subject: Feeling The Frustration Of Finding A Hair Loss Product That Really Works [print this page] Feeling The Frustration Of Finding A Hair Loss Product That Really Works
I do believe that for those trying to save their hair the level of frustration has never been higher. After all we have been told that minoxidil infused formulas will re-grow hair and halt the balding and thinning process in its tracks, only to find out that the new hair growth is either temporary, or requires a magnifying glass along with a roadmap, to find it.
In my particular case, after years of successfully managing my hair loss with natural products, I decided to give one of the highly touted over the counter 5 percent minoxidil infused products a try. After all, it was on sale which made the $50 price tag much more appealing. My goal was to re-grow hair in one problem area right around the crown.
For the first four months of use I was asking myself why didn't I do this sooner but on the fifth month my scalp started to become crusty. Dandruff and scalp irritation spiraled out of control, and even when treated with products which claimed to stop this type of stuff it still stubbornly persisted. But what was even worse is balding and thinning started to occur in areas where I hadn't seen it before. So in other words not only did I waste my money but my new found miracle product actually made things a lot worse.
As if this wasn't enough my wife told me she would love me even when all my hair was gone!
Turning the corner
Having a long and quite extensive background in natural health cures and remedies I knew pretty much where to turn in order to give myself the best chance of recovering my lost hair and nursing my damaged scalp back to health. But I also am a realist, and knew that there are no guarantees since often times when hair is gone, it is gone for good. This is particularly true if scalp follicle damage or contraction has occurred.
This is of course what happens with male and female pattern balding.
So the next step was to order both a natural topical and an oral tincture in an attempt to get back to where I was before my well intentioned experiment. I am happy to say that after a few months of natural hair loss treatment my balding and thinning has ceased, scalp damage has healed, and much of my lost hair has returned.
What is the bottom line when it comes to hair loss?
Generally speaking, if balding or thinning has occurred but hair follicles have remained healthy and open the chances of restoring lost hair is very good with the help of one of a number of topical hair growth stimulation products.
On the other hand if male or female pattern balding is the underlying cause (which is true in my case) then the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) will need to be blocked, or at the very least accumulation slowed, for quality results to be achieved. This will require an oral approach, but results can be enhanced by combining oral and topical applications.
In conclusion, if you have fallen into the minoxidil trap like I did, or just are losing your hair it is important to realize you do have some very good treatment options. The best of these probably are oral hair re-growth tinctures which can be easily mixed with juice, soda, or tea and tend to produce results in a relatively short period of time.
It is also important to remember that once hair is lost, and follicle damage has occurred, it is really difficult to achieve quality re-growth. Nevertheless, the earlier you attack the problem the better your long-term results will be.
