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What is PABA and can it treat hair loss?

So you did some online research on hair loss and came across something named PABA and wanted to know if it actually can help hair loss? There have been anecdotal reports that suggest PABA might help in treatment of hair loss but there has yet to be results from an official study. Although there isn’t an official study that shows a direct correlation between PABA and hair loss, there have been many studies that have shown its effectiveness in promoting healthy hair. Studies have shown that PABA when used in combination with other ingredients such as folate, biotin, and pantothenic acid, may restore graying hair to its natural color.

What is PABA and where is it found?

, also known as (PABA), is one of the least known members of the vitamin b complex family and has been referred to as the anti-gray hair vitamin. PABA isn’t essential in the human body to the human body and is a non-protein amino acid. PABA can be found in everyday food sources including: liver, yeast, whole grains, and kidney. PABA is used as an active ingredient in many herbal hair loss treatments.

What is PABA used for in modern day medicine?

PABA contains a potassium salt called POTABA that is only available by prescription. POTABA is used in treatment of Peyronie’s Disease and scleroderma. The dosage used for treatment of Peyronie’s disease and scleroderma is extremely high (4 to 5 times daily of up to 12 grams).

Should I start taking PABA for hair loss?

PABA hasn’t been proven to be effective on its own but when taken in conjunction with other ingredients PABA has shown results on promoting hair growth. PABA is best taken as one of many natural ingredients as part of a healthy hair regimen.

Our blog entries are for your information only and are not intended as medical advice. Because everyone is different, we recommend you work with your medical professional to determine what’s best for you. Toji: Pure Density is designed to support healthy hair growth, and comes with a 3-bottle guarantee. Yes – this means you can try it for 3 months, and if you don’t grow faster, thicker, longer hair we will gladly provide you a complete, 100% money back, refund . For more info, check out our site: www.tojilife.com.

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Hair loss with age can happen to anyone

You blow out the candles to (yet another) cake while looking at your friends and family around you. You are exactly where you want to be in life, but there is one problem that leers over your head every time you look in the mirror – literally. Your hair, it just seems to be falling off in tufts, with only the sides remaining now. When will this stop? Don’t worry, if you experience a little hair loss with age, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to go bald.

Luckily, hair loss with age will stop, hopefully sometime soon, but there is no way to tell. Usually, men over the age of 60 see less hair loss with age than those unlucky men younger than them.

The later the better for men

You see, once hair loss begins, it continues over a person’s lifetime, but it’s hard to estimate where and when the hair loss will stop. Unfortunately, on average, the younger you are when you begin to notice a change in the density of your hair, the more likely you are to go completely bald sooner than you may be comfortable with.

It’s different for women

The exact opposite is true for women. Even if you hit the 50-year benchmark with a full head of hair . once there is a loss of estrogen after menopause, women will find that hair loss may increase, and get worse with age. All is not lost – like many things in life, proper nutrition can help. So make sure to eat your veggies!

Our blog entries are for your information only and are not intended as medical advice. Because everyone is different, we recommend you work with your medical professional to determine what’s best for you. Toji: Pure Density is designed to support healthy hair growth, and comes with a 3-bottle guarantee. Yes – this means you can try it for 3 months, and if you don’t grow faster, thicker, longer hair we will gladly provide you a complete, 100% money back, refund . For more info, check out our site: www.tojilife.com.

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Hair brush choices got you confused?

It’s time for a spring cleaning for your bathroom– and not a moment too soon. Your kits and caboodles are overflowing with hair brushes and combs, and it’s time to throw some of the older ones away. But hair products are expensive, and you know they are still useful, so which do you keep?

What is this boar bristle hype all about?

If you’ve looked into hair products lately, chances are you’ve read about the wonders of boar bristle brushes. People really like these brushes, but it’s not only because they are the latest it thing. Boar bristle brushes are, in general, easier on the hair than your typical plastic hair brush, with the added bonus that they distribute your natural oils from your scalp, down to your oftentimes-dryer ends.

In addition, the hard boar bristles are very effective at removing gross pile-up from dirt, dust, and debris from your everyday life, so it can even help in keeping your hair clean. That’s not all, the hard bristles of a boar hair brush are perfect for massaging your scalp, thereby stimulating the blood flow to your scalp and preventing hair loss.

Don’t worry, you can keep a brush for every occasion

So which of your boar bristle brushes do you keep? Well, all of them! All hair brushes serve a different purpose, and it is important to use them correctly. For starters, a paddle hair brush is best for detangling wet hair, while a round hair brush is perfect for use while blow drying – do your research on the hair brush you leave in your drawers to find out which of these boar bristles don’t really fit your morning routine.

Our blog entries are for your information only and are not intended as medical advice. Because everyone is different, we recommend you work with your medical professional to determine what’s best for you. Toji: Pure Density is designed to support healthy hair growth, and comes with a 3-bottle guarantee. Yes – this means you can try it for 3 months, and if you don’t grow faster, thicker, longer hair we will gladly provide you a complete, 100% money back, refund . For more info, check out our site: www.tojilife.com.

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It’s been an exhausting nine-and-then-some-that-nobody-really-tells-you-about months, but the day is finally here. You push, shout, and cry, but finally – finally – meet your gorgeous baby…cue ball. Before you begin imagining yourself placing your baby on a life-long Rogaine regimen, you should calm down new mommy, because this is totally normal.

The reason? Telogen Effluvium, or to put it simply, a change in the normal hair cycle due to a variety of causes, like hormone changes or childbirth (yes, baby momma, this can happen to you too!). Essentially, this means that your baby has two phases of hair growth before they can even muster the strength to roll their tiny little bodies over.

While your mini-Michael-Jordan was marinating in your tummy, your baby was receiving a large amount of your hormones. Now that the umbilical cord has been cut, his or her hormone levels begin to drop, causing the resting phase of hair growth, the precursor to hair loss (these pesky hormones are also the reason why you may notice some hair loss after giving birth). So, if your baby was born bald, then the first growth has already fallen out.

The cure? Time. Within six months, your baby is going to show signs of having a luscious head of hair, I swear. On the bright side – there is always a bright side – while you wait for those curly-cute tresses to come in, there is a huge market of bald baby hair accessories, with all of the bows, caps, and headbands to keep your baby looking just as adorable (if not even more-so) as those full-haired fellow infants.

Our blog entries are for your information only and are not intended as medical advice. Because everyone is different, we recommend you work with your medical professional to determine what’s best for you. Toji: Pure Density is designed to support healthy hair growth, and comes with a 3-bottle guarantee. Yes – this means you can try it for 3 months, and if you don’t grow faster, thicker, longer hair we will gladly provide you a complete, 100% money back, refund . For more info, check out our site: www.tojilife.com.

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