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Folligen: South Korea’s Leading Hair Loss Shampoo

Folligen hair loss shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR (South Korea) is that country’s most popular hair loss shampoo. In this post, I cover all the details about this relatively unknown product in the US.

On a related note, the most popular hair loss shampoo in Japan is Shiseido Adenovital, which contains key ingredient Adenosine.

Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR

Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR.
Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR.

Folligen original biotin shampoo from Dr. FORHAIR (South Korea) is the most popular hair loss shampoo in South Korea. According to the product’s Amazon page, 13 million units of Folligen have been sold in just South Korea.

Among the key ingredients in Folligen shampoo include biotin, saw palmetto extract and ceramides. This combination is called the Folligen Complex. Other ingredients include zinc pyrithione, panthenol and salicylic acid. All of these reduce dandruff and relieve scalp itching and flaking.

According to the manufacturer, Folligen can reduce scalp sebum by 78.4% and dead skin cells by 37.6% per clinical studies. It currently has an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, based on 425 reviews. Folligen shampoo was launched in Costco (US) in October 2023.

Folligen shampoo contains no parabens, sulfates or silicone. Note that Dr.FORHAIR also sells various other hair loss treatments and tonics on its website. This includes the Bio-3 shampoo. which currently has an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on almost 60 reviews.