You can refer to the many prominent balding men who are oozing with sex appeal and give yourself a boost. Think Vin Diesel. Bruce Willis. Jason Statham.
Yul Brynner. Take it as a type of defense mechanism . . . whatever makes you feel better.
On one hand, with modern science and technology, gone are the days where the only option is to accept the reality of it all. Currently, there is no existing
cure for baldness. However, scientists have come up with several tried and tested techniques to reverse the process. In other words, you don’t have to live
with it any longer.
Proven Hair Loss Treatments Today
Minoxidil
One of the two medications approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration is minoxidil (Rogaine). It comes in 5% solution for men and 2% for women.
Minoxidil stimulates hair growth by increasing the blood flow to the hair follicles in a process called vasodilation. Minoxidil is used to treat the condition
called androgenetic alopecia. It restores hair, but there’s the rub: it doesn’t stop the progression of hair loss. Therefore, you may have to look for a
treatment that blocks the real cause of the problem, which is dihydrotestosterone build-up.
Though one of the two foremost proven hair loss treatments today, minoxidil has side effects including shortness of breath, nausea, eye irritation,
itchiness, and such other allergic reactions.
Finasteride
Oral finasteride (Propecia) is the second medication which has been approved by the FDA. Finasteride is often advised in conjunction with minoxidil, as it is
a DHT blocker; therefore, it can reverse the hair loss process.
Finasteride is a selective 5-alpha reductase inhibitor and is only prescribed in men. Its side effects include increased risk of prostate cancer, loss of libido,
erectile dysfunction, and impotence.
Low-Level Laser Therapy
Low-level laser therapy is a light source treatment that renders light of a single wavelength. Like minoxidil, it doesn’t directly prevent hair loss. Instead, it
can be used in conjunction with a DHT-blocker, which does the work that minoxidil fails to do.
LLLT improves the blood circulation to the follicles. Aside from that, it also improves cellular metabolism by increasing the cell’s available energy.
This therapy is one of the widely-used and proven hair loss treatments in the United States and around Europe. It has no documented side effects. It is also
suggested to men and women with androgenetic alopecia.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Losing hair a new female woe
Hair loss is becoming more of a woman’s problem, no thanks to changing lifestyle patterns.
ACTORS Yul Brynner and Telly Savalas were bald, yet attractive. When you spot a man with no hair on the street, you wouldn’t give two hoots but when you see a woman with balding
patches, it’s only natural to do a double take.
It’s a rare sight indeed to spot a woman with anything less than her crowning glory, but these days, more and more women are complaining about losing hair.
According to findings by 101 Hair Care, which celebrates its 38th anniversary this year, more women are suffering from hair loss problems compared to males. More alarming is the
fact that teenagers and children as young as seven are losing hair as well.
“Women are balding at a faster rate than men,” says Fanny Ling, 101 Hair Care’s nutritionist. “In the past, we saw plenty of male pattern baldness but now due to lifestyle
changes, hormonal imbalances arising from stress and post-pregnancy, hair loss has become a woman’s problem.”
Common hair problems are caused by alopecia universalis (abnormality in the immune system), oily scalp, dandruff, as well as male and female pattern baldness.
“Female pattern baldness happens in the parting areas and usually arises during the postnatal period when mothers do not take care of their hair. They listen to their elders and
don’t wash their hair for a month. For the Chinese, confinement involves eating a lot of ‘heaty’ stuff, which makes the body temperature rise. This increases the metabolic rate
and causes a faster dead skin cycle, more dandruff and oil blockages,” explains Ling.
A normal, healthy person should not lose more than 30 strands of hair daily. If the amount of shedding is more than the growth of baby hair or there is no new growth, or the new
hair is growing slower than 0.03mm a day, then it is defined as hair loss.
“With emerging societal trends, lack of nutrition, weather and lifestyle changes, the body is affected, especially the hair. We’ve also discovered new hair loss problems such as
demodex, which are parasites living in the scalp. They steal the scalp’s nutrition and damage the cell walls, causing hair loss. After mating, they burrow into the skin, lay eggs,
introduce bacteria and infection to the skin,” says Ling.
These mites come from pets, are contagious, and can only be detected by a microscope. One of the obvious signs of mite activity is itching, crawling or tickling sensation on the
face and/or scalp. However, a lot of times, there is no itching and most people are not aware they are infested with demodex mites.
She adds, “The solution is to use different tonics and infrared energy to kill the mites. Since they feed on oil, we have to eliminate the oil on the scalp and starve them. We
have seen a lot of these cases in the past three years.”
These days, one out of 10 clients are below the age of 12, says Ling, and seven are female.
“Parents of teenagers bring them over because of a condition called trichotillomania, whereby they pluck or tug their hair unknowingly due to shyness, anxiety or inferiority
complex. If they keep plucking, the follicle will be damaged and it’ll be hard for the hair to grow back. We have to remind parents to provide encouragement to their children,”
says Ling.
Trichologist Rozanna Chung says from the early 90s, more women have been seeking treatment for hair loss. The quick solution was hair replacement or hair rejuvenation.
“The former fell out of favour because it requires a lot of maintenance, money and time. With people being more active nowadays, they don’t have time to do their hair,” says
Chung, who used to run a clinic but operates from home now.
