Women’s Hair Loss Project

I’m curious, have any of you ladies on the list tried this product? I have been a sucker for so many shampoos already that make bold promises they need keep….

Hello, Ladies!

I also got very curious and I signed up for their no risk trial offer (which gives the pill, the souffle, and the serum). I was desperate due to my recent hair loss and as mentioned, that cartoon is supercute. Before my trial, I looked everywhere for a review but couldn’t find any - which surprised me because I saw their ads in many places.

I must say, the souffle REALLY pumps up the volume - the first time I tried it, I was shocked that my hair looked so voluminous - but without looking frizzy. Let me tell you - I’ve tried a lot of products in the market for volumizing but nothing worked like this souffle. It made my head look full of thick real hair. I actually used it a few times for an evening out for a date or such - but I realized that I couldn’t purchase the souffle alone - I didn’t want to grow too dependent on it and stopped using it - I’m already psychologically dependent on Toppix, a hair loss concealer and I cannot leave home without it. I couldn’t imagine being dependent on another product, which would be super expensive to purchase (as I will explain below, I wasn’t going to use the other two items in the package).

I felt funny ingesting something that I didn’t know the details of the drug action so I didn’t try the pills. I tried the serum, which felt pretty nice, invigorating (like peppermint on your skin), but felt kind of sticky. I currently use Toppix (as mentioned), and I wash my hair every other day (due to the time it takes to style my hair to look natural) and I just couldn’t figure out a good way to combine the two - basically, using the serum on Toppix would have made a terrible mess so I stopped using the serum in a few days (again, I did not feel too safe putting something on my skin when I didn’t fully understand how it worked).

I would buy the souffle alone, as a hair styling aid because my hair really looked amazing with it. I would call it perhaps the best styling aid ever, for volumizing my thin limp hair. However, until I real up more on the drug actions of the pill and the serum, I do not wish to purchase these, or the set of three, which is how the company is marketing them. Please share your experience of using either the serum or the pill and I am actually curious.

Hello Purple Sky-

I signed up with the cute trial offer that they had. Anyway, I was the one who got the Night Serum , Shampoo and Conditioner but not knowing the $100 every 2 mths secret contract. I opened the beautifully boxed goods and tried the serum…I must have pumped the 8 maximum since I have such thin and fine hair (inherited from my father side). It dried pretty quickyly and I went to bed. The next morning, I used the shampoo and then I conditioned leaving the conditioner for more than 3 minutes. Then ran to work with my hair still wet. I was so amazed when my hair dried….it was so shiny and sexy looking. I had some people asked me if I did anything to my hair…it’s almost like when you just colored your hair…so shiny. The next day, I didn’t shampoo and condition my hair…just damped it. Again, I quickly went to work and let the natural air dry my hair….surprisingly it still looked good…and so soft. Then I noticed a little black hair where I soaked a thinning spot.

Although, I am not saying that the product worked for me and may for you. I am just saying that you really have to try it. Besides I spend more than $100 every 2 months eating out at lunch…I’ll just have to take a brown bag from now on just to get the “look” that I so envy from other Asian women with gorgeous shiny dark hair. I never had that even in my youth days.

Ladies, don’t waste your time. As a guy with thinning/receding hair, the only thing that even remotely helped my hair loss is a combination of minoxidil and finasteride along with vitamin supplements like b-complex, biotin, MSM, flaxseed oil, green tea capsules, soy, grapeseed extract and L-carnitine. I also eat more fish and soy and green tea (Japanese sushi and miso) and less red meat and soda. It took years of trial and error but now I have very few shedding problems and thicker hair. Basically speaking, if the ingredients in Ookisa don’t match the above ingredients I use, I know it’s a scam and trust me…I’ve tried most every shampoo out there that’s claimed to regrow hair.

Hello Ladies,
I fell for their add for a “free” sample….Ookisa is a rip off as far as their tactics to sell their product. You get a “free” sample my butt…you get to try the product for 30 days and if u do not send back unused portion they bill you $100 for the free sample plus every 2 months you get billed another $100 and get more product that you never even ordered. I am now into this for $200 and I have no new hair growth. they will get the unused portion back this time. But I was already charged $200 does any of this seem fair???

This product is what fried my hair and started my hair loss.The 1st time I used it my hair dried babyfine , it has always been thick and heavy.It then became brittle and still(3 months)continues to snap off. I’ve lost about half my hair from this ,I only used it twice , the dryness and breakage started immediately.I had no problem before this, my husband wanted my hair to grow faster,It was to the middle of my back, now it’s above my shoulders.I look like Rosanne Rosannadanna.

