Introduction
Anabolic steroids will accelate hair loss in persons that are genetically predisposed to it. I am one of these persons and I managed to keep my hair while blasting steroids. If you’re prone to baldness and you plan on going on cycle, this is what you should consider
Worst Steroids for Hair Loss
Testosterone (without using a hair loss treatment)
Testosterone in itself is not very harmful to hair follicles, but one of its metabolites DHT, is very toxic to hair follicles and is the main cause of male pattern baldness.
That’s why testosterone by itself is one of the worst steroids you can choose in regards to hair loss if you don’t inhibit 5 ar enzyme activity using a 5 ar inhibitor like finasteride, or a topical anti-androgen like RU-58841.
Halotestin
Halotestin, or fluoxymesterone, is an oral androgen and anabolic steroid (aas) medication which was previously used to treat aggression and violence, but is now no longer marketed.
It is a testosterone derivative that exhibits increased anabolic and androgenic activity.
Halotestin is known in the bodybuilding/powerlifting community to be very bad on the hair and is also one of the most liver toxic oral steroids.
DHT Derivatives
Injectable DHT derivatives like primobolan and masteron are known to be the worst on the hair.
DHB (dihydroboldenone) which is the 5 alpha reduced metabolite of Boldenone (equipoise) is also very bad on the hair.
Most oral DHT derivatives are also very bad for the hair.
The only oral DHT compound that seem to be pretty mild on the hair is anavar.
Trenbolone and Trestolone
Trenbolone and trestolone are both very bad on the hair and in my opinion if you run a high dose of either of these compounds there is no way you will keep your hair if you’re prone to hair loss, even while using a topical anti androgen like RU58841.
“Hair Safe” Steroids
Nandrolone
Nandrolone is very mild on the hair when not using a 5 ar inhibitor, because Nandrolone 5 alpha reduces to DHN (dihydronandrolone) which has very low androgenicity.
This is one of the main reasons some people choose to do nandrolone only cycles.
The main problem of this approach are health ramifications, because nandrolone only cycles can cause cardiac remodeling and heart enlargement.
There also evidence to support that nandrolone is neurotoxic.
Having enough estrogen on cycle can also be an issue.
Anavar
While being a DHT derivative, reports of hair loss on anavar while using low to moderate dosages are pretty rare.
Boldenone/Equipoise
Boldenone, also called equipoise, in itself is not very harmful on the hair.
One of its metabolites DHB (dihydroboldenone) is very bad on the hair, but interestingly enought the rate at which Boldenone 5 alpha reduces to DHB is so low (even without inhibiting 5 AR enzyme activity) that hair loss should not be a problem if injecting boldenone.
Hair Loss Treatment for Anabolic Steroid Users
5 AR blockers
5-AR inhibitors are very effective drugs to fight hair loss if you’re using testosterone.
One thing to consider though is that they will be able to protect your hair by stopping the conversion of test into dht, but testosterone in itself will cause some hair loss at higher dosages.
You have two effective drugs in this category:
–Finasteride
–Dutasteride
Finasteride is the only FDA-approved drug for MPB, but dutasteride is often prescribed off-label and is far more effective at fighting hair loss when using supraphysiological amounts of test.
Topical Anti-androgens
There are two topical anti-androgens that are commonly used in the bodybuilding/hair loss community:
Topical anti-androgens belong to a class of medications known for their high effectiveness in treating hair loss. When applied in a topical solution on the scalp, they work by attaching to the androgen receptors present in the hair follicles.
These molecules have a strong affinity for the androgen receptors and exhibit minimal to no androgenic activity themselves.
By doing so, they prevent other androgens, such as DHT or testosterone, from binding to these receptors and exerting their androgenic effects, which are known to initiate hair loss.
These compounds will very effectively prevent hair loss form “moderate” amounts of steroids that are bad for the hair.
For example if you do a cycle consisting of 500mg of testosterone per week, a potent topical anti androgen like RU 58841 will be effective on its own to avoid hair loss (it was the case for me and I am very prone to hair loss).
If you’re using more testosterone than that, you will probably need to use a 5 AR-Inhibitor like finasteride in conjunction with RU to avoid hair loss.
If in conjuction with this amount of testosterone you plan of using high amounts of other hair toxic compounds like primo or masteron, then good luck keeping your hair.
How to do “Big Cycles” While Avoiding or Minimizing Hair Loss?
These are the guidelines you should follow when doing “Big Cycles” to avoid or minimize hair loss :
-Mainly use Testosterone and preferably don’t go over a gram of test
–Do not use High Dosages of Hair Toxic Compounds, and if you’re going to use hair toxic compounds like primo, masteron or tren, don’t take more than 300mg (total) per week
–Use boldenone and nandrolone as a secondary, and/or as a tertiary anabolic
–Use a topical anti androgen, and add in a 5AR inhibitor if you’re using more than 500mg of test per week or if you’re also using hair toxic compounds like primo or tren on top of test.
Example of an off season “hair safe” protocol
-500-1000mg of Testosterone per week
-250-750mg of Boldenone per week
-100-200mg of Nandrolone per week
-RU 58841 used once a day at around the same time of the day
-1mg of finasteride EOD (if pushing the test hard)
-Small dose of an AI if Boldenone on its own is not effective enough to reduce E2
With this protocol you can see that it is possible to run upwards of 2g of steroids per week while keeping your hair and having a low amount of sides on cycle.
The only thing that can be a cause of concern with this protocol is the hematocrit levels that can rise drastically when using higher amounts of boldenone.
