Here's the truth: the hardest part of fighting hair loss isn't the treatment. It's figuring out which treatments are actually proven - and which just have a good story and a checkout button.
That's what this site is for.
RunawayHair grades every androgenetic-alopecia treatment - the FDA-approved ones, the off-label ones people quietly use, the experimental drugs still in trials, and the botanical extracts with more marketing than data - on one honest scale from A (proven) to D (a mechanism and a hope). Every grade is cited to the primary research. And it's run by someone personally fighting his own hair loss, tracking what happens in the open.
No hype. No "miracle." No cure. Just the evidence, graded honestly.
Start here: the Treatment Evidence Map
Explore the interactive Evidence Map →
Pull the levers, see how each treatment stacks up by evidence tier and mechanism, and build a picture of the landscape in a couple of minutes. It's the fastest honest overview of hair-loss treatment you'll find.
Most-read right now: Does rosemary oil actually work for hair growth? It's the one "natural" remedy with a real randomized trial behind it - it matched minoxidil 2% in a 2015 study. We break down exactly what that trial proves, and what it doesn't.
Find what you're looking for
🔬 What's coming next The Experimental Treatments Tracker - clascoterone, PP405, VDPHL01, pyrilutamide and the rest of the pipeline, with what the trials actually show and where each one stands. Updated as new data lands.
⚖️ Head-to-head comparisons The ones everyone actually searches: dutasteride vs finasteride, oral vs topical minoxidil, and how the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors really stack up.
🌿 Does the "natural" stuff work? Start with rosemary oil - the standout, with an actual randomized trial. Then ketoconazole shampoo, saw palmetto, pumpkin seed oil, derma rolling - graded honestly. Some have real evidence. Most don't. We tell you which.
🧠 Understand the "why" - and the risks How androgenetic alopecia actually works - DHT and the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors - plus the safety questions people actually worry about: oral minoxidil side effects and post-finasteride syndrome.
📸 Track your own progress Our free, private tracker helps you take consistent scalp photos (same angle, distance, and light every time) so you can actually see whether something's working - instead of guessing in the mirror. Your photos never leave your device.
📚 Or browse every guide → - the full, evidence-graded list in one place.
Why trust this over the next hair-loss site?
Because we're built differently. We don't sell transplants. We don't sell serums. We grade the evidence, show our sources, and admit what we don't know. The person behind it is a fintech product manager who applied 20 years of professional rigor to his own hair loss - not a clinic with a quota.
One honest note, up front: we're not doctors, and nothing here is medical advice. It's education, so you can have a smarter conversation with someone who can actually treat you.
Ready? Start with the evidence.
Track your regimen - don't guess
Free, private progress-photo tracker. Ghosts your baseline so every shot matches - same angle, distance, light. Photos never leave your device.