User:CreagLaird1152

Introduction

Hair loss is a condition most of us do not look forward to. But it is a condition most men and women will experience as they age. The different stages I went through when I started losing my hair were surprise, acceptance, investigating and correction.

Surprise

My initial reaction was one of surprise when I determined that I was losing more than my normal amount of hair. A normal amount for a person to lose is between 50 to 100 strands a day.

I did not need to count the number of hairs I was losing, I could see way more hair strands than normal in my sink and brush. To add insult to injury, my wife mentioned I was losing my hair. I did not need that.

Acceptance

It took me close to a month to accept I was older and was losing my hair. So I started doing what most men do when they start losing their hair, cover it up. I received new hairstyles to help cover the loss, started wearing hats and looked for shampoos and conditioners that gave my hair a fuller look.

Investigating My Hair Loss

Once I got over my surprise and accepted my hair loss I started looking for the reasons that could be behind my loss. Here are some of the reasons for hair loss that I looked at:

Age- Most people as they get older lose their hair, but age is not a factor in causing hair loss. There are underlying reasons for why people lose their hair, age is a symptom, but not the cause.

Stress- This is another reason to lose ones hair, but I was retired so I did not really have any stress.

Pattern Baldness - This is the most common type of hair loss in both men and women today. I did not have the typical bald patch seen in men with male pattern baldness, but my hair was only growing about three inches before going into sleep mode and then falling out. This is good indicator of male pattern and female pattern baldness. Plus my Dad had male pattern baldness that apparently he gave to me through genes.

Correcting My Loss

Having accepted male pattern baldness as the reason behind my hair loss, I started looking for hair loss remedies. After looking at the hair loss remedies available today for male pattern baldness, I selected Minoxidil and the herb Saw Palmetto to stop my hair loss and re-grow my hair.

Minoxidil provides more blood flow and more nutrients to the scalp to promote hair growth. Saw Palmetto will stop the formation of DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which is the hormone that causes male pattern baldness.

Both combined will stop this loss and re-grow it.

Result

I have since stopped the rate of my loss and have even started re-growing some of my lost hair. 髪の悩みはアートネイチャー