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Vitamin B1 for Hair Loss: Good or Bad for Hair Loss?

Rob English — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:27:06 +0000

Vitamin B1 – also known as thiamin (or thiamine) – is part of the B-vitamin complex. Marketers claim that vitamin B1 can help support healthy hair growth, reduce hair shedding, and even prevent hair loss. Then again, marketers also make the same claims about B-vitamins like biotin, niacin, and vitamin B12. And typically, the claims ... Read more...

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Calcium’s Role In Hair Loss? It’s Complicated.

Rob English — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:12:15 +0000

The calcium-hair loss connection The connection between calcium and hair loss isn’t straightforward. On the one hand, no studies have directly examined the relationship between calcium and hair loss. On the other hand, calcium imbalances are common in chronic conditions linked to hair shedding. So, what’s the verdict on the calcium-hair loss connection? Can low ... Read more...

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Selenium & Hair Loss: How This Mineral Hurts (And Helps) Our Hair

Rob English — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:17:49 +0000

Selenium is a trace mineral included in many hair health supplements. Why? According to supplement makers, selenium helps support the thyroid. And since poor thyroid health is linked to hair loss, selenium may help you “cover your bases” – all to keep your thyroid humming and your hair growing. But is this really true? Does ... Read more...

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Vitamin E For Hair Loss: Fact Versus Fiction (Tocopherols & Tocotrienols)

Rob English — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:11:32 +0000

Vitamin E is a cornerstone ingredient in many cosmetic products – especially those marketed to people with hair loss. The rationale from marketers of supplements and topicals? That vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protects our hair from free radicals, and is clinically studied to improve hair loss outcomes. So, is there any truth to ... Read more...

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Alopecia Areata: Causes, Treatments, & Why It’s Reversible | 2020 Review

Rob English — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:17:46 +0000

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune form of hair loss that affects 2% of people worldwide. If you’re dealing with alopecia areata, the burden of hair loss often feels overwhelming – as the condition can progress rapidly, inexplicably, and without regard. Fortunately, alopecia areata is treatable. In many cases, it’s also reversible. The first step toward ... Read more...

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Vitamin A (Beta Carotene, Retinol) For Hair Health: Worth Avoiding?

Rob English — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:10:27 +0000

Vitamin A is considered essential for eye, skin, bone, dental, and intestinal health. It’s also one of the most commonly found vitamins inside hair loss supplements. But is there any evidence that vitamin A supplementation can help improve hair health… or even reverse hair loss? The answers might surprise you. Here’s where the research currently ... Read more...

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Scarring Alopecias: What Makes Them Unique (And Reversible)

Rob English — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:57:22 +0000

Scarring alopecias make up about 7% of patients seen in hair loss clinics. This means almost 1 in 10 hair loss cases are attributed to scarring alopecia. In this article, we’ll outline what scarring alopecias are, what makes them unique, and why they might develop. Then we’ll uncover why this classification of hair loss – ... Read more...

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Oral Minoxidil For Female Hair Loss: How To Avoid Hypertrichosis (Unwanted Body Hair Growth)

Rob English — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:48:29 +0000

Oral minoxidil for women with hair loss: an underutilized treatment? Although topical minoxidil seems to get most of the attention as a hair loss treatment, its oral counterpart is also effective at promoting hair regrowth in both males and females. Generally, higher dosing means better efficacy, but with a higher risk profile. As it relates ... Read more...

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Microneedling For Hair Loss: Daily, Weekly, Or Bi-Weekly?

Rob English — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:51:09 +0000

How often should we microneedle for hair regrowth. Once every two weeks? Once per week? Once per day? More? Hair loss forums continue to debate this very question. Yes, evidence confirms that microneedling once every 1-3 weeks helps to regrow hair. At the same time, these intervals are also the only microneedling frequencies tested (so ... Read more...

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Scalp Micropigmentation: Mistakes To Avoid

Rob English — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:20:06 +0000

Scalp micropigmentation – or scalp tattooing – is a cosmetic procedure for hair loss. If you’ve ever heard of microblading (eyebrow tattooing), it’s a similar procedure, whereby a physician or tattoo artist uses a tattoo gun to fill in sparse areas of the hair with permanent or semi-permanent micropigments. As a result, there is less ... Read more...

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