DHT has been the Buzzword for quite a while now in the hair industry, for being blamed as one of the main causes for Hair Loss.
(Or should say 'Buzz-abbreviation' really, because it actually stands for "Dihydrotestosterone", but it's a big word to keep repeating, so I'll stick with DHT).
DHT is produced when the Hormone Testosterone, Comes into contact with a particular enzyme which is present in the skin and scalps of everyone (Women also produce testosterone in their bodies, but at much lower levels than Men).
It's a fact that some people, mostly Men, are genetically, pre-disposed to produce DHT in varying degrees during and after puberty.
DHT, if left untreated, literally suffocates the Hair follicle, it confuses the follicle into thinking that it is getting the required amount of nutrients to build a healthy thick hair shaft.
When in reality, it is being slowly starved and at every subsequent growing phase of the follicle it gradually produces a thinner and weaker hair.
Also the resulting space in the follicle gets taken up by a hard fatty Sebum, which in turn makes it increasingly more and more difficult to produce any hair at all.
The follicle will then go into the "Telogen" or resting phase & if left untreated for a long time, it will die & no amount of treatment will make it grow hair again.
So I believe that prevention is better than cure and at the FIRST SIGNS of hair loss, the appropriate action needs to be taken immediately.
Please note that even if you have suffered substantial hair loss due to DHT, it is still worth having treatment, because you may have a great deal of follicles that are stuck in the resting phase.
You can also thicken and strengthen the hair that you do have left to enable a successful hair transplant, if required.
When Hair loss is due to DHT, it typically takes the form as what has become known as 'Male Pattern Baldness', this is where the hair line recedes at the temples, and then loss is noticed at the crown.
This is because these areas have a high amount of sweat glands that carry the DHT.
For a lot of Men, it stops there and they are left with varying degrees of a receded hairline at the temples and a bald spot at the crown.
On some however, the Hair loss does continue and denudes the entire top of the scalp, just leaving a horseshoe shaped hairline around the sides and back of the head.
On Women affected by DHT hair loss, the thinning is more of a general, 'all over' occurrence, It is not as obvious to spot as with a Man, because the hair-line stays intact and there is a general thinning that works its way from front to back or from back to front.
There is reason for optimism though, in the form of specialized, deep cleansing scalp shampoos, and conditioners, which will clear the sebum clogging the follicle and penetrate deep down, stimulating it back to life and allowing it to feed on the vital nutrients needed to produce a thick, healthy, shiny hair.
(Or should say 'Buzz-abbreviation' really, because it actually stands for "Dihydrotestosterone", but it's a big word to keep repeating, so I'll stick with DHT).
DHT is produced when the Hormone Testosterone, Comes into contact with a particular enzyme which is present in the skin and scalps of everyone (Women also produce testosterone in their bodies, but at much lower levels than Men).
It's a fact that some people, mostly Men, are genetically, pre-disposed to produce DHT in varying degrees during and after puberty.
DHT, if left untreated, literally suffocates the Hair follicle, it confuses the follicle into thinking that it is getting the required amount of nutrients to build a healthy thick hair shaft.
When in reality, it is being slowly starved and at every subsequent growing phase of the follicle it gradually produces a thinner and weaker hair.
Also the resulting space in the follicle gets taken up by a hard fatty Sebum, which in turn makes it increasingly more and more difficult to produce any hair at all.
The follicle will then go into the "Telogen" or resting phase & if left untreated for a long time, it will die & no amount of treatment will make it grow hair again.
So I believe that prevention is better than cure and at the FIRST SIGNS of hair loss, the appropriate action needs to be taken immediately.
Please note that even if you have suffered substantial hair loss due to DHT, it is still worth having treatment, because you may have a great deal of follicles that are stuck in the resting phase.
You can also thicken and strengthen the hair that you do have left to enable a successful hair transplant, if required.
When Hair loss is due to DHT, it typically takes the form as what has become known as 'Male Pattern Baldness', this is where the hair line recedes at the temples, and then loss is noticed at the crown.
This is because these areas have a high amount of sweat glands that carry the DHT.
For a lot of Men, it stops there and they are left with varying degrees of a receded hairline at the temples and a bald spot at the crown.
On some however, the Hair loss does continue and denudes the entire top of the scalp, just leaving a horseshoe shaped hairline around the sides and back of the head.
On Women affected by DHT hair loss, the thinning is more of a general, 'all over' occurrence, It is not as obvious to spot as with a Man, because the hair-line stays intact and there is a general thinning that works its way from front to back or from back to front.
There is reason for optimism though, in the form of specialized, deep cleansing scalp shampoos, and conditioners, which will clear the sebum clogging the follicle and penetrate deep down, stimulating it back to life and allowing it to feed on the vital nutrients needed to produce a thick, healthy, shiny hair.