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Scientific research over the last few decades has provided some excellent answers to the problem of hair loss. One of the major breakthroughs in hair loss research has been about the role of DHT, (or what is scientifically known as Dihydrotestosterone), in hair loss. Lets see if we can understand what DHT is and how DHT blockers help to combat hair loss.

DHT, (or what is scientifically known as Dihydrotestosterone), is what is known as an androgen. An androgen is a compound that controls the development of particularly male characteristics in men. Dihydrotestosterone is formed from the male hormonal testosterone in the adrenal glands, prostate, testes and in particular in the hair follicles.

Dihydrotestosterone controls the development of a wide range of male characteristics, particularly during puberty, including the development of hair, for example male facial hair.

There is a condition called androgenic alopecia. You probably know it better as male pattern baldness. Male pattern baldness is genetic and the role of the genes in the process of hair loss is now much better understood. Basically it relates to the development of DHT in a man’s body. DHT also has a role for women in female pattern baldness.

It seems that those with the genes responsible for male pattern baldness develop much more Dihydrotestosterone in their bodies than those who do not. And it is the DHT that is primarily responsible for hair loss.

In fact it is estimated that up to 95 percent of all hair loss is caused by the action of DHT.

The DHT forms a waxy coating around the base of the hair follicle and the effect of this is that the hair follicle is strangled. This happens because the DHT reduces the amount of nutrients available to the hair follicle.

As hair depends hugely on an adequate supply of nutrients this means that the hair struggles to reproduce successfully and becomes weak and thinner.

The role of DHT in hair loss is very significant as you can see and this makes the role of DHT blockers equally significant. Research shows that blocking the role of DHT in the body enables the hair to regrow successfully, however it is equally important to improve the ability of the hair to take up nutrients. You can now get effective hair loss treatments that increase the nutrient uptake of the hair so it regrows.

The most well known of these is what is called minoxidil. This was the first product approved by the FDA for use as a hair loss treatment and it is now known that minoxidil works extremely well in many cases. However it is also true to say that minoxidil will not grow hair on a bald head.

The very best hair loss treatment utilising minoxidil as an active ingredient goes one step further. I mentioned the role of nutrition in hair health. The very best hair loss treatment relies on minoxidil to increase the blood flow to the hair to increase it’s ability to absorb nutrients however also provides a range of essential hair nutrients to be taken orally.

This is an essential step in the hair restoration process. There is no point in incresing the ability of the hair to reabsorb the essential nutrients without providing the essential nutrients at the same time.

One product does this extremely successfully.

This helps, hopefully, you understand the role of DHT in hair loss and the role of DHT inhibitors in the best baldness treatments, and their limitations.

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