14th August 2018
Scalp shine comes up as a question on the forum on a regular basis. So we look to gather the contributions and try to make sense of them. Head Shine For some it simply isn’t a problem, they either do not suffer with it or do and don’t care… much like hair loss itself. […]
Read more12th August 2018
News reaches us that Minoxidil has turned up at the heart of a trial investigating a greyhound race in the UK. We look closer… Minoxidil Minoxidil has been around for a long time and has featured in countless articles on these pages. As one of only two FDA approved hair loss medications on the […]
Read more10th August 2018
Gail Porter is one of our favourite hair loss heroes and in the past has shown plenty of capacity to surprise. Her latest stunt really caught us out… Gail Porter – The Making Of A Hero 13 years ago Gail Porter was enjoying an enviable career in media as a UK TV personality. Her […]
Read more08th August 2018
We all know that smoking is the singular lifestyle choice that has the most dramatic impact on our health, but exactly how does smoking impact on our hair and can it promote hair loss? We look closer. Smoking Is Bad For You Obvious isn’t it? Of course it is. But one glance at the […]
Read more06th August 2018
Old wives tales are often rooted in fact, it can make the rubbish tougher to spot. So we take a look at four popular hair misconceptions and blow them out of the water. No Smoke Without Fire So many things my Nan said to me when I was a little lad turned out have […]
Read more04th August 2018
Your hormones are responsible for so much that goes on in your body but which ones are a threat to your hair? We look closer. The Endocrine System Nothing was known of hormones until the very start of the 20th Century. While the rest of their countrymen were trying to get over the death […]
Read more02nd August 2018
Sara Sampraio has followed the example of British supermodel XXX and chosen to speak plainly about her own unusual form of hair loss. We look closer. Sara Sampraio Her stellar career in modelling began when she was spotted at the tender age of just 15 in her home country of Portugal. At the age […]
Read more31st July 2018
In news from the USA we read that scientists studying a gene thought to be responsible for some types of hair loss may have implications for cancer treatment… We look closer. Hair Loss Cause The ultra-modern techniques that are evolving from the study of genes are seeing medicine taking strides in our understanding of, […]
Read more29th July 2018
Australian hair loss biotech firm, Cellmid, have surprised the markets with an ambitious cash raise. We look closer. Cellmid We have been following the fortunes of this small Australian biotech firm for a few years now… they have been in existence since 2004. They call themselves a life sciences accelerator, one of these new […]
Read more27th July 2018
Researchers at John Hopkins University have published results that tease the hope of a hair loss cure. We look closer. Mice In The Cross Hairs A team at the renowned John Hopkins University, consistently ranked among the world’s top 20, were looking into the effect of a Western diet on the hair and skin. […]
Read more25th July 2018
The talented teenage actress Millie Bobby Brown has been talking to W magazine about her time as a bald 11 year old and the lessons it taught her. Millie Bobby Brown At the ripe old age of 14 Millie Bobby Brown is the proud possessor of not one but two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, […]
Read more23rd July 2018
There was a time when a dose of Castor oil was best known as a punishment for naughty chldren. But what of it’s reputation as a hair loss cure? We look closer. The Case For Castor Oil Castor oil is a wonderfully complex vegetable oil, which is produced by pressing the seeds of the […]
Read more21st July 2018
One of the biggest obstacles to progress towards finding a cure for hair loss might have been removed by a team from India. We look closer. Testing Times The process for any new drug to get to market is a long, exhaustive and expensive one. By the time they get to the stage of […]
Read more19th July 2018
Hair loss is as common for women as it is for men, so just what can a woman do to avoid it? The Metro has been asking an expert… We look for clues. Female Hair Loss It might surprise you to learn that women lose hair at pretty much the same rate as men. […]
Read more17th July 2018
Biotech firm Cassiopea have seen their shares rise 90% since announcing phase 2 results for Clascoterone, is this a hair loss cure? Cassiopea Cassiopea was the name of a Queen from Greek mythology. By reputation very beautiful, very vain.. the Greek God of vanity if you like. These days she might be familiar to […]
Read more15th July 2018
In a remarkable Formula 1 German Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton put himself in the championship lead, but it was his hair that caught our eye. Losing It Early Lewis, like Wayne Rooney, is a perfect example of a man who became ridiculously famous while still a boy… but a boy struggling with hair loss. […]