The lifespan of a healthy strand of hair is 1,000 days. If you suddenly lose a patch of hair, it could be due to trauma or shock. But if the loss is in the centre, chances are
it’s genetic.
“Every one of us goes through a period of hair thinning. The only question is whether it’s reversible or non-reversible. The job of a trichologist is to tell the difference. If
you’re destined to look like an egghead like your father, that’s how you’ll look! Science can only go that far,” she states matter-of-factly.
Hair loss is something very emotional, Chung reckons. People occasionally live in denial and allow themselves to fall prey to sales talk.
“It’s also a problem with teens due to popping antibiotics and anti-acne pills, and inadequate sleep. Your hair is the barometer of your health so the first thing I do is to check
their lifestyle before examining them physically,” says Chung, who writes for several magazines and speaks on radio shows about hair topics.
“Until ageing takes place, the point of no return is 70 years old. You can fake it till then or wear a hairpiece. I wear a hairpiece sometimes – when I feel the need to look like
a Hollywood superstar. No one can tell the difference. It’s like wearing a padded bra. If it makes you feel good, why not!”
Chung has recently created her own line of do-it-yourself shampoo under the RozzKelly banner. The base is a volumising shampoo and you can add on aromatherapy oil and colour
protection, according to what you need. The products flew off the shelves and will soon be available online.
Her simple four-step regimen to hair care health includes washing your hair as often as needed, using the right kind of product, not subjecting your hair to unnecessary chemical
abuses and looking after your health by not falling sick.
“You must also use a conditioner to smoothen out hair texture but never use it on the scalp. Any good hair care product must be able to be rinsed off with just water. If it leaves
a residue, it’s not a good product. I have nothing against natural products but too much of a good thing can also be bad,” concludes Chung.
ACTORS Yul Brynner and Telly Savalas were bald, yet attractive. When you spot a man with no hair on the street, you wouldn’t give two hoots but when you see a woman with balding
patches, it’s only natural to do a double take.
It’s a rare sight indeed to spot a woman with anything less than her crowning glory, but these days, more and more women are complaining about losing hair.
According to findings by 101 Hair Care, which celebrates its 38th anniversary this year, more women are suffering from hair loss problems compared to males. More alarming is the
fact that teenagers and children as young as seven are losing hair as well.
“Women are balding at a faster rate than men,” says Fanny Ling, 101 Hair Care’s nutritionist. “In the past, we saw plenty of male pattern baldness but now due to lifestyle
changes, hormonal imbalances arising from stress and post-pregnancy, hair loss has become a woman’s problem.”
Common hair problems are caused by alopecia universalis (abnormality in the immune system), oily scalp, dandruff, as well as male and female pattern baldness.
“Female pattern baldness happens in the parting areas and usually arises during the postnatal period when mothers do not take care of their hair. They listen to their elders and
don’t wash their hair for a month. For the Chinese, confinement involves eating a lot of ‘heaty’ stuff, which makes the body temperature rise. This increases the metabolic rate
and causes a faster dead skin cycle, more dandruff and oil blockages,” explains Ling.
A normal, healthy person should not lose more than 30 strands of hair daily. If the amount of shedding is more than the growth of baby hair or there is no new growth, or the new
hair is growing slower than 0.03mm a day, then it is defined as hair loss.
“With emerging societal trends, lack of nutrition, weather and lifestyle changes, the body is affected, especially the hair. We’ve also discovered new hair loss problems such as
demodex, which are parasites living in the scalp. They steal the scalp’s nutrition and damage the cell walls, causing hair loss. After mating, they burrow into the skin, lay eggs,
introduce bacteria and infection to the skin,” says Ling.
These mites come from pets, are contagious, and can only be detected by a microscope. One of the obvious signs of mite activity is itching, crawling or tickling sensation on the
face and/or scalp. However, a lot of times, there is no itching and most people are not aware they are infested with demodex mites.
She adds, “The solution is to use different tonics and infrared energy to kill the mites. Since they feed on oil, we have to eliminate the oil on the scalp and starve them. We
have seen a lot of these cases in the past three years.”
These days, one out of 10 clients are below the age of 12, says Ling, and seven are female.
“Parents of teenagers bring them over because of a condition called trichotillomania, whereby they pluck or tug their hair unknowingly due to shyness, anxiety or inferiority
complex. If they keep plucking, the follicle will be damaged and it’ll be hard for the hair to grow back. We have to remind parents to provide encouragement to their children,”
says Ling.
Trichologist Rozanna Chung says from the early 90s, more women have been seeking treatment for hair loss. The quick solution was hair replacement or hair rejuvenation.
“The former fell out of favour because it requires a lot of maintenance, money and time. With people being more active nowadays, they don’t have time to do their hair,” says
Chung, who used to run a clinic but operates from home now.
The lifespan of a healthy strand of hair is 1,000 days. If you suddenly lose a patch of hair, it could be due to trauma or shock. But if the loss is in the centre, chances are
it’s genetic.
“Every one of us goes through a period of hair thinning. The only question is whether it’s reversible or non-reversible. The job of a trichologist is to tell the difference. If
you’re destined to look like an egghead like your father, that’s how you’ll look! Science can only go that far,” she states matter-of-factly.
