| There are many different kinds of hair regrowth | | | | this point that the bald spots begin to show and the |
| vitamins available in the market today, but do they | | | | hairline starts to recede. Age, race, gender, and |
| really work? Manufacturers claim that they do, but be | | | | genetics all play important roles in determining if and |
| cautious about these claims because there are many | | | | when one can go bald. |
| bogus hair regrowth products out there. Many people | | | | Hair loss prevention |
| have spent hundreds of dollars on "no-fail hair growth | | | | The female portion of society will be glad to know that |
| formulas" only to find out in the end that they do not | | | | hair loss is more pronounced in men than in women. |
| work. This article will guide you in the kind of hair | | | | This is due to the presence of the androgen |
| vitamins you should use for hair loss. | | | | Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in men which tend to kill the |
| What makes hair grow? | | | | hair follicles and prevent production of new hair. |
| Everyone experiences hair loss. On the average, | | | | Androgens are present in women as well, but the high |
| people lose 100 strands of hair everyday. If you think | | | | concentrations of estrogen, the female hormone, in a |
| about the amount of stress our hair goes through on a | | | | woman's body protects the hair follicle and prevents it |
| daily basis, you will understand why. All that combing, | | | | from being killed by the androgens present. It is only |
| brushing, washing, and exposure to the elements | | | | after menopause that women begin to experience |
| causes hair to grow weak. Hair that is lost is soon | | | | noticeable hair loss. |
| replaced with new ones in a cycle called | | | | Hair vitamins help a lot in making sure you do not lose |
| neomorphogenesis. These new strands grow | | | | much of your hair. Make sure that the hair vitamin |
| independently from each other. As old ones fall out, | | | | product you buy has DHT inhibiting agents (DHT-IA's) |
| new ones begin to take its place immediately and at | | | | which prevent the DHT from killing healthy hair follicles. |
| different times, therefore preventing intermittent bald | | | | One such agent is saw palmetto. For women, there |
| spots. | | | | are specially formulated vitamins that contain DHT-IA's |
| At a certain age, hair follicles may go through the | | | | that also maintain the balance of the hormones |
| process of allowing its connected hair strand to fall | | | | present in the body naturally. |
| without producing a new one to take its place. It is at | | | | |