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Get thicker, fuller hair in 3-6 months with personalized treatment options
Nothing strikes fear into your heart like noticing a widening part, receding hairline, or finding way more hair than usual in the shower drain. Hair loss treatments can help, and you can get them online from telehealth platforms like Musely and Hers.
How do these companies compare?
Hers offers over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription hair loss treatments in pills, chews, serums, sprays, and foams. Musely offers prescription hair loss treatments in pill or liquid solutions.
Below, we dive into Musely vs. Hers for hair loss, including which treatments they offer, the process to get them, and the cost.
A quick disclaimer: This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or endorsement of one brand over another.
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Here’s a side-by-side comparison of Musely vs Hers with all the must-know information.
Hers | Musely | |
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Hair loss products offered | OTC and prescription hair loss treatments, including pills, chews, serums, sprays, and foams. | Prescription hair loss treatments, including pills and solutions. |
Do they work? | Hers products contain FDA-approved, clinically proven ingredients. | Musely products contain FDA-approved, clinically proven ingredients. |
How to get treatment | 100% online (online consultation needed for prescription treatments). | 100% online (online consultation needed as all products need a prescription). |
Cost | From under $13 a bottle for topical treatments and $35 a month for some prescription treatments. The online consultation is free. | From $30 a month for subscriptions to $154 for a one-off treatment. The online consultation is $20. |
Let’s start with hair loss treatment options. Both Hers and Musely offer access to a range of products designed to stop hair loss in its tracks and help you regrow hair.
Hers offers access to topical and oral hair loss treatments. You can also get supplements and hair care products to further support happy and healthy hair. Here are your options.
Hers topical hair loss treatments include solutions, serums, foams, and sprays:
Topical minoxidil. Choose from minoxidil solution or minoxidil foam.
Hair Blends Serum. This hair serum contains a blend of minoxidil, biotin, vitamin B5, and ketoconazole.
Hair Blends Postmeno Serum. For women who have gone through menopause, this serum contains finasteride, minoxidil, and a blend of essential oils.
Postmenopausal hair loss spray. Also for women who have gone through menopause, this spray contains finasteride and minoxidil.
FYI: You don’t need a prescription for topical minoxidil, but you do for the Hair Blends products and postmenopausal hair loss spray. You can get a prescription, if suitable for you, online through the Hers platform.
Hers also offers access to oral treatments for hair loss. These come in the form of a daily pill or chew. Treatments include:
Hair Vitamins + Minoxidil — a daily pill containing minoxidil, biotin, vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and zinc
Biotin + Minoxidil Chew — a daily lemon-flavored chew containing minoxidil and biotin
You’ll need a prescription for these products.
Finally, Hers also offers supplements and hair care products. These products can help further support healthy hair growth and help your hair look thicker and fuller.
Products include:
Thickening shampoo and conditioner. This thickening shampoo and conditioner contains saw palmetto, argan oil, coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, and an amino acid blend. It works to control hair shedding and increase strength and moisture in your hair.
Volumizing shampoo and conditioner. As the name suggests, this volumizing shampoo and conditioner duo adds volume to thin, flat hair. It contains Biovolume™, hydrolyzed rice protein, argan oil, caffeine, and biotin.
Biotin gummies. These daily biotin gummies work to improve hair health and growth.
Beyond the hair on your head, Hers has a range of products for your scalp and eyelashes should you need them.
Musely offers topical and oral hair loss treatments. You’ll need a prescription for all of these.
Musely’s topical products come in a liquid formulation with a dropper.
There are two options:
The Hair Topical Solution Modern. This product may contain the active ingredients of latanoprost, caffeine, cetirizine, and melatonin. Inactive ingredients may include biotin, exosomes, and vitamins D3 and B.
The Hair Topical Solution Classic. This product may contain minoxidil, dutasteride, spironolactone, tretinoin, ketoconazole, and hydrocortisone.
The exact ingredients in the treatment will depend on your needs. You can also purchase these hair loss treatments in a bundle to work together.
Musely also offers oral hair loss treatments in the form of a daily pill. The exact ingredients will depend on your age and needs.
You can get:
A minoxidil and dutasteride pill (for women over 45)
A minoxidil and spironolactone pill (for women under 45)
A minoxidil-only pill
All oral treatments also contain biotin, folic acid, zinc, and vitamins C and D.
Musely doesn’t offer stand-alone supplements or hair care products.
Both Hers and Musely hair growth treatments can help a range of issues, like hair thinning, shedding, and bald spots. Here’s a little about the effectiveness of the ingredients and results from the companies.
Hers hair regrowth treatments contain clinically proven ingredients (minoxidil and finasteride) as well as blends of supplements.
Topical minoxidil (known as Rogaine®) is FDA-approved to treat androgenetic alopecia — male pattern baldness and female pattern hair loss. Off-label, it’s prescribed as a pill for hair regrowth and used to treat other types of hair loss.
Minoxidil can improve blood flow to your hair follicles and extend the anagen phase (the growth phase) of the hair growth cycle, leading to longer, fuller hair.
Research shows it can stop hair loss from progressing, increase hair density, and promote new hair growth.
Check out our guide to learn more about minoxidil.
Oral finasteride is FDA-approved to treat male pattern baldness. It’s prescribed off-label in topical formulations and for women who have gone through menopause.
It works by stopping testosterone from converting into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that can miniaturize hair follicles and lead to hair loss.
Research shows finasteride can prevent hair loss from getting worse and increase hair thickness. You can learn more about finasteride in our guide.
