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, November 13, 2011

Discovering The Best Treatments For Hair Loss

By John Alderson


The reality is that there are many reasons for hair loss, and some are more easily treated than others. Taking certain supplements or eating healthier diets can produce success for some people. The more expensive products or procedures have been proven effective. In this article we will look at a variety of hair loss treatments that you may find helpful.

One way of treating hair loss is to go on a detox.

If your diet is rather unhealthy, you smoke, drink too much or have some other habits that can cause a build up of toxins, a change in these areas might be the solution. Giving up harmful habits that have been shown to contribute to hair loss is the first thing you will need to do, so that includes drinking too much and smoking. Even drinking lots of caffeine can be bad for you as it will dehydrate you. However when trying to detox drinking a lot of water will have positive effects.

Unfortunately not all hair loss can be stopped. This isn't the end of the world though, as there are a number of options you can choose. Wearing a hair piece is one of the options. Today, you have many good options in this area, as today's hair pieces are much more realistic looking than what you could find years ago. Wigs, or hair pieces, that are made from genuine human hair are hard to tell apart from your real hair, providing it fits well. Of course, a quality hair piece isn't cheap, and you want to make sure you get one that fits well and looks great. If your particular hair loss situation cannot be cured by regular treatments, this option may be a good choice for you.

There are certain medications that have been proven effective for hair loss, though they don't always work for everyone. For hair loss the FDA has approved Finasteride and Minoxidil (better known as Rogaine). The reality is that Rogaine is one of the best known treatments for what is known as male pattern baldness, it is only effective for about half the men who take it. Propecia or Finasteride has a better track record for this problem. If you have already lost all or most of your hair it is unlikely that any drug will restore it. Hair transplant surgery may be your only option.

If you wish to take an approach that's natural the best thing is to eat healthily and use only natural products on your hair. There are indeed medications and procedures out there that are able to reverse hair loss, however they come at a price. This article has only touched upon a handful of treatments for hair loss, however you may try one and find it works well for you..




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