The hair treatment everyone should try + my current hair favorites and minoxidil UPDATE! 

Time stamps 00:00 01:43 Pre shampoo 03:57 Hair masks 07:29 Leave in product 09:18 MUST DO AT-HOME treatment to improve hair BIG TIME Products (many of these are spendy. There are great products at all price points. These just happen to be the ones that I am loving right now 🫶) Epres Starter Kit amzn.to/48BVtdD or go.shopmy.us/p-3574375 Epres Refill Ampoules amzn.to/48nrcig Coco and Eve howl.me/cjR672E78iI code PENN25 saves 25% sitewide until the end of the day 2/24!!! After that use code Penn15 for a discount! My long time fave masks I mentioned: Tsubaki **The price on this is elevated right now big time, I am not going to link. it. It should never be over like $16 MAX. I often get it for $12. It is going for over $30 right now and that's ridiculous. Macadamia Naturals amzn.to/42MuH0s Davines LOVE Instant Mask amzn.to/48oQvR0 Living Proof Restore Mask amzn.to/3uBWGnc Kerstase Leave-In amzn.to/49ksrAj Bonnet Dryer amzn.to/49ASliT THIS is great with whatever deep conditioner YOU love!! It will amplify the conditioning! Shop my favorites at a discount: ⭐️Drmtlgy (my #1 favorite all-round brand) www.drmtlgy.com/?ref=3831425.7cc41f CODE "PENN" gets a discount. Peptide night cream, Universal tinted moisturizer and Needleless Serum are my top 3 faves from the brand. ⭐️ZIIP HALO Microcurrent Device go.shopmy.us/p-1593091 code PENNZIIP for a discount ⭐️Dermelect howl.me/cjU95s5y540 code Penn20 saves 20%!!! ⭐️Revivserums (still my #1 growth factor/brightening serum, a wonderful alternative to Skinmedica TNS) revivserums.com/PENNYSMITH CODE "PENNYSMITH" gets a discount ⭐️Naturium go.shopmy.us/p-2402188 code Penny15 saves 15% sitewide ⭐️Red Therapy Co. Devices redtherapy.co/?rfsn=4260585.8ef123&.8ef123 Penny saves $100 ⭐️OneSkin go.shopmy.us/p-2439951 code Penn15 saves 15% ⭐️Coco&Eve howl.me/cjR672E78iI code Penn15 saves 15% ⭐️SKINSTORE howl.me/cj016j2b3Yy CODE "Penny" for 26% off regular priced products (exclusions apply) ⭐️SkinbeautifulRXn skinbeautifulrx.com/discount/penn20 Code "Penn20" for 20% off ⭐️Newa US go.shopmy.us/p-3666431 code PennyS10 for a discount! This code often stacks on top of their sale prices for an extra discount! ⭐️Touch Skincare www.mytouchskincare.com/?ref=DIOEKy08TSeWre CODE "PENNSMITH" gets 10% off ⭐️Cymbiotika Liposomal Magnesium go.shopmy.us/p-2212575 & Liposomal Vit.C go.shopmy.us/p-2212584 If you are not following TalkTessaToMe you should be! instagram.com/talktessatome #skincare #skincarehelp #masteresthetician INSTAGRAM instagram.com/penn.smith.skincare FACEBOOK (PRIVATE GROUP, I'M INVITING YOU TO JOIN!) facebook.com/groups/597162801104606 LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE :) facebook.com/pennsmithskincare SHOP MY SHELF shopmy.us/pennsmith LINKTREE linktr.ee/pennsmith Amazon US: www.amazon.com/shop/penn.smith.skincare Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/penn.smith.skincare Penn Smith Skincare participates in the Amazon Associates Program. This is an affiliate program and all Amazon links are affiliate. If you choose to use them I will receive a commission. FTC: Some links are affiliate. This means if you use them I will earn a commission. Disclaimer: This video is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment or medical advice. Content provided on this RU-vid channel is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with a physician or other healthcare professional regarding any medical or skin related diagnosis or treatment options. Information on this RU-vid channel should not be considered as a substitute for advice from a healthcare/skin professional. The statements made about specific products throughout this video are not to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. It is important that you check labels to determine if a product is right for you. Before starting any treatment at home consult a health care or skin care professional to determine if it’s right for you.

