Hair growth products are in high demand and will probably always be until a cure for hair loss is discovered. Typically, when one thinks about balding one thinks of male pattern baldness, essentially because it is very common. However, female hair loss is not uncommon at all, as it affects roughly 20 million women in the United States alone.

Genetics tends to be the common denominator in many people who are experiencing thinning hair and/or balding. This can be frustrating for anyone who has lived most of his or her life with a nice, thick head of hair, and all of a sudden has to watch hair fall out in clumps. The up-side to this dilemma is that science has truly improved the hair growth products available to patients today that can drastically slow down the rate of hair loss while stimulating the growth of new hair.

Human hair grows in a continuous cyclic pattern, which is made up of three phases: Anagen (growth phase), Catagen (degradation phase), and Telogen (resting phase). There are periods of growth between two and eight years that are followed by the degradation stage which lasts roughly two to four weeks. Then, the resting phase begins which lasts between two and four months. Hair growth products are designed to work with the hair follicles that have become weakened, and give them the boost they need to enter the growth phase again.

To get the maximum benefits from hair growth products, you may have to look to prescription medications that are stronger than over-the-counter remedies. If you are adverse to the use of chemicals on your scalp, you may wish to pursue laser hair restoration therapy or use a product such as a stimulator that can strengthen the hair follicles which will help grow new hair. If you do not find success with some of these other options, you may want to look into hair transplant surgery which can really help you overcome thinning hair and/or baldness.