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How to Select the Best Hair Loss Products on the Market

Published: Aug 28th, 2009 | Author: marbolec Add Comment

One of the worse parts about getting older is things don’t quite work they way they used to, your joints ache more and you start losing your hair! There is also a fifty per cent chance that you will go bald if you are a male over the age of 50.

So that’s the bad news out of the way, and the good news is that the best hair loss products provide effective treatment that zeros in on the main cause of hair loss today, while the majority of products don’t, which is why they never seem to live up to expectations.

Male and female pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia) is the commonest type with a hormone called DHT being responsible for choking the hair follicles until the hairs fall out completely and this also prevents new growth from the affected follicles without treatment.

The best ingredients to look for include herbal extracts like Saw Palmetto, Nettle Root and Horsetail (especially good for women), and a recently FDA approved ingredient called Minoxidil to block the DHT.

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