Hair today Gone Tommorrow

Balding is not something anyone would look forward to. Even though we are unable to stop aging we can help ourselves when it comes to hair loss.

Our hair does get thinner as we age and more for some than others but with today's medications and creams etc we may be able to slow this down.

I have looked into many hair loss remedies and have found some that are better than others in how they say the can slow down hair loss and some even say they will help your existing hair grow more and stronger. I do not know about that but have heard of some of the good some of them do.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Understanding The Role Of DHT Inhibitors In Hair Loss Treatments.

By Peter Albertson

Over the last few dozen years scientific research on hair loss and the causes of hair loss has provided some excellent answers and baldness treatments. Probably the biggest breakthrough in research about baldness treatments has been understanding the role of DHT, (or what goes by the scientific name of Dihydrotestosterone), in causing hair loss. And research has also shown the importance of DHT blockers in hair restoration treatments.

DHT, (or what is scientifically known as Dihydrotestosterone), is what is known as an androgen. An androgen is a compound that controls the development of particularly male characteristics in men. Dihydrotestosterone is formed from the male hormonal testosterone in the adrenal glands, prostate, testes and in particular in the hair follicles.

DHT is responsible for controlling the development of male characteristics such as hair, including facial hair, during puberty.

As you probably know male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia, is something that you inherit from your parents and other generations. However although male pattern baldness is known to be genetic the reasons are now much better understood and have to do with the development of DHT in the male body. It also has a role in female pattern baldness.

The situation seems to be that those who inherit the genes cause male pattern baldness develop far more DHT than those who do not. It is the role of DHT in the body that causes hair loss.

Estimates range up to 95 percent of hair loss is caused by the action of DHT in the body.

Effectively what happens is that the Dihydrotestosterone gathers around the base of the hair follicle and strangles the hair by means of reducing the amount of nutrients available to that hair follicle. It forms a sort of waxy base around the hair follicle.

As hair depends hugely on an adequate supply of nutrients this means that the hair struggles to reproduce successfully and becomes weak and thinner.

As you can see the role of DHT in hair loss is significant and so the role of DHT blockers is also extremely significant. New research has shown that by inhibiting the role of Dihydrotestosterone in the body it is possible to regrow hair that would have been lost without the role of the DHT blocker, but that, most importantly, by increasing the ability of the hair to absorb nutrients generally hair will regrow..

The most well-known successful hair loss treatment is called minoxidil and this is the first product that has been approved by the FDA to use as a hair loss treatment. Research shows clearly that minoxidil works well however if you have a bald head will still not work to regrow your hair.

The best available hair loss treatment that use minoxidil doesn't stop there. As I mentioned good hair nutrition is an essential part of hair health. The very best baldness treatment has minoxidil as an active ingredient as well as a range of essential hair nutrients which are taken orally.

This is an essential step in the hair restoration process. There is no point in incresing the ability of the hair to reabsorb the essential nutrients without providing the essential nutrients at the same time.

One product does this extremely successfully.

This helps, hopefully, you understand the role of DHT in hair loss and the role of DHT inhibitors in the best baldness treatments, and their limitations.

The very best hair loss treatment uses minoxidil together with a range of essential hair nutrients. Visit my website to find out which one.

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