Can you please do an updated micro needling video? What are you currently using before and after? What device? Are you gliding or stamping your Dr Pen? Thanks.

Hi Penn, thanks for another awesome video! I have used 5% minoxidil for over 10 years, when I started experiencing some hair loss. After getting a diagnosis from my derm (it's genetic "pattern balding"), he started me on the 5% FOAM. I am not sure if you tried this, but the foam is a million times easier on the scalp and hair than the liquid. You put it on while hair is WET. Just a couple little blobs down the part line, then I actually turn my head upside down before it "melts" into the scalp and use my fingers to massage it in. That way all my hair is hanging so it's easier to get my fingertips in there to massage it in. I use it once every other day, which is when I wash my hair. Sometimes I use the 5% liquid in between, but I've been using it for so long now that I don't need it every day. I would recommend using it every single day for about the first year, then you can go to every-other or even less. So if you don't wash your hair every day, you would need to use a few drops of the liquid on non-wash days. I have very curly dry hair, and I use a TON of products, but I've never experienced any oiliness or goopiness with this routine. I firmly believe minoxidil has saved my hair. Best of luck, thanks for all of your excellent content, and lots of love! 💜

I take a minoxidil pill every night before bed. I love that I don’t have to put anything on my hair that would mess up my styling. Works really good!

Love your recommendations! I’ve loved every one that I purchased! I have and love that Kerastase oil! Do you have shampoo recommendations?

Hi Penny. I use minoxidil only on the temples the night before I wash my hair. I do wash my hair every other morning. I dermarol that area and then apply the minoxidil. I also bought a great heated hair cap. I saw the recommended cap on Tammy's ageless beauty. It comes with a heated cord. Absolutely love it! 21.00 on Amazon. My hair was silky soft! Just thought I would add that if anyone is interested in that one instead of using a blow dryer. She has it posted in her past 2 videos. I like it so well I bought my daughter one as she has bleached hair. Have a great day!

I am going to be 52 this year. I wish that instead of going to university and getting a degree in 5 languages + economics (super important in the EU to have under your belt), I went to trade school instead, to learn to do hair. Or at least I wish that I had added it on to my degree after uni. Davines BTW is a very good brand! Especially if you have fine hair.

Microneedling my scalp has made a hugee difference for years now..

I really cannot fathom how these pre-shampoo bonding treatments penetrate the hair, when it is full with dry shampoo, leave in cond., heat protectant and oil for ends + 3 or 4 days natural oil build up? Wont it be better to prewash the hair and then use the Epres, Olaplex #3?

Coco & Eve is new on my radar. Have you tried their new Retinol shampoo & conditioner? I can’t find much research on retinol for hair. Have you? Just got the Epres. Looking forward to trying. I’ve been pre-treating with OGX Miracle oil. Interested to see how they compare. If you lovelies are wanting to try Minoxidil I’ve had amazing success with men’s unscented foam x10 years. I have androgenetic alopecia. I up-end the nozzle and use gentle pressure along all my part lines. It actually gives a bit of a boost to my roots. The key is gentle pressure 😊

I couldn't stand Minoxidil, either! Glued my hair down, made me look like I hadn't washed my hair in a month, itched and sometimes burned. Not for me! So, my dermatologist suggested low dose oral minoxidil. I take 1.25 gm per day and it works great! It is a low dose (typically, half the dose they give men) and my hair is back. I have had zero side effects from it and it is an inexpensive medicine, if your insurance doesn't cover it. Maybe you should consider oral Minoxidil.

Thank you again Penny! Would you please let us know your thoughts about Olaplex products effectiveness?

Have you tried Oribe Super shine moisturizing cream? Best hair product of all time. I have very dry hair and I put this in after washing. Then put the sway brand ( heatless curls robe belt type method ) and go in the sun to dry. Curls last all week long. Hair is shinny bouncy!

Very interesting products. I’ve always had the thickest hair- always had to have it thinned every cut. During Covid I grew it out long and gray. Made for some big hair then u got an autoimmune disease and it started thinning and breaking. Question is some of these treatments can put a yellow cast on gray hair-any of these do that?