Hair loss is something very emotional, Chung reckons. People occasionally live in denial and allow themselves to fall prey to sales talk.
“It’s also a problem with teens due to popping antibiotics and anti-acne pills, and inadequate sleep. Your hair is the barometer of your health so the first thing I do is to check
their lifestyle before examining them physically,” says Chung, who writes for several magazines and speaks on radio shows about hair topics.
“Until ageing takes place, the point of no return is 70 years old. You can fake it till then or wear a hairpiece. I wear a hairpiece sometimes – when I feel the need to look like
a Hollywood superstar. No one can tell the difference. It’s like wearing a padded bra. If it makes you feel good, why not!”
Chung has recently created her own line of do-it-yourself shampoo under the RozzKelly banner. The base is a volumising shampoo and you can add on aromatherapy oil and colour
protection, according to what you need. The products flew off the shelves and will soon be available online.
Her simple four-step regimen to hair care health includes washing your hair as often as needed, using the right kind of product, not subjecting your hair to unnecessary chemical
abuses and looking after your health by not falling sick.
“You must also use a conditioner to smoothen out hair texture but never use it on the scalp. Any good hair care product must be able to be rinsed off with just water. If it leaves
a residue, it’s not a good product. I have nothing against natural products but too much of a good thing can also be bad,” concludes Chung.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The anguish of hair loss from chemotherapy
Losing my hair would be worse than losing my breast.
That was among my first thoughts when the doctor told me he found a tumor the size of a hockey puck on my right breast. We decided on a mastectomy. He prescribed
Adriamycin, a drug that would mean complete hair loss. I was only 35 years old, and my long, thick hair would be gone.
Two weeks after the first course of chemotherapy, I was standing in my bathroom and noticed clumps of hair on the bath towel. I was so scared that I started brushing my
hair. The more I brushed, the more I lost. I didn’t want to be bald yet. I needed some hair for tomorrow. A few days later, it was all gone.
Time to decide among wigs, turbans or hats.
I chose to wear a wig. But when I pulled on each wig and looked into the mirror, I saw someone else.
I felt like everyone in the store was staring at me. Sure, they were trying on wigs, too, but they had hair.
I tried on all types: short, long, medium, various colors and styles, but nothing came close to my real hair. I finally found one that fit and was close to my style. I
became a blonde.
My hair dresser then cut and styled it. Even though I was bald, the new look was something I could live with for the next six months. And did I ever. I never removed my
wig those first few months, not even at home, not even overnight. I finally took it off when my daughter, Megan, asked if she could play dress-up and use my wig.
Later, I just stopped caring about being bald. One day I was at the hair salon in a chair getting my wig styled. A group of women waiting to get their hair washed
freaked as I yanked off the wig and handed it to my stylist. One lady gasped, “Oh, my God.” Another said, “Look at that.” I laughed.
I’ve come to realize that losing my hair was not the worst part of breast cancer. I had breast reconstructive surgery. A prosthesis is inconvenient, but my decision was
the desire to feel whole, complete and “normal” once again.
Am I back to normal? Yes, I am finally there. Twenty years after treatment, I’m not only cancer-free, but also I have lots of hair with a little more curl than before.
So, what happened to the wigs? Downstairs in my daughter’s playroom. We played dress-up after my treatments.
That was among my first thoughts when the doctor told me he found a tumor the size of a hockey puck on my right breast. We decided on a mastectomy. He prescribed
Adriamycin, a drug that would mean complete hair loss. I was only 35 years old, and my long, thick hair would be gone.
Two weeks after the first course of chemotherapy, I was standing in my bathroom and noticed clumps of hair on the bath towel. I was so scared that I started brushing my
hair. The more I brushed, the more I lost. I didn’t want to be bald yet. I needed some hair for tomorrow. A few days later, it was all gone.
Time to decide among wigs, turbans or hats.
I chose to wear a wig. But when I pulled on each wig and looked into the mirror, I saw someone else.
I felt like everyone in the store was staring at me. Sure, they were trying on wigs, too, but they had hair.
I tried on all types: short, long, medium, various colors and styles, but nothing came close to my real hair. I finally found one that fit and was close to my style. I
became a blonde.
My hair dresser then cut and styled it. Even though I was bald, the new look was something I could live with for the next six months. And did I ever. I never removed my
wig those first few months, not even at home, not even overnight. I finally took it off when my daughter, Megan, asked if she could play dress-up and use my wig.
Later, I just stopped caring about being bald. One day I was at the hair salon in a chair getting my wig styled. A group of women waiting to get their hair washed
freaked as I yanked off the wig and handed it to my stylist. One lady gasped, “Oh, my God.” Another said, “Look at that.” I laughed.
I’ve come to realize that losing my hair was not the worst part of breast cancer. I had breast reconstructive surgery. A prosthesis is inconvenient, but my decision was
the desire to feel whole, complete and “normal” once again.
Am I back to normal? Yes, I am finally there. Twenty years after treatment, I’m not only cancer-free, but also I have lots of hair with a little more curl than before.
So, what happened to the wigs? Downstairs in my daughter’s playroom. We played dress-up after my treatments.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
LEIMO Offers Free Shipment of Products for Hair Loss Victims all Over the World!
