What are the best remedies for baldness? Well, the answer actually depends on your preferences. Are you looking to treat it naturally or conventionally? Either way, here’s an article that outlines your options.
Drug-Based Approach
Minoxidil, spironolactone, and finasteride are common drug-based approaches for hair loss.
Minoxidil works to improve the blood circulation to the scalp, thereby inducing hair growth. However, it doesn’t remove the cause of the condition. Men and women can receive minoxidil but in different concentrations.
Spironolactone is considered as the king of anti-androgens but is only mostly prescribed to women due to its feminizing effects. Spironolactone is to women while finasteride is to men.
Finasteride is the most popular hair loss pill, only prescribed to men. It blocks the production of DHT, the main cause of hair loss.
Nonsurgical Hair Restoration
Laser treatment for hair loss uses low level laser that has been proven to produce several benefits to the living cells. Through biostimulation, laser treatment improves the blood circulation to the scalp, thereby increasing the nutrients to the hair follicles. Laser treatments involve no medication and has no side effects.
Surgical Hair Restoration
For severe cases of hair loss, hair restoration is the best answer. When the hair follicles are entirely dead, they can no longer respond to treatment, so they will need to be replaced. Although hair restoration cannot be all-perfect, it can still produce natural-looking results but at a huge price.
Additionally, it is not entirely a long-lasting solution since transplanted hairs can degrade and thus, prone to breakage overtime.
Alternative Medicine
According to Chinese medicine, hair loss occurs because of poor nutrition and of liver and kidney dysfunctions. Practitioners advise using He Shou Wu, Dabao, and Gotu Kola herbal tonics that are also known to improve the body’s blood circulation.
Ayurvedic remedies for baldness are based on the constitutional makeup of a person. Herbs used in Ayurveda include bhringaraj, brahmi, ashwagandha, and amla.
Saw palmetto is the main ingredient of some hair loss treatments. Because it contributes to prostate health, it is believed to block the formation of DHT without interfering with any androgen activity. Basically, it works like finasteride but without the side effects.
