Baldness Remedies

How Can I Regrow My Hair?

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:33:47 +0000

How to regrow hair is a concern for most men and women who have experienced thinning or balding. There are many baldness remedies promoted but none seem to live up the promise of hair regrowth. Other hair regrowth options such as laser treatments and laser combs are not much better than the empty promises of herbal hair loss treatments. Hair transplant surgery, it seems, is still the only viable and permanent solution to hair loss.

Regrowing hair faster is not an issue, MSM will do that, but it does not regrow your hair. Hair loss drugs, are somewhat effective. Propecia for instance is known to grow hair on the crown and some do experience minor hair growth with Minoxidil (Rogaine). The reality is that most products do little or nothing to regrow hair. Hair loss sufferers need to learn the Myths of Hair Regrowth, prior to making purchases of some widely marketed hair growth product. If this research is not done, the only winners in this quest are the sellers. Caveat Emptor!

Thorn Apple

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:34:21 +0000

Jimsonweed or Thorn Apple is a toxic herb that, if taken in large enough doses can actually cause irregular heartbeat or induce coma. In smaller doses it is used as a cough suppresant and for upset stomach. The juice of the plant is used as an herbal baldness remedy. How the fabled baldness remedyworks is not really known.

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Ginseng

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:33:17 +0000

For hundreds of years, Ginseng has been used in the Asia as a baldness remedy. Ginseng is said to possess properties that help the body fight the effects of stress. It is used as a baldness remedy because proponents believe it to be a 5-Alpha Reductase inhibitor. 5-Alpha Reductase is an enzyme produced in the prostate, adrenal glands and scalp that converts the hormone testosterone into Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, the androgen that is the leading cause of pattern baldness.

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Channelled Wrack

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:32:47 +0000

Channelled Wrack, Pelvetia Canaliculata extract, is a brownish alga found on seaside rocks of Eastern Europe. Channelled Wrack is high in isoflavones. Isoflavones are said to have anti-oxidant properties comparable to vitamin E. Channelled Wrack is used as a baldness remedy and to help existing hair remain healthy. Channelled Wrack is thought to inhibit testosterone, and is often used as a cure for hair loss in women more than in men.

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Dong Quai

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:32:19 +0000

Dong Quai is an ancient Chinese herb used as a baldness remedy. Don Quai is thought to be a dehydrotestosterone (DHT) blocker and is promoted as a baldness cure mainly for women. DHT is known to be the leading cause balding for in men and women. In addition to being promoted as an herbal hair loss remedy, Don Quai is used by herbalist as a uterine tonic, a hormone regulator and for premenstrual syndrome. Dong Quai may increase risk of miscarriage.

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Pygeum

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:31:45 +0000

Is thought to block the action of dehydrotestosterone (DHT), the androgen that causes baldness. Pygeum aficanum is a type of evergreen that grows in Africa. Like Saw Palmetto, it is a benefit to men suffering Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate as it can help reduce the frequency of night time urination. As a herbal baldness remedy, Pygeum has not been the subject of reliable studies and there is no scientific evidence to suggest that it is, in fact, a cure for baldness, yet it is often used by herbalists slow or stop baldness.

He Shou Wu

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:29:32 +0000

This ancient Chinese herb has been used as a herbal baldness remedy for centuries. Herbalists believe that He Shou Wu stimulates the growth of terminal hairs. Terminal hairs are thick, dark hairs, as opposed to vellus hairs which lack pigment, are fine and whispy.

Ginkgo Biloba

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:28:50 +0000

Ginkgo has been used in Chinese medicine for hundreds of years as an overall restorative and baldness remedy. Some herbalists believe Ginkgo promotes blood circulation, helping to carry nutrients through the body. Though every system of the body can be affected by poor circulation and a lack of nutrients, these are not the causes of pattern baldness. Most baldness is caused by the action of Dehydrotestosterone (DHT), which miniaturizes hair until the follicle no longer produces hair.

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Green Tea

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:28:19 +0000

Green tea contains catechins which are said to inhibit the production of 5-alpha reductase which converts testosterone to Dehydrotestosterone, the androgen that is the cause of baldness. Although not much is known about its basis as a baldness remedy, green tea extract is rich in polyphenols and caffeine has been shown to be useful for obesity management, since it induces thermogenesis and stimulates fat oxidation.

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Stinging Nettle

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:27:42 +0000

Stinging nettle is said to stop the conversion of testosterone to Dehydrotestosterone (DHT), the androgen that causes baldness. As with all herbal remedies, there is no reliable data to support the claims of people selling the herb as a hair baldness cure, yet it is sometimes used by herbalists to promote hair growth and stop balding.

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