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What is a DHT blocker and why should you use it for hair fall?

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What IS DHT?

One of the main culprits behind male-pattern baldness is a little thing we like to call DHT. The technical term, and a little harder to remember, is Dihydrotestosterone, which is a hormone produced from testosterone.

While we won’t get too technical, DHT can wreak havoc on your body, in particular your scalp, thanks to a byproduct enzyme called alpha 5 reductase. The alpha 5 enzyme can miniaturize hair follicles on your scalp if you are particularly sensitive to the hormone, leading to hair loss, hair fall and hair thinning.

As DHT is a product of testosterone, the solution of simply reducing your testosterone is not necessarily the best course of action. This can lead to reduced strength, infertility and sexual dysfunction… and while hair loss can be pretty frustrating, not many people would compromise their strength and sexual performance for a thicker head of hair.

Fortunately, there are DHT blockers which have a primary aim of preventing DHT from miniaturizing the hair follicles. They do this through:

  • Reducing the body’s production of the 5 alpha enzyme
  • Preventing DHT from affecting the receptors in hair follicles
  • Reducing the substances that produce alpha 5, such as cholesterol
  • Removing excess sebum and scalp DHT by purifying the scalp

Why block DHT?

If you were to ask a group of people whether they preferred a full head of hair to thinning hair, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who wants the latter. DHT blockers can help stop, slow and even reverse hair loss, which is often a more preferred angle of attack than getting hair transplant surgery, for example. As DHT binds hair follicle cell receptors till the hair gets thinner and thinner, you will find that without DHT blockers, your hair will eventually thin dramatically and fall out, and your hair follicles will eventually be so damaged that they die.

Think of maintaining the health of your scalp like maintaining your car. It’s much easier, cost and time effective to ensure preventative maintenance on your car when small issues arise, than let the car deteriorate until you need a completely new engine. It’s much easier to reinvigorate a hair follicle that produces thin hair, than ‘reactivate’ dead hair follicles to produce hair.

The best DHT blocking products

Here are some of the best DHT blockers out there, which have been selected based on their ingredients list, quantity of the ingredients and quality of the manufacturer. The ingredients you want to look out for in DHT blockers include:

Find out more about why these natural ingredients help stop DHT here.