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Hair Loss Nioxin

ths-admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:45:17 +0000

For Hair Loss, Nioxin Hair Care Products May Help! Thinning hair can be a very stressful situation for women, especially young women, but there are plenty of products and help out there to help you get back to a ‘normal’ looking person and get out and about again. Nioxin’s line of shampoos, conditioners, and treatments is an interesting example of a cosmetic product that has a reputation for having drug benefits. If you do a quick web search of Nioxin you’ll find numerous sites commenting on its ability to slow hair loss, increase hair growth, inhibit DHT (one of the causes of thinning hair) and make hair grow thicker. If a product really did claim to do any of these things it would have to be a drug and would require FDA approval. Nioxin themeselves have never claimed most of these suggestions and is established as a leading provider of natural skincare solutions enjoying a reputation among hair care consumers since 1987 as providing treatments for helping with thinning hair and making thinning hair look thicker and fuller. The products are designed to help remove buildup on the scalp that prevents hair follicles in the telogen (resting phase) from regrowing, as well as prevent excessive dihydrotestosterone (DHT)–a converted form of testosterone largely responsible for male pattern baldness–on the scalp and hair. Information from the company website notes that results from an independent study showed that nine out of 10 people who used Nioxin on a daily basis noted the appearance [...]

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Hair Loss Worries

ths-admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:11:16 +0000

Hair growth, loss and baldness Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of hair in the basin after shampooing, you may think you are on the way to baldness. But this is not usually the case. The 50–100 hairs that everyone loses each day often become tangled with the rest of the hair, but are washed out when we shampoo. So we see what seems like a lot of hair in the basin after shampooing, but in reality these hairs have been shed earlier. Of course, bald areas are an obvious sign of hair loss, but otherwise it can be difficult to tell whether your hair is getting thinner. To find out, try the ‘tug test’. Hold a small bunch of hair – about 15 or 20 hairs – between the thumb and index finger. Pull slowly and firmly. If more than six hairs come out there may be a problem. How hair grows. The portion of the hair that we can see is called the shaft. Each shaft of hair protrudes from its follicle, which is a tube-like pouch just below the surface of the skin. The hair is attached to the base of the follicle by the hair root, which is where the hair actually grows and where it is nourished by tiny blood vessels. Like the rest of the body, hairs are made of cells. As new cells form at its root, the hair is [...]

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Thinning Hair Men

ths-admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:06:05 +0000

Thinning Hair Men – onset of male pattern baldness? It begins with a retreating hairline during pubescence accompanied by a hairless patch on the back of the head. Before long, only a periphery of hair stays on where there had at one time been a good and majestic head of hair. A lot of men endure male pattern baldness. Some will purchase toupees or hairpieces will may be uncomfortable, but then the alternative of maneouvering the continuing hair into a comb-over is rarely an attractive option either. The best look seems to be cutting it short to downplay the loss of the hair. ‘Generally half of men have some hair loss by the age of 50, but in many different ways,’ said Professor Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, head of the Clinical Research Centre for Hair and Skin Physiology at Berlin’s Charite Hospital. Naturally, everyone has some normal hair loss – out of an available 100,000 hair follicles we lose about 60 to 70 a day. ‘But if it turns into 60 to 100 strands a day, you should get it looked at,’ says dermatologist Rolf Hoffmann. Those levels of hair loss do not necessarily mean baldness is imminent. If it only lasts for two or three days, Blume-Peytavi says not to worry. ‘If the hair loss continues for more than eight weeks, you should go to the doctor, not wait until the hair has grown noticeably thinner.’ If the problem is spot baldness it is rare and generally caused by illness. Unfortunately, [...]

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What causes male hair loss?

ths-admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:32:25 +0000

What is male hair loss ? [ad#Ad-plus-sense]Male hair loss (male pattern baldness/androgenic alopecia) is the most common type of hair loss and is caused by increased sensitivity to male sex hormones (androgens) in certain parts of the scalp, and is passed on from generation to generation. In the past, baldness was often seen as something unfortunate or undesirable. However, this attitude has changed over the years and nowadays a clean-shaven head is usually considered both fashionable and attractive. Reviewed by Professor James Ferguson, consultant dermatologist What causes male hair loss? Some men have areas on the scalp that are very sensitive to the male sex hormones that circulate in men’s blood. The hormones make the hair follicles – from which hair grows – shrink. Eventually, they become so small that they cannot replace lost hairs. The follicles are still alive, but are no longer able to perform their task. The condition usually starts in men aged 20 to 30 and follows a typical pattern. First, a receding hairline develops, and gradually the hair on top of the head also begins to thin. Eventually, the two balding areas meet to form a typical U-shape around the back and sides of the head. The hair that remains is often finer, and does not grow as quickly as it used to. Can male hair loss be prevented? Male hair loss is genetically determined (passed on from parents). Although a doctor can offer medical treatment to improve the condition, this may have side effects. [...]

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