Green Tea as a Potential Hair Loss Remedy

Hair Loss has been mankind’s Achilles Heel from the early times of Julius Caesar to the 21st century.
Many modern hair treatment solutions and chemicals claim that they can cure alopecia but nothing seems to work out right. Some of these chemical treatments can trigger major baldness and worse they trigger negative side effects.

 That is why, millions of people would go for Natural Hair Treatment that helps them prevent and cease baldness. For people looking for a natural way to counteract baldness, green tea has been touted as a potential hair thinning remedy. 

Green tea refers to tea leaves that are dried and steamed without fermenting, as opposed to black tea. It originated from China but has been associated with many other Asian cultures. It is believed to ward off signs of aging as it contains lots of natural plant antioxidants. It is widely reputed to provide major health benefits.

Using green tea to grow hair probably relates to the evidence for influencing circulating hormones in the body. A high intake of green tea correlates to higher levels of sex hormone-binding protein - or globulin, which carries hormones like testosterone around the body in a bound, unusable form so that tissues cannot use it directly.

Testosterone is usually carried around the body by this binding protein, therefore, reducing levels of free testosterone, so that it cannot be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the hair follicle, which is thought to shorten the hair cycle and cause hair loss in men. Green tea is thought to effect the 5a-reductase type I enzyme, which converts testosterone to DHT. There are two forms of 5a-reductase, and type I is the enzyme in higher amounts around the body, but it is the type II enzyme, which is thought to be responsible for most of the DHT formed in the hair follicle.

Today, more and more clinical evidences indicate that green tea can be a potential hair loss treatment. Most of the research so far has focused on epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG, the most important antioxidant found in green tea.

Green tea has been known to suppress the production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). TNF-alpha has been implicated in cancer and other inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and also in androgenetic alopecia or baldness.

There are also evidences that point out that consumption of high amounts of green tea increases the amount of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in the bloodstream. SHBG catches testosterone before it can be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

It is very likely that green helps prevent baldness and even stimulate regrowth, but more research needs to be done to establish the claim, and to find the appropriate doses and methods of delivery.

The important thing to remember is that green tea has not been conclusively shown to cure baldness, either in animals or humans, but emerging evidences shows great promise. So go ahead and try green tea as a remedy for hair loss and baldness, just do not expect a miracle.

How Hair Loss Makes You Look Old

Few are the people who want to experience age for it is a period when a person can have the money and time but doesn’t get to enjoy them. But reality bites. We all have to experience age eventually. The sadder part is that there are certain factors that can accelerate this process. One disturbing event is hair loss.

Nearly half of the world’s adult population suffers from a condition called androgenetic alopecia. This type of hair loss can be a degenerative condition, but when a person is predisposed to it, he or she can suffer baldness at an early stage in life.

Hair loss can rob away one’s beauty and youth that it can be the source of poor confidence or self-esteem that leads to social anxiety.

People with alopecia admit how hair loss taunts their self-esteem. They feel less secure about themselves and think that hair loss has diminished their attractiveness to the opposite sex. They become socially withdrawn while getting the constant feeling that people judge them because of their baldness. Of all the stress that could be borne by baldness, those who experience it can truly appear old but if and only if, they allow it to pull them down or hold them back from enjoying life’s pleasures.

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Is a Hair Transplant Procedure Advisable for Women?

There is no denying the fact that hair transplant procedures are the only immediate and semi-permanent solution for hair loss to date. Hair restoration involves the extraction of non-balding hair follicles that are replanted on the areas where the baldness is most striking.

Traditionally, surgical solutions to baldness were introduced as a hair loss treatment for men alone, particularly when the condition no longer responds to medical intervention. However, with modern technology, people’s evolving creativity, and women’s increasing demand for it, prompted hair loss experts to offer hair restoration to women.

Hair restoration has become a mainstream corrective treatment option for women with alopecia. Because most women with alopecia only experience diffuse hair thinning, hair restoration was not really an option for them. Aside from that, women only mostly experience temporary forms of alopecia; therefore, treatment may not be necessary at all.

