Hair Loss Information

The average person has between 100,000 and 150,000 hairs on top of his or her head. These hairs grow in cycles of growth and rest, each on their own schedule. A person with no hair loss can lose between 50 and 100 hairs per day as growing hairs go into the resting phase, but these hairs are replaced as other resting follicles begin to grow again. There are several forms of hair loss, but the overwhelming majority of hair loss is pattern, inherited hair loss on the top of the scalp. A dermatologist can help you assess the type of hair loss you are experiencing. In the inherited form, sensitivity to the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) causes gradual damage to the hair forming cells at the base of the hair follicle, which causes the hair to gradually thin with each cycle of growth, and each cycle of growth becomes shorter until the follicle is eventually unable to produce a normal hair.

Hair Loss Treatment Options

Pattern, inherited hair loss has many treatments available, although few are proven. The next few pages will explore the existing options for hair loss treatment. The most common medicinal treatments are the FDA approved medications Propecia and Rogaine. Hair transplants remain a popular alternative to medicinal treatment. Other options exist, from natural nutritional supplementation, hundreds of commercial products which are not as rigorously tested, non-surgical hair replacement, cosmedic coverups and more.

Introduction to Hair Loss	This section contains the basic information you need to know about hair loss, including what hair is and why we lose it. Knowing how hair grows and what the true causes of hair loss are will help you avoid products or treatments that won't work.
Option: Do Nothing	The cheapest and simplest method of dealing with hair loss, although it won't help you grow or keep your hair.
Option: Propecia	Propecia is the most recently approved treatment for hair loss in a pill form.
Option: Rogaine	Rogaine and Rogaine Extra Strength were the first treatments for treating hair loss using a topical lotion.
Option: Other Treatments	There are hundreds if not thousands of other treatments sold for hair loss throughout the world that are sold commercially and not regulated as medicines.
Option: Hair Transplantation	Hair transplantation moves hair from the back of the scalp to the top and front of the scalp to reduce or eliminate the appearance of hair loss.
Option: Non-Surgical Hair Replacement	Non-surgical hair replacement, also known as hair systems, hair pieces, wigs, or toupees, are a non-surgical and non-medicinal way to conceal hair loss using real hair.
Option: Cosmetic Concealers	Cosmetic concealers are another non-surgical and non-medicinal way to conceal hair loss by making your existing hair appear fuller and thicker without adding hair.
Buyer Beware: Avoiding Scams	There are many products sold that do not work for hair loss. This guide will help you avoid them by telling you how to evaluate advertisements and product information.
Diagnose Yourself: Using the Norwood Scale	This scale is the most commonly used way to measure the degree of hair loss in males. By clicking on the degree most closely matching your own, you will see Regrowth.com's tips for the options that may be most appropriate for your degree of hair loss.
Diagnose Yourself: Using Other Hair Loss Scales	There are other scales for measuring hair loss, including the Ludwig scale for measuring female hair loss and the Savin scales for measuring the degree of density, frontal hair loss, midpattern hair loss, and vertex hair loss.

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When faced with thinning hair or hair loss many individuals turn to hair care treatments like shampoos to help them with their condition. Depending on the type of hair loss being experienced and the degree of that hair loss, this decision can be an effective and rewarding one.

Can Shampoos Reverse Hair Loss

Depending on the type of shampoo you choose, and the active ingredient of that shampoo, the short answer can be yes. Certain hair loss shampoos contain botanicals that act to neutralise the effects of DHT in the hair follicle. DHT, an enzyme that is produced as a by-product of testosterone, is currently thought to be the leading cause of hereditary hair loss, also called male pattern baldness.

Another active ingredient in effective hair loss inhibiting shampoos is thymus peptides. These also penetrate to work deep within the hair follicle but claim to stop hair loss through a process of deep cleaning and pore unclogging so that new hair growth can break free and begin again naturally. These shampoos support their effectives with the theory that hair loss is caused by an autoimmune disease where the white blood cells attack foreign matter, such as dirt and debris, to eliminate it from the pores. This white blood cell concentration causes interrupted hair growth. However, the deep cleansing of the peptides will reduce the need for excess white blood cells and allow the follicle to function properly and produce hair.

What Shampoo Can Really Do For Hair Loss

If you choose a shampoo that contains botanicals for DHT neutralisation you can expect to see a reduction in hair loss within one week of starting treatment. With continued use you can expect to see new hair growth beginning in as little as four weeks. If you choose a hair growth enhancing shampoo that contains thymus peptides you can expect to see a slowing of excess hair loss within 2 weeks and some new hair growth within three months. However, these types of shampoos are not effective for everyone who uses them. In clinical studies thymus peptides have failed to produce new hair growth for 5% of females and 30% of males experiencing hair loss due to hereditary pattern baldness.

If you are not looking to experience new hair growth you have a few more options. Some shampoos, especially those that contain the active ingredient trichogen have been proven to thicken the hair shaft to provide the appearance of thicker hair and to stop or reduce hair loss.

Other shampoos, with a wide variety of active ingredients, aim to thicken hair for more fullness, cover thinning hair spots with volume boosting capabilities, and or help nourish existing hair in order to keep it healthy and reduce breakage and early fall-out.

Effective Shampoos for Treating Hair Loss

Once you have decided which type of hair loss condition you want to treat and which active ingredient sounds the most promising for your condition you need to look at the most popular shampoos available on the market.

For individuals who wish to stop hair loss and stimulate new hair growth using a DHT neutraliser Nisim Cleansing Shampoo is a great choice. This company makes a wide variety of shampoos for hair loss including once specially formulated for dry, oily, or combination hair.

For individuals preferring to use thymus peptides for deep cleansing ThymuSkin manufactures a variety of hair care products including shampoos.

If you just need to give the thickness or volume of your hair a healthy boost you can choose from the hundreds of specially formulated shampoos on the market at your local drug or grocery store. Many of these shampoos also boast products that can help make your hair shinier, softer, and more manageable.

No matter what your needs with a little research and time you are sure to find the shampoo for hair loss that fits your hair loss condition, your hair type, and your lifestyle needs. There is an ingredient called Ketoconazole that has been provent to control dandruff and also grow hair! Regenepure DR contains Ketoconazole.

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