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If you’ve ever wondered whether hair growth and hair loss are seasonal, they are. One recent study showed that there seems to be a pattern of shedding hair in the fall, although the reasons for this are not entirely clear. We do have some ideas, however, why we shed more hair in autumn. The hair loss in autumn is likely linked to hair growth...

There have been a handful of studies looking at whether caffeine affects hair growth or hair loss. However, the results have been mixed. Let’s take a closer look at the research. There is some evidence that caffeine interferes with dihydrotestosterone or DHT, which we know plays a major role in male pattern hair loss. Specifically, caffeine seems to inhibit phosphodiesterase. This interference causes cell...

Hair loss isn’t just about physical appearance. Balding, shedding or thinning hair has the potential to compromise one’s self-image, leading to depression and social anxiety down the road. Moreover, hair loss is fairly common. About 50 percent of men experience hair loss before the age of 30, and women’s hair loss affects 30 million females in the U.S. alone. Thankfully, both men and women...

For many of us, this is the time of year when you want to look your best. And hair loss can be hard on your self-esteem. Even if you’ve started treatment—and we know that Low-Level Light (Laser) Therapy with laser caps (LLLT) works—it takes time to see the results. But there are some things that you can do to cope with thinning hair immediately....

Americans focus a lot on cleanliness. For many men and women this means showering every day. But is it necessary to wash your hair as often as you wash your body? The answer: it depends. Although our shampoo bottles may tell us we should wash our hair daily, daily washing may actually be more damaging to hair. Common Hair Misconception Generally speaking, your hair...

The health of your hair can be used as a barometer for the health of your body. Meaning any sudden change in the health of your hair, regardless of whether you are a man or woman, could indicate a more serious problem is surfacing. When your body is under duress hair cells can shut down, causing hair loss. This type of response may indicate...

Before getting into how we can help you to replace hair that is lost, we couldn’t resist telling you a little about hair color because it’s such a fascinating topic. Hair color is determined by melanin, a naturally occurring pigment found in our bodies. Melanin in hair is produced by two different kinds of melanin-producing cells called melanocytes. The two different types of pigment...

Humans have two kinds of hair: terminal hair and vellus hair. Terminal hair is the thicker hair that grows on your scalp and vellus hair is the very fine short hair found on most other parts of the body. Although there is technically a third type called lanugo, these colorless fine hairs are only found on fetuses and normally shed before birth. The terminal...