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Understanding The Role Of DHT Inhibitors In Hair Loss Treatments.

Over the last few dozen years scientific research on hair loss and the causes of hair loss has provided some excellent answers and baldness treatments. Probably the biggest breakthrough in research about baldness treatments has been understanding the role of DHT, (or what goes by the scientific name of Dihydrotestosterone), in causing hair loss. And research has also shown the importance of DHT blockers in hair restoration treatments.

DHT is an androgen. This is a compound that is formed in the body and which is important in the development of the male characteristics such as voice and sexual characteristics. DHT comes from the male hormone called testosterone. It is formed in various areas in the body including the testes, prostate and in particular their hair follicles.

DHT is responsible for controlling the development of male characteristics such as hair, including facial hair, during puberty.

As you probably know male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia, is something that you inherit from your parents and other generations. However although male pattern baldness is known to be genetic the reasons are now much better understood and have to do with the development of DHT in the male body. It also has a role in female pattern baldness.

It seems that those with the genes responsible for male pattern baldness develop much more Dihydrotestosterone in their bodies than those who do not. And it is the DHT that is primarily responsible for hair loss.

Estimates range up to 95 percent of hair loss is caused by the action of DHT in the body.

The DHT forms a waxy coating around the base of the hair follicle and the effect of this is that the hair follicle is strangled. This happens because the DHT reduces the amount of nutrients available to the hair follicle.

Probably the most important function in good hair health is nutrition. There requires adequate nutrition good hair health and as the DHT reduces the nutrients available to their hair reproduces less successfully, becomes thinner and weak.

The role of DHT in hair loss is very significant as you can see and this makes the role of DHT blockers equally significant. Research shows that blocking the role of DHT in the body enables the hair to regrow successfully, however it is equally important to improve the ability of the hair to take up nutrients. You can now get effective hair loss treatments that increase the nutrient uptake of the hair so it regrows.

The most well known of these is what is called minoxidil. This was the first product approved by the FDA for use as a hair loss treatment and it is now known that minoxidil works extremely well in many cases. However it is also true to say that minoxidil will not grow hair on a bald head.

The best available hair loss treatment that use minoxidil doesn’t stop there. As I mentioned good hair nutrition is an essential part of hair health. The very best baldness treatment has minoxidil as an active ingredient as well as a range of essential hair nutrients which are taken orally.

Many products just provide the minoxidil. It is important that minoxidil improves the ability of the hair to take up nutrients but it is equally important that a wide range of essential hair nutrients be supplied as well.

One product does this extremely successfully.

Hopefully this helps you understand the essential role of DHT blockers in hair loss treatments and provides new information to you on how to tackle the thinning hair that you may be experiencing.

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