What Causes Hair Loss?

Before anyone wants to buy hair loss products, they want to know what causes hair loss. Androgenetic Alopecia. What is Androgenetic Alopecia? Simply, it is male pattern baldness, or in females, female pattern baldness. While the exact cause of hair loss is still a mystery, scientists all over the world have been able to come up with a few different theories of the causes of hair loss. Many treatments have been developed based on this research. Some treatments can be quite extreme, others quite simple. By the age of 35 nearly 35-40% of all men suffer from male pattern baldness. Female hair loss is not as widespread as in males, and is also rarely complete hair loss. Men will typically see their hairline recede; women will notice their hair starting to thin all over their scalp. There are many different causes of hair loss.  Some scientists believe that hair loss is mostly governed by genetics. If hair loss runs through you family, you will be at risk for it. Other factors are hormonal imbalances, trauma, and some medications will cause hair loss. Trauma such as childbirth, major surgery or illness, poisoning, and chemotherapy have all been known to result in hair loss. These conditions disrupt the normal hair growth cycle. Typically hair will regrow after these events.

In men, DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is the main inhibitor of hair growth. DHT is the main trigger in male pattern baldness. DHT will affect the genetically susceptible hairs and stop hair growth. The onset of this process can start as early as puberty ends, but will mostly depend on family genetics. Most hair loss treatments designed specifically for men target DHT or attempt to block DHT from forming. The most widely recognized product is Minoxidil, sold under the brand name of Rogaine (referred to in some countries as Regaine).

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The most important thing to understand before starting any treatment is that there is no cure for hair loss. Any positive effects you receive from a treatment will stop once you discontinue the treatment. Treatments will vary despite some products having identical formulas and ingredients. Minoxidil is the only Food and Drug Administration approved treatment for hair loss. Most other treatments are a blend of herbal ingredients designed to block DHT, supply the body with vitamins, and energize hair growth. With everyone's personal body chemistry, some treatments will work well for some, but not for others. Follicare was developed by a doctor who tried using Minoxidil alone, but with no results. Follicare is a total solution package for hair loss. It uses a combination daily tablet supplement, topical Minoxidil serum, shampoo, and conditioner. It works by attacking DHT and preventing it from binding to the hair follicles, and also by supplying the scalp with vitamins and minerals to help hair growth. Another program, called Hair Genesis, uses botanicals to combat the DHT attacking the hair follicles. Similar to Follicare, the Hair Genesis product is a soft gel, topical serum, shampoo and conditioner set. To achieve maximum results it is recommended to use as a complete set. A common mistake some people will make is to mix and match products, or to use a lot of products at one time to achieve the same result. The reason this is a mistake is because almost every hair loss product or set is designed to work as a set. That way you are getting the entire program and all of the benefits. The reason you would not want to just try a mixture of different products is because you will not know which product(s) are going to be working for you. No hair loss product is going to be a miracle cure and is also not going to work overnight. Each program typically has some type of money back guarantee so that if you do not see results in a certain amount of time you can return the product. You need to make sure you follow all of the directions for each product so that you ensure your success. Failing to follow the directions closely will not yield the same results. Whether you are looking for an herbal supplement or a complete package to fight you hair loss, there are many products to help you.

Once you find a product that sounds like it will work for you the next step is to find it at a reasonable price. Since you will be using the product for a long time, you will not want to break the bank. This is where we at hair-vitamins.com come in; we offer membership programs on all of our products for your convenience of never having to run out of product and also getting a discounted price. We simply ship out a monthly supply of whichever product you would like on the same day of every month, you do not have to worry about anything, we take care of it all.