Hair
Loss - Is There a Magical Cure?
By Jimmy McDonald
There is no magic potion that will instantly give
you back a full crop of thick, lush hair. But if we
look at the way advances in hair loss treatments have
evolved recently, perhaps we're not far from it.
Hair
loss can be caused by many factors, the most common
being Pattern Baldness which affects more then 40%
of the male population. Women also suffer from hair
loss, although the causes can be quite different than
in men. Baldness can be quite a degrading condition
for millions of men and women, and can lead to psychological
problems and feelings of self worthlessness. But the
scientific discoveries in recent years have made the
treatments for balding more effective, and like all
medical conditions, if you act on the problem when
it is in it's infancy, you've got a better chance
of minimizing the effects, or even reversing the condition.
The
causes for hair loss are many and varied. Genetic
'Pattern Baldness' is the most common, but there are
other very common causes such as Hormonal Imbalance,
Illness, Poor Diet, Poor Hygiene, Drug Abuse and Stress.
These are just the core issues that contribute to
the hair loss. To get a better understanding of exactly
how the hair stops to reproduce entails a bit of a
scientific look at how hair actually grows .....
Hair
grows in 3 stages. In the first stage (Anagen) a new
hair is produced and this is the stage where most
growth occurs. Next, in the Catagen (Regressive) stage,
the hair has stopped growing but is yet to shed. In
the final stage (Telogen) the hair is resting and
eventually falls out, and a new one begins to grow.
In Pattern Baldness, DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) miniaturizes
hair follicles by shortening the Anagen (growth) stage
and at the same time can also lengthen the Telogen
(resting) stage. This is usually a gradual process,
and the end result is an increase in the number of
short, thin hairs which are barely visible above the
scalp.
There
is hope, because while any hair is growing then various
treatments can be administered to re-balance/block
the DHT and promote healthier hair growth once again.
There is no single hair loss treatment that works
for everyone. In fact, it would be quite amazing if
somoene used a single baldness treatment that completely
solved their problem. The best hair loss treatment
is in fact a combination of the best known products
in a way that is tailored to your individual circumstances.
Generally,
the most effective regime for preventing/reversing
hair loss is a combination of 3 or 4 products:
1)
DHT Inhibitors - Work to inhibit the negative effects
of DHT
2)
Growth Stimulators - artificially stimulate growth
in the hair follicle
3)
Hair vitamins - these products actually provide all
the clinical proven vitamins and minerals required
to help hair grow to its fullest and thickest
4)
Hair and Scalp Cleaners - these products provide proper
hair and scalp hygiene and nutrition.
In
all cases, the most effective hair loss treatment
will involve a combination of the above options. That
is because there is no single solution that tackles
the cause and the effect of baldness in everyone.
Written
by Jim McDonald, a writer for http://www.hairloss-baldness.info,
an informative website about Hair Loss Treatments.
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