Hair Loss News

Hair loss in women can be very devastating.   The NBC Today Show takes a look at female hair loss and the various treatment options available.

While society has traditionally regarded hair loss as a problem associated with men, losing your ‘crowning glory’ also can be devastating to women and teens.  Over 40 million women are affected each year and are always looking for a way to stop their hair loss.

Lifes2good, a leading European natural healthcare company, is promoting a new product they claim will help women with hair loss.

The product called Nourkrin(TM) is a unique marine-based food supplement that is 100% natural and contains:

– Marine based extract of proteins and polysaccharides.
– Silica, an important mineral for reducing hair loss and maintaining strong healthy hair.
– Horsetail extract, the organic form of silica that increases the strength of the hair and revitalizes lifeless hair.
– IGG Protein aids in the digestion of the product.

Stress, poor diet, the Pill, HRTs, childbirth, cancer treatment, and menopause are blamed for a national problem that’s ruining the lives of over 40 million women who experience thinning hair and hair loss.

“Hair loss is a much bigger issue to women. Up to 60 % of women will lose hair some time in their life, it affects women’s self esteem, and they can become depressed,” says Dr. David Kingsley, the world’s only trichologist (hair/scalp expert) named as a member of the prestigious AAD. He recently authored the book, The Hair Loss Cure: a Self-Help Guide, operates two hair loss clinics in the U.S. and treats thousands of women. He uses Nourkrin(TM) in his therapies with amazing success rates. “Not all hair loss is genetic or permanent. In many cases, hair loss is a temporary issue and will eventually grow back.”

The company claims in a survey of 1,000 Nourkrin users, 62.5% saw an improvement in their hair after only two months.

A 30-day supply retails for $79.95 and is available at Vitamin World Stores, www.help4hair.com or by calling 1.888.577.7277.

CINCINNATI — Two-time Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank announced that she has committed to grow, cut and share her long hair with Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

This incredibly personal donation will be part of a year-long association between leading actress Swank and Pantene’s unique charitable campaign. In her new role, Swank will star in a Pantene Beautiful Lengths print public service announcement (PSA) and encourage people across the US and Canada to follow her example.

Pantene has partnered with the Entertainment Industry Foundation(TM) (EIF) to create Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a campaign that inspires people to grow, cut and donate their healthy hair to make free real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

I have lost multiple family members to cancer and witnessed their struggle first hand. I’ve never heard of anything quite like Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and I’m proud to be asked to promote the goals of such a unique and heartfelt program,” explains Ms. Swank. “It’s an honor to be associated with Pantene’s campaign, and I just hope that my contribution will help to inspire others to get involved in whatever way they can.”

Since its launch in July 2006, Pantene Beautiful Lengths has attracted the hearts and the hair of women, men and children across the continent. Regardless of whether individuals donated in a private gesture at their local salon, or joined others in the growing phenomenon of community cutting events, their generosity has already resulted in more than 17,000 ponytail donations overall, a Guinness World Record(TM) and the distribution of 2,000 free, real- hair wigs.

For more information about Pantene Beautiful Lengths and ways to participate, visit www.beautifullengths.com or the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Blog http://beautifullengths.wordpress.com/.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Nothing can boost a woman’s self-confidence and attitude more than wearing the hair she always dreamed of but never thought she could have.

Especially Yours(R), a division of Specialty Catalog Corp., the leading company in direct marketing of wigs and hairpieces for black women, has announced an exclusive U.S. and Canada licensing agreement with Simi Belo, inventor of the revolutionary NewHair(R) natural-looking hair wear. Especially Yours(R) has also launched a direct response television campaign targeted to black women.

“Today’s time-challenged, over-scheduled woman is looking for versatility without sacrificing glamour,” said Jessie Bourneuf, president of Specialty Catalog Direct. “Once considered the domain of grandmothers and women with medical hair loss, today’s wigs, hairpieces and hair extensions are giving women all across America the freedom to unleash their true inner beauty while at the same time, eliminating bad hair days.”

“Celebrities such as Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Tyra Banks, Madonna, Halle Berry and Celine Dion utilize wigs, hair extensions and hairpieces to help ensure that they always have beautiful hair, day in and day out,” Bourneuf stated. “For the average consumer who wants to update her look or change her hairstyle for the summer or fall without damaging her own natural hair, she too can glam up her look with a wig, hairpiece or hair extensions.”

Wigs are an essential beauty item for many black women. Although African- American women comprise only 13 percent of the total female population in the United States, they purchase more than 50 percent of all retail wigs, weaves and hairpieces sold to women. Catalog and online sales of wigs, hairpieces and hair extensions are growing exponentially. Thirty percent of African-American women prefer purchasing their wigs from catalogs.

• Read more: Black women suffering with hair loss have options

Hair loss is a psychologically traumatic experience for women receiving chemotherapy. In this cancer podcast, the Oncology Podcasting news team meets with Kelly Hasenei, owner of A Perfect Fit, a specialty women’s wig boutique. She discusses how women can prepare themselves for this experience with the use of wigs and other headwear.  

Researchers in Switzerland wanted to find out if women with acne or hair loss who have normal serum levels of free testosterone can benefit from finasteride, the hair loss drug also known as Propecia.

These women had no clinical improvement from the classical treatments with antiandrogens, isotretinoids or corticosteroids.   Their hypothesis was that some of these women have an excessive activity of the enzyme 5alpha-reductase.

To test this they gave 12 patients – six of whom had acne and the other six hair loss – a daily dose of 5mg of finasteride.

The results were overwhelmingly positive, 9 of the 12 patients (75%) benefited from the treatment, their symptoms decreased significantly and they felt better psychologically than before the administration of finasteride. The other three patients did not benefit at all from finasteride and reported no change in the extent of the acne/alopecia. The treatment was generally well tolerated, and only a few adverse effects were noted.

They concluded that in these types of patients an excessive activity of the 5alpha-reductase enzyme may the root cause of acne or hair loss.   However since 25% of the patients had no change, there must also be other pathways in the development of acne and alopecia in women who have normal levels of free testosterone.

It’s important to state that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not be taking finasteride and neither Propecia nor Proscar has been approved for use by women in the USA.
 

• Read more: Effects of finasteride on hair loss and acne in women

West Bridgewater, MA (PRWEB) — WigShop.com, the online wig store, is encouraging its customers to lend support to women dealing with the trauma of medical hair loss by donating new or gently used adult wigs.

The program has been launched to connect women at medical and cancer centers with fashionable and useful products. Four organizations, from West Virginia to California, are accepting donations of wigs to distribute to women dealing with the trauma of medical hair loss. Special discounts on wigs are also being offered by WigShop.com to encourage women to participate in the donation program.

“We are so pleased to announce a partnership with three outstanding organizations that will accept donations of wigs and distribute the products to women who can use them due to medical hair loss or any other issues that causes stress related hair loss in a women’s life,” said S J Moore of WigShop.com.

Organizations currently participating in the wig donation program include the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara Brooke, Miles Perret Cancer Services in Lafayette, Louisiana, Army Medical Center in Houston, Texas, and the Veterans of Foriegn Wars Women’s Auxiliary in West Virginia. They are accepting gently used and cleansed fashionable wigs to distribute.

In America, it is estimated that the number of new cancer cases is estimated to be around 1.4 million people.

“Our patients come in daily to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara and because of the WigShop.com donations, they are pleased to see there are wigs available here for them,” said R. Campuzano.

To donate a new or gently used wig visit www.WigShop.com/donate_your_wig and choose to send your wig to one of the three organizations. And to encourage women to participate in the donation program WigShop.com is offering special discounts as a thank you for helping women in need.