Hair Regrowth Products Work So Start Growing Yours Back Today

The main factors behind hair loss are heredity related causes, vitamin deficiency especially vitamin B6, unclean state of the scalp, stress and anxiety related issues and bad circulation of the blood. Today the market is flooded with various types of hair re-growth products including herb based products and home remedy ideas.

Hair loss is usually a condition that affects males the most. It is estimated that nearly fifty percent of men will start to lose their hair by the time they are 50 years old. Hair loss is considered to be a metabolic disorder. Since the 1980's drug therapy is a realistic option for both men and women to treat hair loss. Today hair re-growth products are a US $ 1 billion industry.

It was in the early 1980's that researchers discovered the role played by "Dihydrotestosterone" (DHT) in causing male pattern baldness. It was this discovery that led to the use of certain drugs to help with hair re-growth by stopping DHT from affecting the receptors within the scalp.

There are many products or drugs on the market today promising to help grow your hair back. But researchers warn that most of the hair re-growth products may work only with the "placebo effect". As far as the United States is concerned there are only 2 types of medicines that are approved as genuine hair re growth products.

In the U.S the food and drug administration has approved Minoxidil and Finasteride for male baldness or male pattern baldness. Out of these 2 Finasteride is generally recommended the most. As far as herbal remedies go, one has to rely more on what one heard or try with trial and error method, but at least with herbs we know there are no potential side effects.

Minoxidil was originally a vasodilator and was taken orally to treat high blood pressure. However with time an interesting side effect was noticed and that was that it stopped or reversed male pattern baldness. With this discovery the Upjohn Corporation got approval to make hair regrowth products known as Rogaine using Minoxidil as its key ingredient.

Rogaine is sold as Regaine in other parts of the world. It is not known exactly why Minoxidil stimulates hair growth. Finasteride was originally used to treat Benign prostatic hyperplaysia (BPH) The manufacturer Merck got approval to test it against baldness and results showed that it either stopped or reversed male baldness.

Herbal remedies to help battle hair loss have been around since the beginning of time. Some herb based remedies that are still popular are, mustard oil combined mehendi leaves, honey and onions, honey with egg yolks, and lately saw palmetto.