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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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Stimulating Hair Regrowth Without The Use Of Steroids

By Ben Mester


No one wants to begin losing their hair. But a lot of people who are in that situation are not happy with the idea of using hormone based products such as Propecia to stimulate hair growth. They would rather go a more natural route if possible. But is the more natural path realistic for baldness? Do non-hormonal products actually do the trick?

There are a few techniques for stimulating hair growth that seem to work well. One is the compound minoxidil, which is found primarily in the product Rogain. Minoxidil was originally used as a blood pressure medication ironically enough, until it was found that minoxidil tablets caused the unwelcome side effect of hair growth all over the body.

Due to this minoxidil is usually applied topically and not taken in pill form. It encourages healthier hair growth as well as faster growth. Another natural product that encourages hair growth is black castor oil. There are lots of hair products that have begun to use black castor oil in their formula because it appears to contain particular nutrients the hair and scalp love.

You see, baldness is typically a mix of factors, and regularly, an unhealthy scalp is the root of poor hair growth. Black castor oil is reported to not only nourish the hair itself, but also the scalp. The scalp is a delicate region and can become unhealthy due to a lack of blood flow. Research has shown that absence of correct blood flow is at the root of a large amount of baldness problems.

That's why another compound, nitric oxide, in addition has been demonstrated to be effective in treating some types of hair loss. Nitric oxide widens the veins and arteries and encourages more blood flow in the body. Greater blood flow means more nutritional elements which can significantly improve the health of the scalp. Taking one or two of these three non-steroidal supplements might do the job for you and help not only in growing healthier hair, but also boost the health of the scalp also.




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