Take for example the case of a new mother who underwent traumatic child delivery. She can experience a temporary form of hair loss called telogen effluvium. This is also possible when a woman experienced severe stress.

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MPB: Men’s Fear of a Hair Apocalypse

While some men are born to be hair models, other lads are destined to lose chunks of their mane by the time they turn 50. It is very common to see a chrome dome anywhere. Yet many men fear still fear a hair apocalypse. Why not? After all, hair has a social importance even to men.

If there is a nonfatal condition that men see as a plague, it is baldness. Some men are sexy bald but many are those who can’t pull off a shaved head. What causes hair loss and why is it a bane of men’s existence?

Men as young as 20 years old can already begin to lose their hairline. In fact, 2 out of 5 men in their mid-20s have a receding hairline, which is one of the early signs of male pattern baldness.

Male pattern baldness is another term for androgenetic alopecia in men. MPB tends to run in families and worsens with advancing age. It is also reported to be androgen-dependent. With a genetic tendency, certain scalp hair follicles become sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the chemical cousin of testosterone through the enzyme 5-alpha reductase. DHT binds with the androgen receptors in the hair follicles, changing the hair protein synthesis. Consequently, the hair follicles miniaturize, leading eventually to hair loss.

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DIY Ways to Pamper Your Crowning Glory

Whether you’re preventing the onset of hair loss or trying to regrow healthier tresses, creating a do-it-yourself (DIY) homemade hair care recipes is definitely worth exploring.

For what it’s worth, home-made hair care recipes are helpful in attaining radiant and healthy mane without the risk of side effects since all the ingredients are organic and safe to use.  With natural ingredients like essential oils and herbs, creating various DIY hair care recipes help in cleansing, nourishing, and conditioning the scalp and the follicles; hence, encouraging the growth of fuller, thicker, and healthier hair strands.

So, if you want to try your hands on creating your very own homemade hair masks, shampoos, or conditioners, then consider the following recipes.

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A Vital Aspect for a Successful Hair Transplant Surgery

Each person is endowed with unique hair.  That being the case, the hair’s characteristic (e.g., color, thickness, smoothness, suppleness and porosity) always vary from one person to another.

And like its role in identifying the identity of an individual, the hair’s characteristics or qualities play critical roles in the success or failure of a hair transplant surgery.

With that, when a hair transplant surgery is planned, the distinctive qualities of a patient’s hair should be assessed separately with the help of a qualified hair restoration specialist.

The following are the qualities which play critical aspects in creating a desirable hair transplant result:

Number of Hair Grafts and the Degree of Hair Loss

The number of hair grafts needed to insure a good hair transplant result mostly depends on the severity of the balding condition.  The larger the number of the hair grafts, the fuller and thicker the result will appear.

Hair Characteristics

The hair diameter and color as well as the hair shape (e.g., curly, frizzy, straight and wavy) all influence the appearance of a transplanted hair.


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Turn Your Inner Hippie On: Hot Summer Hairstyles

Hair. Everyone has them. So is style. And since summer’s officially here, it’s the time of the year when parading your psychedelic flair is forgivable, chic, and of course, fun!

But just because slick and grease are still mortal sins (despite the heat wave) doesn’t mean you should knuckle under a grab-tie-and-twist ponytail or get a clean cut up there (no way that’s ever happening, right?).

Summer hair is not just about wearing something comfy and simple. It’s also about invention and switching your inner hippie on. Whether you are hitting the beach, mountain trekking, or attending the Reading Festival, there is just a perfect summer hairstyle that suits you, whatever matches your personality. *wink*

Fish Tails with a Twist!

Chic and cool, fishtail braids are fun to do—especially if it comes with a twist.

Tousle some fish braids loose and shove them to the side to let your neck breathe. Use some texturizing spray to let them stay in shape. Finish up by clipping your fringe to the upper side to add a dash of cuteness.

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