Women need to fight off hair loss just like the way men do. As a matter of fact, hair loss issues are a bigger deal in the community of women as proven by records which show that 60% of balding and hair thinning issues that are consulted to doctors are from women. Even if this record is available, medical establishments hardly focus on or even take a look at women’s hair loss problems. For a very long time, women had to settle with wigs, hats and scarves to cover their hair loss. It is only recently that there have been effective products on the market that deal with hair restoration for women. One of the great advances was the FDA approval of Minoxidil which is a proven effective drug treatment for hair loss.
The manufacturer of Minoxidil actually formulated the drug for treating high blood pressure. This was made possible by making the tiniest blood vessels found in the body tissues to increase slightly in cross-sectional size. Because of this, the blood can flow more smoothly and easier inside the body so the heart’s back pressure was decreased. Based on the studies made, it was proven to be somewhat effective but there’s another notable benefit noticed during the trials. Most of the men who were part of the trials also claimed that they had noticed improvement in their hair loss problems. It was realized then that Minoxidil was the golden ticket that men have wanted for centuries as a way to stop baldness.
After several studies, it was proven that hair restoration products that contain Minoxidil were very effective in slowing down the hair loss process in men. Then, studies were conducted for women and the results were also great. It was found out that if a woman used a topical solution with a 2% concentration of Minoxidil there were great improvements in their thinning hair.
The explanation behind this is that the increased supply of blood because of the smoother and easier flow has increased the activeness of hair follicles which resulted in improved hair growth and this is what matters most.