When talking with other women my age about hair loss, I discovered that many of them blame themselves because their hair is thinning. They believe the myths that say perms, hair dyes, blow dryers or curling irons can cause their hair to fall out. None of this is true. Teasing your hair or spending hours in the sun do not cause the problem either. The truth is that the most common reason that women lose their hair is because of their heredity. Female Pattern Baldness (also known as Alopecia) is the cause of 95% of hair loss among women. That’s actually pretty positive news because Provillus is designed to treat FPB. It can help you stop losing your hair and even cause damaged hair follicles to start re-growing.

The Provillus website is very honest when it says that their product will not help solve the problem of thin hair when it is caused by conditions other than FPB. For example, many women will notice a loss of hair during pregnancy or right after childbirth. This, however, is caused by the shifting hormones in a woman’s body, and her hair will return to normal when those hormones stabilize. Likewise, some women lose their hair because of a thyroid imbalance. This condition needs to be treated by a physician and cannot be helped by Provillus.

One of the things that impressed me the most about Provillus when I began my research was the fact that the company offers a different product for men than the one they provide for women. That’s because male and female hormones affect the way hair loss occurs, so different formulas are necessary.

The other thing that I was glad to see when reading about Provillus is that it contains Minoxodil. According to webMD,  this is the only ingredient that has been approved by the FDA for use by both men and women. It has also been clinically proven to be effective for slowing hair loss as well as re-growing new hair.

I am so glad that I was lucky enough to be born into my family. I am proud of the rugged individualists who form the trunk of my family tree and have enjoyed hearing tales of their strength and wisdom all of my life. Many of them were pioneers of the American West and led lives that required great determination in order to succeed. I like to think that I have inherited some of their best qualities. There is one thing that my ancestors have passed down to me that is not a blessing, however, and that is the genetic predisposition to lose my hair. You see, as talented and hard working as my forefathers were (and my foremothers, for that matter), many of them were bald. I don’t mean that they just had a receding hairline or a thin spot on top. Men (and even women) in my family tended to be totally and completely bald. Think “cue ball” and you’ve got the picture.