xetawaves
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I've noticed that most people suffering hair loss also have flaky, inflamed scalps. Their foreheads are also very oily. I've also noticed that on days that my scalp is flakier and face is oilier than others is when I shed more hair. There's clearly a connection. I've been sitting on a theory the past few days that our scalps are being inhabited by fungus which is causing our scalps to become inflamed. Then our bodies send androgens to the scalp to try and reduce the inflammation. Although, I think maybe our bodies have always sent more androgens to the top of the scalp, because this is the only area without muscle which creates tension which creates inflammation. A high level of tension creates high levels of sebum which feeds any fungus that might be on your scalp. Then overgrowth occurs and eventually calcification. The inflammation is treated with androgens, the androgens create sebum, the sebum feeds the fungus, the fungus creates inflammation. It's a cycle. I think this is why some people have regrown hair with nizoral alone. Also, finasteride greatly lowers dht which is what controls sebum. Reduce sebum and the fungus begins to starve. I've reduced my sebum levels with progesterone and by taking coconut oil internally. I've noticed less shed. Although, today my androgens seemed high so I shed quite a bit, I could tell because my face was oilier than normal and libido was high. This could possibly be caused by stress, I've had a rough past few days. Stress = dht = sebum.
I also came across this interesting study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4069738/
"Malassezia may cause hair loss by utilizing the lipids present in different strata of epidermis and dermis leading to weakening of hair root and hair fall."
I also came across this interesting study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4069738/
"Malassezia may cause hair loss by utilizing the lipids present in different strata of epidermis and dermis leading to weakening of hair root and hair fall."
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