3 Easy to Find Products to Help Reduce Thinning Hair in Women
The most common types of hair loss in women are:
- Female pattern thinning- also know as Androgenic Alopecia
- Telogen Effluvium -also known as Diffuse Alopecia
- Alopecia Areata – also known as patchy hair loss
The term Alopecia features in all these conditions, that’s because Alopecia actually means `loss of hair’. Each type of hair loss has an additional name to clarify it. It is important also then to understand that these conditions are different, have different causes and therefore need different regimes to treat them. This answers the question why some products do not work for some sufferers.
To recognise the difference between the conditions the sufferer can obtain a diagnosis by consulting and seeking the advice of a professional. Alternatively looking at the variation in the different conditions may also be helpful as some of these conditions have characteristic signs that can guide you.
Female Pattern Thinning / Androgenic Alopecia – The most common type of hair loss referred to as thinning hair. This type of hair thinning is termed as pattern thinning because the loss only affects the top region of the scalp much like male pattern baldness but to a lesser degree, unlike the male version however, women tend to retain their frontal hairline and don’t bald completely. This is a genetically inherited condition. Genetics gives the sufferer a predisposition to the condition and then its hormones that actually affect the hair growth. The genetics determines how the hair thinning will progress.
3 easy to find products for this type of hair thinning:
- In the early stages of Female pattern thinning hair growth stimulators have proved to be effective. The main product medically approved is Minoxidil. This treatment lotion can be purchased in 2% or 5% strengths. The brand name is Regaine or Rogaine. Manufacturer’s instructions should be followed results vary and can take 6-12 months.
Nutritional supplements to improve hair growth can be helpful in the very early stages. A multi vitamin specifically designed for optimum hair growth is the best choice. - In more advanced stages hair replacement is probably a better option such as wigs and volumisers. Volumisers are attachments like wigs but smaller and can be attached to existing hair to add volume if a full wig is not yet necessary.
- Telogen Effluvium / Diffuse Alopecia – This type of hair loss is fairly common and is mostly associated post pregnancy. However, studies have shown that low Iron stores can be a contributing factor to many cases. So much has this been the case that a nutritional supplement has been produced to increase Iron stores.
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