Tuesday, August 30, 2011

What Really Works to Stop Hair Loss from Worsening

Baldness is a common occurrence, especially in men who have inherited the genetic trait to lose hair from one or both parents’ side of the family. While some men don’t seem to mind the loss of their hair, for others this is a somewhat traumatic experience. Millions of dollars are spent each year in an effort to prevent balding and to regrow hair. The Internet is full of advertisements for treatment products. There are also natural hair loss treatments and surgical procedures. Finally, the question many men are asking is, ‘Do any of them really work?’

The answer to whether there is any hair loss treatment that works is both yes and no. While there are treatments out there that do work, not all treatments work for every individual. Here are a few things that can help slow balding and even help to regrow hair in some individuals:

Bio-Cleansing Shampoo

Keeping your scalp clean through the use of the right shampoo is the foremost step to take in treating hair loss. The onset of hair loss is due to a scalp that is filled with grime, dirt, and excess sebum and oils. Hence, the start of the treatment ought to be cleaning the scalp as well. With a bio-cleansing shampoo—usually formulated with fennel and mistletoe extracts—the scalp can be rid of those 3 major hair loss–inducing substances.

Diet

Eating a healthy diet is necessary to keep our bodies in good health. Hair is part of our body and therefore needs the right vitamins and minerals to grow. Hair is made up mostly of protein and in some instances balding has been attributed to lack of protein in the diet. Obtaining protein from fish, chicken and other lean meats is believed to help prevent balding and possibly contribute to new growth. Other things your body needs to maintain healthy and growing hair is iron, vitamin C, vitamin B, silica, and zinc. Eating a healthy anti-aging diet is considered to be a good hair loss treatment.

Hair Loss Drugs

The hair loss treatment drugs finasteride and minoxidil are believed to have attained hair regrowth for 20–40 percent of users. On the other hand, once you stop using these, you’ll again start losing hair, so continuous use of these products are necessary to keep what you regrow. However, continuous use of finasteride and minoxidil can also cause harmful systemic effects such as swelling of the face and severe itching of the scalp (for minoxidil) and sexual dysfunction (for finasteride).

Hair Transplants

While transplants are considered a hair loss treatment, they don’t regrow hair. With hair transplants, healthy hair follicles are surgically moved to balding areas of the scalp. This surgical procedure, however, does not prevent the whole scalp from accumulating dormant hair follicles; thus, hair loss on other scalp areas can still be losing hair after the surgery.


While there is no hair loss treatment that will work for everyone, all is not hopeless as there are treatments that may slow the balding and even help regrow hair. By choosing a treatment with an informed decision, one or more of these treatments may greatly benefit you.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Top Hair Loss Treatment of 2011

With thousands of hair loss treatments on the market, it’s easy for consumers to feel overwhelmed by marketing, media and endorsements. Hair care consultant Geoff Hopkins simplifies the search for the best hair loss treatments. He thoroughly reviews dozens of products: their ingredients, prices and side effects. Through personal experience and with help from fellow consumers, Geoff has named this year’s most effective treatments for hair loss.

According to many hair loss product review sites, an organic-based suite of hair loss products for a hair loss treatment regimen is this year’s top-performing hair loss treatment. Not only is a hair treatment pack effective, it’s safe for men and women and it has no reported side effects. And compared to surgical hair restoration and many other hair loss treatments, a treatment pack is reasonably priced.

In clinical results, 87 percent of users saw a reduction or reversal of hair loss. It was proven to help stop the conversion of 5-alpha reductase and testosterone to DHT (hormone responsible for hair loss in men), increase hair’s elasticity, quality, and texture and stimulate blood circulation and nutrient availability in the hair follicles.

Along with Geoff’s review, the assessment sites provide consumers with information on dozens of the most popular treatments for hair loss. Geoff personally uses, rates and reviews many of the products. He combines his personal experience, extensive research and consumer reviews to bring users the most accurate information on hair loss treatments.

‘Thousands of men and women in the United States are plagued by the insecurity and embarrassment that come with hair loss’, says Geoff. ‘While some over-the-counter hair loss treatments work, consumers may not understand the risks or results of the products they buy. Sites offering reviews of hair loss products and treatments are there to educate and empower consumers. It’s designed to help them find treatments for hair loss that work.

Each of Geoff’s reviews includes:

• the product’s main ingredients and whether they’re effective,
• directions on how to use the product,
• general pricing of the product,
• comments and reviews from fellow consumers, and
• where and how to purchase the product.

Most of these review sites also include an open forum where consumers can share their experiences with various treatments for hair loss. The forum acts as a medium for consumers to ask questions, leave feedback and voice their opinions on different products. It provides buyers with a personal perspective as an alternative to advertising and media.

‘It’s like talking to a friend about the product that worked (or didn’t work) for them’, says Geoff Hopkins. ‘No pressure, no phony marketing and no confusion, just answers to help you with your hair loss concerns’.

New consumer reviews consistently update these sites to keep the information on the top-rated hair loss treatments current and relevant. Users may visit these review sites to find the latest reviews of popular treatments for hair loss.