Men and Women of GV, I have been reading how applying more cosmetics and using more and more products leads to worse hormonal and sexual health. Have any of you experienced this first hand or know ...

Men and Women of GV, I have been reading how applying more cosmetics and using more and more products leads to worse hormonal and sexual health. Have any of you experienced this first hand or know more about this?

Has applying more cosmetics resulted in worse hormone/sexual/sleep health?

Business Development Manager

Has applying more cosmetics resulted in worse hormone/sexual/sleep health?- Grapevine

Is it true that chronic stress can permanently affect our libidos? Is it true that we might feel disgusted about something or someone we were oncr pretty eager for? 

I mean , keeping the morning wood aside, I feel every other moment of arousal is dependent on a stimulus right? Then how exactly is it dependent on stress? Shouldnt it be the other way around? I mean stress should create more dependencies on sources of happiness

(Men only) Private Hormonal Question

Data engineer

I've never had a skincare routine, but recently have been hearing a lot about products like retanol.

Curious to know about the most effective products you have used (or is all of it just a scam)?

Men of grapevine, do you have a skincare routine?

Founder

I heard from a dermatologist that the worst that can happen is some temporary redness. Is that true?

What's the worst side effect you've has after using a skincare product?

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

- Preteen girls are increasingly using anti-aging products seen on social media, leading to severe skin reactions and long-term damage.
- Dermatologists report a rise in young patients with rashes, burns, and allergic reactions from products not meant for children's sensitive skin.
- The trend is fueled by influencers and viral hashtags like #SephoraKids, pushing girls to adopt elaborate skincare routines.
- Experts warn that the obsession with beauty standards promoted online can harm girls' self-esteem, body image, and mental health.
- Calls for industry accountability and legislative action are growing, with some advocating for stricter regulations on marketing and sales of these products to minors. 

 Source: [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/influenced-skincare-routine-mental-health-f59bb09114ab93323e3a47197a1ad914)

Young Girls Using Anti-Aging Products Face Physical and Mental Health Risks

Journalist

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

I believe men are becoming increasingly conscious of their appearance and it’s quite evident on GV as well. Working out, getting in shape is only L1 problem, personal care goes beyond working out. But there are two problems when men want to start personal care (skin,hair, body)

1. Lack of knowledge. Where to start? How to start? Which products to use? What is Vitamin C? WTF is a hyaluronic acid?

2. If #1 is sorted, then the second problem is laziness. I spoke to 220+ men and 70% spend only spend or want to spend 10-20 mins/day on personal care.

I plan to solve this by,

1. Content. Becoming an education first brand. Best example is Ditto Insurance, they’re more of an advisor than a Insurance selling company. A good example in D2C space is The Whole Truth. I want to educate men about personal care. I want to build a brand that men turn to when starting their personal care journey. 

2. Innovative products & Functionality. Men would benefit a lot from serum but they don’t use it primarily because the hassle of using a dropper, rubbing it on your face is too much. We’ll innovate how these products are made. Easy to use. 


I’ve dropped a full-time job offer to build this right out of college. Borrowed 10L from F&F. Registered the company and on-boarded a few kickass people to create content. Hope all goes well. I’ll keep sharing the progress here :)

Starting a Men’s focused D2C Brand

Systems analyst

I have been in Bangalore for 9 months in HSR. I noticed that my hair fall increased exponentially.
And i have male pattern baldness.

Please suggest some doctors or techniques how you deal with that

Hair fall cure

Software Engineer

So i am a 23 years old man , who never drunk , smoked , not a tea drinker too and left majority of sugar/carbonated drinks long ago , I am taking care of health too but my hairs are getting thinner and falling a lot , I stopped oiling my hair 7-8 years back as I was having very oily scalp due to improper diet and it used to make situation worse for me so I have had to left oiling . Moreover due to sitting, lying , I am also not involved in exercise much . What should i do  , should I start messaging my scalp again but with what kind of oil and what kind of exercises can i include to keep my hairs healthy, it's not generical because my father and grandfather have good amount of hair as per their age , not much dense like someone in their 20s but still very good

Are you also losing hairs due to ?, because i think I am...

I know everyone talks about stress management and good sleep when it comes to treat dark circles around eye. But the damage has already been done and no good sleep is effective on them. 
So I want to know if anyone of you have tried any medicine/product which has genuinely worked for you.

Dark circle

Software Developer

Hey GRAPEVINERS, hope you all are doing well, i am suffering from receding hairline , and its getting severe  , i am just 22 and i don't want to have that male pattern baldness too early, in my family, no one has that much severe male pattern baldness, my father has not great but good hair as per his age , i don't drink , smoke , eat healthy but still losing hair , yeah I never massage my head with oil 
I also take vitamin d3 supplements as majority of people as 70-80% people are deficient in vitamin d , mine is also low 
It would be great if you could advise me some great measures to tackle hair loss...

Receding hairline

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

How are you solving the hair loss problem?
any remedies, special hair oil etc would be useful.

Is your corporate job leading to hair loss making you bald?

Do mention products you use. How are the “minimalist” products?

Guys, what skincare routine do you follow to reduce acne and oily skin?

Customer success

Hi GV community,

Sharing a personal issue here but i trust this community số much that i hope i will get some good suggestions.

I have been dealing sexual health issues ( ED and PME ) , i am 26 years old, and it has put my relationship with my girlfriend almost to an end.

Earlier issues wasn’t even that severe like i was atleast getting hard morning erections and all but since couple of months even the morning erections have become rare and normal erecetions have become weak

I want to understand from GV community if anyone here or their known has dealt with this issue or have been able to fix it ?

Other details :
Smoking - No
Drinking - occasionally, not more than twice a month
Physical activity- moderate, doesn’t hit gym regularly but do go out for walks and all

Intimate issues

I've (28 M) been having hair fall since about 8 years now. 
While in college I was actually a bit crazy about this and tried a lot of treatments, eggs etc. Nothing gave much satisfactory results
Current state is like receding hairline showing a decent U shape. I try to cover it by having a bit long hairs in the front. But tbh I've never been able to figure out the perfect hairstyle suiting this predicament.
I've been applying minoxidil since last few years. I've not been that much regular and there are brief periods when I'm not able to apply it. A doctor prescribed me dutasteride which I took for a while but that also didn't have any lasting change (maybe it works while you take it and not afterwards or it could just be a placebo effect)
With time there has been awareness and acceptance that there is not much you can do about it.
Recently I've been hearing a lot about traya on the internet but usually I try to ignore anything that can inspire any hope on the subject due to past experiences but a close friend showed me his before and after pictures for traya and those results looked good.
So should I give it a try ? Bear the burden of hope one more time ??
Have any of you tried it ? Please share your reviews.
Also are the medications like a lifetime thing ??
Will the hair start falling back once I stop the treatment ?

Has anyone tried traya ?

Thinking of starting something new. Especially if you're WFH, or don't have lot's of folks to go to chai sutta break in office. 
Say anything that comes to mind, no holds barred.

Disclaimer: I don't endorse sutta.

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