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Male Hair Loss : Part A. Learn about the real causes of hair loss

Forget about the myths (stress, hats...). 95% of male hair loss is due to DHT.

What is DHT? How does it affect my hair?

It happens in everyone. When testosterone mixes with the Sebum/dirt substance that is impacted in your follicle, it creates a powerful substance called DHT. DHT is the real enemy of hair growth and retention. When formed, DHT causes the follicle to begin shutting down, and basically, the follicle dies a slow death. This type of hair loss is commonly known as Androgenetic Alopecia. What makes this worse is that your bodies immune system senses the follicle is dying, and as part of its defense system, tries to further shut it down and get rid of it (as it would a cold or flu). What effect does a dying, clogged follicle have on an actual hair strand? If you pulled out a hair strand from your follicle, and looked at the root end of the hair strand under a microscope, you would see the hardened sebum/dirt substance on the root of the strand.

What you are seeing is just a small amount of this material. The rest of it is in the hair follicle. At the root of every strand of hair is a bulb. When Sebum builds up in the follicles, it deteriorates the bulb of the hair. Slowly, the bulbs get smaller, and because of this, your hair is not rooted as well and the hair strand falls out. Then another hair strand grows from the follicle, but this hair strand is thinner and weaker than the last one. This process repeats itself, with the next hair getting thinner and the bulb smaller each time the old one falls out. This is why most men and women experience thinning hair as they are losing it. The unfortunate ending is a hair follicle so damaged from Sebum, bacteria, and DHT production that the follicle dies.

The reduction of "DHT" levels in the scalp tissue is critical in stopping hair loss. Only treatments that counter DHT / Androgen Receptor activity, like DHT Inhibitors, SOD's, Growth Stimulants Antiandrogens are efficient to treat hair loss.

Now you kwon what causes hair loss, you need :

• to know where you stand : Visit section B
• find the right treatment : Visit section C

Male Hair Loss
Part A : Learn
Part B : Evaluate
Part C : Select
Female Hair Loss