She used it for quie a while because she had even lost a lot of her hair too. But she washed her hair with Aloe vera juice after her shampoo and then she would but the actual aloe vera gel in it. I think she had even purchased an aloe vera plant. But you can get it from the health food store or from Walgreens but after opening it you have to keep it in the fridge otherwise it will go bad. But do reseach online because lot's of people use Aloevera on their hair and scalp. I don't know you may have to go to the doc but it wouldn't hurt to try the Aloe Vera.