I have tried the shampoo and conditioner. They do make your hair feel good and have a nice shine. I didn’t try the fortifier because it contains sulfur and I break out if I use it. I tried the ‘free sample’ just pay shipping (about $6). I plan on sending the rest back because it is to expensive for me.

My hair continues to snap off…..

I’ve tried the shampoo and conditioner and I love them both. I have yet to try the serum.

I haven’t used this product nor do i intend to ,it’s too expensive.  The oils that I make for my hair, coupled with vitamins and ingesting flax seed  oil gives me volume and the shine for a fraction of the cost.   For those of you who have lost hair using this product maybe you are allergic to an ingredient in the shampoo.  Most (90%)shampoos contain sodium laureth sulfate which can destroy the scalp.  Unless this shampoo claims it doesn’t contain this ingredient , Its most likely has it in it.  For those women, I would suggest you use shampoos that are all natural (no sodium laureth sulfate or parabens).

I was also looking for reviews, and found quite a few — most with negative opinions, which is rare on review sites. This must be pretty bad stuff. The one that stood out was from a woman who stopped using the product when she started growing hair in places that ladies don’t want it to grow. It appears this product might contain unlisted active ingredients that aren’t even approved for use by females. Perhaps the FDA should get involved here ….

THIS IS A SCAM….cancel ASAP and hope you get your money back!

Thanks for the info everyone! I too have wanted to try Ookisa products but was wary. After researching all information, it is just an ad campaign. They state as seen on CNN or CBS News but it is the same ad! Who knows if they are safe to use? My hair was thick and long until I tried various hair products, and styles. Ookisa is tempting but I’ve decided to (-go back to my old stand by-) condition my hair with egg and mayonnaise, braid it nightly, and keeping my scalp moisturized often and covering my hair with scarfs, hats -until- and I hope soon- it grows back!!

I have never posted a comment on any product I’ve used, but felt compelled to do so for Ookisa since I found it to be amazing!I have always had very thin, fine hair and have spent way too much money on so many different products that claimed to grow hair but showed no results. But after using the Ookisa nighttime serum for just a few months, my hair is fuller, thicker with great body and it is actually growing very fast. I love this stuff! I have extremely sensitive skin, however I have never experienced any irritation from this product. I ordered mine from EBay, rather than getting soaked by the Ookisa scam direct from the manufacturer. I plan on using Ookisa nighttime serum until my hair gets to my waist, which won’t take long with this great product.

Has anyone heard of using emu oil on the scalp??? Ever tried it?

I would like to know if anyone has actually returned the so called samples and not been charged for additional shipments that they did not order. I ordered the samples for 6.00 and didn’t realize I would be charged 90.00 after 30 days. I kept my box and the number to call. I wonder if I should call earlier than the 30 day trial expiration so I can get it back in the mail in time for them to receive it before the 30 days is up.

Lynn- I would like to know the same thing. Has anyone not been charged after sending back?

why do i want this shampoo any help on what it can do there are so many shapoos out there ive bought them all i need trust right now on wha the product does

I READ EVERYONES COMMENTS AND THANK YALL FOR EXPLAINING ABOUT OOKISA I ORDERED IT JUST CAME IN TODAY HAVENT USED IT YET FROM WHAT I READ FROM EVERYONES COMMENTS IM NOT SO SURE I WANT TO TRY THIS PRODUCT I HAVE THICK HAIR ALREADY AND I SURE DONT WANT IT FALLING OUT I JUST WANT TO GROW IT BACK OUT LONG LIKE IT USE TO BE SO IF THERE IS BETTER PRODUCTS OUT THERE PLEASE LET ME KNOW

If you will read the comments that rave about the product here— they are all written in a very particular style– ie, the style that PR/ copy editors use to sound “real” when ranting about how “great” a product is. But if you read them all– you’ll notice the “advertising agency” style to the writing. They’re all fake. People who work for the company google the product and when they find a site like this that is looking for “what do you think?’ they chime in with more false claims. This product is BS. Stay away.

I’m not raving, I’m not endorsing. Simply stating my personal experience with my health and the product. I’m not an advertising exec and I do not have time to BS… Ultimately the reason I stay away from such things. I simply thought my experience would be helpful. My 2nd and last post… sorry ladies. This is a serious issue and I won’t be put down by anyone. Best of luck to all you. This is really a most difficult thing to deal with.

