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Vitamin A is considered essential for eye, skin, bone, dental, and intestinal health. It’s also one of the most commonly found vitamins inside hair loss supplements. But is there any evidence that vitamin A supplementation can help improve hair health… or even reverse hair loss? The answers might surprise you. Here’s where the research currently … Read more…
Scarring alopecias make up about 7% of patients seen in hair loss clinics. This means almost 1 in 10 hair loss cases are attributed to scarring alopecia. In this article, we’ll outline what scarring alopecias are, what makes them unique, and why they might develop. Then we’ll uncover why this classification of hair loss – … Read more…
Biotin Supplements For Hair Loss: Helpful, Harmful, Or Neither? Biotin is one of the most popular supplements in the hair loss community. If you’ve invested any time into researching hair loss, chances are you’ve stumbled upon information about biotin, biotin deficiencies, and claims about how this vitamin is critical to hair growth. Back in 2007, … Read more…
A Real Look Inside Nutrafol® In the last two years, Nutrafol® has become one of the world’s most popular hair loss supplements. With an all-natural product line and a supplement that’s endorsed by doctors, praised by media, and supported by one clinical study… many consumers are turning to Nutrafol as a natural alternative to finasteride. … Read more…
Oral minoxidil for women with hair loss: an underutilized treatment? Although topical minoxidil seems to get most of the attention as a hair loss treatment, its oral counterpart is also effective at promoting hair regrowth in both males and females. Generally, higher dosing means better efficacy, but with a higher risk profile. As it relates … Read more…
How often should we microneedle for hair regrowth. Once every two weeks? Once per week? Once per day? More? Hair loss forums continue to debate this very question. Yes, evidence confirms that microneedling once every 1-3 weeks helps to regrow hair. At the same time, these intervals are also the only microneedling frequencies tested (so … Read more…
Scalp micropigmentation – or scalp tattooing – is a cosmetic procedure for hair loss. If you’ve ever heard of microblading (eyebrow tattooing), it’s a similar procedure, whereby a physician or tattoo artist uses a tattoo gun to fill in sparse areas of the hair with permanent or semi-permanent micropigments. As a result, there is less … Read more…
A complete guide to diffuse hair loss Diffuse thinning isn’t a type of hair loss. Rather, it’s a term used to describe the appearance of someone’s hair loss. When someone has diffuse hair loss, it means that they’re experiencing a decrease in hair density across the entire scalp. Many people first notice diffuse thinning as … Read more…
Saw palmetto for hair growth: does it stack up to finasteride? Saw palmetto is often touted as nature’s finasteride. This herbal extract reduces levels of the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). For this reason, it’s clinically demonstrated to improve hair growth in men with androgenic alopecia (AGA). But is saw palmetto as effective as finasteride? Not quite. … Read more…
Microneedling: a powerful, under-researched hair loss therapy In the last five years, microneedling therapies have exploded in popularity – especially among hair loss sufferers. Research now shows that microneedling can increase hair counts by 15%. And as clinical evidence for microneedling continues to grow, so do the devices available to consumers: microneedle rollers, microneedle stamps, … Read more…