Nisim

Nisim, also known as Nisim International, is a Canadian haircare company specialising in herbal-based products for hair loss, hair growth and unwanted-hair removal. The company traces its beginnings to 1993, when it launched its NewHair Biofactors line, and it develops and manufactures its products at a facility northwest of Toronto, Canada [9]. The name, according to the company, means "Miracle" in Hebrew.

The brand remains active. Its e-commerce site trades under the Nisim name with current promotions and "over 30 years" messaging, and the business is now operated by We R 7 LLC, doing business as Arise Haircare, based in Miami, Florida [1].

Nisim began with the 1993 launch of NewHair Biofactors, a line aimed at hair loss and thinning that was sold initially through hair salons across North America [1]. The names of the original founders are not publicly recorded; a UK distributor page notes only that "the original owners of the company created the name" [9]. The company built its products around a proprietary system for extracting active ingredients from herbs, which it applies across its range.

After the 1993 debut of NewHair Biofactors, Nisim introduced Kalo, a post-epilating hair-growth inhibitor, in the spring of 1997 [9]. The company later added F.A.S.T. (Fortified Amino Scalp Therapy), a line positioned around faster hair growth rather than hair loss. In 2010 it commissioned an efficacy study of the F.A.S.T. shampoo-and-conditioner system, carried out by the testing lab Evalulab.

By its own account, the company has been "solving hair problems for over 30 years," a span reflected in its current marketing.

Nisim is operated by We R 7 LLC, trading as Arise Haircare, with a listed address in Miami, Florida [1]. Manufacturing remains in Canada, northwest of Toronto, where the company states it develops and makes all the products it sells [9].

Nisim presents itself as a herbal-based haircare specialist addressing what it frames as opposite hair problems — too little hair and too much. "We can help whether you don't have enough hair or too much," the company says. Its stated mission is "dedicated to solving your hair worries," and it markets under the tagline "Herbal Based Solutions For Hair." The company also notes that it does not advertise on television or in consumer magazines, which it says helps keep costs down, and it backs its products with an unconditional money-back guarantee.

The company's range centres on three lines. NewHair Biofactors, the original 1993 product family, targets thinning hair through shampoos, conditioners and the AnaGain scalp extract. F.A.S.T. (Fortified Amino Scalp Therapy) is positioned for longer hair and faster growth; the company describes it as "clinically proven to grow your hair up to 99% faster" [8]. Kalo addresses unwanted hair as a post-epilating inhibitor.

Across the products, Nisim highlights a set of active compounds — including biotin, panthenol and the amino acids cystine, cysteine and methionine — alongside plant extracts such as saw palmetto, Panax ginseng and rosemary. The formulas are marketed as free of sulfates, parabens and DEA. The company attributes its products to proprietary technologies it brands as NewHair Biofactors, F.A.S.T. and the AnaGain extract.

Some independent review sites describe the NewHair Biofactors shampoo as a DHT-blocker that neutralises dihydrotestosterone on the scalp; this mechanism is presented by third-party reviewers rather than on the company's own pages [10].

Nisim cites several studies in support of its products. A 1993 open-ended study of NewHair Biofactors, involving 148 men with androgenic alopecia, reported that 85.7% of participants saw an increase of 30% or more in terminal hairs after five months; the results were published in the Medical Post in August 1993 [3]. A 2010 study of the F.A.S.T. system (study number 10S-0802) was conducted by Evalulab with 20 female volunteers over 18 weeks, and a separate study of the Kalo inhibitor was carried out at the I. M. Sechenov Clinic in Moscow.

Nisim states that its operations run on "100 per cent green electricity" through Bullfrog Power, which it describes as Canada's green energy provider [5]. The company frames this renewable-energy sourcing as its principal environmental commitment; its environment page does not detail packaging, animal-testing or other certification claims.

Nisim sells through its own site and a network of distributors, having started in salons before expanding internationally. Sources differ on the reach of the NewHair Biofactors line: the company's main site states it is distributed in over 40 countries [1], while an older UK distributor page puts the figure at over 30 countries [9].

Nisim is active. Its e-commerce site is operational, with live promotions and "over 30 years" messaging, and the business currently trades under the operator We R 7 LLC dba Arise Haircare [1]. No reputable mainstream beauty-press coverage of the brand was identified; available third-party material consists chiefly of independent hair-loss review and affiliate sites.