Some nutritional deficiencies have been linked to hair loss, including biotin, zinc, and iron. Vitamin C is needed to absorb iron. Taking supplements like these may support healthy hair growth.
Ketoconazole is used to treat fungal infections, making it useful if a scalp infection or poor scalp health is contributing to hair loss.
A Hers survey found that 92 percent of customers said their hair loss improved or stopped progressing within 12 months of treatment through Hers.*
And 85 percent of customers said they’re likely to continue with their hair loss treatment through Hers.**
Musely’s hair loss treatments also contain minoxidil.
Other key ingredients include:
Dutasteride. This ingredient can also stop testosterone from converting into DHT, that hair-hating hormone.
Spironolactone. Spironolactone can reduce sex hormones and prevent DHT from binding to receptors, reducing hair loss.
Latanoprost. This ingredient has been shown to help control hair loss and increase the total number of hair strands.
Caffeine. There’s evidence caffeine can help with hair loss (when applied to your head, not in your coffee mug, unfortunately).
Tretinoin. You might recognize this ingredient as an acne treatment, but combined with minoxidil, it may promote hair growth.
You can get hair loss treatments through Hers and Musely online — that means no waiting rooms, in-person doctor visits, or lines at the pharmacy. Phew.
For OTC products (like topical minoxidil, biotin gummies, and shampoos), you can add them to your cart and check out.
For prescription treatments, you can get a prescription online, if suitable for you.
Here’s how:
Hair quiz and online assessment. Get started with our free hair quiz and online assessment. Answer a few questions about your hair loss, overall health, and hair regrowth goals.
Provider assessment. A medical professional will go over your answers and create a treatment plan to suit your needs.
Order treatment. If prescribed, you can order treatment online. It’ll be delivered to your door in discreet packaging. Shipping is free.
Ongoing support. Get unlimited ongoing access to licensed healthcare providers via messaging in the Hers app. You can get treatment adjustments, follow-ups, and answers to any questions. The Hers app also has educational guides to learn more about hair loss (and how to treat it!).
To get Musely’s hair loss treatments, you’ll need a prescription.
Here’s what the process looks like:
Online consultation. Start with an online questionnaire. You’ll share information about your hair loss and medical history, and photos of your hair.
Provider assessment. A medical professional will go over your answers and photos and create a treatment plan to suit your needs.
Order treatment. If prescribed, you can order treatment online. It’s delivered for free to your door in discreet packaging. You’ll have an online check-in to access your progress.
Now let’s get into the numbers. Here’s how Hers and Musely compare on prices.
Some Hers products are available as one-off purchases. Others are available on subscription. Subscriptions can be paused or canceled any time.
Prices include:
Minoxidil solution and minoxidil foam cost as low as $12.67 a bottle for a six-month subscription
Oral minoxidil costs $29 a month
Biotin gummies cost as low as $13.50 a bottle for a six-month subscription
Hair Blends treatments start from $35 a month — that includes Hair Vitamins + Minoxidil, Biotin + Minoxidil Chew, Hair Blends Serum, and Hair Blends Postmeno Serum
You don’t need insurance to access Hers prescription hair loss treatments.
The online consultation and shipping are both free.
All of Musely’s hair loss treatments are available as one-off purchases or subscriptions, which you get as a three-month supply.
The costs are:
The Hair Topical Solution Modern costs $36 a month or $154 as a one-off treatment
The Hair Topical Solution Classic costs $32 a month or $138 as a one-off treatment
The oral hair loss treatments cost $30 a month or $131 as a one-off treatment
The online consultation is $20.
Shipping is free.
So, that’s everything you need to know about Musely vs. Hers. While the telehealth companies have some similarities, they differ in the types of products they offer and their prices.
Here’s the final rundown:
The products. Hers offers access to prescription and OTC hair loss treatments like minoxidil and finasteride. You can get pills, chews, sprays, foams, and serum formulations. Musely offers access to prescription hair loss treatments like minoxidil, dutasteride, and spironolactone. You can get pills or liquid solutions.
The process. Treatments are available 100 percent online for both companies. You’ll start with an intake quiz, a provider will go over your answers and write you a prescription, if suitable. You’ll order treatment online and it’ll be sent to your door. With Hers, you’ll have unlimited ongoing messaging with providers. With Musely, you’ll have an online follow-up.
The price. Hers hair loss treatments start from under $13 a bottle and Hair Blends treatments start from $35 a month. The Hers online consultation is free. Musely costs range from $30 a month to $154 for a one-off treatment. Musely’s online consultation is $20.
Ready to get started or learn more about your options? You can take our free hair quiz to discover which treatments can get you back a fuller, thicker, healthier head of hair.
*Based on self-reported data as of August 2024 from approximately 2,846 Hers customers after one year of treatment.
**Individual results may vary. Based on self-reported data as of November 2024 from approximately 338 Hers customers after six months of treatment.
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Sara Harcharik Perkins, MD, FAAD is a board-certified dermatologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. She is the director of the Teledermatology Program, as well as the Associate Program Director of the Yale Dermatology Residency Training Program. Her research focuses on telemedicine and medical education. Her practice includes general medical dermatology, high-risk skin cancer, and procedural dermatology.
Dr. Perkins completed her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her medical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by residency training in dermatology at Yale University, after which she joined the faculty.
Dr. Perkins has been a member of the Hims & Hers Medical Advisory Board since 2018. Her commentary has been featured in NBC News, Real Simple, The Cut, and Yahoo, among others.
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