Hair Loss Solutions

Hair loss solutions are very much a buzzword these days. The natural loss of hair is a major cosmetic problem among young and old, male and female. Even partial baldness is something to be avoided at all costs. Alopecia, the scientific name for baldness, is typified by the absence of hair where hair would normally grow. Hair loss in human beings is usually of a progressive type – growth becomes increasingly sparse in a typical pattern alopecia androgenetica). Total loss of hair (alopecia totalis) is a far more severe variant. When it does occur, the rate is not predictable. We do know that hereditary factors can be involved. Modern science is working full-time at finding better hair loss solutions.

Contrary to commonly prevalent myths, excessive intellectual activity does not cause hair loss in humans (the significance of emotional stress in the problem is still a gray area). It is also not in any way related to the lack of or excessive indulgence in sexual activity in males. These are myths, based on ignorance.

Hair loss can affect people in vastly different ways. Some associate it positively with maturity and the natural winding down of the metabolism. Others, for various reasons, consider it a major disaster. The efforts to reverse hair loss cosmetically date back to the earliest annals of recorded history. Egyptian sarcophagi have yielded wigs, and the ancient Greeks expended an enormous amount of time and energy in developing futile hair loss solutions.

Hair loss does not necessarily develop for natural reasons. Certain kinds can also take place because of artificial obstruction or disruption of natural hair growth. Stress, diseases like diphtheria and psoriasis, the use of certain medicines like antidepressants and medical interventions like chemotherapy are causes, too.

America generates something close to $1 billion annually in developing hair loss solutions. A good many of the systems used are and rely solely on the power of dishonest advertising and wishful thinking. However, the enormous amount of valid scientific research that has gone into the subject of hair loss has reaped some bona fide results, too.

Today, hair loss solutions focus on prevention rather than cure for baldness, since this is more realistic and easier to achieve. Since most cases of progressive hair loss can be identified at an early stage, results are quite satisfactory. One drug is increasing use is finasteridine, an ‘antiandrogen’ that is typically used in the treatment of prostate cancer. The chemical inhibits the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. For this reason, it is a potent hair loss solution.

Minoxidil is also an effective hair loss solution, though its benefits are limited. Minoxidil was developed as an antihypertensive drug. However, it turned out that it also has regenerative properties on hair follicles. Reports indicate that the results of minoxidil use, tough undeniable, are far from dramatic. The best achievable result is a thin, fine growth or ‘peach fuzz’, and even this will cease and reverse on discontinuance of administration of the drug. Users sometimes develop moderate-to-severe allergic reactions.

Another hair loss solution developed in recent times is Tricomin (Triamino Copper Nutritional Complex) though not all users benefit from it. It works by enhancing melanin production and eliminating certain free radicals encourages hair growth.