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, November 1, 2011

Hair Care Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Women's Hair Loss

By Eric Huff


Hair loss is ultimately the result of something in your genetic code. But keeping your hair healthy can make a big difference in influencing when you experience hair loss. Even if you come from a long line of family members who have suffered from women's hair loss, you can put off your onset for as long as possible if you take good care of your hair and your scalp. You may be wondering who you can trust, with so many people offering their own suggestions on how to treat your hair. We've gathered some of the most widely recognized methods to help prevent hair loss.

You should never brush your hair if its wet. This is no joke. The best way to get the tangles out of wet hair is to dry it with a towel and then use a wide toothed comb to sort through the tangles gently. When your hair is wet, brushing it can be detrimental. You can lose hair while brushing, and may cause pain. More importantly, it can cause trauma to your hair follicles and that is something that you want to avoid. Brushes, then, should only be used on hair that is dry.

Combing your hair each and every day really is important. Of course some women will never get a comb through their hair, so then just brush it every day. If you do not comb your hair every day it will get matted and your scalp could get clogged with too much oil. Dreadlocks may look cool to you but they are not good for your scalp and are a good way to invite conditions that cause women's hair loss.

It's far better to find a routine of one brand and stick to that for as long as possible. Use the ones that work and get rid of the ones that don't. Keep the frequency for changing to more than a few months. Changing too frequently puts a lot of chemical stress to your scalp and hair.

But you never know, and it's impossible to tell, so just do all you can to help yourself. The right kind of hair care can often make the difference between full hair that is healthy or shedding hair. Aside from genetics, your best bet is to do everything you can to make your hair and scalp healthy. Knowing about healthy hair is vital, but actually taking action on these tips is even more important.




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