Are Hair Loss Products Effective?
Hair loss products carry their own advantages and disadvantages. Their advantages are that the most popular hair loss products have indeed been scientifically proven to either stimulate hair regrowth or at least arrest further hair loss, and that one of the top hair loss products is made from natural ingredients, making it safe for use by both men and women.
The most popular hair loss products have also been reported to add to the thickness of hair. One good news for those with male-pattern baldness is that while some hair loss products may be ineffective for them, there are other alternative hair loss products that they can still turn to.
Propecia, for instance, one of the top hair loss products, demonstrated findings from a clinical study that 2 out of 3 men actually grew hair back, and a large majority of those studied (77%) were assessed by doctors as having exhibited improvements in hair growth or cessation of hair loss.
These cosmetic products do have their cons - the most obvious of which is their cost. Their prices are not really that affordable for the average person, and it usually happens that a man would start using hair loss products and then suddenly get off them when they can no longer afford the maintenance.
Unfortunately, once one stops using these hair loss products, the little hair growth that may have started also stops, and falling hair may eventually recur.
Most of them also have side effects, but these are generally minor. Some users report an itchiness of the scalp after using hair loss products; others develop allergies to certain ingredients in the formulation.
Other rare side effects reported after the use of hair loss products are extremely low blood pressure, acne, lightheadedness, chest pains, or an irregular heartbeat. One proof of their potency is that Minoxidil, one of the more popular and bestselling hair loss products, has been proven to be lethal to cats when applied on their skin.
When there is a considerable area of hair loss, hair loss products can be less effective. Others only work on certain areas of the head, such as on the top of the head but not for receding hair at the temples.
Still other hair loss products, such as Propecia, cannot be used by women and may even be dangerous for those who are pregnant. There has also been evidence that some hair loss products can cause impotence in men, either making it difficult for them to have an erection, reducing the amount of semen, or decreasing their libido.
Users have to be aware too that it's unlikely for you to get the hair thickness you once enjoyed as a teenager. Often, the regrowth would be very faint, such as a clump of very fine and short hair where there were previously patches of baldness.
Nevertheless, merely stopping further hair loss is already good news for men with prematurely thinning hair, as not everyone takes to hair rebonding or wearing toupees that enthusiastically.
Users should also note that using these products requires some frequency. If you're using them a mere 2-3 times a week, don't expect to get visible results.
