Prevention and Treatment of Alopecia Areata

Alopecia Areata is a medical condition where a person is losing hair in patches, or in case of severe form of the disease – all of the body hair. It is autoimmune disease, where a person’s own immune system attacks hair follicles making hair fall. The affected skin appears normal and smooth, with no scars. The hair around the patch is soft and with little or no color. A lot of people, who have bald patches in some period of their lives, grow back the hair within 6 months to a year.

It is very important to be proactive in preventing hair loss as this condition causes emotional disorders and physical havoc in an individual. Prevention includes good hair hygiene, regular shampooing, and good nutrition. Try not to wash your hair with the water that is too hot, use mild shampoo, avoid brushing your hair too much, do the oil massage from time to time and use conditioner after washing your hair.

Taking care of your nutrition can be of great help. Eat food that contains grains, beans, nuts and seeds; the one rich with calcium, such as tofu, soy products, nuts, nut milks, soymilk and certain leafy greens; healthy fats like olive oil, canola oil, walnuts, flax seed and hemp seed; omega-3 fatty acids, found in herring, mackerel, trout, sardines, tuna and salmon; fresh fruits and vegetables, rich in vitamins B, A, C and E as well as antioxidants are vital to increase circulation and oxygenation of the blood.; vitamin B rich foods, like nuts, carrots, chard, romaine lettuce and tomatoes; lean meats including chicken and fish and other protein sources such as nuts and drink lots of water to help the body stay hydrated and help grow healthy hair.

There are several treatments for alopecia :

• Corticosteroid shots that are injected directly into the bald spot. The treatment is effective but also painful. The aim of this approach is to suppress the autoimmune reaction but it has been proven to work only on small bald spots.
• Treatment for small bald spots is the application of topical anthralin. Anthralin is a tar-like substance used to treat psoriasis.
• Topical immunotherapy is the form of treatment for extensive alopecia areata that is most common. It consists of usage of immunosuppressant such as cyclosporine, that causes a skin reaction similar to mild eczema, which in some cases may lead to regrowth of hair. It’s the most drastic form of treatment,that causes an array of negative side effects.
• PUVA - psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation consists of a topical or oral application of psoralen, followed by ultraviolet radiation. This method is better tolerated than topical immunotherapy but is also less effective.

Mild shampoos and lotions that are 100% made from different medicinal herbs so it can activate growth of new hair on thinning and bald regions. Sage and rosemary extracts regulate sebum secretion, prevent scalp greasing and soothe scalp itching and irritation. Marbo Activator stimulates new hair growth on thinning scalp and bald regions, and benefiting your hair so it becomes firmer and healthier. It quickly stops hair loss regardless of its cause.

Alopecia Barbae can be Treated

One form of Alopecia Areata that affects only male population is called Alopecia Barbae. It appears in a form of bald patches on the beard. It can be very stressful, especially for people who have their beard and consider it to be a part of their personality. Seeing patches of hair missing can be a shocking experience. The main concern of the men affected is how they are going to be perceived in the society, if they are going to be seen as less healthy and desirable and it can be very stressful. Conventional medicine still has not worked out the underlying cause of an auto-immune attack; however, it is commonly believed that there is a genetic weakness and environmental factors cause that weakness to be expressed in the form of an auto-immune attack. Genetics do play an important part in this and families that suffer atopic illness see a higher percentage of this problem. Bald patches in the beard can come about very quickly. Initially when a patch develops you may not pay that much attention to it. As the patch gets larger, that is when the person takes notice and gets worried. The earlier that you start to treat such patches in the beard the greater chance you have of reversing the problem. When alopecia does occur, the onset of spot baldness is usually sudden and unexpected. It is not usually accompanied by pain, scarring or any other physical symptoms beyond beard hair loss, although some do report feeling a slight itching sensation or spotting redness in the area when the condition initially develops. Like other autoimmune diseases, inflammation beneath the surface of hair follicles does occur, but it is rarely ever visible on top of the skin. After alopecia barbae has resulted in facial hair loss, what remains is a small patch of bare, smooth skin. In some men, these patches are temporary and, as inflammation beneath the skin’s surface subsides, the hair missing from the beard begins a process of regrowth. In some men, alopecia barbae is recurring. In men who experience this as a recurring condition, areas of hair loss may become larger each time the condition occurs. Baldness is widespread across the globe, affecting 50% of males and a similar percentage of females above the age of 40 years. However, in this group of females, 13% of premenopausal patients express only slight signs of the disease. The chances of falling prey to Alopecia Barbae increases after menopause that 75% women over the age of 65 years of age get affected by this problem. Before reaching the age of 40 years, the sufferers bear signs of Alopecia Barbae, and some depict this even before they turn 30. There are many treatments on the market, conventional and unconventional. It’s important not to choose the treatment yourself, but to ask for professional help and advice from your doctor, who will give you the best one for you, just be sure to follow the instructions he gives you. Marbo Activator has been helping people all over the world for last twenty years with hair loss. It gives results in the fight against alopecia areata and hair loss.