Leimo International, the world leader in hair loss treatment aims to help millions of people stop and prevent the progression of hair loss by promoting a unique suite of hair loss products.
With the Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, hair loss victims all over the world are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to regain the former glory of their hair. Through this suite of hair loss products, further hair loss can be prevented by inhibiting the buildup of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the scalp.
In addition, this hair loss treatment program helps rejuvenate the scalp, thereby stimulating hair regrowth in three (3) easy steps.
Step 1: Cleanse and Condition the Scalp
The Leimo Bio-Cleansing Shampoo and Leimo Thickening Conditioner help cleanse and condition the hair follicles and hair shafts. On the other hand, the Leimo Deep Cleansing Scalp & Body Scrub helps to further exfoliate and deeply cleanse the scalp, thereby creating a good environment possible for hair regrowth.
Step 2: Nourish and Feed the Scalp
Each of the Leimo Scalp Therapy Day Treatment and Leimo Scalp Serum Night Treatment vasodilates the blood vessels of the follicles and inhibits the formation of DHT, thereby preventing further hair loss.
Step 3: Apply Laser Therapy
The Leimo Personal Hair Laser delivers phototherapy to stimulate the hair follicles and promote hair regrowth. It is also included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as a Class IIa medical device with the intended purpose of treating people with mild to moderate androgenic alopecia or male or female pattern baldness.
Leimo International is happy to announce that as of this very moment, all purchases of the Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit will be of free shipment excluding of tax.
So what are you waiting for? Grab this limited free shipping offer by giving us a call or simply purchasing the product online. Wherever you may be in the world, Leimo will be there to help you fight the battle against hair loss!
Visit http://www.leimo-hairloss.co.uk for more information
With the Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, hair loss victims all over the world are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to regain the former glory of their hair. Through this suite of hair loss products, further hair loss can be prevented by inhibiting the buildup of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the scalp.
In addition, this hair loss treatment program helps rejuvenate the scalp, thereby stimulating hair regrowth in three (3) easy steps.
Step 1: Cleanse and Condition the Scalp
The Leimo Bio-Cleansing Shampoo and Leimo Thickening Conditioner help cleanse and condition the hair follicles and hair shafts. On the other hand, the Leimo Deep Cleansing Scalp & Body Scrub helps to further exfoliate and deeply cleanse the scalp, thereby creating a good environment possible for hair regrowth.
Step 2: Nourish and Feed the Scalp
Each of the Leimo Scalp Therapy Day Treatment and Leimo Scalp Serum Night Treatment vasodilates the blood vessels of the follicles and inhibits the formation of DHT, thereby preventing further hair loss.
Step 3: Apply Laser Therapy
The Leimo Personal Hair Laser delivers phototherapy to stimulate the hair follicles and promote hair regrowth. It is also included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as a Class IIa medical device with the intended purpose of treating people with mild to moderate androgenic alopecia or male or female pattern baldness.
Leimo International is happy to announce that as of this very moment, all purchases of the Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit will be of free shipment excluding of tax.
So what are you waiting for? Grab this limited free shipping offer by giving us a call or simply purchasing the product online. Wherever you may be in the world, Leimo will be there to help you fight the battle against hair loss!
Visit http://www.leimo-hairloss.co.uk for more information
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Gotu Kola as Treatment for Hair Loss
Gotu kola is a great addition to the list of herbal remedies for hair loss. As a treatment for hair loss, it primarily promotes good hair growth.
Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) is the crawling, slender plant that grows abundantly in swampy tropical areas such as in India and Southeast Asian regions. It contains a variety of compounds that include the three triterpenes: asiatic acid, madecassic acid, and asiaticoside—all of which possess anti-oxidizing properties.
In Indian and Indonesian folk medicine, it has been used to treat several cosmetic and health conditions including wounds, skin inflammation, and varicose veins.
It is also beneficial to the central nervous system and cardiovascular system, generally.
Because of these observed benefits, gotu kola is assumed to be a good treatment for hair loss and a hair booster. In most cases of hair loss, the hair follicles reduce in size due to malnutrition. Gotu kola’s ability to strengthen blood vessels will be essential in expanding miniaturized hair follicles.
With non-constricted blood vessels, circulation to the follicles improves, thus allowing the entry of more nutrients and oxygen for the follicles. In this manner as well, the effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) will be reduced significantly.
In essence, gotu kola prevents further hair loss, improves the scalp condition, and especially provides a better environment for the hair follicles to produce stronger, healthier hair shafts.
On the downside, the effectiveness of gotu kola as a treatment for hair loss lacks clinical evidence like many other herbs purported to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth.
Because of these observed benefits, gotu kola is assumed to be a good treatment for hair loss and a hair booster. In most cases of hair loss, the hair follicles reduce in size due to malnutrition. Gotu kola’s ability to strengthen blood vessels will be essential in expanding miniaturized hair follicles.
With non-constricted blood vessels, circulation to the follicles improves, thus allowing the entry of more nutrients and oxygen for the follicles. In this manner as well, the effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) will be reduced significantly.
In essence, gotu kola prevents further hair loss, improves the scalp condition, and especially provides a better environment for the hair follicles to produce stronger, healthier hair shafts.
