Thursday, January 8, 2009

Help! I Need A Natural Hair Loss Treatment That Works

Going bald? Do you notice your hair line moving backwards every year? Are you a man looking to regrow your hair or are you a woman looking for that miracle female hair loss treatment? Most men and women who are losing their hair do not find it funny. They want to stop the progression of the hair loss and they once more want a full head of hair and they often would prefer a natural hair loss treatment.

Expect to get confused when you try selecting one of the many hair loss treatment products on the market. There are shampoos, conditioners, creams, lotions, gels, vitamins, medications and much, much more. There are also natural hair loss products. Hang on a second, you must be thinking.

If you could find an effective natural hair loss treatment, that would be great. You will hear claims like, they are made from natural ingredients, they don't harm the environment and they will regrow your hair.  All at the same time!?! Well, maybe and maybe not. Of the many natural hair loss treatment products available, you are likely to find that many will not work at all.

Alternative Medicine

There have been some alternative medicines that have become more accepted over the years. These are individuals who would rather use natural resources, supplements and herbs to cure their many maladies instead of going to a doctor who will prescribe man-made medicines. These individuals claim that their treatments work just as good, if not better, than anything a doctor can prescribe. Additionally, most of these are less expensive and are likely not to harm your body. However, most supplements and herbs are sold without being evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

That means there have been little, if no, outside testing done on these products to back up their claims. That does not mean they definitely don't work. They may very well work, but most doctors would say that the effectiveness of these products is more the effect of placebo than their actual effectiveness on the human body. That is to say that doctors claim that it's mind over matter that cures you, not the herbs that you buy at your local health store. Do these natural hair loss treatment products fall along these same lines? That's true, in the sense that they are not typically evaluated by the FDA, and no outside testing has been done on them.

Individuality

Although most claims are unsupported, there may be a natural hair loss treatment that will work for you. However, you need to consider your own individual hair loss. People who are losing their hair lose their hair differently. Some are further along than others and some lose it for different reasons. For example, for some their hair loss may be genetic, while others may have blow dried their hair too much and therefore damaged the roots or follicles.

However, by all means try these natural hair loss treatment products to determine if they do work for you. They are all natural, they are good for the environment and they are better for you than using foreign chemicals. However, it's recommended that you keep your hopes realistic, that you keep an open mind and you consider that everyone's different.

If you are able to go through with the process with that mindset, you'll be better prepared if the products don't work for you. Just because these natural hair loss products don't work, however, doesn't mean another won't. Everyone's different. You just never know what will work for you.

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