WhatEVER you do please don’t use finasteride !! I had HORRENDOUS SIDE EFFECTS. I would not recommend for male or FEMALE!! It has been almost 2 years and my body still hasn’t completely recovered.

Penn have you tried the liquid minoxidil? SO much better than the mousse. I can use it daily and it actually helps extend the life if my washes... I suspect due to the alcohol content it keeps the grease at bay. I can use it daily and still only wash one a week. It literally leaves NO RESIDUE!! I have been on a hair journey myself due to my mom being sick and perimenopause I was losing so much hair. One thing I found with the pre-ban treatments is they actually work better if I use them after I've done a clarifying shampoo on my hair, I feel like they penetrate better on clean hair. So I personally use them after washing and before my mask or conditioning step. I will add the conditioner over it after it's sat for a bit. It's definitely more time consuming on the back end but I feel like it makes more sense to use it in clean hair. I love the Coco & Eve one too ❤

I forgot to mention, I have heard good reviews on the Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo for hair growth. Could you review this?

Penny, I have grown out my grey and it is a beautiful color. What Mask would you recommend for us mature women who have gone grey? Blessings to you from Texas.

what is a good permanent hair color that can be used with a 10 vol activator? 20 vol. is frying my hair and I want a healthy hair color to use with 10 vol.

Hi Penn - are you still derma stamping your scalp?

Hi Penny! What do you think about microneedling combined with minoxidil? it's safe? Could you update us on your microneedling treatments? do you still make them? thank you ❤️

Always here for hair advice from you ❤

Have you ever done a video on hair supplements? If so, can you please provide the link? If not, are there any that you can recommend? Thank you in advance! New subscriber😊❤

Thank you for updating on calecim! I’ve been waiting for this since your last video on it. I still never used it because I’ve been scared 😫 I started using a topical melatonin at nights called NutraM. Once I see it don’t see results from it I’ll add in the calecim. Thanks a bunch! I wish we could see before and after pictures to gauge it, but this is so helpful! Thanks again 🙏🏻

Are these products sulfate and silicon free!🙏 Particularly the instant masque?

You should really try Calecim's hair stem cell serum. It's worked wonders for me.

Love you hair tips. Would putting on a hair mask, cap and going into the sauna for 30 minutes do the same as the hairdryer cap suggestion? Or does the hairdryer work better?

Very thank you penny ,the epres not found in amazon there is silimiar . Secondely , you dont mention any serum for hair and do you microneedling the scalp What about the monixdial mouss instead of liquid one ,they said its less greasy ,what do you think ? You r one of the very trust to buy things .thanks again

Off topic but . . . are you still loving Kevin Murphy Blonde Angel Wash the way you did awhile ago? I bought it and forgot about it until my last shampoo and liked it a lot. Do you sill recommend it as the best for blonde hair or do you have another favorite? Also, if the shampoo is still your favorite do you use the conditioner? I love the way your hair always looks!

Oral minoxidil prescribed by my dermatologist has given me great results. Been on it for about a year. I couldnt commit to the topical minoxidil and have tried just about everything else. I'm truly amazed this is working.

I love your videos, but PLEASE look into Dimethicone and dry hair, as a stylist I have seen over the years how any product with this ingredient was drying and ,y clients hair, I now only recommend Living Proof to my clients.

Do you need to have a dermatologist decide if you need monoxidial? Read somewhere as soon as you start shedding you should use it??

For me monoxidial has been a game.changer. And I don't see myself stopping. I use the Costco branch foam and work it in as I part down to my roots. I don't brush through intentionally meaning I brush my hair in the morning after applying at night but I don't brush right after applying before bed. Yes it's a little sticky at the roots on wash day but honestly it has worked like dry shampoo for me. I am about a year into growing how my hair which has a lot of grey in it so it's probably dryer. Do I prefer my hair feeling on wash day before I have applied the monoxidial yes but the results I've gotten on my very fine thin and thinning hair is too good not to use. I also make sure I don't over apply. But I can see why people don't want to use it. I think even a few years ago I wouldn't have but since turning 50 it's working for me.