On the downside, the effectiveness of gotu kola as a treatment for hair loss lacks clinical evidence like many other herbs purported to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth.
However, many people can attest to its efficacy in various forms.
The usual recommended dosage of gotu kola is 600 mg three times a day. Side effects of the herb are rare although it has been linked to sarcoma and occasional skin rash.
The usual recommended dosage of gotu kola is 600 mg three times a day. Side effects of the herb are rare although it has been linked to sarcoma and occasional skin rash.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Experts Identify Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness and Target for Hair Loss Treatments
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified an abnormal amount a protein called Prostaglandin D2 in the bald scalp of men with male pattern baldness, a discovery that may lead directly to new treatments for the most common cause of hair loss in men. In both human and animal models, researchers found that a prostaglandin known as PGD2 and its derivative, 15-dPGJ2, inhibit hair growth. The PGD2-related inhibition occurred through a receptor called GPR44, which is a promising therapeutic target for androgenetic alopecia in both men and women with hair loss and thinning. The study is published in Science Translational Medicine.
Male pattern baldness strikes 8 of 10 men under 70 years old, and causes hair follicles to shrink and produce microscopic hairs, which grow for a shorter duration of time than normal follicles.
Researchers took an unbiased approach when scanning for potential biological causes of baldness, looking in scalp tissue from balding and non-bald spots from men with male pattern baldness and then corroborating findings in mouse models. They found that levels of PGD2 were elevated in bald scalp tissue at levels 3 times greater than what was found in comparative haired scalp of men with androgenetic alopecia. When PGD2 was added to cultured hair follicles, PGD2-treated hair was significantly shortened, while PGD2's derivative, 15-dPGJ2, completely inhibited hair growth.
"Although a different prostaglandin was known to increase hair growth, our findings were unexpected, as prostaglandins haven't been thought about in relation to hair loss, yet it made sense that there was an inhibitor of hair growth, based on our earlier work looking at hair follicle stem cells," said George Cotsarelis, MD, chair and professor of Dermatology, and senior author on the studies. In a Penn study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation last year, underlying hair follicle stem cells were found intact, suggesting that the scalp was lacking an activator or something was inhibiting hair follicle growth.
Prostaglandins are well characterized for their role in many bodily functions — controlling cell growth, constricting and dilating smooth muscle tissue — and a different prostaglandin (F2alpha) is known to increase hair growth. Researchers found that as PGD2 inhibits hair growth, other prostaglandins work in opposition, enhancing and regulating the speed of hair growth.
While these studies looked at AGA in men, the researchers noted that prostaglandins may represent a common pathway shared by both men and women with AGA. Future studies, potentially testing topical treatments that may target GPR44, can determine whether targeting prostaglandins will benefit woman with AGA as well.
The research team consisted of Dr. Cotsarelis, lead author Luis Garza, MD, PhD, (former post-doctoral fellow at Penn, now at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and Yaping Liu (now at Merck & company), Zaixin Yang, Brinda Alagesan, Scott Norberg, Tailun Zhao, Hanz Blatt, from Penn's Dermatology department; Garrett FitzGerald and John Lawson from Penn's Department of Pharmacology and the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; David Stanton and Lee Carrasco from Penn's Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and colleagues at Gillette, and University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The study was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01-AR46837, P30-AR057217, 5R01AR055309 and K08AR055666, 5-P30-AR-057217-02), the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance at Penn Medicine, American Skin Association, Dermatology Foundation and L'Oreal. Drs. Cotsarelis and Garza are co-inventors on a patent owned by the University of Pennsylvania describing the PGD2 pathway as a target for inhibiting hair loss.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Hair loss triggers toupee, goatee debate
On Thurs. March 22 I woke up to find five hairs had fallen from my head and rested atop my pillow. This is five times more than the usual — one. While some of you wouldn’t consider this cause for concern and would probably ignore it, I took a different approach and prepared for my imminent baldness.
As a below-average looking guy, there isn’t much room between the way I look now and a completely unacceptable physical appearance. If I lose my hair I could be dangerously close to crossing the line into, “walk around the block to avoid me” ugly. Granted, my hair is probably only my eighth-best feature, but without it, I expose my third-worst feature, my sixth-worst feature and my ninth-worst feature: my oddly shaped head, inability to grow a cool goatee and the Texas-shaped birthmark behind my ear, respectively.
I wasn’t planning on growing a goatee until well into my 30s. But as we all know, bald guys have goatees. Or have at least tried the goatee look. Taking the leap to grow a goatee is scary, especially for me, since my facial hair is weird looking. Go ahead and mess around with a mustache, but you absolutely do not want to grow a goatee until you’re positively ready. I’m not ready. But without hair on my head I would have to abide by the unwritten rule to attempt it.
I know myself. I’ll be one of those bald guys who can’t let it go. I’ll try the comb over look, and maybe even the bald guy pulled back ponytail look. My only hope is that my friends or family will be kind enough to tell me how ridiculous I look before it’s too late.
Some guys can pull off hair loss: Bruce Willis, Michael Jordan, Professor Cecil. They don’t know how lucky they are; it doesn’t end well for the rest of us. If I knew losing my hair would make me look like John McClane, I’d be like, “Heck yeah, bring on the bald!” But no, I will look like E.T. So I’ve decided that when my baldness occurs, I will be a toupee wearer and there is nothing wrong with that. Okay!?
