Hair Loss Remedy

According to statistic, a remarkable $3.5 billion dollars are spent every year by people in United States to search for effective cure or treatment for their hair loss problem. And this has proved how big the demand for hair loss remedy has become. With such a great niche waiting to be filled, hundreds of hair loss products have been flooding the market in just a few years. Although every company has claimed that their products have proven to aid hair loss problem. Majority of those that have used them said that more than 90% of all hair loss products found in the market have no effect on them.

This article aimed to provide you the list of hair loss remedies that have proved effective and have stood out from the rest. However, knowing the relationship between our hair and hair loss causes will greatly help you understand your hair loss type and condition, thus find the best remedy for you.

A lot of people do not really realize that having hair loss is actually part of being human. As we get older, other than developing gray hair, our hair will naturally get thinner and gradually lead to loss of hair. To be more specific, our hairs are actually made up of protein strands that grow from the follicles in our scalp. Having a life span of up to 5 years, a normal strand of hair will slowly get thinner and fall off in time before being replaced by a new strand. And in all naturally consequence, some of the follicles will stop produce protein strand when we age.

An average person below the age of 30 may normally shed around 50 strands of hair each day. However, any shredding above that may be sign of premature or abnormal hair loss cause by abnormal factors. Evident to such cases are having large shredding of hair while shampooing or brushing of hair.

The first line of approach for someone who has developed premature hair loss is through natural remedies for hair loss. These remedies are normally based on having a protein rich diet that also include other nutrients and minerals from natural sources that have found having positive effect on preventing hair loss and also promoting regrowth of hair. The diet may consist of green leafy vegetables, carrots, soybean, mango, dried apricots, whole grain cereals, sprouts, lentils, yeast, wheat germ, milk, yogurt (curd), and buttermilk.

Other natural home remedies for hair loss are involved in changing your daily hair care routine. When washing your hair, make sure to use lukewarm water instead of hot water. Washing of hair should not be carry out more than 2 time a week and only mild shampoos are allow to be use. Avoid excessive brushing of hair and combing them in the backward direction. A short massage of 10 minutes on the scalp after bathing has shown to promote blood circulation and make hair follicles stronger.

Homemade lotions from natural ingredients have also produced great effect in promoting hair grow. Here are some recipes of hair loss lotions;

• Mix honey with egg yolk and massage your scalp with them. Leave them on for half an hour and rinse them off with lukewarm water.
• Mix ½ cup of black dal lentil with one tablespoon of fenugreek seeks and grind them together to a coarse powder. Then add in ½ cup of natural plain yogurt into the dry powder mixture. Use the final mixture to massage the scalp and leave them on for approximately two hours before rinsing them off.

Using herbal as hair loss natural remedies are also very popular among hair loss sufferers. In order to achieve the benefits from herbal, they can be use mainly in 2 ways. The first way is to get the natural form of the herbal ingredients and apply them directly onto the scalp. A good example of herbal remedy use in this method would be applying a mixture of aloe vera and triphala on the scalp. Users have claimed that continuous applying them for 3 to 6 months, help to increase the growth of new hair. Another 2 popular herbal ingredients that have proven to produce great result, are `He Shou Wou’ and `Fo Ti’. To use them, just mix with yogurt and apply on the scalp.

The other way of using herbal ingredients as hair loss remedies, is to consume them directly. A well known remedy for hair loss is to take 3 to 5 raw garlic every day. I personally have friends who had tried this remedy and in less than a month, they have discovery sign of increase hair grown.

At this point of time, the best medical method that has proved effective to stop hair loss is by reducing the DHT in our body. And with the advent of Propecia, which is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, American Hair Loss Association has greatly recommended it as the priority remedy to male pattern baldness. Propecia which is a FDA approved drug, has track record in reducing 60% of DHT level in the body and that directly translate to a substantial increase of hair growth. And it can slow down or even stop hair loss progression in totally natural result.