Natural Remedies Hair Loss

What makes effective natural remedies hair loss solutions?

You want something that works but you also want something that is relatively side effect free.

It's probably the reason why you're looking online for natural solutions compared to the many drug options available like Rogaine, Propecia, Avodart, and Nizoral.

The medications listed above are very effective but they do have their fair share of side effects.

What we want is something similar that isn't so harsh on the body.

Why Natural Remedies Hair Loss Works

A metabolite of testosterone, DHT is the cause of one of the most common types of baldness (androgenetic alopecia). DHT has powerful masculizing effects and what is responsible for all things male like; sex drive, motivation, and energy.

There's a fine line between reducing DHT to normal levels and going too low, causing the most common side effects of low sex drive, apathy, and fatigue. This is the problem with many of the drug options. They tend to overshoot the happy medium of DHT levels and that's when problems arise.

Saw Palmetto and Hair Loss

One of the most common and understood herbs to combat hair loss is saw palmetto. It works similar to the prescription medications Propecia and Avodart by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone to DHT through inhibition of the alpha-5-reductase enzyme.

As noted above... one must be careful to not overshoot excess DHT reduction, as side effects may occur. Make sure to stay within label direction guidelines.

Polygonum Multiflorum (Fo-Ti) and Hair Loss

Polygonum multiflorum most notably known as the chinese herb Fo-Ti seems to have lots of anecdotal evidence to support it's hair loss reduction properties.

Although the mechanism is mostly unknown, Fo-Ti's effect on prevention and reversing hair loss may be through it's estrogenic hormonal activity. Estrogen is known to be a hair growth inducer which may explain why Fo-Ti works.

Coffee Beans (Caffeine) Natural Remedies Hair Loss

The active ingredient in coffee beans (caffeine) has been shown in research to be a stimulator of human hair growth.

Similar to Fo-Ti the mechanism for induction of hair loss is mostly unknown... however caffeine is a known estrogen increaser. It's possible caffeine's mode of action is through estrogen's mediated effects on hair follicles.

Research has shown topical formulations of caffeine may be a more suitable choice for reversing hair loss than orally i.e. your morning coffee.

Although mostly unproven at this point, I wouldn't quite give up your daily caffeine fix (coffee, tea, Red Bull, etc...) It may be helping you keep what hair you already have.

Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) and Hair Loss

The essential fatty acid GLA (Gamma Linolenic Acid), mostly found in evening primrose oil and borage oil, has known DHT inhibiting properties similar to saw palmetto.

Green Tea (Catechins) Natural Remedies Hair Loss

A compound in green tea called catechins is also a known DHT inhibitor that works through alpha-5-reductase. Also, the positive with green tea is it contains caffeine which can help boost your hair gaining efforts as noted above.

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