The receding hair line is quite possibly the most formidable hair loss opponent. It seems impossible to fix, unless you get a hair transplant. However this is not the case.

A receding hair line is a classic example of male pattern baldness – caused by DHT. So, the fact that we can easily identify the cause of the hair loss, means we have a great start for stopping and even reversing it.

If the hair loss was characterized by diffuse thinning, we would not have such a clear sign of what is causing it.

Let’s take a closer look

If you closely examine the surface of the skin, where the hair has receded, you should see that there is only very very thin translucent hair growing. But the problem is in the skin. It’s become baron – it’s no longer in the right condition to support hair growth.

Now, if you think about this logically, the skin wasn’t always like that. At one point the skin you have observed was in the right condition to support hair growth – and fully developed thick hair was growing. So it makes sense that in order to stop the hair loss and stimulate hair growth, you first need to get the scalp in the right condition to support hair growth, like it used to be. Once you’ve done that you can start to re-activate those tiny translucent dormant hair follicles.

How do you do it?

At the start of the post I explained that a receding hair line is almost certainly caused by DHT, due to the nature of the hair loss. The skin, where the hair has receded, has been subjected to DHT in large quantities (relative to the rest of the scalp – hence the pattern of the hair loss). So we need to do two things:

1. Stop the DHT from building up in the scalp
2. Remove built-up DHT from the scalp

Once we have achieved these critical goals we need to:

1. Boost circulation in the scalp
2. Encourage regeneration in the cells
3. Feed the dormant hairs to reactivate them

Breaking down what seems impossible

We started with what seemed like an impossible task. We’ve broken it down into the causes and the steps we can take to eliminate them. I explain the steps described above in detail in my eBook. To read my step by step guide to stopping hair loss and reactivating dormant hair follicles, download my eBook today.

Following on from the post before last, here are five more things you should avoid if you don’t want to lose your hair.

1. Tight hats

Wearing a tight hat that consistently pulls on your hair can train the hair roots to grow nearer and nearer to the surface of the skin. This won’t effect everyone since the way some people wear their hats won’t cause pulling of the hair. So you’ll hear people saying things like “I’ve worn a hat for twenty years and I’ve still got a full head of hair”. While this may be true for some it’s better to be safe than sorry.

2. Shampoos containing sodium lauryl sulphate

From my experience people who have switched to shampoos that don’t contain sodium lauryl sulphate have reported positive results. Some people don’t think SLS will do you any harm while others (including Dr. mercola) won’t touch it with a barge pole, due to it’s toxicity. Whether it’s the SLS itself or just the fact that shampoos that don’t contain SLS tend to contain much higher quality and more nutritious ingredients, the latter seem to work out better.

3. Hair braids and other hair pulling hair styles

The same principal applies here as with wearing tight hats. It’s especially true if you tightly tie your hair back pulling the more vulnerable hairs at the top of your head. Many fashion and beauty journalists have run stories on Naomi Campbell’s hair loss, suggesting it may have been caused by tightly tied back hair. Others have suggested that rage and negative emotions in general have caused stress related hair loss.

4. Relaxers

I don’t have a great deal of experience with relaxers but I have had readers and visitors to nicehair.org telling me that they believe relaxers have caused their hair loss. From the horror stories I’ve heard, my suggestion is that you avoid use of relaxers like the plague.

5. Pollution

According to researchers at the university of London, men living in highly polluted areas are more likely to lose their hair than those living in less polluted areas. Mike Philpott, from the school of medicine at Queen Mary University of London, said:

“We think any pollutant that can get into the bloodstream or into the skin and into the hair follicle could cause some stress to it and impair the ability of the hair to make a fibre.”

(reported by the Telegraph.)

Here’s a list of things you need to avoid if you want to prevent or stop hair loss. Some are obvious and some not so.

1. Stress

When I say avoid stress, I don’t mean you should literally avoid all stressful situations. In fact, quite the opposite, you should embrace stress and fear and try to conquer them. Stress is a major cause of hair loss but it can’t be avoided. Instead you should train your mind to deal with stressful situations in a relaxed manor. We’ve developed an eight part audio mind training programme that trains your mind to be more relaxed in stressful situations. You can download it for free when you download the hair loss eBook.

2. Excessive alcohol consumption

Alcohol damages the liver and having a strong liver is key to having healthy hair and skin. Many adults like to have a drink but there are things you can do to detox and strengthen your liver to keep it in good shape. All of this is explained in the hair loss eBook.

3. Excessive masturbation

Yes I’m afraid so! Evidence suggests that ejaculation can elevate DHT levels. And you know what that means. Of course there are ways of decreasing and removing DHT. Again, all of which is explained in the eBook.

4. Brazil nuts

Brazil nuts contain some really good nutrients. Eating a few a day should actually benefit your hair but don’t eat too many, as overdosing on selenium can cause hair loss. In reality it’s unlikely to happen unless you eat loads of brazil nuts but it’s worth bearing in mind. If you need advise on what to eat more of and what to avoid it’s all in the nutrition section of the eBook.

5. Hair gel

Although using hair gel won’t cause hair loss, leaving hair gel on your scalp could, if you don’t thoroughly wash frequently. If you’re not careful about washing the gel from your scalp every day it could build up and block the pores, which may lead to hair loss. See does hair gel cause hair loss for more.