Hair Loss Facts

For Men

• Approximately 50 million men suffer from thinning hair or hair loss.
• 40% of male population will experience male pattern baldness.
• The leading contributing cause of hair loss in men is related to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone).
• DHT is the end result of a reaction that occurs between the hair follicle enzyme complex (5-Alpha Redutase) and testosterone.

For Women

• 20 million American women suffer from hair loss; 10 million of them are under 40 years old.
• Approximately 30 million women (or one in four) experience hereditary women’s hair loss and baldness.
• 50% of women will experience a woman’s hair loss by middle age.
• Your hair is at its thickest by age 20. Once you pass 20, however, your hair gradually begins to thin, shedding more than the normal 40-100 hairs a day.
• 40% of women never expect women’s hair loss or baldness to happen to them.
• Fine hair is both a precursor for and consequence of hair thinning.
• The chance of experiencing hair loss is almost twice as high for women with fine hair as for women with thick / full hair.