Hair Loss in Women

If you thought it was impossible for women to lose their hair as they aged, think again. These days, approximately 5% of women suffer from thinning hair, as a result of stressful surroundings and pollutants from the environment.

It should be noted however that treatment for hair loss in woman is significantly different to that of men. Currently, there are warnings on almost every box of men’s hair treatment telling women to stay away for health reasons.

If they are unable to touch the box or the product, it would be logical to assume that ingesting it would be even worse.

So what are the current available options for treating hair loss and women? Are they as effective as the alternatives were men, and if so why are they not as widely publicised?

Options for Treating Hair Loss in Women

The selection of treatment options for hair loss in women is almost identical to those for men. That is, they also have systemic drugs, hair loss shampoos, and hair loss concealers for women. However, the main difference between the products for women and men is the active ingredient.

Because of the danger of the active ingredient in men's hair loss products to women, most of the systemic drugs available to help women treat their hair loss come in the form of herbal supplements. We know what you're thinking. Herbal supplements? How can they prevent hair loss?

Amazingly, studies have shown that treating hair loss with a herbal remedy can be as successful or even more successful in some cases than treating it with a pharmaceutical option. This is because women have different chemicals in their body to men, and therefore have a different chemical balance which needs to be maintained throughout the hair loss treatment.

How Do Hair Loss Drugs for Women Work?

The mechanism of action of hair loss treatments for women is fundamentally similar to that of men. That is:

• Drugs target and reduce the breakdown of the hair creating chemicals.
• Topical solutions assist in keeping the scalp in optimum condition.
• Hair loss concealers work in exactly the same way.

Hence, given that the fundamentals are the same, you would expect the efficiency and effectiveness of the products to be similar. This is indeed the case. Studies have found that the efficiency of hair loss products in women is on par with those for men.