| Hair loss and male-pattern baldness is an affliction | | | | to consider a more serious hair loss supplement or |
| suffered by thousands of men, and can be a real | | | | treatment that specifically targets balding and hair |
| source of insecurity and embarrassment for those | | | | loss. |
| not ready to lose their hair or shave their head. Even | | | | Here's a little tip to help stimulate hair growth - |
| worse, and more devastating are the younger cases | | | | massage the scalp. This is an age-old hairstylist tip to |
| where the hair loss process begins long before a man | | | | help stimulate the hair follicles, unclog any blocked oil |
| even reaches his thirtieth birthday. So what are your | | | | glands in the scalp, and help promote a healthy scalp |
| options if you are one of these men, uncontrollably | | | | and new, healthy hair growth. Plus, it's relaxing and it |
| losing your hair before your time? | | | | feels good, so it's not such a chore! |
| Well, you can do what many others do - shave your | | | | Hair loss supplements can range from pricey to |
| head for the sake of uniformity. Lots of men look | | | | reasonable, tested and untested, and clinically proven |
| great with a shaved head - it just fits their | | | | vs. not clinically proven. You have to use good |
| personality and style, and they seem comfortable | | | | judgment and do a little homework on the internet, |
| that way. For those unwilling to give up on their hair, | | | | or by reading consumer reviews, testimonials and |
| there are hairpieces or plugs, neither of which have | | | | surveys to see what really should work best for |
| been perfected to the point of being undetectable, | | | | your situation. Some even offer money back |
| and both having a societal stigma as being somewhat | | | | guarantees or some sort or money back for unused |
| tacky and undesirable. | | | | portions. |
| The other option, of course, is to try one of the hair | | | | Now, let's talk about being proactive in preventing |
| loss products that several reputable manufacturers | | | | future hair loss. Many times, the underlying cause for |
| now offer, both in prescription and nonprescription | | | | premature hair loss and male pattern balding is |
| form. While there is still no "magic pill" that can | | | | hereditary, but it can also be brought on by a |
| unflinchingly promise every man (and woman) who | | | | hormonal imbalance of the male or female hormones, |
| takes it will re-grow their hair, there are some very | | | | known as androgens and estrogens. Correcting a |
| promising and effective hair loss products and | | | | hormonal imbalance many times can stop hair loss. |
| treatments currently on the market and also in | | | | This example can be seen in women who notice hair |
| development. | | | | loss shortly after they've had a baby. The cause for |
| Propecia, Rogaine (Monoxadil), Avacor and Proxiphen | | | | this is a drop in hormones that kept much more hair |
| are just a few of the top prescription and | | | | on the head than normal during pregnancy because |
| nonprescription hair loss products on the market | | | | the levels of this hormone are unusually high at this |
| today, and they've all had varying degrees of | | | | time. |
| success in re-growing their client's hair. Since the | | | | Some medications can also cause or aggravate hair |
| demand for hair loss products is so great, there have | | | | loss. Typically these medications are blood thinners, |
| been many non-prescription hair loss alternatives | | | | gout medication, chemotherapy medications for |
| recently introduced in an effort to offer men (and | | | | cancer, too much vitamin A, birth control pills and |
| women) a more economical and convenient | | | | antidepressants. Avoid tight or "pulling" hairstyles like |
| alternative to re-grow hair and prevent further hair | | | | high or tight ponytails and cornrows, and also stay |
| loss. | | | | away from harsh chemical treatments such as perms |
| There are also several vitamins that have been | | | | and other potentially volatile, damaging hair |
| specially formulated both for thinning hair and to | | | | treatments. |
| promote the speedy growth of healthy, shiny hair. | | | | Typical hair loss treatments, prescription and |
| Vitamins for thinning hair and faster hair growth and | | | | nonprescription, usually take about six months before |
| re-growth are usually a varying combination of | | | | you can tell they are working, so patience is a must. |
| several key amino acids, biotin, vitamins B6 and E, | | | | There is no overnight fix to hair loss unfortunately. |
| and zinc. Many who take vitamins of this nature do | | | | As long as you are comfortable with your chosen |
| report thicker, more lustrous and healthy hair, but if | | | | hair loss remedy, and have planned a preventative |
| your goal is to actually re-grow hair and not just | | | | and maintenance course of action, that's really all that |
| thicken thinning hair, then you would probably want | | | | matters. |
