How to reduce scalp inflammation
Scalp inflammation has been shown to cause hair loss. Here’s what you can do to reduce it…
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Topical Luteolin for Hair Loss: A Potent PGD2 Inhibitor
Luteolin is a flavonoid found in many plants, which can reduce hair loss by reducing scalp PGD2. It’s another interesting example of an anti-allergy treatment, which translates well as a hair loss treatment.
Topical Flutamide for Hair Loss: Androgen Receptor Blocker
Flutamide is an androgen receptor blocker. It binds to androgen receptors in cells and as a result it blocks androgen hormones like testosterone and DHT from binding, therefore preventing the negative effects of androgen binding — such as prostate cancer and hair loss.
By blocking androgen receptors in the hair follicles we can prevent the effects of DHT and therefore prevent male pattern hair loss. Here’s how….
Is chlorine bad for your hair?
Chlorine is a strong chemical disinfectant commonly used in swimming pools to kill bacteria and other microorganisms. While its disinfectant properties are important for maintaining clean and safe pool water, prolonged exposure to chlorinated water can have negative effects on hair.
Topical Bicalutamide for Hair Loss: Androgen (DHT) Receptor Blocker
Bicalutamide is a drug that binds with androgen receptors. When men lose their hair its because the hormone DHT binds with receptors in the scalp causing the hairs to miniturize. By reducing the number of available receptors using Bicalutamide we may be able to prevent DHT from causing hair loss! Check it out…
Topical Biotin for Hair Loss: Does It Work?
Biotin is included in loads of hair loss treatments — shampoos, topicals, supplements. But does it actually increase hair growth? And if so, how exactly?
How to Reverse Scalp Fibrosis (Perifollicular Fibrosis)
Scalp fibrosis may be a far more common cause of hair loss than you might think. Here’s what you can do about it…
Topical Melatonin for Hair Loss
Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant, which has been shown in several studies to have significant positive effects on hair growth in patients suffering from hair loss. Let’s see how it works and how you can use it…
How to Increase Scalp IGF-1 to Increase Hair Growth
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) is a growth factor that’s been shown to increase hair growth when the growth factor is increased in the scalp. In this article, I explain how you can increase IGF-1 in your scalp in order to increase hair growth.
Topical Difenciprone (diphenylcyclopropenone) for Hair Loss: should you try it?
Difenciprone, or diphenylcyclopropenone has been used topically to stimulate hair growth in patients with Alopecia Areata with some success. So, is it worth trying for people with other types of hair loss, such as male pattern baldness?
Topical Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss: Read This Before Trying
Saw Palmetto is one of the most popular natural treatments for hair loss and with just a quick search online you can see thousands of articles about it. But does it really work? Is there any science backing up the cult following surrounding this plant?
Naltrexone for Hair Loss (Hair Growth Stimulation): Does It Work?
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Beta Sitosterol for Hair Loss: Research, Results and How to Use it
Beta Sitosterol is a powerful natural plant extract taken from saw palmetto. It’s an anti androgen: it prevents testosterone from converting to DHT. DHT is the primary cause of male pattern hair loss.
Stinging Nettle Extract for Hair Loss: Does it Stimulate Hair Growth?
Nettle extract has been shown to reverse prostate enlargement in European studies. In a study on prostate health, Hartmann et al (1996) concluded that nettle extract partially blocks an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase. This enzyme converts testosterone to DHT (dihydrotestosterone). They also found that nettle inhibits the binding of DHT to attachment sites on the prostate membrane.
Since DHT is known to cause hair loss, Nettle may be a effective natural treatment for hair loss.
Redensyl for Hair Loss: Is This The Next Big Thing?
Redensyl seems to be the ultimate hair loss treatment — particularly for male pattern baldness. It’s anti inflammatory, anti androgen and studies claim it improves blood circulation in the scalp as effectively as Minoxidil.
