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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Monday, February 7, 2011

Hair Loss Due to DHT

By Carrie Deppen


Hair loss is one problem that men have to face when they come of age. Androgenetic alopecia or "male pattern baldness" is regarded as the common type of hair loss. It's a genetic problem and is carried by both parents. That's why almost all men are affected by it. This is an inevitable occurrence, if you see your father suffering from hair loss, then most likely you will be experiencing the same fate.

But don't worry, understanding the outlook of your hair has its advantages. Purchasing a good quality hair loss treatment and applying it early - before hair loss starts - this is one way to prevent this unwanted condition You see, androgenetic alopecia is due to the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This hormone somehow hardens or stiffens the skin of the scalp, shrinking the blood vessels supplying the hair follicles.

The hair follicles are considered as fast growing cells and they need continuous nourishment and of course, a good blood supply to continually produce hair. Because of the effects of DHT, the hair follicles slowly fail to produce terminal hair. What is left are just thin transparent hairs called "fuzz hair". In worst cases the hair follicles somewhat enter a dormant state and totally won't produce any hair.

The ironic part of all of these scalp changes is that DHT is created at the hair follicles. DHT is an active metabolite of the male hormone testosterone. When testosterone interacts with the enzyme 5 alpha reductase, DHT is formed and all this occurs underneath the skin - the hair follicles to be specific.

The simplest way to stop hair loss is to stop the harmful effects of DHT on the scalp. Using an herbal based hair loss treatment like Nisim Shampoo is preferred over any other treatment.

Why an herbal shampoo?

Because hair loss is a lifetime treatment and the advantages of using herbal medications is that there are no side effects, it's just like eating broccoli. The longer you use Nisim shampoo your hair will grow healthier, better, livelier and most of all, thicker preventing any kind of hair loss.




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