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Jun 30 2009

Better Ways To Regrow Your Hair

When people want to know how to make hair grow faster they are asking two different questions. The first deals with how to make the remaining hair on the head grow at a higher rate. If you only want to know how to make your hair grow faster then this first question is what you would like answered. The second question is how to get hair growing again once it has been lost. The FDA has OK’d only two medications for hair regrowth. They both have their good points and minuses when talking about regrowing hair.

The first drug is Minoxidil which was originally developed to combat high blood pressure. This drug is now marketed as a hair regrowth treatment with the name Rogaine. In a large study about half the men who used this treatment showed an increase in hair growth. Minoxidil is a very safe drug and can be purchased over the counter. This drug is safe to be used by women for the treatment of female hair thinning. Women do not generally lose all the hair in one location like men but instead tend to have thinning over their entire head.

Unlike Minoxidil, the next drug Finasteride is not recommended for pre-menopausal women. The reason for this is Fiasteride, marketed as Propecia or Proscar, may cause birth defects when ingested while the woman is pregnant. Finasteride is not sold over the counter like the other drug, instead it requires a prescription. This drug is sold in tablet form and taken orally. In one study of over 1500 men about 80% showed an increase in hair appearance after two years of daily treatment

Many people are unsure of our current reliance on the big pharmaceutical companies and thus are looking for alternatives for all types of treatments. The question of how to make hair grow faster natually always comes up. There are all kinds of home remedies but most have not been tried under clinical supervision.

One treatment is to apply a mixture of honey, olive oil, and cinnamon before showering. Another treatment mixtures is composed of honey and banana, egg yolk, and sour cream mixed into a mixture. It then must be spread on the head for 40 minutes and kept warm with a hot towel or other item. Another method similiar to the last two uses a potato. Mix up one egg yolk. one tespoon honey, one teaspoon fine salt, and one teaspoon vegetable oil. Grate two medium potatoes and add to mixture then spread on the scalp and cover with a hot towel for 35 to 45 minutes.

If you are trying to find a way to regrow hair these last ideas may be worth trying but I have not seen any scientific evidence that they actually assist in growing hair. Hair is very important to how a person looks and caring for your hair can mean the difference between having a youthful look and appearing old. Your overall diet can be a big factor in how fast your hair grows but it appears that hair regrows about one-half inch per month. There is not one size fits all treatment for regrowing hair but there are several different methods that can be tried.

For more great hair regrowing tips you can visit the How To Regrow Hair blog. We are dedicated to helping you get that youthful appearance back again.

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