Given the number of people suffering from hair loss, scientists are persistent with tying loose ends in the formulation of a hair loss cure despite the many hair loss treatments commercially available nowadays. Hair loss sufferers are patiently waiting.
In Japan, a group of researchers discovered and developed a possible cure to hair loss, especially that which is caused by chemotherapy: modified soybean.
Soybean is a good source of nutrients such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, and dietary fibres. It can also reduce LDL cholesterol, prevent cancer, and lessen the risk of coronary artery disease. Aside from that, it can reduce dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the main cause of hair loss in majority of cases.
The team developed a soybean infused with a substance that promotes hair growth and prevents hair loss caused by chemotherapy. Through genetic engineering technology, the researchers integrated the soybean with an anti-hypertensive substance derived from egg whites.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Does Hair Regrowth Slow Down as We Age
Do you know what Meryl Streep and Glenn Close have in common? Aside from the fact that they are set to dethrone Michelle Williams after receiving Academy Award nominations for best actress this year, they have apparently thinner and shorter hair. This would make us marvel: Why do older women have thinner and shorter hair indeed? Some say that a shorter hair, whether it flatters or not, makes one younger-looking. There is another theory, however. It could be because the hair grows very slowly at this point in life. But does the hair actually grow slower as we age?
Hair regrowth slows down as we age. In fact, the hair grows fastest from age 15 to 30. Because the scalp hair follicles lessen, hair grows slower while the body ages altogether. This can even lead to eventual hair loss, mostly in men. But besides ageing, there can be other major factors that come into play such as androgenic activity and genetics.
In the normal hair growth cycle, the growth phase lasts for about two to six years. At another point in the cycle, the growth phase is followed by the transition or catagen phase wherein the hair is getting ready to detach from its roots. After this stage, the hair undergoes the telogen or resting phase wherein the hair finally falls out as a new growing hair replaces it in the follicle. The catagen phase lasts for only about 2–3 weeks while the telogen phase, 2–3 months.
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Hair regrowth slows down as we age. In fact, the hair grows fastest from age 15 to 30. Because the scalp hair follicles lessen, hair grows slower while the body ages altogether. This can even lead to eventual hair loss, mostly in men. But besides ageing, there can be other major factors that come into play such as androgenic activity and genetics.
In the normal hair growth cycle, the growth phase lasts for about two to six years. At another point in the cycle, the growth phase is followed by the transition or catagen phase wherein the hair is getting ready to detach from its roots. After this stage, the hair undergoes the telogen or resting phase wherein the hair finally falls out as a new growing hair replaces it in the follicle. The catagen phase lasts for only about 2–3 weeks while the telogen phase, 2–3 months.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hair Washing Basics in Achieving Better Hair Regrowth
If only you could be one of the children of an executive in Harvey Norman, then you would probably drown yourself with a variety or hair care products and salon services for better hair regrowth. Also, it wouldn’t be such as disaster to know that after the money, time, and effort spent on these, there is only little to no improvement in your hair. Of course, if you can’t maintain the condition of your hair by yourself, you will not see visible improvements at all.
There is more to using hair care products or availing of salon services to get a manageable and healthy mane. Designing a hair care regimen that taps all the aspects affecting the hair and its hair growth is the key. The most basic thing you should learn about taking care of your hair is the proper way to wash it.
Washing your hair daily with a gentle shampoo is not actually necessary although it is generally considered safe to. But an oily hair will most probably require more washing than a dry hair does. Dry hair will need more moisture and thus, using shampoo every day can make it worse than it already is. In case of hair loss, you will need to find hair growth shampoos and such other hair loss products. In case of a dandruff problem, use a dandruff shampoo that contains zinc pyrithione.
To properly shampoo, make sure the hair is wet with warm water. Lather a small amount from the scalp throughout the length of your hair reaching the tips. Protein shampoos do not really penetrate the hair fibres but they can coat them temporarily to make it appear fuller, lustrous, and thicker.
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There is more to using hair care products or availing of salon services to get a manageable and healthy mane. Designing a hair care regimen that taps all the aspects affecting the hair and its hair growth is the key. The most basic thing you should learn about taking care of your hair is the proper way to wash it.
Washing your hair daily with a gentle shampoo is not actually necessary although it is generally considered safe to. But an oily hair will most probably require more washing than a dry hair does. Dry hair will need more moisture and thus, using shampoo every day can make it worse than it already is. In case of hair loss, you will need to find hair growth shampoos and such other hair loss products. In case of a dandruff problem, use a dandruff shampoo that contains zinc pyrithione.
To properly shampoo, make sure the hair is wet with warm water. Lather a small amount from the scalp throughout the length of your hair reaching the tips. Protein shampoos do not really penetrate the hair fibres but they can coat them temporarily to make it appear fuller, lustrous, and thicker.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
On Hair Loss Matters: How Important Is Hair to a Man
A deliberate display of vanity is not the province of men. However, when it comes to topics like hair loss, they also shake. That is because hair loss is not a simple cosmetic problem that only women have the permission to lament about. It is psychologically damaging.
Although hair loss is normally a part of the ageing process, it is something that men also struggle to accept. Think Vin Diesel or Jason Statham. Both of these hunks have always maintained a small amount to nothing of their hair to avoid the ugly reality of hair loss.
