If you want new hair, don't just sit around and complain. Take action. There are a number of new treatments available that can help you grow new hair in a matter of weeks. Here's a quick 6 week program to help you grow new hair:
Week #1: Begin taking biotin and other hair vitamins immediately. Research suggests that the top vitamins for new hair are Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-6, Zinc Oxide and Pantothenic Acid. In otherwise healthy individuals, nutritional factors appear to play a role in people with persistent increased hair shedding. The role of the essential amino acid, l-lysine in new hair also appears to be important. Double-blind data confirm the findings of one study in women with increased hair shedding, where a significant proportion responded to l-lysine and iron supplements. Bottom line: Take a good general "hair and nail" vitamin supplement such as those available at Costco and many other discount pharmacies.
Week #2: Stop using shampoos with sulfates! Chemical additives in shampoos known as sulfates (sodium laureth sulfate and ammonium laureth sulfate) are what cause the lather most people expect when they use shampoos. Sodium Lareth Sulfate (SLS) is a powerful de-greaser that is also used to clean garage floors and car engines. Unfortunately, these chemicals tend to dry out your hair, strip it of its color and, worst of all, may damage delicate hair follicles in people with a genetic predisposition to new hair. The evidence suggests that sulfates irritate the skin and should only be used sparingly and in small concentrations. The problem is, most people in developed countries wash their hair often and use copious amounts of shampoo. What sucks is that virtually 98% of all commercial shampoos use sulfates. The exception are shampoos designed specifically for people who have their hair dyed. Many brands imply that they are sulfate-free but are not. Throw all sulfate shampoos and conditioners in the garbage.
Week #3: Use a good anti-DHT topical agent for new hair. DHT, or dihydrotestosterone, is believed by most experts to be one of the principal causes of new hair. More precisely, doctors people that people who suffer new hair may have a genetic hyper-sensitivity (a kind of allergy) to DHT that causes the miniaturization of hair follicles that leads, eventually, to new hair. One strategy for dealing with this problem (at least in men) is the use of an oral medicine, finasteride, that limits DHT throughout your entire system. However, this approach has drawbacks because there is some evidence that some men can experience negative side effects fromfinasteride, such as impotence. Another approach, therefore, is to use anti-DHT topical agents directly on the scalp... and this has shown some success.
Week #4: Begin using a laser for new hair. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is among the most exciting new options in the treatment of new hair. European studies have shown that LLLT stops new hair in 85% of cases and stimulates new hair in 55% of cases. As a result, in 2007 the FDA approves the use of LLLT as a treatment for new hair. A 2009 study one common laser treatment found significant improvements in overall hair regrowth were demonstrated in terms of patients' subjective assessment after 26 weeks of using the product.
Week #5: Test Minoxidil as a treatment for new hair. Minoxidil is one of only three treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for new hair. The other two are finasteride and low level laser therapy. However, the results for Minoxidil are mixed. A 2004 study of 984 men suffering from new hair found that 64% saw a reduction in the area of new hair while 37% saw little or no change. The researchers concluded that 5% minoxodil was very effective in 16% of the men studied, effective in 48%, moderately effective in 20% and ineffective in 15%. We recommend that people consider combining the best anti-DHT compounds with a 5% Minoxidil solution.
Week #6: Try out new experimental growth factor treatments for new hair. Among the experimental, as-yet-unproven products you can try out are the new anti-stress hormone Astressin-B and a variety of growth factor serums, derived from human fibroblast conditioned media (HFCM). These are highly experimental products that may not work at all. However, there is growing research that growth factors, derived from stem cells, may be the key to "reprogramming" hair follicles and turning them back "on."
Julian Phillips has been researching and writing about innovative new approaches to treating hair loss, including stem cell and nano technologies, since 1996. He writes regularly for http://stemcellbaldnesscures.com.
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