Baldness doesn’t really run in my family, but neither does awesomeness, and I’ve pretty much been rocking that since birth. Anything is possible. I have already ordered three toupees online from a sketchy toupee-selling website that probably identity-thefted me already. Once, and if, they arrive in the mail I will post pictures and tally your votes for the best one. Hopefully by the time I need to wear it, you’ll have forgotten all about this and I can go on with my hair having life. Only time will tell.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Is Revivogen Effective in Treating Hair Loss?
There are some areas of knowledge where you have to separate fact from fiction on the net. Most do not take the time to look further in the search results, and they often lose out on what they need. It is usually a frequent effect of the way search engine algorithms are written – so you are not alone. The following information concerning how to prevent razor burn is a consequence of all those let-downs people have. So just finish reading this to glean more than enough to begin forming a great foundation.
The Revivogen line of hair care products is formulated to deal with hair loss. It was created by leading skin experts, and created to work at the hair follicle. DHT is a hormone that has been found to be one of the leading causes of hair loss. The body produces DHT inside the hair follicle. Revivogen has special ingredients which were found to stop DHT production, and in turn slow down hair loss.
The Revivogen line is made up of 3 products: the Bio-Cleansing Shampoo, Hair Thickening Conditioner, and Scalp Therapy serum. They’re intended to be used collectively. There are tiny amounts of growth activating compounds, and also other ingredients to promote optimal hair health, in the shampoo and conditioner. The Scalp Therapy serum is where the hair loss treatment kicks off. It contains highly concentrated quantities of DHT blocking, growth promoting ingredients.
If your hair loss has only just begun, these 3 products that constitute the Revivogen line may just be the best solution for you. If your hair loss is acute or in the advanced stages, you would probably do better with something stronger, such as Rogain, although Revivogen might work as a supporting treatment.
Revivogen has received a lot of rave reviews, but there are folks who say it did not work for them. One of the most common complaints of dissatisfied users is that hair loss increased after only one or two uses. But, this is actually to be expected and it’s even pointed out on the manufacturer’s website. The Revivogen products sparks hair follicle growth, so existing hair starts to grow much faster. Hair strands do not immediately go from healthy to gone. With the treatment, the dying hair strands are still connected to the scalp during the transition period. You have just read a fairly thorough overview on best hair removal cream, but that is nothing extensive by any means. As usual, you can increase your efforts when your knowledge is more comprehensive and deeper. In a moment, we will talk about this much deeper kind of knowledge that we feel greatly develops upon the above. We know you will gain deeper ideas into your own needs and be able to see some added benefits.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Finding the Best Hair Loss Treatments
Finding the Best Hair Loss Treatments
For both women and men, dropping hair can typically be really distressing. Typically, it’utes because of hereditary factors as opposed to any medical condition, but many folks have a solid desire to carry on their head of hair! There are a number regarding methods you can get any time facing hair loss, and also we’lmost all be checking out a few of these in this article.
Those people which have carried out some study most likely realize that laser treatment regarding hair thinning has become ever more popular. Lasers, which can be tuned with a particular rate of recurrence, can in fact stimulate elevated blood circulation in the head which will consequently aid your fur start to develop. Many individuals possess began using what are known as laser beam hair combs, a portable gadget that really provides very small laser treatment inside it which can be useful for this sort of treatment. Physicians can also perform low-level laserlight therapy, as well as could possibly function as very first individual to see regarding whether it therapy option is acceptable for you personally. You could obtain a laser beam hair comb in a shop, and give that a go, despite the fact that your results can vary. You are able to sense safe knowing that they will FDA provides in fact authorized the product to use, however has not assured that they can work. In the event you actually want to determine if laser treatment will work on your scalp, ask your medical professional and use the particular high-tech types they’ve available. Laser skin treatment at least displays real promise as a good and inexpensive approach to promote new hair growth.
A quantity of dietary supplements might be helpful thinning hair treatments. Vitamin supplements, herbs and also nutrients could be one of them.
The truth is, not all hair thinning may be stopped. This isn’capital t the end with the a whole lot worse though, there are numerous other choices you can look at. One is to select a hair item. These days you’ve got the right choices to choose from in this area, because there are some reasonable looking wigs now. The hair bit or even hairpiece produced from genuine real human hair that matches well will be really difficult to identify from your actual head of hair. Of course, a quality hair bit isn’capital t inexpensive, and you also intend to make positive you obtain the one that suits properly and appearance fantastic. If your specific hair thinning scenario can’t be remedied by normal treatments, this option can be a good option for you personally.
Hair loss can usually be treated in several methods, as you can tell out of this article. A few entail merely giving you better eating habits and seeking certain dietary supplements, while others entail costly surgical treatments. Before you decide to really choose a particular treatment you need to learn the main cause of nice hair damage. If there’s nothing supporting there will always be hairpieces, hairpieces and less difficult for you to use.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
How Will You Prevent Hair Loss Naturally?