Read more12th July 2018
A seemingly huge leap in our ability to control hair loss has been announced, could it lead to a true cure? Mitochondria We have to start in a pretty scientific place on this one, it is an undoubtedly 21st Century story with it’s roots in the modern arts of microbiology at it’s current leading […]
Read more10th July 2018
Spironolactone, sold mainly under the brand name Aldactone, has been around nearly half a century, what are it’s merits as a hair loss cure? Spironolactone Discovered in 1957 and introduced to market two years later Spironolactone is on the World Health Organisation’s List of Essential Medicines, recognising it as a safe and effective medicine […]
Read more08th July 2018
The not so humble grape has found it’s way into a hair loss product, but what are the merits of grapes for hair loss. We look closer. Grapes Are Good For You! Well, in many circumstances that is absolutely true, it has certainly been our friend for a very very long time. Grapes have […]
Read more06th July 2018
News from San Diego where Histogen, known for regenerative medicines, have announced a trial for their female hair loss treatment. We look closer. Histogen They describe themselves as a regenerative medicine company, taking and using human cells to produce products for the new “cosmeceutical” industry. Or, if you prefer the more medical description of […]
Read more04th July 2018
Hilaria Baldwin is the wife of Hollywood superstar Alec Baldwin and mother to four of his five children, the latest, born just weeks ago. Hilaria has been sharing her history of hair loss and the certainty of more to come… Hilaria Baldwin Hilaria is very well known in her own right as a fitness […]
Read more02nd July 2018
The remarkable Dr. Jennifer Mamby-Alexander is an award winning businesswoman who has just opened Jamaica’s first hair loss clinic. Dr Jennifer Mamby-Alexander Dr Mamby-Alexander has definitely gone down the road less travelled. Since graduating from St Hugh’s High School in the West Indies she has been carving out a career helping others to fight […]
Read more30th June 2018
Australia has a new hair loss hero, an under 30 influential figure who treats his hair loss with an enviable degree of not giving a damn. Eric Jensen Eric Jensen is editor-in-chief of the influential newspaper “The Saturday Paper,” a popular and progressive Australian journal. As such he holds a significant position in the […]
Read more28th June 2018
We write a great deal in praise of scalp micropigmentation, we sometimes forget that some make terrible decisions when it comes to their head. A Reasonable Grievance? William Laurence Stanley was sentenced by a judge to spend 12 years in federal prison back in Janary 2016. He had been found guilty of extorting money […]
Read more26th June 2018
Last month we told the story of the team from Manchester who had identified a potential new hair loss candidate… today we see it being advertised. Dr Nathan Hawkshaw Dr Hawkshaw is a Dr. of Medicine who did his PhD in Dermatology. He works at the prestigious University of Manchester and, with his colleagues, […]
Read more24th June 2018
Rafa Nadal, superstar tennis pro, is reported to be headed back to the transplant surgeon for his second treatment in short order… is this the trouble with transplants? Rafa Nadal Rafa burst onto the professional tennis circuit back in 2005 when, as a muscular 19 year old, he won his first major tournament at […]
Read more22nd June 2018
Whether you have been bald for years or are facing your first summer with hair loss, we encourage some different thinking… Summertime Blues The start of summer is always a welcome time of year, the warmer weather helps but it’s also when many of us take our vacations, when the kids are off school, […]
Read more20th June 2018
Peter DeVito is a young artist who made his name with unretouched pictures of people with acne, now he has broadened his attention to include hair loss. We look closer. Peter DeVito Peter is a young American artist, he turned 21 last month, who developed a following with his series of unretouched images of […]
Read more18th June 2018
There are enough good stats and facts around hair loss with the need to inflate or create new ones to scare… The Search For A Hair Loss Cure We just read an advertorial on Newswire for a vitamin supplement… of course it is so much more than a vitamin supplement, they have, according to […]
Read more16th June 2018
We stumbled on a very personal account of one woman’s fight with hair loss and felt obliged to share. Louise McSharry Louise is writer and columnist with a social media following who look to her for honest advice on all things beauty. Describing herself as “unfiltered in every way” her appetite for life and […]
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