Recently I was contacted by a very nice person who wanted me to sell their hair regrowth product on one of my natural health websites. As you can image this is not something that I take lightly and have personally done my best to thoroughly investigate most of my product line. So my first step was to look at the ingredients: mineral oil, almond oil, vitamin A, shea butter, meadowfoam seed oil, wheat germ oil, safflower oil, and a bunch of other stuff that I might refer to as mystery ingredients. Could this product actually stop hair loss thinning hair and more importantly could it produce the regrowth results promised? My personal opinion was that while the plethora of ingredients may be excellent when used as a conditioning agent their just wasn’t any evidence that they could stop the balding process or regrow new hair. Why did I think this? 

Great question, I thought you would never ask! The truth is that most progressive hair loss thinning hair is caused by heredity, hormones or a combination of both with the real damage taking place at the follicle level rather than above the surface of the scalp. 

The big gorilla in the room when it comes to hormones and genetics is androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern balding) which is thought to be responsible for upwards of 80% of all cases of hair loss thinning hair. 

On average the human scalp contains about 100,000 hairs; each emerging from a tiny sac like pouch called a follicle. A complete hair cycle includes two major phases: the growth phase, which lasts from 2 to 5 years and the resting phase which lasts about three months. After the cycle is completed the hair falls out only to be replaced by new growth unless our boogie man androgenetic alopecia is on the scene. 

For those with a genetic predisposition to androgenetic alopecia a group of hormones called androgens (testosterone, androsteinedione, and dihydrotestosterone) all of which are abundant in men and found in smaller quantities in women interrupts the natural hair replacement cycle by shrinking the hair follicles. Over time some follicles die while other are simply rendered incapable of producing new growth. The lead instigator of this balding process is the androgen hormone DHT. The bottom line with both male and female pattern balding is unless DHT is blocked or at the very least moderated the buildup at the follicle level will continue leading to more and more hair loss thinning hair. That’s it, block it or lose it! 

What Next? DHT hair loss thinning hair is progressive and the balding incurred will not reverse itself without some form of treatment. Currently there are a handful of hair regrowth products specifically designed to address DHT and hair loss. Not only do they contain FDA approved ingredients which have been shown to block dihydrotestosterone (DHT) but they also work to stimulate the scalp and bring dead follicles back to life. These hair regrowth products can be used both as a preventative tool, starting the program before hair loss becomes severe, or you can use them after DHT has already begun to take hold of your hair and scalp.

Rob D. Hawkins is an enthusiastic advocate for the use of natural health products and natural living with over 10 years
experience in the field.
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