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Hair is the adornment of the body so people keep experimenting with it. Advertisements ranging from long hair to how to get hair back are present on social media. The advertisements claim that people can get back their lost hair with oils and shampoos. People suffering from baldness fall into this trap and spend thousands of rupees on these fake products.
Why does hair fall?
If you go to social media to find the answer to this question, people will tell you many things. But today we will tell you about the reasons that science talks about. According to science, the most common cause of hair loss is related to your genes. In scientific language it is called androgenetic alopecia. This is the main cause of hair loss in more than 50 percent of men and women.
What does the science say on androgenetic alopecia?
Now the question is which genes are responsible for hair fall? If the father's hair has fallen, then the son's hair will also fall. Actually this is not so. Science says that the gene X chromosome is responsible for baldness and it comes from the person's mother. In scientific language it is called AR gene. But these genes alone are not responsible for baldness. About 200 genes are responsible for this. Man gets it from both mother and father.
Does hair ever grow back?
According to a German report, the total market size of hair loss treatment products was around $300 million in the year 2020. In Indian rupees it would be Rs 2,51,61,94,50,000. It is estimated that it will double by 2030. Now in such a situation, it is natural to ask whether lost hair can grow again?
Scientists believe that hair transplant surgery and laser hair therapy work to some extent. Also, this cannot be done with oils and shampoos. There are some medicines that make the hair stronger and prevent them from falling. But they are not completely capable of regrowing their hair. No one should take these medicines without consulting a doctor. One of these medicines is finasteride. Finasteride works by blocking the DHT hormone so that it does not affect the hair follicles. Another medicine is minoxidil. Minoxidil opens the blood vessels. However, it is still not fully understood how it promotes hair growth.
A new invention is in the works
Now some scientists tested the naturally occurring sugar 2-deoxy-D-ribose on rats in the laboratory. However, this research was to test its ability to aid wound healing. But this research has been done only on rats. It may take many years for this medicine to reach humans.