They have been listed separately for simplification, however they should be correctly considered as cross-correlated, with hormones, ageing, diet and immunological health each with the propensity to effect one another as a derivative of our genetic make-up.

Genetics – We each possess our own unique genetic code derived from our parents, which is the principal determinant factor in the rate and pattern of our hair loss. Although we each will lose hair through our bodies own unique responses, everyone who lives a full life will experience hair loss to some degree, attributable to ALL and ONLY the factors outlined in this section.
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DHT –Standing for Dihydrotestosterone, DHT is the testosterone derivative that is the predominant cause of hair loss in men. From the onset of puberty testosterone levels in our bodies increase, these are converted by the type I and type II 5-alpha reductase enzymes in our blood, which alter the molecular composition to create DHT. This new hormone is an essential and powerful androgen, which causes male characteristics such as sexual organ development and function, body and facial hair growth and deepening of the voice.

When in contact with our scalp hairs, DHT acts as an irritant causing the follicles to weaken and their growth phases to progressively shorten, resulting in the hair thinning eventually to a fully atrophied state.

Our blood serum levels and susceptibility of our hair to DHT are for the most part predeterminant genetic factors.

Suggested Products – Finesteride is a prescription drug which impairs the action of the alpha reductase enzyme in converting testosterone into DHT. The altered hormonal state that it produces are often associated with sexual dysfunction side effects.

Ageing – Despite our testosterone levels decreasing from our late 20’s many start or notice an intensification of their hair loss as they enter there mid life, suggesting other factors are at play. Just as the visible areas of our skin coarsen and age our scalp experiences exactly the same processes which lead to diminished elastin and collagen production and cross linkage within the dermis. The effect is that the follicles becomes less resistant to DHT and other toxins which hinder the hairs growth phase..
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Ageing – Hormonal – From our 20’s onward the daily levels of secretion of human growth hormone (HGH) from our brains pituitary gland rapidly diminish. HGH is responsible for the development, repair and growth of muscle, bones and organs (including the skin) in our body. It’s effect on hair regrowth was apparent from the inadvertant human guinea pigs – steroid using bodybuilders. Suffering from hair loss due to increased androgens in their blood, they found their condition reversing on doses of injectable human growth hormone. As conclusively as science has resolved that DHT causes hair loss, HGH is an opposing force promoting telogen growth.
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Diet & Lifestyle – The essential nutrients for hair and skin health are derived from what we eat. When there is a deficiency in these factors, the body prioritises its limited reserves to essential organ function. Hair loss in these cases will be evident from dispersed shedding, including from the sides of the head, while the weakened follicles will become more susceptible to irritants and DHT.

Hair health is a direct consequence of our general health. Any unhealthy practice such as smoking, drug and alcohol abuse will only be detrimental to the rate at which we lose our hair. Poor irregular sleeping patterns and stress will also have an adverse effect, impairing our immune system and our bodies tolerance to DHT.

Our hair grows from these follicles in cycles. The anagen growth phase, the catagen dormant phase and the telogen resting phase. By the end of each cycle the hair is shed and replaced by a new hair at the follicle base. As the hairs will be at differing cycle stages we shed and have replaced daily 50 -100 hairs. During the anagen phase protein synthesis and the formation of keratin continually occur causing, as we age up to puberty our hairs to gradually thicken in diameter.

In these cases sufferers from the onset of puberty experience a gradual miniaturisation of the hairs through progressive shortening of the growth cycles until the follicle, while not lost completely, reaches an atrophied state not visible to the naked eye. This process can be been attributed to these factors;

1) Firstly, the increased levels of the testosterone derivative, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), from the onset of puberty, which aggravates and weakens the hair follicle and dermal papilla as it is exposed during the telogen resting phase.

2) Secondly, an individuals genetic susceptibility to the effects of this hormone.

3) Aging effects and the progression of time.

4) Nutritional Deficiencies and general health

Given this knowledge we are given three possible methods to tackle hair loss.

1) Reduce to levels of DHT, or the other possible causes of hair loss in the bloodstream.
2) Fortify the follicle against the effects of DHT or other possible causes of hair loss.
3) Reducing the length of telogen phase of the growth cycle ( increasing the anagen phase) and thereby promoting the protein synthesis period of the follicle.

Applying these techniques on their own or more potently in combination has been proven to slow, halt and on many follicles reverse the miniaturisation process in subjects under the age of 55. The best results were evident on those who act early and pre-emptively.