jagm0618 Wrote:Hello everybody

My name is José, I'm from México, I'm 24, and despite loving my father and all the things I've learned and inherited from him, I only hate one single thing I inherited from him: the baldness.

Since I'm still very young, I looked up in the net to check for possible "cures". Since I do not have money for a transplant, I thought I needed something else, and that's how I found Toplace. I checked some photos, I did some research and I learned that the units are excellent, virtually undetectable, affordable, and you don't even need surgery.

After going through all the tutorials I obtained from the TL team, I finally received my first TL unit a few days ago. It looks great and I can't wait to use it... and that's the little problem I have.

I did not order the glues/tapes along with my TL unit because I couldn't afford them at the time, and since I'm from México, ordering them online means I have to wait at least a month until they arrive to my home, and since our postal system is not precisely efficient, and the fact that I live alone in a not-so-friendly neighborhood and I work all day, means that even if I do order them online there is no guarantee I'll receive them on time :|

Now, according to the tutorials I received from the TL team, I know that for removal I can use "99% Isopropyl Alcohol", which I can buy in my local pharmacy without a problem, but my real question is: is there any medical grade glue/adhesive, odorless, preferably waterproff (since I swim at least twice a month), with a good strenght rating for a TL unit, , that I can buy in a local pharmacy/supermarket?, if so, could you please name some brands?, especially one that you have tested before with good results. Even better, if any of you are from México, could you please name some local brands I can buy here? since I believe that buying the glues locally is safer, cheaper, closer and faster than buying them online.

Any help that you could please give me is highly appreciated.

Many thanks for your support, regards!!!


José

Quote:1.- Should I use Davlyn only, or should I combine it with tape?, I assume that if I combine both adhesives I'll be able to get an extra hold, but if it's really necessary?, I mean, will I be Ok if first I use Davlyn only (to see how confortable liquid adhesive is), and then try tape only (again, to see how confortable is) or do I need to combine both? Did you have to combine Davlyn with other adhesives or with Davlyn alone were you Ok?

Tape and glues are kind of a 'try and see what works best for you' thing. They react differently depending on your skin type (oily, dry, normal) and your life style (active, excercise daily, normal, etc.). I consider myself a normal user (bike riding, lawn work, walking) and just Davlyn alone worked fine for me. I got a good 7-10 hold. Then some improved tapes came out and I switched to Walker No Shine tape which I currently use. The clean up was easier and the application was easier too. I use Base Bond or I Glue for touch ups. But again, you'll just have to experiment to see what you like best.

2.- For a first TL user like me, how much time would you recommend me to remove the unit and perform a complete scalp cleaning?, once per week, once every two weeks?,

It depends on your life style and level of hygiene that you're comfortable with. I like to remove, clean my scalp and re-attach every 7-10 days.

3.- Under normal use, how much holding time you've got from Davlyn?, of course my biggest fear would be to have a "fallen" unit all of the sudden due to not being carefull with the holding strenght of Davlyn.

As mentioned above, I got 7-10 days.

4.- Is Davlyn safe? I've heard that the are some adhsives that have toulenne or something like that, that might cause cancer (this could be a potential "urban legend" of course). Does Davlyn have this kind of sustance?

It's been a while since I've used it. Debbie--can you answer this question?

Regards,
John

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