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The genetics of losing your hair or keeping it on your head is not as simple as the genetics that Mendel studied in pea plants in the 1850’s, in which he studied whether successive generations of plants would have purple...
Hair and Hair Loss Treatment: Other Causes of and Treatments for Hair Loss
In this last part of our Hair and Hair Loss Treatment series, we'll discuss other causes of hair loss and treatments aside from surgical and medical (drug) treatments. A few weeks ago, we discussed at length that Low Light Laser...
Give the Gift of Hair Growth: 6 Reasons Why the Capillus Cap is a Great Gift Idea
Do you know a friend, family member, or loved one who is struggling with early stages of hair loss? Watching large strands of intertwined hair collect in your shower drain or seeing thinning and receding around your hairline can induce...
Hair and Hair Loss Treatment: Medicinal (Non-Surgical) Treatment for Hair Loss
Today we’ll explore medicinal (non-surgical) treatment options. To date, there are basically four drugs that are commonly used to treat hair loss: minoxidil, finasteride, dutasteride, and corticosteroids. We will look briefly at them one by one. Minoxidil Minoxidil, the generic...
Unless you suffer from alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease that sometimes sparks spontaneous and immediate baldness, hair loss is largely a progressive illness. For patients, progressive hair loss is best combatted with early detection. Fortunately, androgenic alopecia, which is...
Is Hair Loss Genetic? Understanding Your Hair Anatomy
From the color of our hair to the way we taste certain foods, we inherit a whole lot from our parents. Because of this, it probably comes as no surprise to you to learn that we’re born with a hereditary...
Everyone loses hair. It happens during your morning shower, while you're blowing it dry, or when you give it a quick brush—and that's normal. Hair shedding often stops on its own. It's normal to shed between 50 and 100 hairs...
How the Capillus Laser Cap Can Help Improve Your Widow's Peak
Have you noticed that your hairline converges at a little point at the front of your forehead? Wondering just what that is? If you’re just noticing this hairline trend beginning to emerge, or you’ve had it for some time, you...
Damaged Stem Cells May Cause Hair Loss [study]
A new study has scientists contemplating a fascinating discovery: Confusion among stem cells may cause hair follicle miniaturization, leading to hair loss as adults age. Studying Stem Cells and Hair Loss Stem cells are building blocks of life within a...