Please, Please, Please
make it so!
A B.C. man believes he’s stumbled over a .
Now, Dirk Stass, who concocts herbal teas and remedies from native plants, is preparing for clinical trials on what many consider the cosmetic industry’s Holy Grail.
In a recent interview with CBC News, the Cherryville man said a friend had been ribbing him about his bald spot. As a joke, Stass said, he rubbed a herbal healing tea into his scalp.
“A month and a half, maybe two months later, my then fiancée told me, ‘Uh, honey, your shiny spot isn’t so shiny anymore,’ ” Stass said.
Since then, Stass has tried out the formula on friends and family members. The results have been so impressive, he’s acquired an international patent.
“I stumbled across a recipe that rejuvenates the epidermis, and therefore cleanses the hair follicles, and therefore regrows hair — to a degree,” Stass said.
The won’t turn a bald man into a human Chia Pet, Stass said. Testing with friends and family has shown some hair growth, but the tonic seems more effective at stopping .
He’s currently arranging funding for a clinical trial at UBC