Which brand of hair extensions do you use? Could you do a video on this please. Use to love Davine’s I used all of their line but did not see those results with the Love line.

Monat products work and no goop. I have been using for 7-8 yrs. I'm going to be 60 this year and no thinning in the normal places that women thin. It grew back when I began using it and I just maintain it now. I do not sell it.

Hi Penny! Thanks for the tips. Is the Epres is better than a standalone Olaplex treatment? Also is every product that you recommended all right for fine hair?

WOW such great advise & I’m happy with the results of the products & treatments you are doing, I think your hair looks beautiful. Did you day you use a Mask as a Conditioner & not a traditional hair conditioner? Loved this video🤗💜

What do you think is the best hair dye?

I tried the minoxidil foam 5% and after a couple months stopped due to hair growth on face (which is a possible side effect). I've just decided to be more gentle with my hair, lol.

I want to try the Epres . I have super fine thin hair. So just about everything can weigh it down. I think your hair looks beautiful Penn. Your videos are so helpful. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy them. I’m 61 and happy to be 61 but I also want to look my best. Be my best at any age. So thank you for all your research and helping so many women to look and feel their best ❤

Awesome video. After watching Lisa Eldridge give a recommendation for a heated cap, I was going to search YOUR recommendation. Of course I got distracted with some of your other fantastic videos… yet here we are and you’ve delivered as always. I just have to hear the final word from you (as lovely as Lisa E is). Thank you

Thank you for more hair content! Your minoxidil + microneedling info was invaluable for me after I experienced hair loss from anemia. With consistency, I’m seeing regrowth! Your hair is looking great, can’t wait to check out these products!

Thank you so very much for the hair video and the updates!!! I always say this... but it's SO true... I adore you and so love and appreciate your videos... I have been using Epres for about 6 months and have been loving it!! I also use a couple of the La'dor products and love them as well. I have been following extra close to your advice, products and your updates around hair health and reversing hair loss. It is so wild that you are struggling with hair health... because just looking at you, your hair is long, thick and all around gorgeous... I would never ever guess! Without having some very specific, obvious cause... I believe that high stress and hormones have caused my thinning. I have had some good signs / some good luck with doing ALL of the things... but surely do not have my thick, all grown out head of hair.... the only "drug" I have been using is the revitalash hair foam... which I use about 5x / week. I do not use on day 1 or 2 of freshly washed hair.... for the same reason you were mentioning about minoxidil. Are you planning to continue to use calecim? From what I read, one needs to continue calecim in a maintenance phase. Are you going to be continuing with a maintenance program? It is very expensive... but I am willing to pay for it if it will work. Without guarantees, would you recommend? Does one need to commit to use this forever? Also, what are your general shampoo/ conditioner recommendations, aside from the specialty products/ treatments? Thank you so much ; ))

I don't like using dimethicone or any cone, really. My hair hates protein. I have fine hair, always have. Still some damage from using cheap color from drugstore. Not a fan of alcohol denat, don't understand why it's in product to help damaged hair. My fav leave-in is Blueberry Bliss. From Walmart 😅 I bought a countertop dryer, was less than $50. Davines shampoo, I like, salon swears their products don't use silicones. They do. I completely stopped blow-drying or using curling or flat irons. My hair goes flat easy with so many conditioners. I have to switch shampoo & cond often. The struggle is real. 💜

Love love the Davines, just started it all about 6 weeks ago and it’s been amazing. The milk spray leave in conditioner is lightweight smoothing and just all-around great.

6:51 Davines is not a brand i see a lot of places but i love the curl serum and it smells so good! I have coarse thick hair and it really helps with the curls.

Thanks Penn! I use the Coco and Eve brand pre cleanse but I use it on wet hair after washing. Curious of your thoughts about Zuvi -hair dryer using red light instead of hot air

I've been using the deep heat conditioning but didn't know I should let my hair cool before rinsing out. Thanks, Penny!

I don’t understand putting something on your hair and then wash it out. How does that work?

