Baldness is a disease affecting millions of people worldwide every year, manifested by excessive, accelerated hair loss, and at the same time very difficult to treat. Speaking about alopecia, we do not mean just one type, there are many of them and that’s what creates problems with proper diagnosis and selection of appropriate and, above all, effective treatment. One of the most difficult to deal with types of this disease is androgenic alopecia, usually having a genetic background.

Description of the exact causes of this type of hair loss, however, will deal a little later. First, we should get some more general information about what causes the hair to suddenly start falling out and we lose our thick, luxuriant hair, considered one of the attributes of male and female beauty. By alopecia (alopecia), we understand a medical condition, temporary, long-term or permanent, whose symptom is first the cessation of hair growth and then its loss.

Hair loss is a problem that affects mostly men, nowadays already regardless of age, although men in the period of andropause complain about it more often, about 85 percent of them. From this number, the overwhelming majority of cases, nearly 96 percent, is the androgenetic alopecia. In women, these figures look equally alarming, 30 – 40 percent of women over 50 already suffer from this disease.

However, regardless of the type of disease, we are dealing with partial or complete loss of hair, and this state of affairs is really unacceptable and must be resolutely counteracted. The causes of accelerated hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, are many, some, as I mentioned, are difficult to diagnose and therefore should be dealt with by a specialist. So it will be necessary to see a professional trichologist or even a dermatologist if it is caused by undetected scalp diseases.

In people who have encountered androgenetic alopecia, the causes of this are also directly related to the growth phases of the hair, which we distinguish three:

However, the most important cause is the mentioned genetic background, we can risk a statement that androgenic alopecia is hereditary and if someone from the older generation of the family suffered from it, we also have an increased risk of disease. This type of baldness is caused by androgens, hormones produced in the male and female reproductive system. In addition to reproductive functions, they also affect the condition of the skin, regulating, among other things, the functioning of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles, and thus hair growth.

In certain situations, hair follicles become sensitive to one of the varieties of androgens, a “mutated” derivative of testosterone. Under the influence of the enzyme 5 alpha-reductase, it is converted into dihydrotestosterone, called DHT for short, rapidly damaging the hair follicles, leading to their miniaturization and, in time, to their complete disappearance. Thus, the hair loses the basis of its growth, becomes weakened and begins to fall out in large quantities. Of course, the destructive action of DHT is not the only cause of this disease, it is also caused by:

One of the most dangerous civilization diseases of our time. Stress arouses the terror of patients and specialists in its treatment, causing not only states of strong nervous tension, sometimes leading even to depression. It also becomes the cause of various types of hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, and weakening of the body’s immunity negatively affects

Before we take up the fight against baldness, we should first deal with stress, otherwise it will cause hair loss, and it will intensify the symptoms of stress, so we will fall into a “vicious circle” from which it will be really difficult to get out.

Another cause of many types of hair loss, and improper diet can also aggravate the symptoms of androgenetic alopecia in men and women. Many people, including those losing their hair at a rapid rate, mistakenly believe that there is no such thing as a diet to prevent baldness. However, you should carefully choose what you eat and remove from your daily menu anything that causes not only growing overweight and obesity.

Some products weaken hair follicles and hair bulbs, lead to the development of scalp diseases, especially fast foods, sweets and excessive stimulants, especially alcohol. The process of baldness can be inhibited and stopped:

Even well-nourished hair that receives the proper amount of nutrients is easily damaged by using the wrong cosm etics and by overly intensive care. The most damaging ingredients in cosmetics are the artificial ones:

Hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, may be accelerated by improperly or too often performed beauty treatments, and the greatest devastation is caused by

Symptoms of this type of baldness are ambiguous, different for men and women. In the case of men, the first symptoms of androgenic alopecia appear at the age of 20 – 30 years and usually takes place in several consecutive phases:

In case of women, androgenetic alopecia usually begins at the age of over 30 years and the first visible symptom is the so-called widening of the parting and hair thinning mainly on the top of the head. The hairline itself, on the other hand, does not shift, and this type of baldness often accompanies diseases such as:

In the treatment of androgenic alopecia both typical pharmacological and natural methods work, however, it is important to react quickly enough, right after noticing the first symptoms. It is difficult to miss them, because more and more hair left on the brush or comb is certainly a reason for concern.

Among pharmacological methods of hair loss treatment the best are strong but unfortunately harmful preparations whose main ingredients are:

The effectiveness of drug treatment is undeniable, but it is better to save yourself from these troublesome side effects, and equally good results will be obtained by using natural methods, dietary supplements based on extracts from medicinal plants and herbs:

Sabal palm(saw palmetto) is one of the strongest natural inhibitors of DHT, stopping its destructive effects on hair follicles. It copes with symptoms of androgenic alopecia, showing effectiveness also on other causes of hair loss. It provides them with numerous components necessary for their proper growth, phytosterols, flavonoids, vitamins and minerals as well as coenzyme Q10.

Nettle acts similarly to saw palmetto, limiting the effects of dihydrotestosterone, strengthening hair along its entire length, preventing its fragility, breakage and split ends, while taking care of the health of hair follicles and roots. Strong hair structure is mainly due to silicon contained in nettle, which also has a beneficial effect on the skin, and phosphorus, regulating the secretion of sebum, giving the hair elasticity and flexibility.

Extracts from these two plants are not only included in everyday hair care cosmetics but also in tablets preventing hair loss, the review of which you will find in our ranking at the link below:

RANKING OF TABLETS FOR HAIR LOSS

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