HOW MINOXIDIL WORK

HOW MINOXIDIL WORKS

In addition minoxidil reinforces and encourages the growth of existing hairs by increasing the blood and nutrient supply to your hair follicles

How is minoxidil helpful?

Primarily through its vasodilatory and potassium channel-opening effects, minoxidil promotes hair growth. This is how it operates: Enhanced Blood Flow: When administered topically, minoxidil dilates blood vessels, a process known as vasodilation. More blood, oxygen, and nutrients can enter the hair follicles thanks to this dilatation. Increased blood flow to the follicles has the ability to rejuvenate them and may even promote hair growth. Extended Anagen Phase: The three phases of the hair development cycle are anagen, which is for growth, catagen, which is for transition, and telogen, which is for resting. It is thought that minoxidil extends the anagen phase, which is the time when hair grows vigorously. Minoxidil has the potential to produce longer, thicker hair strands by prolonging this period. Stimulation of Hair Follicles: Minoxidil is believed to increase the activity of hair follicles and encourage the synthesis of proteins required for hair growth. ThisIn regions where hair follicles have been dormant or shrunken as a result of genetics or other causes, stimulation can trigger the start of hair growth in such locations. Potassium Channel Opening: Minoxidil also causes the cell membranes' potassium channels to open. It is believed that this action will increase the proliferation of hair follicle cells and encourage hair growth.

Many factors such as the following can lead to hair loss:

1-Genetics: The main factor influencing androgenetic alopecia, often known as pattern baldness, the most prevalent cause of hair loss. It often affects both men and women and has a consistent pattern of hair loss and thinning.
2-Hormonal Changes: Hair loss may result from hormonal imbalances brought on by thyroid diseases, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, or other conditions. In particular, androgen hormones have the potential to be quite influential in the development of pattern baldness.
3-Medical Conditions: Alopecia areata and other autoimmune diseases, scalp infections, seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, as well as chronic illnesses like diabetes or lupus, can all cause hair loss.
4-Medication: A side effect of certain drugs is hair loss. Beta-blockers antidepressants, blood thinners, chemotherapeutic medications, and oral contraceptives are a few examples.
5-Stress: Stress, whether mental or physical, can cause telogen effluvium, a form of hair loss in which a significant portion of hair follicles prematurely enter the resting phase and cause excessive shedding.

6-Limited Dietary Resources: Insufficient consumption of vital nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and protein can have an impact on the health of hair and result in hair loss. Telogen effluvium, a form of hair loss, is specifically linked to iron deficiency.

7-Trauma or Injury: Hair loss may arise from physical trauma to the scalp, such as burns, wounds, or tight hairstyles that pull on the hair follicles (traction alopecia).
As we age, our hair naturally thins.