Identifying & Treating the Different Types of Alopecia What exactly is alopecia? The short answer: It’s the medical term we use to describe hair loss. But it’s more than that. To begin with, there are different types of alopecia that affect people in different...
What is Male Pattern Baldness? Male pattern baldness (MPB) is the most common type of hair loss for men. About half of all men experience it by the age of 50 and by the age of 70, that number jumps to 80%. For many men, male pattern baldness can begin in their 20s but...
What is Telogen Effluvium and How to Treat It When Deb Jones began suddenly losing handfuls of her thick hair after each wash, she couldn’t believe it. Her hair grew so thin that she hid it beneath hats and thought she would eventually go bald. What she was...
Anagen Effluvium Hair Loss – Causes & Treatments Anagen effluvium is a type of hair loss that can result in total (or near total) balding. It’s commonly caused by cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation but it’s usually reversed once treatment has...
Hair Follicles – Their Role in Hair Growth We barely give a thought to our hair until we start losing it. Only then do we start wanting to know: how does hair grow? And how can we keep it growing? Follow every strand of hair back to its roots and you’ll find a...
