Urinozinc For Hair Loss

While URINOZINC® was originally formulated to help alleviate the symptoms associated with BPH, it’s PATENTED formula is also effective for reversing hair loss. Many persons today use URINOZINC® solely for hair loss, while others utilize it for the symptoms associated with BPH and often times report the added benefit that it provides for their hair loss. Below we explain how URINOZINC® works for hair loss:

Male pattern baldness

The most common form of baldness is a progressive hair thinning condition called androgenic alopecia or "male pattern baldness" that occurs in adult male humans and other species. In “male pattern baldness” hair is lost in a well-defined pattern, beginning above both temples. Hair also thins at the crown of the head. Often a rim of hair around the sides and rear of the head is left, or the condition may progress to complete baldness.

Androgens and hair loss

Androgens are a group of chemically related sex steroid hormones – the primary and most well known being testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a biologically active metabolite of testosterone, formed primarily in the prostate gland, testes, hair follicles, and adrenal glands. Androgen’s must be present for baldness to occur. Current research shows that the balding scalp contains miniaturized hair follicles and increased amounts of DHT compared to a hairy scalp. This suggests that it is the excess presence of DHT in the scalp tissue that causes “male pattern baldness” in those patients genetically predisposed.

Saw Palmetto – a natural anti-androgen

Saw palmetto extract is considered to both a natural Anti-androgen and a DHT Inhbitor , and as such is suggested as a potential treatment for male pattern baldness. The mechanism of action is thought to be that by preventing or slowing down the breakdown of testosterone to DHT, one can prevent or minimize premature male pattern baldness. It is believed that Saw Palmetto may block the enzyme (5-alpha-reductase) from converting the hormone testosterone into DHT.

Research seems to conclude that inhibiting or blocking DHT production affects the entire body not just the prostate. In the scalp area, the reduction of DHT seems to allow hair follicles to re-open and engage in new hair growth. Evidence also shows that DHT reduction may also maintain the health of productive follicles.