Hair Regrowth Products: Sure, They’re Effective, but Are They Safe?

The effectiveness or efficacy of hair regrowth products in improving or solving hair loss problems largely depends on the type of hair loss. In other words, it depends on the cause of a particular hair loss type. Often, the solutions to woman’s and man’s hair loss vary or take on different approaches. The medical science of hair loss treatment has a rather long history. Research in this field did not begin last year or two years ago.

The longstanding research in hair loss has given today’s men and women various options of treatment. Medical treatments today have high success rate in stopping or slowing down hair loss, even in regrowing hair. Likewise, hair regrowth products have taken on a similar path of development over the years. The important question to consider is not so much whether or not the treatments and products do work; rather, the more vital issue underlying today’s hair regrowth products and treatments boils down to the safety issue.

When we talk about the safety of hair regrowth products or hair loss treatments, we are not referring to the issue of life and death. A more valid issue is the long-term safety aspects of the products and treatments. This is a very valid and important aspect.

A similar analogy will be that of birth-control pills. Back in the early days of birth-control science, the drugs prescribed were effective in the prevention of conceiving a child. However, the tragic story was the horrible consequences of some of the birth-controls pills, which were only known years and years later. Therefore, it is important for you to know as much as possible about the safety of hair regrowth products and hair loss treatments.

Bear in mind that there are many products which utilize a variety of chemicals. The chemical ingredients can cause harmful effects, including damaging the hair and scalp. Other chemicals may not damage your hair and scalp directly, but you need to understand and be aware of the consequences of introducing chemicals into your body though they may bring about effective results in terms of stopping hair loss.

Most of the chemicals used in hair loss products attempt to interfere with the hair loss process, thereby bringing about the reduction in hair loss. Such mode of action does work and produce results. However, you need to know that the reduction of hair loss in this case is not due to treatment of the root cause.

Furthermore, it is also not a good practice to interfere body processes through the action of inhibition. Some hair regrowth products are also not targeting the source but they work on the principle of supplementation of needed nutrients. This latter scenario is much more favorable to one’s body balance and health.

Most hair regrowth products in the market are based on research. If the products are FDA approved and/or recommended by the American Hair Loss Association, then chances are they have attained a certain level of safety assurance for consumer use.

Finally, here are some final tips for choosing your hair regrowth products:

• Avoid chemical-based hair growth products

• Check for any safety assurance on the label or insert

• Make sure the hair regrowth products have proper approval and certification

• If you do have the choice, always go for hair regrowth products which utilize natural ingredients