Facts Concerning Hair Loss
Science has many theories to hair loss, but
the following accepted theories are the ones
that we hold to be most accurate.
A major cause of hair loss is the mixture of
micro-pollutants, hair care product residues,
and Sebum clogging your hair follicle entrance.
Sebum is an oily substance produced by your
skin. Sebum actually plays an important role in
the health of your scalp, but overproduction of
Sebum caused by stress (this is a major cause of
hair loss in women) and a diet high in animal
fat creates excess Sebum secretion. When the
sebum leaves your underlying scalp layer, it
reaches the surface of your scalp, and mixes
with the dirt and hair care product residues.
Because the sebum is now on your scalp and
exposed to air, it hardens (oxidation) and
creates a thick, black, tar like substance. This
hardened substance is now clogging your hair
follicle entrance. The bacteria in this
substance damages the follicle and is one of the
major causes of hair loss. Hair follicles are
the millions of little canals in your scalp in
which your hair grows from. After years of this
occurring, the tar like material makes its way
back down into the follicle and becomes
impacted. The result is blockage of nutrient
absorption of the follicle, thus impeding hair
growth.
The most
damaging process in hair loss occurs next.
Your body naturally produces the hormone
testosterone. It happens in everyone. But when
testosterone mixes with the Sebum/dirt substance
that is now impacted in your follicle, it
creates a powerful substance called DHT. DHT is
the real enemy of hair growth and retention.
When formed, DHT causes the follicle to begin
shutting down, and basically, the follicle dies
a slow death. What makes this worse is that your
bodies immune system senses the follicle is
dying, and as part of its defense system tries
further to shut it down and get rid of it.
Because of Sebum cloggage and the fact that the
dying follicle can not provide nutrients, the
new hair strand must fight its way through the
follicle, causing the hair strand to be thinner
and the bulb smaller. This process repeats
itself, with the next hair getting thinner and
the bulb smaller each time the old one falls
out.
This is why most men and women experience
thinning hair as they are losing it. The
unfortunate ending is a hair follicle so damaged
from Sebum, bacteria, and DHT production that
the follicle dies.
The
first step to stopping hair loss and growing new
hair is a healthy scalp. Everyone wants a
full head of hair. The first consideration is
deciding between prescription or herbal hair
loss treatments.
Before you take prescription medication such as
Rogain or Propecia please read the following:
Rogain may irritate the scalp and Propecia may cause
sexual side effects including less desire for sex,
difficulty in achieving an erection, and a decrease in the
amount of semen.
There are herbal alternatives that are effective, cost less
and have no side effects. These products do not need a
doctor's prescription and can render results in a little as
six to eight weeks.
Which Hair Loss Supplement is Most
Effective?
We've reviewed several
natural alternatives on the market
today. We have found four hair
loss products we consider to be cost effective in treating
hair loss. Please
read our product reviews
and choose the hair loss remedy best for you.
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