Hair loss treatment / hair loss prevention

There are many products and hair loss treatments available for combating male pattern baldness, but determining which will actually work for you, and suit your budget is a difficult task. It's important to realize that, so far, no proven cure or remedy exists for male pattern baldness, some people have claimed spectacular results while others have felt the very same product to be a waste of money.

Modern science is making commendable inroads into defeating the hormonal imbalance that is responsible for cause hair loss in middle-aged men, but the bare truth is; male pattern baldness is an inevitable, hereditary, aging process which we can do little about. Instead we can try to minimize the effects using hair thickeners, and take good care of our hair early on in life. Mentioned below are some tips and a brief description of the merits and disadvantages of the popular hair loss prevention techniques:

Tips for preventing hair loss Avoid over-brushing your hair Avoid blow-drying your hair Wear a hat when you're in the sun Use mild shampoos / nutrient enriched conditioners Keep out of heavily chlorinated pools

Creams, stimulators and hair thickeners
Most people suffering from male patterned baldness find that thickeners and masking creams are the most cost effective and successful way of combating baldness.

Hair thickeners, such as Toppik, are quite effective in adding body to your hair. Toppik adds thousands of tiny microfibres (made from the same keratin as your hair) to the strands and helps thicken areas that are thinning out.

Couvré is another popular product which works in an entirely different way. Available in different tones, it colours your scalp to blend in with your hair and mask any bald spots. This method is surprisingly effective.

Several of the more recent stimulators on the market, such as HR-29 are proving to be quite successful in discouraging the hormone DHT from inhibiting the hair follicles production ability.

There are also a number of medicated shampoos and conditions available which have proved mildly successful in stimulating or thickening hair.

Scalp exercises
Some specialists maintain that the stretching of the thin tendonous membrane, known as the galea, which covers the scalp reduces blood flow to the follicles and exasperates hair loss. Developing a series of five-minute exercise to stretch and exercise this membrane have produced marginal effects for some.