Thank you for all the information, Penn!! I can't use minoxidil for the very same reason. Wish I could! Have a beautiful week! Blessings, and love..MaryEllen

Penn, What is your rec for a good Shampoo & Conditioner?

My gynecologist prescribes minoxidil tablets for me. They seem to be working. Perhaps you should try the tablets.

Thank you SOOOO much for this!!! I just posted I'm the FB group about my hair journey with my red light helmet and this is now what I need since my hair finally growing. Thank you thank you!!!❤

Not an instant mask, but I’ve used it as one. The Redken acidic bonding conditioner in a spray. I’m trying to use only the leave in the same series now (which is also great!) but I think about that spray every day 😂 Will repurchase. 😊

Hi Did you lose a lot of hair after stopping MINOXIDIL?

Thanks for your videos:) Do you feel you have to keep using the Calecim hair system to keep your results?

Put kerastase in wet or dry hair?

i've been natural black to blonde for almost 15 years and epres is truly special! But to saturate my hair it takes like half a bottle so it gets SO expensive 😭

Thanks for sharing these new favs. I trust you completely so I'm sure that they're fantastic. I'm still loving the jamaican black castor oil & to hair serum. I recently started putting a vO5 product that's super thick only on my ends & it's helped tremendously. I'm so very grateful for you !

think it's interesting that you haven't mentioned Olaplex with all the hype over bonding and conditioning

I adore your hair care recommendations! I fell in love with the Raincry mask thanks to you, BUT it appears they’ve quit making it💔. Thanks for all you do for us!

Thank you Penny! I love the Calecim also and the Davines. I’ll be trying the kerastase stuff for sure! Thanks for all of today’s tips and as always, thank you for your extraordinarily good content. I appreciate you so much 💕

Additionally, for those of us who have lost volume (thanks, menopause!!), a volumizing or texturizing product for styling?

Between the ages of 15 and about 22, I did absolutely *anything and everything* to my hair. You're only young once, right? 😇 Dyed it all sorts of colors (I am an ash tone) except for unnatural ones, because kids used to say I had the color of "cigarette ash". I hated my color for years. Also straightened and crimped it for years (age 15 to 17) and then permed it because I couldn't deal with it. I had very sleek and smooth straight hair up until puberty hit when it went "wirey" and fluffy and wavy/curly. Today, thanks to the internet, I have learned to deal with it. Profile is day 3, "saggy" hair. LOL

I use the Kirkland Minoxidil 5% solution, it’s labeled as a hair growth treatment for men, but I have no problems using it. It’s watery & comes with a dropper. After a hair wash I distribute it all over my scalp & then stimulate my scalp with a nubby hair massager- not sure the exact name of that little device. Anyway I think it works & has helped my hair thicken up, which is the result I was looking for. It’s not sticky at all.

I must be lucky! I don't have an issue with minoxidil making me greasy. I use it twice a day. At night I use it with the Ordinary Multi Peptide Hair Density Serum and because I have short and wavy/curly hair I put in Majetic Pure Avacado Mask with Biotin as a leave in for the night. I rinse it in the morning and use minoxidil with Spectral.DNC-N Hair Thickening and Strengthening Serum. Then my usual styiling products. I have had good luck with my female pattern hair loss with this routine.

Great video! Thanks for sharing! When using a pre shampoo treatment, is it ok to use a clarifying shampoo afterwards or should just a regular shampoo be used? Also will the cap ruin or burnout your blow dryer?

The entire davines oi line is literally my go to... nothing beats the oi butter

I’ve used Epres and it’s good. Currently I’ve been using the Redken Acidic Bonding concentrate treatment. Have to say it really helped my dry, unmanagable hair. I’ve used many products (spent a ton of $$) & most don’t do much. That includes K18 & Olaplex to name a few. Trust me on this 😊

My minoxidil experience made my hair fall out for 4 months straight. I had to cut 12-14 inches off of my hair because of it. I have since taken collagen routinely and apply rosemary oil and deep hair masques twice a week. I have not put any bleach products in my hair in over a year. Finally my hair has thickened back up and is healthy and finally below my shoulders again. I will never use minoxidil topical treatment again. I know people have had success with the pill form. I do love Redkens leave in treatment. I only wash my hair twice a week. Thanks for sharing your journey.