FYI - I DID return the product. Although I saw some improvement, it wasn’t enough to keep at that price. Nice product but I need to see a huge improvement to buy anything. This is just too expensive for something that isn’t so promising. They also wouldn’t accept the mousse or vitamins back. I never opened them… Now THAT is total BS!

I wish you all a healthy, Happy 2010!

Just watch out for this company, Ookisa. It is nothing special, and if you should forget to cancel their trial period you will be charged $90.00 the next month. Believe me when I say that it is just one big ripoff. Cyd

I, too, fell for the 30-day free trial for $5.95 and received the items today. When I saw that you would automatically be billed the “discounted rate” of $89.95 a month, well that is too much for me, and it was sounding more and more like one of those old book/record club nightmares you never seem to be able to get out of. I did not get the souffle item that everyone seems wild about and that might have tempted me to try it. Anyway, I called and was put on hold for a while but finally spoke to someone who tried in many ways to get me to try it. I just told them I didn’t want anything where I would automatically be billed for something when I didn’t even know if I liked the product. They told me that I didn’t have to buy it every month but that I could have 60-90-120 day orders…no thanks; then a real miracle, they are offering a sale next week where I could buy this for $39.95 for life. I could get this $50/month less than what you are supposedly charging forever? Now I really don’t want it. If that isn’t scam-based, what is!? I guess they really sell the package for $39.95 but if you like it and are stupid enough to pay the $89.95, that’s what you get billed. So, if you do like it, call right away, tell them you want to return it and get it for $39.95. If it had been $39.95/month it MIGHT have made me try it but I still hate the selling tactics. In this economy, we all need to be in charge of what we buy; not the other way around. I do worry that they will continue to bill me and that I will have to go to extraordinary lengths to get it settled though they say not. I am really sorry I fell for it though, as I said, I did not try it. It’s up to you…but don’t pay full price.

I am surprised with all the negative comments out there. I do think that their advertising is terrible. They should be upfront with the way they bill customers. However, I am smart enough to realize that when someone states that something is free, it isn’t. I do not have hair falling out and it is not very thin, it is just super fine. I have been using the product for eight months and my hair has never looked better. It is the best shampoo and conditioner combination that I have ever used. I was able to make my last purchase on ebay, if it weren’t for that I could not afford it.

This company is a SCAM. The products don’t work any better than Nioxin or any of the other companies that claim to make hair thicker. Thick hair is a result of genetics and lifestyle/diet. The problem with OOKISA is that once they charge you for their products, you can never return them and get your money back no matter what! Once you are outside of their trial period (read the fine print), you can never get a refund on any future shipments. I had two shipments come to me and after those two, I decided that I didn’t want to pay $83.55 (which is what the total would come out to with overinflated shipping) for shampoo and conditioner. I called them and told them that I would return this newest shipment unopened and unused and asked for a credit to my card. They said they can cancel all future shipments, but that they couldn’t credit anything they had already shipped to me. Once they charge your card, you can never get your money back. I’ve never heard of a company that doesn’t allow you to return an unused product back, EVER! Don’t get sucked in. Once you order from them, you will never be allowed to return and get your money back after the trial period.

well ladies,

i also used all sort of shampoos out there and when i went to OOKISA site and realize how much i will spend and how much they will charge you afterwards read the fine print…i decide not to order it , well i have problems with my hair too ..now that i discover this Umberto collagen therapy at target and its really helped my hair and i used John Freida shampoo and conditioner and they works fine for my hair and i am very happy with it that i don’t have to spend a lot of money …

This is my first post and I am def uncomfortable even talking about my hair loss in this type of forum.. I am 47 have 4 kids very busy life style in good shape and health all except for my hair….I have Hashimotos and switched to Levoxly 4 mos ago and my hair is def getting worse. I am switching back to Armour which I took for years with no problem. I am def going through menopause but am seeing great Drs who practice natural hormone therapy. However even these Drs don’t understand hair loss. I have had gradual thinning since about 30 but in the past year it has really accelerated. My mom has really thin hair and I think I have the genetic link to have it. Mine is soooo thin on the sides and temple I really am almost bald……so scary….I have hair extensions so no one can really tell but I am panicked.. I will go to any Dr anywhere that is knowledgeable but I prefer an open minded not traditionalist since that is not my other Drs of choice. I know the extensions are not helping but there is no way I can take them out now…..I love reading the blogs it is comforting. Just wondering if anyone has been to someone they thought helped them and would reccomend to me.thx I live in Atlanta)