pill in that it can cause hair loss, but only if you go to the doctor with a prescription. I don’t know if these people could benefit from niacinamide, but I don’t think this is a placebo.
I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure that people that take niacinamide are also taking something else that could trigger hair loss.
This is something I was also curious about. I read about people taking niacinamide “to prevent the hair loss” that causes us to lose our hair. That is not what the researchers meant. It might be that niacinamide doesn’t cause hair loss, but it might just cause a hair loss that causes purging.
Purging is the act of removing ourselves from the body’s natural hair follicles by removing all hair. The body removes the hair that grows out of the follicle with the help of a hairsharing body called the hair follicle. In some instances, this hair removal is what causes hair loss. If niacinamide causes hair loss, then it would explain why people are also taking something else that could cause hair loss.