For most men and women hair thins gradually with age. This is a natural phenomenon called involutional alopecia.

Hair follicles turn dormant and the hairs that are left become thinner and sparser. Many health conditions can also cause hair loss.

Cause of hair loss in Women

In women, thyroid disease, substantial weight loss or gain, stress, and anemia are all problems that may be the cause of hair loss. Pregnancy and menopause also create hormonal changes that affect your hair, and hair loss in women is experienced many times after giving birth. Scalp infections can cause hair to fall out in clumps.

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are another cause of hair loss, along with chemical hair treatments such as perms or coloring. Even blow drying your hair or wearing a ponytail can thin out your hair.

Most hair problems are not due to a medical condition. The single most significant factor for thinning hair in both men and women is heredity: a genetic condition called androgenic alopecia. For men, this happens as a receding hairline and gradual loss of hair at the crown, also known as male pattern baldness.

Women experience thinning over their entire scalp, with the most noticeable hair loss at their crown, this is female pattern baldness. Both men and women may see their hair thinning as early as in their 20's, though the loss is typically more noticeable in men. A woman's thinning hair may not become noticeable until she is in her 40's or older.

Abnormal or premature hair loss may be caused by:

Stress
Stress results in a high proportion of follicles to enter the resting stage. A few months after the stressful event, all the resting follicles begin to shed hairs. This can cause loss of hair suddenly and unexpectedly.

Dietary imbalance or nutritional deficiency

People who are on a low protein diet or have severe abnormal eating habits may develop protein malnutrition. To help save the body from losing protein the body moves growing hair into the resting phase. When this happens large amount of hair loss can occur.

A sign that this problem exists is when the hair can be easily pulled out from the roots. This condition can be reversed and prevented by eating proper amount of protein rich foods. It is very important to maintain proper intake of vitamins and protein while dieting. Any holistic hair loss treatment should include a reasonable diet.

Chemical Use

The use of chemically strong shampoo, hair lacquers, dyes and bleaching can contribute to hair loss. As well, there are known drugs that cause hair loss. Clofibrate (Atromis-S) and Gemfibrozil (Lopid), cholestero - figthing drugs, have been know to be a cause of hair loss.

Any hair loss product that is not natural may contain chemicals which can cause a reaction at the scalp and actually promote hair loss

Major surgery/chronic illness

A major operation, which can be a tremendous shock to the system, may result in loss of hair. The condition reverses itself within a few months. People with a severe chronic illness may also experience hair loss, which could continue indefinitely.

A relatively unknown fact is that hair transplant surgery can actually cause additional hair loss or "shock fallout". Hair lost from shock fallout usually does not regrow.

Genetic factors

Genetic factors inherited from either parent coupled with other variables such as age, will signal the hair follicle to start producing an enzyme known as 5 alpha reductase. When this enzyme combines with the testosterone already present in the hair follicle it produces an enzyme called dihydrostestosterone, more commonly known as DHT.

When exposed to DHT the genetically sensitive hair follicles shrink and weaken. New hair become shorter and thinner, the follicle eventually dies out and stops producing new hair. For men, this process usually marks the onset of Male Pattern Baldness.

Infectious diseases

Infections such as ringworm can invade the hair and skin of your scalp causing hair loss. Once infections are treated, hair generally regrows.

Hormonal

Since hormones both stimulate hair growth and cause hair loss, hormonal changes have the biggest impact on hair loss. Hormonal changes can affect both men and women.

This is the most common cause of thinning hair and affects both men and women. Men generally have hair loss in a specific pattern from the front to the crown called male pattern baldness. Women tend to have thinning hair throughout their head without any specific pattern. This type of female hair loss is caused by DHT.

Everyone has DHT, which is produced by the body, but only some people suffer from loss of hair. This is because these people have hair follicles that have a greater number of androgen receptors for the DHT to attach to.

The DHT attaches to these receptors stunting hair growth and eventually preventing it. To date the most effective preventive hair loss treatments are anti androgens drugs that prevent the creation of DHT. Our hair loss product, Inhairit, reduces buildup on the scalp allowing hair follicles to be replenished, resulting in new regrowth of hair.

Inhairit works to counteract the effects of DHT on the scalp - the leading cause of hair loss - and helps hair regrow. Our DHT Blocker is non-systemic, with no side effects, and works equally for men or women. Start your treatment today.