Top 10 Hair Loss Products
It is impossible to prevent hair loss completely, but mankind learned how to slow it down. All hair loss products can be divided to three groups: the treatments based on Minoxidil, products with Finasteride and other treatments which have other active ingredients. Here are the most popular and effective medications that people use to reduce hair thinning and slow down balding process.
- Hair loss products containing Minoxidil. Minoxidil was originally used as an oral drug that treated high blood pressure, but during the studies an interesting side-effect has been discovered: the medicine increased the growth and darkened fine body hair. After some work the scientists developed a treatment for baldness: a 5% topical solution for men and 2% solution for women.
- Loniten. This is the pill that was used at first. After its side-effect was discovered, the manufacturer started selling it as prescription medication for an effective hair loss treatment. Due to high concentration of Minoxidil, Loniten has such negative side-effects as water and salt retention, increased heart rate, drug interactions, and breathing difficulties. In addition to this, the drug does not only increase hair growth on scalp, but in various undesired places as well.
- Rogaine. After some time, Upjohn Corporation has designed topical solution, which contained as little as 2% Minoxidil in it. Later the amounts were adjusted to 5% for men and 25 for women. Being a topical solution only in the areas where it is needed without unexpected hair growth somewhere else. Rogaine is proven to be especially effective at slowing and stopping hair loss in the crown of the head and does not have very good results at receding hairlines.
- Hair products with Finasteride. The effect of Finasteride on hair loss was also discovered by accident. It was designed as a prostate treatment, but 2 out of 3 men that used it experienced new hair growth. The products with Finasteride are not effective for treating female hair loss.
Posted on September 27, 2010
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