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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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Why does Women's Hair Loss Happen?

By Eric Huff


Women's hair loss happens a lot more frequently than you might think. Another thing that is so surprising about this issue is that hair loss in women can often happen just as much as it does in men, yet there's so much more awareness about the condition in men. What are the reasons for more awareness of male hair loss?

We're not sure if there are any TV programming or commercials devoted to this condition in women. A woman's hair can begin to thin due to a number of different causes. So what we'll do is talk more about this condition seen in women.

Pregnancy is another condition that can have a huge impact on a woman's hair. The effect is that some experience rapid hair growth, but for other women the opposite happens. What happens after childbirth is that for the women who grew more hair, and faster, all that hair will fall out, or shed, at the same fast rate.

The medical community is well aware of the significant role that stress can have with women's hair loss. The amount of hair growth and loss you experience is influenced by the stress in your life. It just depends, really, but it's the experience of some women that they will lose more hair with high stress. Some women find that their hair does not grow as much when they are stressed. Here's a quick and fast technique; it's just simple breathing but you should take long and deep breaths that will relax you. That will be an excellent time to take a very quick time-out to relax each day. As you know, as well, relaxation is good for many other reasons in addition to healthy hair.

There's an inability to control those situations in most cases. They have to do with hormone levels and family medical history. Also... there will be cases of temporary hair loss which is fortunate, however some types are more lasting and permanent. A doctor will be able to help you figure out why your hair is getting thinner and what you can do about it.




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