Saw Palmetto For Women'S Hair Loss | Nothing Is Without Risk
- Posted on 20 August, 2021
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
Saw Palmetto is an herb that is often put into many hair loss products that claim to be able offer the reduction of shedding or even the regrowth of hair. It is one of the first things I found in 1999 when I began losing my hair. I had a vitamin book, turned to the index, searched for hair loss, and saw Saw Palmetto listed as something that can help hair loss. I consulted with no one, and went to the vitamin shop to buy that and a whole bunch of other stuff that didn't work.. Stinging nettle, horsetail etc. You know the drill if you've been down that path.
It's been around forever. You don't need a special hair loss product to try this, it's sold in every vitamin shop around under a zillion different brands as a dietary supplement.
It is usually the ingredient of a hair loss product that is sold as a "DHT Blocker."
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is thought to be the cause of genetic hair loss. 5-alpha reductase is the enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT. Finasteride (Propecia), The FDA approved hair loss treatment for men, is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. Inhibit the 5AR and it's possible to lower DHT levels and thereby possibly see improvement with genetic hair loss (either with slowing the progression, regrowth or both). I should note to my knowledge, this really was mainly studied in men. Finasteride is often usually ONLY prescribed to men, as it is contraindicated for some women for various reasons and pregnant women should never even handle the tablets.
Finasteride is also prescribed to women with androgenetic alopecia who are not planning on getting pregnant AT ALL while on this medication. I was prescribed this and took it at the age of 22. It didn't work for me.
Also please remember, there is no cure for androgenetic alopecia, only treatments and only TWO are FDA approved.
That was a tangent, but it is related because Saw Palmetto is thought to be to be a "natural DHT blocker" and it's working along the same lines as finasteride ( Propecia) in that regard, and people often take things without knowing everything about what they are taking and the possible risks associated with them.
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What I want to be known, however, is that nothing is without risk. Simply because it's an herb or plant, doesn't mean it doesn't carry with it the possibility of causing yourself potential harm, beyond hair loss. You should always consult your doctor when taking any herb to ensure it's not contraindicated to anything you are currently taking or your health in general.
As it pertains to hair loss, it is also something that could potentially cause a shed, as anything that carries the possibility of being able to remotely slow or regrow hair - also carries with it the risk of causing a shed.
That is a universal truth when it comes to hair loss treatments. Any hair loss treatment. I don't share that to discourage anyone from trying things, however I think it's really important to make informed decisions.
So in case you didn't know, I wanted you to know a little more about this popular herb that is very often put into a variety of hair loss products sold on the market today.
Stay informed. Do your research.
Share your thoughts and comments below.
Much Love Always,
Y
Please note, I am NOT a doctor, everything I share and express is my opinion and based on the my understanding of hair loss and its treatment, having lived with it for 22 years. Always consult your doctor before making any decision to try or not try anything.
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So this will be my did, you know, i don't know if you know just letting you know segment about various things related to hair loss. So today i wanted to talk about, saw palmetto. The herb is often put into hair loss products that are sold to men and women to help combat their hair loss and thinning and stuff like that. It is a supplement that you don't actually have to buy a hair loss product for um. It'S often combined with a bunch of other stuff, that's sold as a proprietary blend, but that's available on amazon. That'S available available at the vitamin shop wherever wherever vitamins are sold, um. It'S something that i tried it. I think it was the second thing i tried after night oxen in 1999. It did not work for me, but what you should know is that nothing is without risk. When you take it, everything may seem like. Oh it's just something, i'm putting in my hair. No, nothing is without wrist, so it has been around forever. It is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, which, by the way, is what propecia and finasteride are so okay alpha reductase enzyme is the enzyme that is responsible for converting testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, which is what, in people with genetic hair loss, is making their hair fall out. So if you get the inhibitor, the thought process is that your hair is not going to fall out right. However, there are other implications associated with it, hormonal implications, you're, taking something that's altering your hormones. Um also remember anything that could potentially make your hair grow can also make your hair fall out. Anything that can potentially make your hair grow can also make your hair fall out. Something to be very mindful of it's also why this point in my life, when people ask me about any hair loss product by the way anything, i don't judge anybody for trying anything doing anything. I don't combat what they do or what they say works for them, but for me the reason why i don't at this point do that is really because i'm strongly aware that, no matter what it is, if it can make your hair grow, it can also make It fall out, and that's really true - for products like let's say, like minoxidil, people are familiar with like the dread, where you start using it and then like in a couple months, your hair falls out got ta, be aware of that, that's always a possibility. It doesn't mean you shouldn't chance, it doesn't mean you shouldn't risk, it just think it just means you should be aware of it. Um same thing's, actually true for prp by the way, even though i never actually experienced it, it can happen with prp. It could happen with anything that can make your hair potentially grow. It can also make it fall out initially. So what to know about cell palmetto? It is something that is altering your hormones um. It is kind of like. On the same, not i mean it's an herb, but it's kind of what finasteride propecia does that's kind of what cell palmetto is doing um, be aware of that when you're taking it? If you weren't going to take finasteride, you may want to reconsider taking cell palmetto um. I did actually take finasteride but different topic. Different video um just want to leave everybody with this information. Bye. You
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janetplanet09: Thank you for talking about saw palmetto and its hormonal properties. While I was using it, I was diagnosed with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. I have no idea if SP had any impact on my cancer, but after my diagnosis, I discontinued taking it. Chemo made my hair fall out and due to my AA, my hair did not even grow back to my pre-chemo thinness. I tried minoxidil afterwards (I had been using it previous) but I could not recover my hairline. I have the same baldness as my 3 brother--my sister, however, has all the hair--so thick three of us could share it. I am now in acceptance and wear wigs full-time outside the house. I am 58--I have spent too many years mourning my hairloss.
Feona Lee Jones: This is a really good point because if we mess with our hormones too much we can actually make it more likely that we might get certain cancers and tumors from what I’ve read.
Graceful Vessel: I still didn't get it: so what's the side effect of taking saw Palmetto?
Sheila Casey: Minoxidil works, until it doesn’t. Then comes the panic and heartache of the massive shedding that occurs once your body builds up a tolerance to the drug.
Maria Marin: So what was the side affect you got from saw palmetto
Brandy Amarillas: Which wig are you wearing, it looks amazing.