Balding men are more prone to becoming the butt of jokes. They may appear to take the humor as it is, but it can begin to slowly take effect on them, to the extent that they become fixated with their condition.
A 1992 study from Old Dominion University in Virginia revealed that 84% of their respondents became preoccupied with their hair loss. They would refer to the feeling as ‘self-conscious’, ‘helpless’ and ‘envious of other men’. Who could blame them in a stereotypical society like ours? As a matter of fact, The British Journal of Psychology noted that balding men are often viewed as ‘older, weaker, less desirable, and are more likely to be denied for promotions or raises over their peers’.
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Although hair loss is normally a part of the ageing process, it is something that men also struggle to accept. Think Vin Diesel or Jason Statham. Both of these hunks have always maintained a small amount to nothing of their hair to avoid the ugly reality of hair loss.
Balding men are more prone to becoming the butt of jokes. They may appear to take the humor as it is, but it can begin to slowly take effect on them, to the extent that they become fixated with their condition.
A 1992 study from Old Dominion University in Virginia revealed that 84% of their respondents became preoccupied with their hair loss. They would refer to the feeling as ‘self-conscious’, ‘helpless’ and ‘envious of other men’. Who could blame them in a stereotypical society like ours? As a matter of fact, The British Journal of Psychology noted that balding men are often viewed as ‘older, weaker, less desirable, and are more likely to be denied for promotions or raises over their peers’.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Hair Loss and the Latest Updates in Hair Restoration
Today, hair has arguably become one of those powerful status symbols. From lustrous people to ordinary ones, it is impossible to ignore the high regard people display for the hair. In fact, there are all sorts of advertisements of hair products on the high street and especially online. Society’s emphasis on the importance of a full head of hair, however, made hair loss such a tormenting condition.
Surgical hair restoration remains to this day the only instant solution to baldness. The first initiative for hair transplantation was recorded in the 19th century. Today, what used to be a wild concept became a sophisticated reality. Here are just some of the technological advances in the field of hair restoration.
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Surgical hair restoration remains to this day the only instant solution to baldness. The first initiative for hair transplantation was recorded in the 19th century. Today, what used to be a wild concept became a sophisticated reality. Here are just some of the technological advances in the field of hair restoration.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
The 4 Types of Hair Loss Treatment
Hair thinning, the forerunner of hair loss, is one of the world’s most prevalent conditions. Men and women from different social orientations and age groups who suffer from this condition have been determined to have experienced lower self-esteem, oftentimes resulting to depression.
As a result, most of the people who are victims of this condition are in the search for the best hair loss treatment. Fortunately, the modern world offers a myriad of treatments ranging from natural to medical and non-surgical to surgical means to help treat and prevent the onslaught of hair loss.
The following are four of the widely used hair loss treatment options for both men and women:
1. Natural Hair Loss Remedy
Herbal and natural remedies are safe and effective means of treating hair loss. Since all ingredients come from herbal essences of plants like olive, lavender, rosemary, saw palmetto, and stinging nettle, you are guaranteed a safe method of hair regrowth with a lower risk of side effects.
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As a result, most of the people who are victims of this condition are in the search for the best hair loss treatment. Fortunately, the modern world offers a myriad of treatments ranging from natural to medical and non-surgical to surgical means to help treat and prevent the onslaught of hair loss.
The following are four of the widely used hair loss treatment options for both men and women:
1. Natural Hair Loss Remedy
Herbal and natural remedies are safe and effective means of treating hair loss. Since all ingredients come from herbal essences of plants like olive, lavender, rosemary, saw palmetto, and stinging nettle, you are guaranteed a safe method of hair regrowth with a lower risk of side effects.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
The Quickest Method of Hair Restoration
Nowadays, there is a steadfast increase of people who want to undergo hair transplant surgery for hair restoration. Why? The answer is plain and simple: it is because hair transplantation offers the quickest path to end hair loss problems once and for all.
Indeed, hair transplantation is highly accepted as a modern method to treat hair loss and hair thinning problems. More than that, this surgical hair restoration procedure provides a natural-looking hair at the same time offers the only permanent solution to stop the onslaught of this condition.
A hair transplant is defined as the surgical removal of hair grafts from donor sites located on the sides and the back of the head and transplanting these DHT-resistant hair grafts into the balding and thinning areas of the patient’s scalp known as the recipient site.
Donor sites comprise of follicles which are insusceptible to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), the main cause of 95% of hair loss. This implies that the hair on the back and sides of the head are said to be donor dominant, meaning hair will continue to grow in these areas throughout the life of most people.
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Indeed, hair transplantation is highly accepted as a modern method to treat hair loss and hair thinning problems. More than that, this surgical hair restoration procedure provides a natural-looking hair at the same time offers the only permanent solution to stop the onslaught of this condition.
A hair transplant is defined as the surgical removal of hair grafts from donor sites located on the sides and the back of the head and transplanting these DHT-resistant hair grafts into the balding and thinning areas of the patient’s scalp known as the recipient site.
Donor sites comprise of follicles which are insusceptible to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), the main cause of 95% of hair loss. This implies that the hair on the back and sides of the head are said to be donor dominant, meaning hair will continue to grow in these areas throughout the life of most people.
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