Bernard O'Shea: Could a homemade ginger root miracle save my precious gold dust?

There has been a surge in people using rosemary oil to treat their locks for longevity. Still, there's an outliner in the hope and form of root ginger shampoo for hair loss

Can ginger help stop hair loss? Bernard O'Shea puts it to the test - with fiery results. Pic: iStock

"Dad, you are going bald", belted out my eight-year-old. "You have a big patch of hair missing right on the top of your head". I've known this for the last few years but have ignored it, hoping it would grow back. It hasn't. I know I haven't been blessed with rugged good looks. I don't have a Don Draper jawline, and my metabolism has taken way too kindly to my growing waist, but the one thing I always clung to was a big shock of red hair. Now that is leaving me.

Receding hairlines are a fact of life for many men. They can happen at any age and for various reasons, from genetics to stress.