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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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Natural Home Remedies To Prevent Hair Loss And Their Wonderful Benefits

By Eugene Yeng


Many people, both male and female, can find themselves losing hair, often due to a variety of reasons. While many tend to turn to over the counter or prescribed treatments, there are quite a few who are looking to more natural home remedies to prevent hair loss instead. However, just as with prescribed or over the counter methods, many are unsure about what types of remedies that there are out there, much less how well they work.

Sometimes in order to prevent certain symptoms it's necessary to find the causes. While there are many causes for hair loss, sometimes researching or sorting what may be causing it may help you to find a better solution at preventing it, if not stopping it all together.

Hair loss can come from a variety things such as stress, genetics, one's environment, hair treatments, medications, hairstyles, hormones, diseases, nutritional habits, age, among other factors. It's something that can affect both men and women, often seen in the more common type, known as androgenetic alopecia, which is often considered to be permanent. There are also other types of alopecia, or hair loss, such as alopecia areata. There is also a rarer condition known as cicatricial alopecia, with symptoms of inflammation damaging or scarring the hair follicles, often resulting in permanent loss, and can sometimes be associated with pain and itching.

Baldness in men often starts in the early twenties, with signs of their hairline receding or thinness at the top of the head and occasional signs of complete or partial baldness later on. Women will sometimes see thinning along the front, crown and sides, but rarely see complete baldness at the front hairline.

Some of the temporary symptoms might include telogen effluvium, which can often related to severe illnesses and stress. Another kind might be anagen effluvium, which is more seen from treatments that are used for chemotherapeutic purposes such as cancers and lymphoma. Those who are prone to wearing hats or certain hairstyles often are more than likely to see signs of traction alopecia, resulting in patches of hair missing due to stress placed on the follicles.

There is also a condition known as alopecia areata, where a person might witness having small patches of hair loss throughout the body. Total body hair loss of this situation is often referred to as alopecia universalis. Both have been can sometimes show signs of soreness and itching preceding the loss of hair.

Regardless of what the causes might be, it's always good to seek professional help in order to rule out any diseases that may actually be the cause or part of the cause for your hair loss. However, may find themselves experiencing some benefits from home remedies such as, for example, using green coriander leaves or even coconut oil mixed with other various components.

When it comes to hair loss, there are fortunately a number of different natural home remedies to prevent hair loss. In the end, it comes down to making sure to do the research necessary, speak with a professional, and try various methods in order to find the right fit to suit your needs.




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