testosterone and hair loss

Can Testosterone Cause Hair Loss?

Testosterone may not be directly related to hair loss, but indirectly it can influence hair fall. Sensitiveness of hair follicles to DHT causes hair loss. DHT or dihydrotestosterone is made from testosterone by certain enzymes called 5-alpha reductase. Both men and women can suffer from testosterone hair loss. What Is...

split ends

What Are Split Ends And How To Treat Them?

Hair problems like hair thinning, hair loss and hair breakage can be extremely painful. Sometimes we ignore problems like split ends or trichoptilosis. This splitting and fraying of hair shaft cause immense hair damage from the beginning until the end of the hair shaft. When we talk about hair problems,...

medications that causes hair loss

Medications Or Drugs That Can Cause Hair Loss

Medications, or drugs, are formulated to relieve us from many ailments. However, it is often seen that many drugs possess side effects that can become annoying or at times, even life threatening. One such side effect is drug induced hair loss. An increase in hair fall and hair thinning are...

dry scalp and hair loss

DHT Hair Loss Causes, Treatments, and Prevention

Hair loss is a common problem faced by both men and women, and it has a histrionic impact on our lives. Hair loss affects most men at a certain point in their lives, and for women also there are varying degrees of hair loss felt. There is a steroid and...

Know Some Hair Loss Myths And Facts

Top 11 Myths & Facts Around Hair Loss Debunked

For centuries we have believed in old wive's tales of hair loss and hair thinning. While most of them are pure myths mistaken as facts, some have even become a part of popular culture, causing immense aggravation to the already existing problem of hair-fall. How hair loss facts and myths are...