Conventional vs. Uncongenial Treatments for Alopecia

Alopecia Areata is a condition that leaves most of the people wondering about all the ways they can get their hair back. There are a lot of ways to treat it, but they are not all effective in all cases. Conventional treatments include:

Corticosteroid shots that are injected directly into the bald spot. The treatment is effective but also painful. The aim of this approach is to suppress the autoimmune reaction but it has been proven to work only on small bald spots.

Treatment for small bald spots is the application of topical anthralin. Anthralin is a tar-like substance used to treat psoriasis.

Topical immunotherapy is the form of treatment for extensive alopecia areata that is most common. It consists of usage of immunosuppressant such as cyclosporine that causes a skin reaction similar to mild eczema, which in some cases may lead to hair regrowth . It’s the most drastic form of treatment that causes an array of negative side effects. PUVA - psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation consists of a topical or oral application of psoralen, followed by ultraviolet radiation. This method is better tolerated than topical immunotherapy but is also less effective.

There also some other methods, like Ayurveda, essential oils and shampoos that contain herbal ingredients.

Ayurvedic methods are ancient Indian medicinal system that uses plants and herbs with curative properties. It focuses on the three doshas which are vata, pitta, and kapha and the disease is viewed as a state of imbalance in each person's doshas. Ayurvedic treatment for Alopecia centers is about balancing the manifestations of 5 elements that govern all functions of the body and promote healthy hair follicles, resulting in re-growth. Clinical research suggests tremendous success of this system, which includes both oral therapies as well as local applications for Alopecia.

Essential Oils are widely used and highly effective. There was a research conducted with a group of 86 people. Researches included placebo effect to find out the percentage of people who saw the improvement after the use of essential oil. They find out that the combination of those two might work. The essential oils that were used as a natural remedy for hair loss were: thyme, rosemary, lavender, cedar wood and carrier oil mixture containing jojoba and grape seed.

They applied the mixture of these oils daily on the scalp. Some of them used only the carrier oils every day. Within a period of about 7 months, 19 of 43 people or 44% of the people with the essential oil blend showed improvement as against the 6 of 41 people or 15% in the control group. There were no side effects. However, use of essential oils may lead to allergic reaction.

Marbo Shampoo is highly effective against hair loss. Marbo Shampoo contains herbal ingredients from different medicinal herbs with active ingredients, full of vitamins and mineral salts, which can stimulate local circulation and consequently hair root renewal. Sage and rosemary extracts regulate sebum secretion, prevent scalp greasing and soothe scalp itching and irritation. In case of serious seborrhoeic dermatitis and dandruff, it can be used in a combination with Marbo Lotion.

Androgenic Alopecia & Alopecia Barbae

Androgenic alopecia is the most common cause of hair loss and thinning in humans. Variants appear in both men and women. This condition is also commonly known as male pattern baldness. In classic pattern baldness, hair is lost in a well-defined pattern, beginning above both temples. Hair also thins at the crown of the head. Often a rim of hair around the sides and rear of the head is left. This type of pattern is known also by the term "Hippocratic balding" and may rarely progress to complete baldness. Androgenetic Alopecia is a hereditary disease, which is quite capable of expressing itself right at the startup. To cure this abnormality, androgen is essentially required. The recent experiments on immuno-deficient mice depicted that the follicle cells from balding areas are capable of growing terminal hair. This discovery promises a progress in the reversal of the affliction. Women do not suffer classic male pattern baldness, instead the hair becomes thinner around the whole scalp, and the hairline does not recede. This is known as "female pattern baldness" and may occur in males. This variety of androgenic alopecia in women rarely leads to total baldness. When alopecia does occur, the onset of spot baldness is usually sudden and unexpected. It is not usually accompanied by pain, scarring or any other physical symptoms beyond beard hair loss, although some do report feeling a slight itching sensation or spotting redness in the area when the condition initially develops. Like other autoimmune diseases, inflammation beneath the surface of hair follicles does occur, but it is rarely ever visible on top of the skin. After alopecia barbae has resulted in facial hair loss, what remains is a small patch of bare, smooth skin. In some men, these patches are temporary and, as inflammation beneath the skin’s surface subsides, the hair missing from the beard begins a process of regrowth. In some men, alopecia barbae is recurring. In men who experience this as a recurring condition, areas of hair loss may become larger each time the condition occurs. This is the exceedingly recognized ailment encountered by many today. The victims of this disorder belong to both genders. However, research reveals that the causative agents of Alopecia Barbae are responsible for the apparently different effects in men and women. Baldness is widespread across the globe, affecting 50% of males and a similar percentage of females above the age of 40 years. However, in this group of females, 13% of premenopausal patients express only slight signs of the disease. The chances of falling prey to Alopecia Barbae increases after menopause that 75% women over the age of 65 years of age get affected by this problem. Before reaching the age of 40 years, the sufferers bear signs of Alopecia Barbae, and some depict this even before they turn 30. Marbo Hair Activator contains natural formula that stimulates growth of new hair on thinning and bald regions. It is effective in most cases of hair loss especially Alopecia Areata. This product can be effectively used for loss of all body and facial hair. It gives the best results when it's used in the combination with Marbo Hair Lotion and Shampoo.