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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Thursday, February 17, 2011

A Quick Overview Of Hair Loss Pills

By Louis T. Wood


At every drugstore and on every television commercial rotation there seems to be advertisements promoting hair loss pills or treatments. Male and female baldness is a growing epidemic, but rather it is due to age, stress, genes or hormones is difficult to say. There exist numerous ways in which to deal with this kind of condition, and here a few of the most well-known medications or vitamins will be discussed.

First of all, most people are averse to taking a systemic medication, which is a pill or other internal medicine that affects the entire human system. Yet industries still flourish under the promotional banner of saving the human mane from any compromising situations. A great many people use vitamin-infused ointments and shampoos to counter their condition. Others use stay-in masks and rinses, oils or even change their diets to promote the growth that they want.

However, there're many people who are hesitant to take systemic treatment, or any pill or internal medication that affects that entire human system, creating side effects and so on. Yet there are still hundreds of treatments out there, and thousands of people purchase them and employ their use every single year. But of course, medications are not to be taken lightly. Most of MPB medications deal with the male hormonal system, and can cause adverse effects to those who are sensitive to that kind of treatment.

If a man isn't completely sold on the idea of taking systemic treatment for MPB, then it is not unusual to engage in the use of topical treatments or medications. Such recommendations include MiN Home Maintenance System or Rogaine for Men.

In the case of female balding, the condition seems magnified. Since it would appear that women stake a much higher percentage of their appearance on their lustrous locks than do their male counterparts, one could come to the conclusion that it's a somewhat worse situation. However, there are plenty of treatments available for women.

Sometimes drugs that are never meant to treat baldness are used to do just that. Tagamet, also known by the name Cimetidine, was usually used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. However, it was discovered that one of its side effects was the sudden binding of follicle receptor sites, which worked well against balding. Also, hormonal conditions in women might have a lot to do with losing their locks. Estrogen can be used for this, also known as Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT. But this can be polarizing, either very helpful or damaging.

Even though there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of medications, shampoos, ointments, prescriptions, drugs and vitamins to take for the fight against the the balding epidemic, one shouldn't take anything without first being aware of what their personal allergies and symptoms are. This is especially true in areas that concern the treatment of hormones. Just be aware of the ups and downs of treating this condition before you take any systemic medicine.




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