Hair fall is a problem many people face, but by being a little proactive and taking a couple easy steps you can prevent, or even reverse it. Here’s a little bit on hair loss, and a couple of remedies that you can use at home.
Hair Fall Causes
Most of the time, hair fall is linked to certain hormones in your body. Among them is testosterone, which you need to grow muscles and bones, but sometimes, certain enzymes can interact with testosterone and produce DHT.
DHT is good in small quantities, but often times we produce more of it as we grow older. Too much can block hair follicles, essentially causing the hair to starve to death and fall out.
Solutions
Now, there’s really not a whole lot you can do about this. Surgery is an option, but isn’t viable for everyone. Over the counter products only work some of the time, and even then, only for the period that you’re using them, and hair loss centers only show you the people that had nothing short of miraculous recoveries.
Really, it’s home remedies or bust.
One of my favorite home remedies is saw palmetto. It’s a natural, herbal supplement that blocks the production of DHT. It has a couple of good effects: it can keep the DHT from promoting your hair fall, and it can also help if you suffer from an enlarged prostate.
It’s not an immediate solution, but over the course of a couple weeks it can slow down your hair fall. I used Now Foods Saw Palmetto and found that it came in a good enough concentration that I began noticing results in about 3 weeks.
Another popular home remedy is to massage oil into your scalp. The massaging action draws blood to the scalp, which can help deliver more nutrients to the hair follicles. Adding a tingling oil will help even more.
My favorite is tea tree oil, which my barber recommended to me. It’s a natural disinfectant and also helps nourish hair. Good n Natural makes a fine one that is 100% pure. I just apply it to my thinning spots, gently massage in, leave for an hour, and wash out. It feels nice, makes me smell good, and it’s actually started regrowing a little bit!
Learn More
Knowing is half the battle. The more you know about hair loss and why it’s happening, the easier it will be for you to find solutions and fight it off. I’ve found that the Hair Loss Black Book is a handy reference guide. After reading it, I’m able to speak with my doctor intelligently about my hair fall, and when new drugs or other remedies come out I can tell if they’re something that’s worth trying.
Plus, it recommended a few home remedies that I’ve found are pretty effective. Pick up a copy at http://www.hairlossblackbook.com and see what I mean.
With a little bit of knowledge, a little massage, and an extra natural supplement can have you well on your way to stopping hair fall, or even reversing it and getting that high school mane again.