Hair loss is an issue that has an effect on many men and women around the world and it is making them wonder how to stop hair loss. Some people speak well of new medical science that has been able to help some people grow new hair while others remain confident that natural solutions to the problem are the best answer. The optimal way to find solutions to the alarming problem of hair loss, however, is to understand what causes this issue and then to treat the cause, not just the symptom. The studies of a variety of excellent doctors has led modern medical professionals to a more clear understanding of how to reverse hair loss using shampoos and other products.
Men have a better chance to manage with hair loss than women, especially since male pattern baldness is a hereditary issue. Up to 30 million Americans are dealing with mild to total hair loss, not as a result of a medical condition or outside stressors, but instead because of their genes. This has led many men who realize that baldness runs in their families to consider how to stop hair loss before it even begins. Hair roots die when a hormone known as DHT chokes them out and eliminates future hair growth.
A rather high number of women are also trying to find out how they can prevent hair loss since this issue is rather common for ladies. One area of concern in regards to female hair loss is that the cause is, in most cases, a health problem or an unbalanced lifestyle issue. Due to the fact that the dominant male hormone testosterone plays a part in hair loss, some women experience hair loss due to an overabundance of this hormone brought on by their diet. Loss of hair can also be caused by a medical condition called hypothyroidism that is thought to afflict about 23 million people in the United States.
Speaking with your doctor about hair loss and how to deal with it is the primary thing you should do when you notice that you are losing your hair. Even if your hair loss is completely genetic, your doctor can help you find healthy ways to keep your hair and prevent the process of hair loss from accelerating.
There are lots of hair loss shampoo products available to prevent hair loss, including Nettle for hair. Working against hair loss begins with learning how to stop hair loss and taking the right steps.
Men have a better chance to manage with hair loss than women, especially since male pattern baldness is a hereditary issue. Up to 30 million Americans are dealing with mild to total hair loss, not as a result of a medical condition or outside stressors, but instead because of their genes. This has led many men who realize that baldness runs in their families to consider how to stop hair loss before it even begins. Hair roots die when a hormone known as DHT chokes them out and eliminates future hair growth.
A rather high number of women are also trying to find out how they can prevent hair loss since this issue is rather common for ladies. One area of concern in regards to female hair loss is that the cause is, in most cases, a health problem or an unbalanced lifestyle issue. Due to the fact that the dominant male hormone testosterone plays a part in hair loss, some women experience hair loss due to an overabundance of this hormone brought on by their diet. Loss of hair can also be caused by a medical condition called hypothyroidism that is thought to afflict about 23 million people in the United States.
Speaking with your doctor about hair loss and how to deal with it is the primary thing you should do when you notice that you are losing your hair. Even if your hair loss is completely genetic, your doctor can help you find healthy ways to keep your hair and prevent the process of hair loss from accelerating.
There are lots of hair loss shampoo products available to prevent hair loss, including Nettle for hair. Working against hair loss begins with learning how to stop hair loss and taking the right steps.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
How Stress Causes Hair Loss?
The problem of thinning hair may be caused by a genetic predisposition that comes from a familyhistory of thinning hair. Health problems such as Hyperthyroid or Hypothyroid conditions;medications such as chemotherapy, any hormone replacement medications including birth controlpills are culprits often overlooked.
It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children.
Are you Stressed?
Thinning hair can also be attributed to stress and trauma that can cause constriction of blood supply and poor vitamin assimilation to the scalp and hair. Or, simply from poor nutrition and diet that can include a high consumption of animal fat, high protein and fad diets. Even external environmental toxins and pollutants, such as chlorine, metals, minerals and water pollution cannot be ignored. All these factors can be causing your clients' hair to look thinner.
Under a microscope
The hardening prevents hair growth. The hair cycle slowly becomes disrupted and more hair is shed than normal. In time hair growth stops completely and baldness results. Here you see an example of a hair follicle as seen under a microscope.
Age and hormones
Most people naturally experience some hair loss as they get older. But age, changing hormones and heredity cause some to lose more hair than others.
Female-pattern baldness starts with the replacement hairs becoming progressively finer and shorter. They can also become almost transparent.
It has been recorded that about 50 percent of women experience hair loss have female-pattern baldness! Unfortunately, it is often permanent just as in men. Not all hair thinning and loss must be permanent. There has been various cases of peri menopausal women, for example, experiencing thinning and lost hair who, once their hormone levels become balanced, can experience the thickness of previously thinning and the regrowth of lost hair that occurred during the ebbing and flowing hormonal years.
It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children.
Are you Stressed?
Thinning hair can also be attributed to stress and trauma that can cause constriction of blood supply and poor vitamin assimilation to the scalp and hair. Or, simply from poor nutrition and diet that can include a high consumption of animal fat, high protein and fad diets. Even external environmental toxins and pollutants, such as chlorine, metals, minerals and water pollution cannot be ignored. All these factors can be causing your clients' hair to look thinner.
Under a microscope
The hardening prevents hair growth. The hair cycle slowly becomes disrupted and more hair is shed than normal. In time hair growth stops completely and baldness results. Here you see an example of a hair follicle as seen under a microscope.
Age and hormones
Most people naturally experience some hair loss as they get older. But age, changing hormones and heredity cause some to lose more hair than others.
Female-pattern baldness starts with the replacement hairs becoming progressively finer and shorter. They can also become almost transparent.
