When your hair starts to thin it can be a time for panic. I’ve never met a men who wants to go bald, even if they felt they’d look Ok without hair. There are all kinds of reasons for this, but the primary one is we feel we won’t be as attractive to either our current significant others or potential suitors if we lose our hair. So when we first realize that we’re beginning to lose our hair the first thought is I have to stop this. This is a good thought to have. The sooner you can stop your hair loss the better chance you have of not going completely bald.
In this article I’m going to explain why you’re losing your hair excessively, what you need to do to stop it and what products work. After reading this article you’ll understand what’s causing your hair loss and what you need to do about it.
Why is my Hair Falling Out?
Surprising enough the primary culprit of male pattern baldness is actually a substance that is found in most men. DHT is a substance the male body creates from testosterone, a male hormone. While a small level of DHT is all right and even needed when we’re younger too much when we get older can be a bad thing.
DHT makes it’s way through the body to the scalp where it binds with hair follicles. At first the side effects are minimal but over time the hair follicles begin to shrink. This shrinking reduces the number and thickness of the hairs that grow from that follicle until eventually it becomes dormant and no more hair grows from it.
If you catch the problem soon enough then stopping hair loss is very possible. When DHT first attaches to hair follicles you can stop it and rejuvenate the scalp so that new hair can grow once again. The key is catching it before the follicle becomes dormant.
Stopping DHT
In order to stop DHT you either need to stop it from binding with hair follicles on the scalp or stop it from being created in the body. While both methods can be effective most men have had great success with hair loss shampoos that work at the scalp level.
To inhibit DHT from forming in the body it is most often done with a supplement or oral treatment. These products can work, but it’s more difficult to see the results and sometimes they can come with not so pleasant side effects.
Using a shampoo to stop DHT is much easier. You simply replace your regular shampoo with a hair loss shampoo each day. You already wash your hair you just start using a different product.
Catching excessive hair loss is the best thing you can do to prevent baldness. If you’re noticing an excessive amount of hair on your pillow case when you wake each morning or an abnormal amount of hair in the shower drain each day you might consider switching to a DHT blocking shampoo just to be safe.
