Hair Loss: Finding the Right Treatment Made Easy

Of all the hair loss products on the market, choosing one of the best is like finding the most beautiful woman in a beauty pageant or on an Oscar evening. All the products have something good going for them, just like all these beautiful women have, but some of them truly steal the show. It is your job to find the show stealers and pick the best one of them.

Picking the Winner

The first step towards picking a winner is doing research and lots of it. You might be surprised (or might not be, depending on your level of knowledge of e-world) to find that while some websites sing praises of a particular product, the others pull it down as if it is a threat to human civilisation. You must have guessed by now that the first ones are trying to sell the particular product, while the others are competitors trying to sell some other product.

So how exactly do you pick a winner? When it comes to hair loss treatments and products, you first need to know which kind of treatment suits you the best. Here are a few treatment options that are on offer and one of the best options amongst them:

• Prescription pills – Finasteride is an FDA-approved pill that helps in treating and preventing baldness. Since it is a prescription pill, it does cause some side effects. There are no other prescription pills available yet.

Can I take it?
If you are not worried about side effects such as impotence and low libido, you can go for finasteride. It is more expensive than other hair loss products, but it does have an impressive success record.

• Topical oils and lotions – Though some brands have made quite a name for themselves, minoxidil is the leader when it comes to over-the-counter topical lotions.

Can I use it?
Apart from side effects such as burning of the eye and itchiness and redness at the area it is applied, you also have to take into consideration the messiness involved in using a topical treatment. Minoxidil leads to unwanted hair growth in other parts of the body as well.

• Natural supplements – There are more natural supplements for hair loss on the market than there are hair on a balding man. Picking the best natural supplement for hair loss is more about trial and error and spending your hard-earned money. Amongst all the currently available supplements, saw palmetto seems to have helped almost all men taking it.

Can I take it?
There are no side effects with natural supplements but these treatments don’t work for some men. You may see the results in as less as six weeks or you may turn out to be just pure unlucky. However, saw palmetto has a good success record and does help most men in treating hair loss.

• Laser devices – These are the newest hair loss treatments and some of them have been clinically proven and approved by the FDA. These devices can give results in as less as six weeks. However, be aware that there are many cheap knock-offs available on the market, so watch out and buy the one that is approved by the FDA.

Can I use it?
Laser combs have received rave reviews and have a sound scientific theory to back their success. Just make sure to vigilantly use the product or use it as indicated in the user guide, especially regarding the usage frequency.