Before tackling which natural remedies can be put in place to combat alopecia, it is necessary to define what alopecia is and make the correct distinctions on the types of alopecia because unfortunately there are non-reversible and therefore untreatable forms .
First of all , alopecia is a process of patchy hair / hair / beard loss on the scalp and other body areas . It mainly affects the male sex, but in recent times there have been increasing numbers of cases even among women.
Forms of Alopecia
> Cicatricial alopecia is irreversible, as hair follicles atrophy without any more chance of regeneration. Among the scars include seborrheic alopecia, dandruff alopecia, lupus erythematosus alopecia, radiation alopecia and senile alopecia . On this kind of alopecia there are no natural remedies that we can apply because once the hair bulb loses its functionality and atrophies it is no longer recoverable.
> Temporary alopecia is treatable and can achieve good remission results. Among the temporary alopecia from stress caused by very heavy tensions and which cause a vasoconstrictor action of the hair follicle. Also alopecia areata is a temporary form and concerns small or large areas, eyelashes, eyebrows or beard. Alopecia decalvante affects the scalp and causes hair loss over a wide area, similar to total baldness.
> Androgenetic Alopecia is hormonal in nature and deserves a separate treatment because it is linked to endocrine changes and must also be treated with remedies for internal use compared to other forms of alopecia; it is also called common baldness or crown baldness and it can be slowed down, stemed if at an early stage, then if left untreated it provides a progressive miniaturization of the hair, until it becomes hair.
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Natural Remedies for Alopecia
The remedies aimed at treating Alopecia are topical, to be applied with frictions on the interested parts to stimulate the hair follicles, activate their vasodilation and contribute to its regeneration. We can use alcoholic solutions and aqueous solutions with active ingredients that perform various functions:
> Juglans Regia, used directly on the skin accompanied by a frictioning massage. Walnut is rich in tannins, vitamin A and complex B, has an astringent, disinfectant, anti-inflammatory action . Contrasts the excesses of sebum, but also itching and flaking. Walnut is indicated for many skin-related disorders: acne, infected dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema.
> Ulmus campestris, is a regulator of the secretions of the sebaceous glands; even the elm is rich in astringent principles such as tannins, is anti-inflammatory, and is also useful in the case of acne, impure skin, wet eczema, foul-smelling sweat, hyperuricemia.
> Urtica Dioica, the root extract is an excellent remedy both for external use and for internal use in the case of androgenetic alopecia . Nettle has an astringent, disinfectant action, and inhibits the 5-alpha reductase 1-2, which causes an excess of dihydrotestosterone bringing with it some disorders such as prostatic hypertrophy, acne, alopecia.
> Rosemary in essential oil, cineole chemotype, with antiseptic, antibacterial, revulsive properties, has a stimulating effect on circulation.
> Serenoa Repens, for internal use it is indicated for the Androgenetic Alopecia. The Serenoa has an anti-inflammatory, anti-prostatic action, inhibits the 5 alpha-reductase, as indicated for the ortica dioica.
