The Placental Histotherapy Center, in Havana, Cuba, where the human placenta shampoo and lotion are sold.

Right after the visit with the dermatologist I headed to the PlacentalHistotherapyCenter which is just two blocks away from the Cira García Clinic (where most foreigners in Cuba get medical treatment.)

At the center they required the prescription issued by Dr. Garcia and they gave me a new prescription from the doctor in site so I could buy the Piloactive Placenta Lotion at the pharmacy in site.

The lotion is sold along with a shampoo for 20 dollars per set (200 ml of each). Both products are made with human placenta and they are the result of research done in the island in the 70s primarily to cure vitiligo, another skin disease which main symptom is the discoloration of the skin.

The research was done by Dr. Carlos Miyares Calo, a physician specialist in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pharmacology, and professor from MedicalSchool of the University of Havana, Cuba, explains the Center’s website. (http://www.histoterapia-placentaria.cu/)

From the mid 1980s people from many countries were coming to Cuba to look for a cure for the vitiligo and the Center was created.

In the 90s the Cuban scientists created other medications made of human placenta to treat other diseases such as psoriasis, osteoporosis and alopecia.

The lotion and the shampoo are said to stimulate hair growth and regeneration, they increase blood circulation to the scalp and regulate the sebaceous secretions. They are also said to improve the protein synthesis that happens normally inside every hair follicle.

On top of all those things neither the shampoo nor the lotion have secondary effects. I am using them now (it has been a month), so far I have seen no results but as my doctor said it is too early for any results… patience!