I have seen SURGE and MSM a couple of times in some of the blogs and I was wondering if anyone uses either of them.  If so, can you tell me how well they work and which one is better to use? 

http://sunstoneherbals.com/MSM_Research_Bulletin_-_Hair_and_Nails_Study.htm - http://sunstoneherbals.com/MSM_Research_Bulletin_-_Hair_and_ Nails_Study.htm

Here is a study done for hair and nail results with MSM. Hope this helps.

excellent advice! THanks honeydoo

i use surge and take msm.

with the surge i think it works- but i didnt know about the moisture thing, and i noticed on my right temple my hair BROKE!!

when i was about 1/2 way through my first bottle of surge, i bourght another one and filled up the 1/2used one with scurl spray and i use that on the ends of my braids. i use the full surge bottle(that is not mixed with anything) on my scalp and follow with WGO. my right temple is comming back again!

with the msm i notice that my hair has become alot thicker, but i am not using it as regular as i used to! ill start taking it again on a regular soon though cos i really did notice a difference

I believe Surge is a protein (someone plz correct me if I'm wrong) and a mild protein can be used daily as long as you are sure to amply moisturize. That may have been the reasoning behind your initial breakage. I am glad that the S-Curl worked though, I SOAK my hair with it. I'm not too concerned about how oily my satin cap or pillow are as long as my hair is staying attached to the roots :-)

Random side question, is Infusium 23 Leave-in (moisture formula) considered a proteing as well?

I have never heard of MSM, is it a supplement???

I believe Surge is a protein (someone plz correct me if I'm wrong) and a mild protein can be used daily as long as you are sure to amply moisturize. That may have been the reasoning behind your initial breakage. I am glad that the S-Curl worked though, I SOAK my hair with it. I'm not too concerned about how oily my satin cap or pillow are as long as my hair is staying attached to the roots :-)

yea, i realise about the protein thing now! im the same as you, i really dont care about my pillow casses or head scarfs- till my mum starts complaining about me lying on her cushions with "my wild growth stinking head"

Hahahahaha "my wild growth stinking head". Gurrrrllll, I ain't EVEN trippin off the way my hair feels (super oily) or smells (let's just say it doesn't smell Pantene-ish) with WGO, MTG, and everything else that I add to it! Oh well, what do you do cuz I sure won't be trippin when my hair is BSL, thick, and healthy!

Oh well, what do you do cuz I sure won't be trippin when my hair is BSL, thick, and healthy!

hey, i wont be either!! especially as i know how my ma is, she complains, cusses, and laughs at all my efforts now [shes always telling me to get my ass of the internet], but she'll be asking for all the "stink" i put on my hair and knowledge when she see's the progress i make!!!

Where do I get MSM from? Vitamin stores? Internet?

Stores: grocery stores, drugstores, GNC, vitamin shoppe, vitamin world

Online: puritan.com

you can either get the powder form which i prefer or get the capsules. since you'll just be starting with it, start with a low dosage. maybe 1000mg

Renee wrote: Stores: grocery stores, drugstores, GNC, vitamin shoppe, vitamin world Online: puritan.com you can either get the powder form which i prefer or get the capsules. since you'll just be starting with it, start with a low dosage. maybe 1000mg

Thanks... I bought some yesterday from GNC... it was the power but in pill form - you know ... pull the gelatin coating apart and out comes the powder... 1000mg's. Is that still effective?

I just bought the 500mg tablets. Should I take 2 tablets in the am and 2 in the pm for a total of 1000mg morning and 1000mg night or is 1000mg total daily sufficient?

My daily dosage is 3000mg. I have the 500mg capsules also and take 3/am & 3/pm. I sometimes may split 2am/2midaf/2pm. I'm not sure what the recommended dosage is (if there is one).....

i also dont know what the recommended doasage is. but its advisable to start with a small dosage in case of any side effects. i also take 3000mg per day. i started with 1000mg for like 6 months before i increased the dosage. whatever works for you.........

Grow Hair Grow wrote: Wow, 3 of them horse pills. I may have to start at 1000/day and take it from there... Let's hope these things work :-)

You know, when I first started taking MSM I had the very large tablets which were 1500mg ea. I think. They were a pain to swallow, so I changed to the 500mg, but these are small, capsule coated ones w/ powdered MSM inside. Much easier to swallow and I sometimes open the capsule and take it in powder form- much easier to take than the "horse pill" ones....

Grow Hair Grow,

I bought the powder MSM at my health food store and it's 1/2 tsp a day which equals 2,500 mg. I mix it in a little orange juice and I'm done. I've had good results with it.