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The Best Cures for Female Hair Loss

Female hair loss, also called alopecia, is usually not a medical condition, but a condition of aging, hormones and genes. Women do not usually go bald as men do, but will instead have thinning hair or hair loss at the crown. If you are unhappy with your loss of hair, treatments are available for you to try.

  1. Treatments

    • The easiest and least expensive way to deal with hair loss is to try hair weaving, hairpieces or changing your hairstyle to disguise the hair loss.

      To treat female pattern baldness, the United States Food and Drug Administration approves only one medication: minoxidil. When used on the scalp at the recommended 2 percent concentration, minoxidil can help hair grow, but only in 20 percent to 25 percent of women. However, minoxidil does help the majority of users to slow or stop the hair loss process. Minoxidil is expensive, though, and as soon as you stop using it, hair loss begins again.

      Some women opt for hair transplants. Tiny plugs of hair are taken from areas that are still growing hair and placed in the balding areas. This works best for hair loss at the crown of the head versus all-over thinning, according to the Hair Transplant Network. Hair transplants can be expensive, but the results, especially for hair loss at the crown, are usually very good.

      HerAlopecia.com recommends using Nizoral shampoo if you have thinning hair. You can get this at the grocery store, but do not use it more than once every three days. Allow the product to soak into your head while you shower.

      HerAlopecia.com also recommends a product called Tricomin Therapy Spray, a natural product that is under FDA trial. It is popular with its members in stimulating hair growth.

    Medical Conditions

    • If itching or skin irritation accompanies your hair loss, contact your doctor. You may have a treatable medical condition that is causing your hair loss. Certain skin diseases, hormonal abnormalities, an iron deficiency, an underactive thyroid, a vitamin deficiency or certain medications can cause hair loss. With proper treatment, you could start growing your hair again.

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