Thinning hair is a common problem as people age. Hormone changes, vitamin deficiencies, thyroid disease and genetics can all play a role in hair loss. Normal hair loss is about 50 to 100 strands per day. Any more than that and you may notice thinning. There are many products available that claim to regrow or thicken hair, including Nioxin.
Identification
Some hair loss every day is normal. Hair goes through phases of growth and resting, and most of your hair is in the growing phase, lengthening about a half-inch every month. Ten percent of your hair is in a resting phase, according to the health care experts at Familydoctor.org. Hair stops growing for three or four months and then it's shed to allow the follicle to begin growing a new hair. If you lose more than 100 strands of hair a day, it's likely your hair will start to look thinner. While this occurs due to genetics and hormone shifts such as after pregnancy or during menopause, hair loss is also a symptom of diseases such as diabetes and lupus and should be evaluated by a health care professional.
Effects
The Nioxin program reports five effects from use of the product. The manufacturer claims it reduces hair breakage, makes hair more dense, strengthens hair, amplifies the hair's natural texture and cleans sebum from the scalp and follicles. Nioxin achieves these effects with products that contain vitamins, antioxidants and cleansers that penetrate the cuticle of the hair as well as the hair follicle.
Benefits
Nioxin is a brand of hair care that was designed to help thinning hair look more luxurious while treating the scalp. The resulting benefit is thicker-looking hair and a healthy scalp that may facilitate hair growth. The products do not directly regrow hair but work on the texture of existing hair to make it look thicker while keeping the scalp clean. Debris stuck in the follicles will sometimes cause hair loss, so using a shampoo with a scalp cleanser, such as Nioxin, may remove that debris. The three-step program should be used daily for the best effect, but it may be used less frequently with some success, reports the manufacturer.
Types
The Nioxin hair care line -- sold in professional beauty supply stores -- contains products for many different needs. The primary product is the three-part Nioxin system. Each system contains a scalp cleanser, a scalp therapy and a scalp treatment. This product has eight variations for hair types and thinning issues. Additional products include Scalp Recovery, which works to soothe a dry, itchy scalp; Scalp Renew, which is an anti-aging line that works directly on the follicles to stimulate hair strength and growth; a line of intensive therapy products such as leave-in conditioners and hair clarifiers; and styling products for both volume and control.
Time Frame
The company reports that people with thinning hair should begin to see an improvement in as little as 10 applications of the three-step system. It also reports that 9 of 10 people do see improvement in the texture of the hair and the density of the hair, and experience a smoother, moisturized scalp.
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