Here’s good news for the male readers of The Beauty Brains. We’ve blogged about hair loss remedies like Scalp med, Minoxidil and Propecia before. But now Sciencedaily reports that there’s a new medication that may not only reduce hair loss but also increase new hair growth.
Dutasteride, an enzyme inhibitor, looks very promising after a 12 month long clinical study. The testing was done on identical twins because Male Pattern Hair Loss is genetically controlled. One of each of the twins was given 0.5 mg/day of the drug while the other was given a placebo.
After 6 and 12 months, hair loss in the twins given the drug stopped and new hair growth increased. The control group continued to lose hair as before.
There’s still a long way to go before it’s approved, but hopefully soon you’ll be able to ask your doctor for a prescription and kiss your baldness goodbye!
If you don’t want to go the prescription route, you may want to check out Procerin instead.(You could always try Toppik Hair Building Fibers!)
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That’s awesome! =D But if it increases hair growth in men, would it work the same in women?
Are they going to do a study for women to see if it increases hair growth? Sure hope they do and hope it works. My hair is real thin.
Did you know Monoxidil was first used to control high blood pressure? People using it started to notice hair growth all over their bodies, a condition known as Hirsutism. It is no longer used to treat high blood pressure but found it’s way into the topical product for hair growth called Rogaine. One of the scientist who developed this drug has now developed a topical product for men and women using more natural ingredients. It is used to stop hair loss and grow new hair. Exciting trends in the hair loss arena!
What about NIOXIN?