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[9 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 64 views]

Contrary to all stereotypes, hair loss is a widespread problem not only among men, but also among women. The difference is in the fact, that women’s hair loss is reversible in most cases.
The best treatment is a prevention of illness. It is necessary to look after its health, if you want to notice a problem and to prevent serious hair loss at the right time.
Periodically count, how many hairs remain on your hairbrush during the day. Hair, which came out, differs from simply broken one, it has a …

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[9 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 114 views]

Artist Phil Levine started to grow bald, when he was hardly twenty. However, unlike many other men with a similar problem, he kept presence of mind. On the contrary, he decided to take advantage of his new look and transformed his head in a canvas!
He did not want to simply shave a head as it is done by others, that is why he decided to combine this process with art. Of course, even having a huge talent and also a huge desire to cover your head with drawings independently, it …

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[9 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 105 views]

Luxuriant, thick hair is, perhaps, a boast of any adult man. Every man has enough reasons to preen himself, but good hair does not have the last place in the list of them. Most of men had good hair in their early days. But, practically 25 % of men, who are even 25 years old, notice first signs of hair loss, and by the time men are 50, approximately 50 % of representatives of a strong half of human race suffer from the same fate.
By the time they are …

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[9 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 103 views]

Frequency of head washing and using masks for hair depends on a type of hair. Normal hair must usually be washed 1 or 2 times a week, but if you use shampoo for frequent washing, do this every day. It is enough to wash dry hair once a week, but it is desirable to use a conditioner. If you have greasy hair, wash it every day.
Regular washing of hair has stimulating influence on scalp muscles and hair follicles, that’s why hair grows faster.
It is better to wash a head using …

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[7 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 82 views]

Malnutrition. Your hair is in need of some nutrients for being healthy. Malnutrition and also too rigorous diets can lead to the lack of vitamins, minerals and microelements (iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus). Bad assimilation of it by an organism can be because of smoking and taking some drugs. Lack of these substances in an organism influences the condition of hair roots and can cause hair loss. Before putting yourself on next diet, think about consequences: because of diet organism receives less vitamins and minerals, as a result you will …

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[7 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 146 views]

It is very difficult to change look of what has already been dead for a long time. That’s why all attempts to improve condition of absolutely dead hair with inert structure are unfounded and can bring only temporary result. It is necessary to remember that if hair length is more than 30 cm, it is already dead for about three years.
However, we know how to make hair look better. When hair is healthy, keratin scales are stacked, blocking each other. But if hair is not taken good care of, …

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[6 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 113 views]

It is necessary to remember something that you must not do:
Do not treat it badly.
Do not abuse a chemical wave.
Do not change hair color often.
Do not comb hair, while it is wet.
Do not overdry hair by a dryer.
Besides, preserve your hair against chlorinated water during swimming in a pool and from influence of solar rays. Also remember that scrubbing hairbrush damages hair, especially if it is still wet: it will be the same, if you’ll want to wash beautiful lacy lingerie in a washing …

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[6 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 94 views]

Modern medicine has a wealth of knowledge about alopecia and a set of remedies against hair loss: medical masks, balsams, growth activators, medicines for microcirculation of blood, vitamins, mesococktails, machine massage and even hair transplantation. But do you know what remedies against hair loss were used by our ancestors?
For several thousands of years man’s population of all countries tested on themselves a tragedy of hair loss. In the Middle East alopecia was considered as a sign of virile strength loss. People of ancient cultures spent heavily on the various medicines …

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[6 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 110 views]

Autotransplantation can be done according to indications in case of androgenic, cicatrix or androgenetic alopecia.
Initiator of performing such operations is Norman Orentreich, who developed and defended the so-called theory of donor dominant, proving scientifically that hair follicles keep genetic information after their transplantation to the frontoparietal zone from occiput, where it can take root.
Method of transplantation, when donor’s skin flap is chopped on small grafts, containing 1-3 follicles, the so-called microtransplants, is fine-tuned now. This operation is usually performed by a laser.
For patient this procedure is something between going …

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[4 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 98 views]

Great nettle (Uritca dioica) has during a long time been used in medicine as a remedy for making hair better and for treating hyperplasia of prostate gland. An extract received from a root of a nettle, can block formation dehydrotestosterone and estrogen, inhibiting two main enzymes 5Alpha- reductase and aromatase. The combination of extracts of such two plants as great nettle (Urtica dioica) and African plum tree (Pygeum africanum), have strong antiandrogenic effect. Preparations with these plants are recommended for treatment of hyperplasia of prostate gland and as a prophylaxis …

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[4 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 118 views]

Many natural substances have ability of 5 alpha reductase inhibition. Antiandrogenic action of some polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially of a gamma-linolenic acid became an unexpected find. For the first time connection between polyunsaturated fatty acids and metabolism of androgens was found out in 1992. Later, in 1994 it was proved that gamma-linolenic acid and some other fatty acids are effective inhibitors of 5 alpha reductase.
Gamma-linolenic acid possesses the highest inhibiting effect has, then comes docosahexaenoic acid, followed by arachidonic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, linolenic acid and palmitoleic acid. Other unsaturated fatty …

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[3 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 120 views]

Massage is a manual influence on tissues of an organism. There are medical, hygienic, preventive massages.
You know, healthy hair grows only on a healthy skin of a head, a lot of skin problems arise because of worsening of blood circulation. Very good remedy for its improvement is massage.
The purpose of head massage is intensification of blood circulation, which causes intensification of delivery of nutrients and oxygen to follicles, increasing of muscles tonus, intensification of inflow of natural oil substances to hair, removal of pressure, liberation of necrotize cells.
The use of …