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, September 21, 2011

Common And Major Causes For Women's Hair Loss

By Janice Brown


Hair loss in men is emotionally difficult and even severely traumatic. But women's hair loss is equally traumatizing and even devastating. Women's hair loss is a major problem all over the world. For women, and much moreso in Western countries, hair loss is extremely embarrassing and causes immense emotional pain. There are social expectations about women and hair, and just one of them is that women don't, and shouldn't, lose their hair. So for a woman to lose her hair is almost like losing her femininity and any semblance of beauty. There is an equal amount of hair loss incidence in both genders. So, let's now talk about some of the reasons for women's hair loss.

Common thyroid issues/problems can interfere with a woman's ability to have normal hair growth. There's a whole range of thyroid conditions that affect women in a variety of ways. Hashimoto's disease and cancer are just several widely known diseases of the thryoid. Thyroid conditions and disorders often cause hair loss in women as it's a common symptom. Therefore if you experience a relatively quick loss of hair it would be a good idea to have your doctor perform tests to determine the cause. Very many women suffer from anemia, and that will also cause hair loss. Lots of women face at least mild anemia because of their biological cycles. It's common for women's vitamin supplements to contain iron in higher than normal amounts to compensate and support higher than normal needs. An iron deficiency is something that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. Before you try to correct your iron deficiency on your own, you should talk to your doctor. When you see your doctor, you'll have blood tests which will properly identify this condition. Some people have it so severely that they need to treat it with medication. So the bottom line is to see your doctor about it.

One thing men and women have in common is that their hair will grow and fall-out in cycles. The average lifespan of a single strand of hair is a few years. The average rate of hair growth is less than an inch in a month, about half, and strands begin to shed in about six years, roughly.

It can be quite alarming, especially if this is your first pregnancy. But be patient about it because all things with your hair will return to normal after your body calms down and does the same. So just don't get stressed about it because it's all normal and not permanent.

Women's hair loss doesn't get nearly as much documentation as the hair loss that men suffer through. All we know is that there are a lot of different reasons that a woman might be suffering from hair loss or lack of growth.

Also, it can be frustrating because women cannot control those situations a lot of times. They have to do with hormone levels and family medical history. Some types of hair loss are temporary, and others are permanent and require some disguising. If your hair is thinning, the best thing to do is see your doctor right away and get a diagnosis.




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