I have used 5% minoxidil (foam) for about 15 years. I have very thin hair so a little goes a long way. I squirt a little in my trouble areas then let the heat from my scalp and fingers break down the foam and then massage those areas. It is gunky if you use so much that it gets too far down your hair strands. I am diligent to apply small amounts so that the foam melts onto my scalp. I only use once per day after washing my hair, which is about every third or fourth day, now that I’m retired. I feel like my hair would be much thinner now at 64 if I hadn’t been using it, but honestly I’m too afraid to find out at this point. 😂

Hi Penny, did you have a post minoxidil shed? I took oral minoxidil for 3 months and have experienced shedding for the past 7-8 months.

Thanks Penny. By the way, my dermatologist wrote a prescription for me to get a comb to use with the minoxidil. I haven’t had prescribed yet, but I’m hoping it will work in the aspect of not making my hair feel greasy or oily ( it’s suppose to help that).

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience! Could you please comment on the blow dryer settings that you use for the hair treatment with the Bonnet? I have thin and fine hair🙏❤️

Love your videos but boy you were not kidding about the price. This routine is over 150 dollars. I am glad that you and some of your viewers can afford this. Can you do a more affordable one?

I stopped using bond treatments and only use them a few weeks after a bleach .. it ends up damaging my hair and making it heavy. Pureology has a leave in conditioner that's great. I've tried it all and find i need light oils to style. A leave in conditioner and switch my shampoos to deal with how my scalp is feeling. Microneedling my scalp weekly has been the savior.

LOVE THIS ADVICE! When one deals with bad water it so hard on the hair! I've got some shopping to do!😂😂❤

It’s so funny you mention the Kerestase leave in because I have it in my cart right now and same thing…don’t know why I haven’t bought it but thought I’d give it a try! Now for sure I will along with the Davines

I don’t see any gray in your roots….❤….but that is why they make colored hair powder!

I’m so glad to see this video! I’ve been asking for a minoxidil update (sorry!) and really appreciate your honesty here! If it weren’t for the gumminess/gross feeling would you have continued? Did you have any averse side effects in the time you were using? I’m going to start and I wash my hair frequently so I’m hoping that helps deal with the general gross feeling.

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Hi Penny! Thanks so much for this helpful video 🤗 I was wondering if you have a favorite kind of hair extension for fine and thinning hair?

Only reason I’m still using my minoxidil foam is that it’s once a day and I do it right before bed and I wash my hair almost daily.

Penn I love epres but it does build up in my hair. Let me know if you find this? Ty for sharing. Love you ❤

You recommend the revive serum. How does it compare to Drmtology serum?

What are your thoughts about hair oiling mask overnight for growth, healing?

Love your videos and have tried and use more products that you have reviewed than any other! I was wondering what, or if you've tried, any LLT hair helmets and like best or if you feel there really isn't any benefit from any of them? Also, if you've researched the Irestore systems, do you think their Professional helmet with an irradiance of over 800mW/cm2 is too high and might actual cause damage to the hair follicle or scalp?

Where did you get your glasses from? They look Fab on you! So pretty

Hi do you have any suggestions to how to remove warts on the face.

Hi there. Do u think k18 conditioner is effective and worth cost?

The sound is only on the left for me. Is it just me? :(

I just bought Love mask…will let you know how itbworks

Weird I have really broken sound with your video today!

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I think you’re the only person I’ve watched that has said my hair is growing out and has roots. Its BEAUTIFUL!! I love it it’s really pretty

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Your own color is beautiful on YOU.

Hi dr penny ❤loved the way you shared , and explained how all products work xx

Hi Penny ❤ love your content!! Any info on at home chemical peel? I'd like to get rid of dark spots, age spots and sunspots on my face. Help please ❤ TY

Fyi the sound is fine on the phone but I watch your vids normally on my tv and that’s when it sounds like 💩 I watch a lot of RU-vid vids and they are all fine until I get to yours. Commercials also sound fine on your vids.something tells me it’s a stereo setting issue but I’m definitely no expert at settings. This vid is a bit better than the last few.