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Hair Loss Product Reviews
If you already know that you have been experiencing pattern
baldness, you are probably wondering what hair loss treatment
is the most effective. What hair treatments are even worth
trying? Here you will find a detailed guide and hair loss
treatment reviews on the types of treatments that are currently
available for you.
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Hair Loss Product Reviews
Rogaine Topical Minoxidil
If you are looking for an effective hair loss treatment to try,
you may come across Topical Minoxidil.
Rogaine was originally used to treat high blood pressure, but was
then found to treat hair growth, particularly in the forehead area.
It men, Rogaine is used to treat the bald spot in male pattern baldness.
In women, it is used to treat diffuse loss or thinning hair of the
frontal scalp. Rogaine needs to be applied to the scalp at least
twice daily for a minimum of four months in order to be effective.
When applied to the scalp, Rogaine needs to be left there for at
least four hours. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding should
not use Rogaine. The side effects that may occur with Rogaine include
skin irritation, skin itching, hives, swelling of the skin, and
skin sensitivity. Rogaine has since released an update of this product
called Rogaine
Foam, which the company claims is lighter, less oily, and more
manageable.
Finasteride
Finasteride along with similar medications, such as Propecia
and Proscar, are currently only used as a hair loss treatment
for men with male pattern baldness. These hair loss products
are supposed work by inhibiting an enzyme, which ultimately
will reduce the amount of DHT - a hair loss hormone that is
naturally produced by the body. For some people, using these
medications will result in the new hair
growth.
Hair Transplant as Treatment
One of your choices for a hair
loss treatment is to get a hair transplant. In hair transplantation
surgery, a piece of skin which contains hair follicles is removed
from the back and sides of the head. They are extracted from surrounding
tissue, and are then back into the balding
areas of the head. They will continue to grow after they are reinserted.
After medical hair restoration, you will then need to use a drug
such as Propecia to make sure that you will not lose anymore hair
and to possibly increase hair growth in the scalp. The cons of this
method are price, although treatment of this type continues to drop
in price as technology gets better. Laser hair replacement involves
declogging follicle so that current hair follicles recieve more
nutrients that they need and are then able to grow new hair back
more efficiently.
Inhairit
Inhairit is a topical solution used on the scalp which is
claimed to slow the effects of DHT on the scalp. DHT is known
as one possible influencing factor on male
pattern baldness, and is believed to bind with and slowly
degrade hair follicles in genetically predisposed men and
women. By slowing the binding of this hormone, Inhairit claims
to slow and even stop the hair loss process and restore the
growth of hair.
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