It has been recorded that about 50 percent of women experience hair loss have female-pattern baldness! Unfortunately, it is often permanent just as in men. Not all hair thinning and loss must be permanent. There has been various cases of peri menopausal women, for example, experiencing thinning and lost hair who, once their hormone levels become balanced, can experience the thickness of previously thinning and the regrowth of lost hair that occurred during the ebbing and flowing hormonal years.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Hair Loss Therapy For Ladies
There are numerous sorts of hair loss in girls including alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia unviversalis, androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium is thinning and general losing of hair occurs a few weeks after shock to the system, and it is transient. It could be as a consequence of stress, weight loss or as a byproduct to some medicines. Androgenetic alopecia is a variety of baldness whereby your hair thins slowly from the head of the head. This type of hair loss is common after menopause and it is hereditary.
Alopecia areata often is affecting younger girls. In alopecia areata hair is lost in patches because of issues in the immune system. In most cases hair grows back after a couple of weeks as the follicles aren't utterly damaged. Complete hair loss is called alopecia totalis. Some girls also experience alopecia universalis whereby they lose hair completely on the head and the whole body. The kind of hair loss treatment you undergo is set by the root of thinning or hair loss, and the kind of baldness you have.
One method that can be used as hair loss treatment for women is drugs. Drugs are typically used to treat androgenetic alopecia. In order for a doctor to prescribe systemic treatment, he or she must discern that the reason for hair loss is excessive production of male hormones (androgens). If that's the case, physicians frequently prescribe topical treatments that are applied directly to your scalp. It is advisable to begin treatment as fast as the hair loss begins to achieve the most satisfactory results. This is because if androgenetic alopecia goes untreated for long, it may damage almost all of the hair follicles. Use of anti-androgen drugs after a long period of hair loss prohibits more serious damage, and inspires hair regrowth from realistic torpid follicles. If you stop using drugs and the male hormones aren't controlled in another way, hair loss might reoccur. It is also judicious to maintain your mineral and vitamin levels when taking anti-androgen medicines.
Another hair loss treatment for women is hair transplantation. This strategy involves using little grafts of natural follicular units customarily 1-4hairs, to move hair-producing follicles to the thinning parts on the scalp. The hair is usually transplanted from the back of the head. The follicular units are surgically inserted in the scalp in great proximity to one another, and in large numbers. This strategy of hair restoration is only effective for some women. Hair transplantation can produce positive and life changing results for acceptable applicants. This method is the best to treat hair loss caused by intensely tight braiding or as a result of scarring.
Low-level laser therapy may also be used as hair loss treatment for ladies. This method involves photo-biostimulation of the follicles to stimulate hair growth. During treatment, a laser care machine is placed over your head. This machine is a static device which contains several laser diodes. The diodes emit a specific wavelength and frequency of light to excite the follicles. A laser treatment session lasts about 25 minutes. The limit of hair loss is what defines the amount of sessions required per week. Usually, you are given particular hair regrowth and care products to use alongside the laser therapy for the best results. These are examples of the options that can be used as hair loss treatment for women.
Alopecia areata often is affecting younger girls. In alopecia areata hair is lost in patches because of issues in the immune system. In most cases hair grows back after a couple of weeks as the follicles aren't utterly damaged. Complete hair loss is called alopecia totalis. Some girls also experience alopecia universalis whereby they lose hair completely on the head and the whole body. The kind of hair loss treatment you undergo is set by the root of thinning or hair loss, and the kind of baldness you have.
One method that can be used as hair loss treatment for women is drugs. Drugs are typically used to treat androgenetic alopecia. In order for a doctor to prescribe systemic treatment, he or she must discern that the reason for hair loss is excessive production of male hormones (androgens). If that's the case, physicians frequently prescribe topical treatments that are applied directly to your scalp. It is advisable to begin treatment as fast as the hair loss begins to achieve the most satisfactory results. This is because if androgenetic alopecia goes untreated for long, it may damage almost all of the hair follicles. Use of anti-androgen drugs after a long period of hair loss prohibits more serious damage, and inspires hair regrowth from realistic torpid follicles. If you stop using drugs and the male hormones aren't controlled in another way, hair loss might reoccur. It is also judicious to maintain your mineral and vitamin levels when taking anti-androgen medicines.
Another hair loss treatment for women is hair transplantation. This strategy involves using little grafts of natural follicular units customarily 1-4hairs, to move hair-producing follicles to the thinning parts on the scalp. The hair is usually transplanted from the back of the head. The follicular units are surgically inserted in the scalp in great proximity to one another, and in large numbers. This strategy of hair restoration is only effective for some women. Hair transplantation can produce positive and life changing results for acceptable applicants. This method is the best to treat hair loss caused by intensely tight braiding or as a result of scarring.
Low-level laser therapy may also be used as hair loss treatment for ladies. This method involves photo-biostimulation of the follicles to stimulate hair growth. During treatment, a laser care machine is placed over your head. This machine is a static device which contains several laser diodes. The diodes emit a specific wavelength and frequency of light to excite the follicles. A laser treatment session lasts about 25 minutes. The limit of hair loss is what defines the amount of sessions required per week. Usually, you are given particular hair regrowth and care products to use alongside the laser therapy for the best results. These are examples of the options that can be used as hair loss treatment for women.
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