Does minoxidil work? An important question, especially if you are suffering from hair loss. Discovered like many things -- completely by accident -- as a solid treatment to re-grow your hair.

Recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology and approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) several years ago. With all this it would be easy to assume that it is of its self a complete hair restoration system.

First we must answer the question -- "What causes hair...

For a male pattern baldness treatment to be truly effective, the individual must actually still be treatable. What does this mean? If your condition has gone untreated for too long, and your scalp is showing areas of total baldness (zero hair cover whatsoever), then chances are you are beyond non-surgical means of restoration.

If this is the case for you, your options are limited to hair plugs and transplants. Other options, of course, include hair pieces, hats, razors, or simply...

Blow dry hair to create volume by limp hair a lift without battling the frizz that blow drying often causes. Experts at Compton hair will guide you to blow dry hair and you will achieve maximum volume and shiny finish.

For blow dry your hairs first wash your hair with a moisturizing shampoo which provides extra moisture to protect your hair from the effects of the blow dryer. Then towel off the hairs slightly to stop the dripping. Separate your hairs into 4-6 sections.

The adult scalp contains about 100,000 hair follicles. Everyday the scalp loses about 100 hairs and they will grow back in 5-6 weeks. If the hair that grows back are thinner or not grown back at all, we have an androgenic alopecia hair loss problem caused by dihydro-testosterone (DHT), a by-product of the hormone testosterone. DHT shrinks the follicles, causing hair thins and hair receding at the forehead, crown and temple for men and thins over the entire scalp for women.

The asynchronous cyclical nature of human follicular activity contrasts sharply with the synchronized "molting" pattern seen in other mammalian species. In the process of molting, animals shed their hair in a synchronized, seasonal pattern to adapt to the changing climate. This shedding of hair is controlled by mediators released by the hypothalamus, pineal, and anterior pituitary.

Humans differ from other mammals in that their growth cycle is almost totally...

Your hair says so much about you. It is as much, if not more important to your “look” than the clothes you wear. Hair plays a major role in how we look and how we feel. So what happens to those of us not blessed with thick flowing locks? Let’s not kid ourselves; thinning hair is hard to work with. It can be embarrassing and uncomfortable. But it doesn’t have to be. Below are some simple styling solutions to turn flat, thin hair into voluminous...

However, many chemical agents are known that can induce hair growth, although many remain completely impractical. Massive systemic doses of oestrogen for men, for example, will certainly induce hair growth, but the additional feminisation of the male concerned would be generally completely unacceptable, although this technique is used in male to female sex change operations. The oestrogen supply swamps the testosterone present.

A more elegant approach involves the inhibition...

Ladies, over-treated hair is the leading cause of hair loss in women. Take a break from hair dyes, perms, relaxers, and the likes. According to the FDA, over the counter dyes and chemical treatments tend to be the highest of all complaints. Are you one of the many people that dyed their hair, only to have it fall out in clumps? You're not alone. It has happened to many people. Now, what can we do about it?

Stop using relaxers. Whether these products contain lye, or are lye-free,...

In accordance to the continuing improvements in hair transplant technologies, the procedure is becoming far more common. Currently, it is much more difficult to spot a person with a hair plug and this makes people more inclined to undergo the procedures. Yet, many people continue to not know some facts about the process.

For men over 50, baldness is a serious issue. Some 50 percent of American men experience a degree of hair loss. There are many options for men who must deal...

Background

In the United States it is estimated that 1 in 2 men and 1 in 4 women experience significant thinning of the hair at some point in their lives.  The strongest way to predict hair loss issues is looking at the genes.  Hair loss is most often an inherited condition.  The risk goes up if there is some sort of family history.  Some research points to a higher risk coming from the maternal side of the family.

With men hair...