Does Bad Hair Mean Bad Health? Can you tell something about your health from your hair?  Perhaps you can.  Some conditions and medications affect your body as well as your hair.  In other cases, you may just need to take better care of your hair or scalp.  See some interesting facts below (with thanks to Web MD) Dandruff is not a Health Risk and you can’t catch it! Dandruff isn’t contagious.  So how does it start?  Doctors really aren’t sure, but one theory is that it may be due to an overgrowth of a yeast like fungus.  Other possible triggers include skin that’s either too dry or too oily, shampooing either too often or not often enough, and having eczema… read more

Recently there has been a lot of excitement in the hair transplant and hair loss treatment world regarding Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP. By injecting Platelet rich plasma (PRP) you would be using a component of the body’s own blood to heal itself.   This technique was first used to assist in wound healing.   A number of hair transplant surgeons and dermatologists have been using PRP to assist in the regrowth of thinning hair and also transplanted hair after the operation. What are Platelets? Platelets are tiny cells found in your blood and are responsible for clotting of blood and the healing process after a person cuts their skin.   Put simply, PRP is a highly concentrated suspension of platelets in plasma. … read more

Further to our earlier article on Stem Cell Research into Hair loss which you can find on http://www.prohairbiosystems.com/blog/science/stem-cell-research-into-hair-loss/ This is a follow on article, which gives more detail. It has been revealed that Scientists have identified stem cells or master cells in the hair follicles of mice. They discovered that the stem cells develop into hair follicles and produce hair when they are transplanted into skin. George Cotsarelis, Assistant Professor of dermatology from the University of Pennsylvania, said that the study could lead to new ways of treating hair loss in humans using drugs, surgery or both. “This may lead to a new type of tissue engineering for treating baldness – for example, isolating hair follicle stem cells from the… read more

Welcome to our new hair loss blog. We’ve got all our existing content across from our old location. Please have a look around. We’re are looking forward to providing you with regular updates here.

Grey hair is caused by a reduction of pigmentation, whereas white hair has no pigment all. Why this happens remains somewhat of a mystery. In time, everyone’s hair turns grey eventually and your chances of going grey increases by 10-20% every decade after 30 years. Fundamentally, hair is white. It then gets its natural colour from a pigment called melanin. The formation of melanin begins before birth and is also responsible for your skin colour and tanning in the sun. The natural colour of your hair depends upon the distribution, type and amount of melanin in the middle layer of the hair shaft or cortex. Hair has only two types of pigments: dark (eumelanin) and light (phaeomelanin). They blend together… read more

Retaining Hair Health began as a hair loss blog in 2009 and is read by visitors from all over the world, particularly in America. So we decided to run our very own “The X Factor ” Poll of Blogs. We are pleased to announce that the Top Ten of Popular Entries are as follows:- No.1 Nizoral (Ketonazole) Shampoo No.2 Finasteride (Propecia or Proscar) Cancer Warning No. 3 The Norwood Scale for Hair Loss No. 4 Hair Loss Product Advertisement on London Underground No. 5 Early Signs of Hair Loss No. 6 Stem Cell Research into Hair Loss No. 7 James Bond and Indiana Jones No. 8 Does your Hair Actually Breathe? No. 9 James Nesbitt’s New Hair No. 10 Genetics… read more

It has been known for over 30 years that minoxidil stimulates hair growth, yet understanding the mechanism of action on the hair follicle is still very limited. Minoxidil was introduced in the early 1970s as a treatment for high blood pressure. Hair growth was a common side-effect in those taking minoxidil tablets and this led to the development of minoxidil lotion for the treatment of hair loss in men and women. The 2% product was first marketed for hair regrowth in men in 1986 in the United States and the 5% product became available in 1993. Despite much research over 20 years scientists still have only a limited understanding of how minoxidil stimulates hair growth. Response of the Hair Follicle… read more

At Pro Hair Biosystems we are always keen to point out that there is a whole range of products on the market for hair loss and the best product for hair loss, is the one that works best for you. You might even decide to use a combination of products. This is the same principle when doctor’s prescribe medicines, if there was one perfect tablet for blood pressure then no-one would prescribe the others. So how do you, as a potential customer, judge the likely success of a product? One way is looking at the number of repeat orders. If clients reorder products, then this must be because they are finding sufficient benefit to continue the treatment. In June 2010… read more

(reproduced with thanks to Science Daily*) Hair is important for temperature regulation, physical protection, sensory activity, seasonal camouflage, and social interactions. Hair is formed in hair follicles, which are complex mini-organs in the skin that are specialized for this purpose. All hair follicles are formed during fetal development, then new hair is generated in the hair follicle by continually undergoing phases of recession, rest, and growth throughout life. The length of the hair is determined by the duration of the growth phase; for example, the growth phase for scalp hair can proceed for a number of years, while the growth phase for eyebrows last a few months. After the growth phase, hair formation ceases, and the follicle recedes and enters… read more

The theme of James Bond seems to reoccur quite a lot in these blog entries, mainly because Sean Connery started experiencing hair loss very early in his career and wore a hairpiece in most of the 007 movies, which he stopped wearing in his later movies and lost none of his charm or magnetism. Just for fun, here are some interesting facts on Sean Connery and the other James Bond actors and movies. 1. Sean Connery’s contract allowed him to keep most much of the wardrobe he wore in the Bond movies. He ended up with 147 suites 23 Tuxedos 17 Overcoats 11 Jackets 41 Hats and 68 pair of shoes all of which he wore when playing 007 2…. read more