In recent years, the number of people with hair loss in China has been climbing. A recent survey involving more than 10,000 people in China showed that 60% of men experienced hair loss before the age of 25 and up to 84% before the age of 30. However, only 56% of them have consulted professionals such as dermatologists, specialist outpatient doctors or Chinese medicine practitioners. The variety of products available for hair loss treatment is changing rapidly. From the early “Zhang Guang 101”, to more than a thousand kinds of drugs on the market now, “5 days to stop hair loss, 7 days to grow hair”, “20 days to see results, ineffective refund, never rebound, monthly care 1 -The most important thing is to make sure that you are not losing your hair. Behind this huge business opportunity, in the end, how much is to earn the trust of consumers by fooling them again and again but left them disappointed? The reporter found in the investigation, the current market sales of hair growth products, mainly divided into the following categories: a. Nutritional hair root type. Many anti-hair loss, hair growth products are under the banner of “nutrition”, such as “through the nourishing and strong formula, re-supply your scalp hair follicles with nutrients, grow thick and healthy hair”. “These claims may seem reasonable. But in fact, hair loss is not due to a lack of nutrition, but more to do with age, hormone levels, stress, etc.” Yang Shuxia, deputy chief physician of the Department of Dermatology at Peking University First Hospital and a hair clinic outpatient specialist, said. If you add too much nutrition to the hair, not only will it not help hair loss, but it may also aggravate the symptoms by clogging the hair follicles. Second, clean scalp type. Many patients with hair loss are accompanied by oily scalp and dandruff, so many hair loss prevention and growth products under the banner of “removing free radicals and inhibiting hormones that cause hair loss” or “strong oil control”. In this regard, Zhang Cang, deputy director of the dermatology department of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that frequent cleaning or using strong oil control products may stimulate excessive secretion of sebum in the scalp and aggravate hair loss. Third, the prescription cure type. There are a lot of folk remedies for hair loss, and some manufacturers use them to make products, such as ginger shampoo, which will not have a significant effect. On the contrary, the direct application of ginger, wine and other irritating items may damage the scalp, trigger scalp inflammation and aggravate hair loss. Fourth, herbal conditioning type. Some products are advertised as hair loss because the couples are not solid, the veins are blocked, and the hair growth preparations made from Chinese herbs such as turbinia and shouwu can cultivate full hair follicles and grow new hair in the short term. Zhang Cang introduced, some Chinese medicine does have the effect of hair, but the effect can not be too fast, and the effect varies from person to person. Five, androgen suppression type. Yang Shuxia said, androgenic alopecia is the most common kind of hair loss, once widely known as “seborrheic alopecia”, as well as “shedding”, “early baldness” and so on. There are only two drugs that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of this type of hair loss. One is the oral drug finasteride, for adult men; the other is a topical minoxidil preparation, available for both men and women. Women of childbearing age should not take finasteride as it may cause abnormal development of the extra-urinary genitalia in the fetus. ”Hair loss brings a lot of trouble to people, but the treatment of it is a long-term process, ‘three, five, seven days to see results’ products are certainly not reliable.” Yang Shuxia said. To treat hair loss, the first thing is to have a good mindset. In fact, hair loss is not terrible, many can be self-healing, such as because of work stress, long time tension, fatigue caused by hair loss, in the professional, this is called “rest period hair loss”, rest well, hair loss phenomenon will also end, no need to worry at all. Secondly, eating well and sleeping well is the best hair growth medicine. Pay attention to a reasonable diet, not too greasy diet, more intake of B vitamins and antioxidants rich in coarse grains, vegetables, etc., can provide the necessary nutrition for the hair. Finally, do proper protection and cleaning. Wash your hair once every 2-3 days, depending on the oiliness of your scalp. Shampoo with ordinary regular brand can be. When you go out in summer, you can wear a hat or an umbrella. If there is a high number of hair loss and the symptoms persist, make sure to visit the dermatology department of a regular hospital.