I was watching a funny movie this weekend where the father dyes his hair to hide the fact that he is going gray and losing his hair. He looked so ridiculous with his jet black hair that their dog kept barking at him because it didn't recognize him. I was laughing pretty hard when it occurred to me: do people really go this far to hide their thinning hair?It is estimated that over half of all men will experience male pattern baldness by the time they are 50. But it is not only men that experience hair loss, hair loss in women is very common as well, especially in women who are going through menopause. Genes play a big roll in determining baldness, but also some medications cause hair loss.
I started to wonder what measures people take to stop hair loss and regrow hair. Besides wearing a hat to cover up bald spots, I decided to look at what other AOL Search users were searching for to remedy their hair loss.
The top two of our list are two generic brands of medication used as both topical and oral treatments. Finasteride is commonly known as Propecia and Proscar, and Minoxidil is popularly known as Rogaine.
More natural treatments include Saw Palmetto, a natural extract, and Shen Min, a special type of hair vitamin. A lot of people turn to hair transplant surgery, which shows more immediate results because a hair follicle is directly implanted into your skin.
Not all treatments will work for everyone, and there are a lot of scams out there, so beware. Remember that hair in a spray can? What do you use to treat your baldness? Let us know. For more about balding search AOL Search or look for hair loss treatments on AOL Shopping.
Top Searched Balding Treatments on AOL Search:
1. Finasteride
2. Minoxidil
3. Hair Transplants
4. Viviscal
5. Shen Min
6. Avacor
7. Dutasteride
8. Saw Palmetto
9. Copper Peptides
10. Lasercomb
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By Jake on Aug 30th 2008 at 4:57PM
I am a 44 year old male and have seen my hair slowly thin since my early 30's. I have been using rogain for about 5 years and I think it has helped me slow down the thinning but I am seriously thinking about getting a transplant. I was wondering if there is a list of recommended doctors in my area for this procedure.
By scott walker on Aug 30th 2008 at 4:57PM
check out www.resthairation.com. I've used the Color Rejuvinator with good results.
By Doug Haas on Aug 30th 2008 at 5:01PM
I took Minoxidol and propecia and I lost my sex drive. I would rather be bald than lose my entire sex drive. I stopped taking the pills and my sex drive is slowly coming back. Now I just have to find women who like bald guys.
By tallcutesbm on Aug 30th 2008 at 5:24PM
What is bad about being bald?
By tallcutesbm on Aug 30th 2008 at 5:28PM
The most important mineral missing in our bodies in Silica. Its good for your hair, skin, bones and many other things. Silica taken everyday will not only help your hair grow, it will make it stronger and keep it from falling out. Its works wonders! Use pure liquid Silica. Five drops a day.
By Tara on Aug 30th 2008 at 5:44PM
go to wal-mart in the hairsalon where they cut hair and get Nioxin SHAMPOO your hair will stop falling out . Men and women . and get you a bottle of in hanser.
By ronny hutton on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:10PM
I am starting to lose my hair. the spot is fairly small now. However each time I wash my hair I lose little more of my hair. I have brought and tried it all. I purchased scalp-med products and discovered that I couldnt handled the Minoxidil. It caused my scalp to dry out and itch like crazy. I would scratch sores in my scalp it would itch so bad. Now I dont know what product I can buy that doesnt have Minoxidil in it. Is there any solutions for me
By charleshayes on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:09PM
am using scalp-med now,, it's very expensive and dries out the hair. you might try mixing minoxidil and a non petroleum product together to keep the hair from being to dry and utilizing the benefits of the minoxidil. have seen great results,, and the hair does not look slick
By cynthia franks on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:35PM
Be careful w/biotin. I am a healthy 45 YO female. I was taking megadoses for a year or more. When I went for a physical & blood work, my liver showed extremely high levels of vitamin B. My doctor was so concerned she put me thru all kinds of tests and thought I should have a biopsy. I asked several doctors if its because of the HSN supplement I was taking. They said no, your liver should excrete whatever B it does not need. I stopped taking the biotin and my liver levels dropped to normal. I will not do the HSN again but I may try some of the other solutions offered here.
By MiMi on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:38PM
I think bald men are very sexy. Keep losing your hair because it would only turn me on.
By Cheri` on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:40PM
eww
By nothing on Aug 30th 2008 at 6:49PM
This is for the healthy 40 YO female: I just looked up your HSN and it doesn't even contain Biotin. What ever was going on with your liver wasn't about Biotin it was about the contents of the HSN.
By nancy on Aug 30th 2008 at 7:24PM
People,I could tell you that i tried every product thier is,and the only thing that worked for me is "SPECTRAL DNC"COMB WITH REVITA SHAMPOO....
By ERICK on Aug 30th 2008 at 7:55PM
I am 47 year old female and i my hair is falling out for about 10 years now.It happened to me right after i started the Atkins diet(which i stopped a couple weeks after i noticed).Since then my hair is terribly thin.I use rogaine,L-lysine,dht blocker and omega3 supplements.I use samy fat hair shampoo,thickening pomade and amplifying hairspray and from salon grafix spray powder shampoo that all together makes my hair look thicker then it is.
By Elle on Aug 30th 2008 at 7:33PM
I am 47 year old female and i my hair is falling out for about 10 years now.It happened to me right after i started the Atkins diet(which i stopped a couple weeks after i noticed).Since then my hair is terribly thin.I use rogaine,L-lysine,dht blocker and omega3
supplements.I use samy fat hair shampoo,thickening pomade and amplifying hairspray and from salon grafix spray powder shampoo that all together makes my hair look thicker than it is.
By Elle on Aug 30th 2008 at 7:37PM
I used provillus, nioxin shampoo, rogaine and none of those worked for me. I also used kevis. All these products are very expensive. I'm tired of spending money for no results. If something really works for someone, please let me know.
By Gabi on Aug 30th 2008 at 7:55PM
I was losing my hair and I went to see a Trichologist at the miyohara international trichology clinic in southern ca.
The trichologist extracted a handful of hair samples because she said that no matter what any doctors say hair is more accurate than blood testing and microscopic analysis with the papilla attached will tell them exactly why the hair is coming out,and in my case I was sweating to much and it was eating away my hair and the trichologist showed me several different pictures of my hair under the microscope and it really looked nasty looking but they saved my hair and my new pictures showed over half of the acid on my hair is dissolved and the outside of my hair is thickening up and not shedding hardly at all.
Maybe if anybody has tried a lot of different things like me and nothing worked give them a call what do you have to lose.
Tom
By Thomas Edward on Aug 30th 2008 at 8:32PM
I'm a female who was loosing hair by the handfuls. A friend told me about Biotin, sold at WalMarts.In a matter of weeks my hair stopped falling out, and today I have my normal hair back.
By Jimmie Lou on Aug 30th 2008 at 8:32PM
I have tried MSM it worked very well for my nails.
I'm now trying biotin,6000mg a day.didn't know I can take more than one a day, thanks for the info. I'll
give it a shot. meanwhile I'm using the
Jerome Russell spray on hair to cover my bald spot.
Also Biotin does wonders for my nails.
By Bea. Jones on Aug 31st 2008 at 7:32PM