What causes hair loss?

Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is a genetic trait. It’s called Androgenetic Alopecia. It’s inherited from your family. If the men in your family are showing a bald spot on the crown, it’s likely you will too.

This is an issue men have been dealing with for centuries. According to legend, Julius Caesar invented the laurel leaf wreath to cover his receding hairline.

Too bad Julius didn’t have access to Provillus in the days of the Roman Empire.

MPB results from genetic traits, and hormonal causes. Provillus can’t change your genetic history, but it can help with the hormonal causes.

DHT is the hormone involved in hair loss

DHT (dihydrotestostrone) is derived from androgen, a male hormone. As the androgen circulates through the bloodstream, it is converted to DHT by the enzyme, 5-alpha reductase. DHT tends to bind to hair follicle receptors,
causing the follicles to sprout thinner and thinner hairs until nothing regrows, and the follicles eventually wither away.

The life cycle of normal hair growth

Normally, hair has three phases of growth:

  • Anagen – The growth phase, lasts for two to six years. Usually 90% of the hair is in growth phase.
  • Catagen -- A transient phase lasting a few weeks. The hair becomes thinner and the follicle starts shrinking.
  • Telogen – The thinned hairs fall off to make way for new hair. This lasts for two to four months.

When excess DHT is in the bloodstream, it shortens the Anagen, or growth phase, and causes premature shrinkage of the follicles. Because the DHT is bound to the follicle, often the hair will not re-grow normally.


Provillus helps block DHT from strangling your hair follicles.

Minoxidil, the ingredient clinically proven, and approved by the FDA for re-growing your hair, inhibits DHT. This powerful active ingredient works in your hair follicles.

We add a nourishing blend of natural herbs and minerals to the formula for men. These herbs and minerals support and provide nourishment to nourish your scalp and hair.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Beat Teenage Hair Loss

By John Craig


Hair loss is normally the last concern of every female teenager. Though often teenagers lose their hair too. In this case, it may well be a sign that some thing may be wrong. You need to calm oneself though because, this really is not much of a life and death scenario.

Here are several of the reasons for teenage hair loss:

BIRTH CONTROL PILLS Birth control pills are usually began throughout teenage years. This creates an additional hormonal alter that could lead to hair loss. Ironically birth control pills are also occasionally prescribed to assist young girls with hair loss problems. A person will not know the effects till the medication has been inside the system for various months.

EXTREME DIETING/ANOREXIA/BULIMIA

Lots of teens are self-conscious about their body and will go to extreme measures to fit into size zero jeans. Extreme dieting like anorexia and bulimia are popular causes of teenage hair loss among girls.

ACNE MEDICATION

Many teens use Accutane, a well-liked prescription based oral acne medication. Teen girls employing Accutane are essential to be on birth control before, during and following the course of treatment. Accutane effects hair growth in several techniques. It reduces the size of the sebaceous gland and decreases sebum. Devoid of adequate sebum, hair becomes dry, fragile, weak and far more probably to fall out. Accutane also causes a biotin deficiency and causes a situation known as Hypervitaminosis A (too much vitamin A.) Both of these conditions trigger hair loss.

OTHER MEDICATION

Starting or stopping any medication can cause hair loss even if it's not listed as a symptom. If the teen is on medication it might be a contributing trigger of her hair loss.

VACCINATIONS

Hair loss has been reported as a attainable outcome of immunizations. Most reported cases involve female patients. Hepatitis B could be the most prevalent reported vaccination that is definitely associated with hair loss.

TRACTION

Pulling hair back in tight hair designs which is frequently essential for cheerleaders, dance team members, and so forth. causes sustained pressure on the scalp and follicles. This traction can loosen the hairs from its follicular roots and trigger the hair to fall out. Prolonged traction can ultimately cause permanent hair loss. Girls who're needed to wear these tight hair styles for competitors ought to wear hair loosely the rest of the time and massage affected locations to restore blood circulation.




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