We all lose hair. Some more than others. And some, sooner than later. According to experts, about one in five men will exoerience some form of hair loss by the age of 20. By the time they reach their 40s, the number of men who have experienced excess hair loss is nearly one in two! Women are obviously not as genetically prone to significant hair loss as men, but it is still a heartbreaking problem for many, and more common than you ray think. Data suggests that one in five women will exoerience some hair loss by the age of 30, and by the age of 60, the number is one in four.

Hair grows from hair follicles which are among the smallest organs in our bodies. Each follicle grows a single hair in a cycle consisting of three phases. The anagen phase is the longest period of growth, lasting 2-8-years, followed by the two to three week catagen phase, which ends with a two to four month telogen phase, where the hair is at the resting stage before it is shed.

Normally, 80 to 90 percent of our hair is in the anagen growing phase. Hair growth and hair follicle activity is controlled by the body's biological clock. Although the hairs we lose daily typically regrows, genetic, medical, environmental and biological factors, such as a poor diet, high stress or hormonal conditions, can end the cycle. The follicle simply shuts down and dies off.

That is why it is so important that you start to do something about hair loss early and protect remaining follicles with melatex.