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Hair Loss In Women - The Role of DHT & Sebum - According to some estimates, Hair loss in women affects one in four women in the U.S.A. alone.

It can be very distressing for a woman, not least because it is
so misunderstood and often fails to elicit sympathy from those
closest to her. Hair loss in women is usually not so severe as
hair loss in men.

Although the numbers of men and women experience hair loss or
thinning hair is roughly equal, the degree of thinning is usually
less for women.

Male pattern baldness and female pattern baldness are terms used
to describe the hair loss and both conditions are known as
androgenetic alopecia.

This term means hair loss caused by sensitivity to male hormones
which exist in both men and women. DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) is
one of the main enemies in the Hair loss in women war.

DHT is a combination of testosterone and androgen receptors mixed
with sebum and dirt particles. DHT has a disastrous effect on the
hair follicle so it begins to shut down and the hair eventually
falls out. (Sebum is a fatty substance secreted from the
sebaceous glands most of which open into hair follicles.)

Sebum buildup in the follicles attacks the hair bulb, the rounded
area at the end of a hair strand which is rooted in the follicle.
Sebum causes the hair bulb to shrink so the hair is not as well
rooted.

After the hair falls out the new hair strand growing in that
follicle is weaker and thinner and the process is repeated until
the hair follicle is so damaged it dies.

Many products on the market therefore try and address this
problem by effectively cleaning out the Sebum and dirt from the
hair follicles.

Women often notice their own hair loss much sooner than it
becomes visible to others. By the general feel, texture, and body
of their hair, they realize it is getting thin.

Often, just behind the hairline, they notice a roundish shaped
area that gets very thin. This rings alarm bells and those women
then search out the best treatment.

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