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Understanding The Role Of DHT Inhibitors In Hair Loss Treatments
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.
DHT is responsible for controlling the development of male characteristics such as hair, including facial hair, during puberty.
As you probably know male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia, is something that you inherit from your parents and other generations. However although male pattern baldness is known to be genetic the reasons are now much better understood and have to do with the development of DHT in the male body. It also has a role in female pattern baldness.
The situation seems to be that those who inherit the genes cause male pattern baldness develop far more DHT than those who do not. It is the role of DHT in the body that causes hair loss.
Estimates are that up to 95 percent of hair loss is caused by DHT.
Effectively what happens is that the Dihydrotestosterone gathers around the base of the hair follicle and strangles the hair by means of reducing the amount of nutrients available to that hair follicle. It forms a sort of waxy base around the hair follicle.
Probably the most important function in good hair health is nutrition. There requires adequate nutrition good hair health and as the DHT reduces the nutrients available to their hair reproduces less successfully, becomes thinner and weak.
As you can see the role of DHT in hair loss is significant and so the role of DHT blockers is also extremely significant. New research has shown that by inhibiting the role of Dihydrotestosterone in the body it is possible to regrow hair that would have been lost without the role of the DHT blocker.
The most well-known of these is what is called minoxidil. This was the first and only blocker 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 treatments using minoxidil go one further however. I have previously mentioned how important good nutrition is in hair health. The very best baldness treatment uses of minoxidil as the active DHT blocker but also provides a wide range of essential hair nutrients to be taken orally.
Many products just provide the minoxidil. It is important that minoxidil blocks the role of DHT but it is equally important that a wide range of essential hair nutrients be supplied as well.
There is one product on the market performs both these roles extremely well.
Hopefully this helps you understand the essential role of DHT blockers in hair loss treatments and provides new information to you on how to tackle the thinning hair that you may be experiencing.
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