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Hi, How Dandruff Can Be Linked To Hair Loss There are several possible causes of dandruff. These include: Dry skin Adverse reaction to hair and skin products Skin disorders (e.g., psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis) Head lice infestation Poor diet Yeast sensitivity However, dandruff can also be linked to hair loss resulting from androgenetic alopecia (male and female pattern baldness). Here's the connection between dandruff and the hair loss process: First of all, androgenetic alopecia is caused by skull expansion (skull bone growth) of the frontal and parietal bones. These bones underlie the male pattern baldness region of the scalp and so, as they grow, they constrict the capillaries that supply blood to the skin. This prevents adequate hair nutrition and growth, resulting in progressive hair follicle miniaturization and hair loss. The hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is largely responsible for this bone growth. That's because it has an anabolic effect on bone tissue (i.e., it encourages bone growth). To make matters worse, the body then attempts to compensate for this hair loss by increasing DHT levels in the scalp! It initiates this process (known as "upregulation") because DHT also stimulates hair growth (for example during puberty DHT is responsible for body and pubic hair growth as well as bone and muscle development). However, this attempt to increase hair growth is unsuccessful. There are two likely reasons for this: 1. An increase in DHT levels will further encourage the skull expansion process. This, of course, causes an even greater strain on the blood supply to the hair follicles. And so a vicious circle is created. 2. The body will rush through anagen (the growing phase of the hair growth cycle) and enter catagen (shedding phase) and then telogen (resting phase) much sooner than it normally would. This causes the hair to thin and the rate of hair loss to increase. And, whilst this hair should eventually re-enter anagen and start growing again, strong, healthy hair growth is unlikely due to the progressive effects of skull expansion. Since hair growth in the outer (dermal) layer of the scalp has been restricted, DHT will instead promote more rapid cell growth at a deeper level of the scalp (called the stratum germinatum layer). This interference with normal cell division results in skin cells rising up towards the surface of the skin faster than normal, causing increased shedding of the skin - dandruff. And, as a result of this increased rate of shedding, the skin layer can also become thinner (i.e., because it's being lost at the surface faster than it can be replaced from below). High DHT levels will also stimulate an increase in the amount of sebum (oil) produced in the scalp. And high sebum levels is associated with seborrhoeic dermatitis - a skin disorder which can cause even more dandruff! As extensive baldness develops, the rate of dandruff formation should eventually decrease and finally stop. That's because the follicles are only producing vellus (tiny) hair or no hair at all. And, when hair growth has all but stopped, the body will recognize this and reduce (downregulate) DHT and sebum production. If you suffer dandruff as a result of hair loss (caused by androgenetic alopecia) it may be that by addressing your hair loss problem, you will also be able to reduce or prevent your dandruff. I believe the most effective way to treat hair loss is to treat the underlying cause - skull expansion. Many men and women are now using the techniques I developed to successfully stop their hair loss and restore normal hair growth again. You can learn about whether these techniques can help you by reading the following page: http://www.top-hair-loss-remedy.com/stop-hair-loss.html Note: If your email provider does not support html, just copy and paste the link above into your browser address bar. Next issue: Seborrhoeic dermatitis and how to treat it. See you next week, Paul Taylor P.S. This newsletter runs in a continuous sequence. This means that any issue you might have missed will cycle back round again in about 15 weeks. Copyright © Paul Taylor 2011 You are subscribed to Reverse Hair Loss Now. If you wish to remove yourself from this mailing, please click on the following URL... http://top-hair-loss-remedy.com/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?us=LQ.21149666.25338636.b8c60006656835860e4db5f05a0b0c13 (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your removal.) To change your e-mail address, please click on the following URL... http://top-hair-loss-remedy.com/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?ca=LQ.21149666.25338636.b8c60006656835860e4db5f05a0b0c13 (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your change.)