WHY IS IT THAT WE EXPERIENCE HAIR LOSS?

Hair loss is perhaps one of the inevitable issues that we face when we become older. The same as high blood pressure, joint disease or any degenerative disease, our hair follicles somewhat fail or no longer can produce strong and healthy hair strands when we come of age.

In contrast to the other organs in the body that deteriorate because of constant use over the years, our hair isn’t associated with any activity in our body, it just constantly grows. So why are we experiencing hair loss? And why does hair loss only affect hairs on the head and not body hair?

We suffer from hair loss when we grow older due to a condition called androgenetic alopecia or male/female pattern hair loss. This is the most frequenttype of hair loss and it affects both men and women no matter what the age.

The reason why only the hair on our head sheds away while body hair on our body gets thicker and thicker is due to our hormones. When we reach puberty testosterone levels increase, at the same time testosterone gets transformed into a much more powerfulandrogen called DHT or dihydrotestosterone. This the hormone accountable for our thick body hair or also called androgenic hair.Sadly, this exact same hormone is responsible for thinning out the hair on our hair, therefore, is liable for androgenetic alopecia.

How does DHT cause hair loss?

A lot of us think that DHT is the main reason for androgenetic alopecia. The truth is, our genes are to blame. People who have a family history of androgenetic alopecia have scalp hair follicles that are sensitive to DHT. So upon puberty, when the hair follicle on the scalp gets exposed to DHT, this hormone slowly weakens the follicles, rendering it from producing thick healthy hair strands.

Treatment.

The only way to stop this type of hair loss is to use a hair loss treatment. There are a lot of treatments available on the market today, but it is always best to use products that are herbal based, since these are safe even after many years of use.