I started out using the Light Brown and soon realized that it turned slightly green in sunlight, which I’m glad some of the other folks here have also noticed. As long as I kept a hat on, it was generally safe.

I also noticed that it had a reddish tint under florescent lighting, which was odd.

But I tried getting the Medium Brown, which was a bit too dark for my hair color, so I mix together equal parts of light brown and medium brown and the results are excellent. I have no more noticeable green cast in sunlight, and the reddish tint is also less visible under florescent light.

I do notice that, with hairspray, it appears a bit dull, dry to the touch, and “fuzzy”, which some people notice. This tends to improve after a day of use, with my natural hair oil, but I wonder if there is a hairspray that has a better, more natural shine.

I keep it on for a few days before it gets too itchy and I have to wash it. I notice that it looks better with shorter hair on me, due to my balding pattern.

Overall, I’ve been really happy with Toppik, but now that I’m significantly balder than I was when I started, I realize that at some point, it wont work well and I’ll have to make a big jump from having what looks like a full head of hair to having none!

Nature will win in the end. In the meantime, I’m glad Toppik has helped to prolong my years of having hair.

The article above is one man’s opinion and a product review based on his own experience with both Toppik and Nanogen. Each and every consumer is free to draw their own conclusion about any product they use. But know that the above article was written from an unbiased point of view as the author wasn’t an employee of either Nanogen or Toppik nor was he being compensated in any way by either product company to provide this review. Robert was previously an editorial assistant of this community and his only goal was to provide his input on hot topic hair loss related issues.

If Toppik is working better for you and it makes you feel better about yourself, I encourage you to continue using it. Personally, I’ve never tried Nanogen but I do agree that Toppik seems to work pretty well. But I also know a number of people who feel Nanogen works well for them too.

Best wishes,

Bill – Managing Publisher of this Community

As for nanogen – rip off failure of a product, Dan I completely agree the WORST crap purple dirt, I cannot believe the article it’s just dishonest and posted probably by the nanogen marketing team. Please don’t be fooled into buying this product.

Ok so I bought Toppik, to be honest I was amazed how how well it worked. My gf didnt even notice I was wearing it and commented on my hair being so much thicker. It looms so natural and blends in very well. Now this article annoys me, for the reason that it provides an alternative in nanogen. I bought it, put it on and looked like an absolute idiot. It has a weird purple color , makes you look like u have dirt in ur hair. Do u think the review mentioned this?? No apparently it’s just as good, in no way shape or form does it come close . Seriously author, get real and stop fooling the vulnerable .nanogen isn’t good, buy it try and and get purple dirt in ur hair.

I have only used Toppik a couple of times and I have no experience with Nanogen. However, there have been a few threads on our discussion forum about Toppik turning green. The general consensus seems to be that Nanogen does not do the same.

For more information, I suggest visiting our hair loss forum and starting a discussion thread.

David (TakingThePlunge)

Just thought id let you all know yo try the spray applicator it is much better with application doesnt get all mess all over the place hence saves so much product. Just use a little hairspray so that the product stays in place and doesnt get onto your pillow. I bought the spray from Toppik but it makes your hair oily and wet looking. So hairspray is a lot better. Didn realise it contained ammonium chloride thats not very good at all.