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Hair Loss Tips, Getting to the root of the problem |
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Written by Kimberly Vaughn, MD
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Sunday, 07 June 2009 |
It's fair to say when you started losing your hair you asked "why me".
Maybe after seeing your dad and older brother join the hair less
community you figured it was only a matter of time. You begin to shed
more than your dog. How do you handle it?
You can never really prepare for it until now.
Today the market is flooded with products that promise to re grow hair. But the truth of the matter is they don't all work. Hair loss products such as shampoos cleanse away the sebum produced by the sebaceous glands. The sebum builds up on the scalp and hardens, clogging the hair follicles there by inhibiting growth. That's all well and good but it doesn't get to the root of the problem. The hair stops growing because the hair follicle is sick, not dirty. We all know the main culprit is DHT. That doesn't stand for disastrous hair thinning. It's Dihydrotestosterone., which basically interrupts the normal functioning of healthy hair growth.
Products such as Rogaine, Procerin and Avacor have shown results with individuals whose hair is still in a growth phase or what's clinically referred as the anagen stage. The telogen stage is the resting or dormant phase. It's the one where you start losing your hair. This is where most hair re-growth treatments fail.
Most hair growth treatments will state that best results come from the beginning stage of hair loss. So if you're at the horseshoe stage your odds are slim that the product will work.
There is one product that works even if you've been balding for over 20 years. It's called RK19T. It's a blend of high potency vitamins combined with an anti-inflammatory. RK19T shields the hair root from your body's
DHT and prevents DHT inflammation from happening at the hair root. Inflammation at the root is what cuts off the follicle's nutrients. Without the proper nutrients the follicle cannot continue to grow. Once your follicles begin to get the right nutrients your hair will begin to grow again.
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