Archive for November, 2008

Spectral RS

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

 Coming from DS Laboratories is another hair loss treatment product called Spectral RS. It’s a formula that treats thinning hair and diffuses hair loss by improving the nutrition, circulation, and metabolism of the hair follicle. Essentially, that means it is designed to make a hair follicle of a person with thinning hair stronger and better than it was before the treatment.

Uva Ursi

Friday, November 28th, 2008

   Uva Ursi extract, which is also known as bearberry, has a long historical use in medicinal practices going all the way back to the 2nd century. It was used by Native Americans to help with urinary tract infections and was still in use for that treatment until the discovery of the antibiotics we use today to treat that condition.

Zinc

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

 Zinc is the 23rd most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. It also is essential for many of our body’s processes. In fact, it is needed for the proper functioning of over 300 different enzymes in the human body. It may also have antiviral properties as it has be shown to be beneficial in the healing of wounds.

Silica

Monday, November 24th, 2008

 Hair loss products are everywhere. They all make fantastic claims, some of which are true and others more questionable. Many of these products contain silica, claiming this ingredient helps the body grow better hair and nails. Let’s examine the evidence.

NeoLight™ Laser Hair Brush

Friday, November 21st, 2008

The NeoLight™ Laser Hair Brush is, well, a hair brush with a light in it. It’s said to make your hair grow back, with proven evidence from NASA and everything. Let’s take a look at what the NeoLight™ Hair Brush is all about and find out if this is the hair loss remedy you’ve been waiting for.

Anthralin

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Anthralin is a cross over product that was originally intended for use as a psoriasis treatment. Despite being difficult to use, it is often, successful in treating this skin condition. It was also found to be effective as a hair follicle stimulant in some people who were using it. This discovery prompted the use of Anthralin as a treatment for conditions such as alopecia areata.

Line Grafts

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Taking another look at a few more surgical methods for reversing hair loss:

Preventing Hair Loss

Monday, November 10th, 2008

 Some hair loss is normal for both men and women, but we’re talking about baldness. Bald means excessive hair loss. Believe it or not, in certain cultures and at various points in history, baldness was actually viewed as a sign of virility in men. Today, things are different. And watching your hair fall out and wash down the drain all of a sudden is traumatic for both sexes.

Hair Flap, Hair Transplant

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

 The roots of modern day surgical hair restoration can be found in pre-World War II Japan with Japanese dermatologist Dr. Okuda’s groundbreaking work in surgical hair restoration for burn victims. In 1952, a New York dermatologist by the name of Dr. Norman Orentreich performed the first known hair transplant in the U.S. on a man suffering from male pattern baldness. It wasn’t until the mid 1990s, however, that surgical hair restoration made hair transplantation a virtually undetectable, viable option for many hair loss sufferers.

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