Dermal Papilla Stem Cell Therapy for Hair Loss: How to Use It to Regrow Your Hair
There’s an interesting research paper on Science Direct that suggests Dermal Papilla Cells (DPCs) could “make new hair follicles” and the treatment could be administered easily at home!
Here’s what you need to know…
Diclofenac Gel for Hair Loss: How it Works
Diclofenac is the active ingredient in Voltarol anti-inflammatory gel, so it’s not surprising to me that when applied to the scalp of balding men, it triggers new hair growth by reducing inflammation (a key cause of male pattern baldness).
Taurine for Hair Growth — the Most Effective Amino Acid for Fighting Hair Loss?
Taurine has received a lot of press recently for it’s powerful anti aging properties. But it’s also very beneficial for hair growth. Take a look at this..
Bruce Willis with Hair (Photos): Before He Was Bald
This may shock my younger readers, but Bruce Willis did indeed once have a full thick head of hair. Some of you may have never seen it though.
Fear not! Here is every picture of Bruce Willis with hair that I could find…
Lysine for hair loss: how this amino acid makes hair grow
Several studies seem to show a clear link between low lysine levels and hair loss and high lysine levels being linked to increased hair growth. Here we examine how lysine effects hair growth and how you can use it.
Scalp Microinfusion (MMP): Using Tattoo Needles to Increase Hair Growth
There’s a new experimental hair loss treatment called “scalp micro-infusion”, which uses a similar tool to a tattoo pen to deliver a small amount of drugs into the scalp. Could this be the cure for hair loss? Let’s find out…
6 Shampoos that Contain Ketoconazole — which is the best?
Ketoconazole is an anti androgen. When used topically it is thought to reduce scalp DHT. Using a ketoconazole shampoo like Nizoral two or three times per week may help reduce the damage DHT does to hair follicles.
Why do men lose hair on the top of their heads but not the back and sides?
Men who suffer from male pattern baldness (MPB) due to androgen hormones always lose their hair in a very clear pattern — it recedes at the front (specifically at the temples) and thins at the crown. But why is this? Why do these areas thin while the back and the sides can remain thick for many years?
Topical Prostaglandin Analogs for Hair Loss: Results and How to Use Them
Prostaglandin analogs/analogues are a class of medications that mimic the effects of naturally occurring prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are hormone-like substances that play various roles in the body, including regulating inflammation, blood flow, and cell growth.
We know that increasing the naturally occuring prostaglandin PGE2 and decreasing PGD2 can increase hair growth, so is it possible to apply an analog to achieve similar or even greater effects?
Diphenylcyclopropenone (diphencyprone) for hair loss: how it works
Diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) is an experimental treatment for hair loss that seems to work by changing the immune response in the scalp.
Somehair loss is believed to be caused by an auto-immune response, where the hair follicles are ‘attacked’ by the immune system. By modulating the imune response it may be possible to increase hair growth.
Roman Kemp Hair Loss: Is He Losing His Hair?
Roman Kemp, the son of famous popstar Ross Kemp from Spandau Ballet has experienced fairly aggressive hair loss throughout his twenties and has been hiding it and treating it relatively successsfully.
Topical Latanoprost for Hair Loss: Is It Effective? And How to Use It
Topical Latanoprost was discovered to significantly increase eye lash growth, making it a world-wide sensation. But it also seems it can be used to increase scalp hair growth. Here’s how to do it…
Can Increasing Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1) Increase Hair Growth?
HIF-1α is a protein that responds when cells have low oxygen levels (AKA hypoxia). Hypoxia may be associated with hair loss and preventing it may increase hair growth. Therefore increasing HIF-1-alpha could help increase hair growth. Let’s see how you can use this to increase your hair growth…
Softening Your Hair May Prevent Hair Loss: Here’s Why and How
New research from Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Illinois has discovered that as we age hair becomes ‘harder’ making it less likely to grow. By softening it, more hair grows. Here’s what you need to know…
Can Eating/Drinking Too Much Sugar Cause Hair Loss?
A study has been published showing the connection between a high sugar diet and hair loss. Here’s what you need to know and what you need to do…