A Nioxin consultation is divided into three steps:

  1. Determine the need
  2. Discuss and educate
  3. Recommend a customized plan

 Step 1: Determine the need

a. Factors and known causes

GENES:

Genetic predisposition is a major contributing factor to hair loss.

• Hormonal balance/ imbalance
• Inherited maternally or paternally
• Affects both women and men

 
  STRESS:

When hair follicles are sensitive to internal and external factors, they have a shorter life cycle, finer hair, miniature, replace thick hair:

•     A positive or negative stress in life
•     Stress can cause poor absorption of vitamins and nutrients

FOOD:

Hair follicles have a daily need of vitamins, proteins and amino acids to produce healthy hair. Although the hair follicle forms a strand of hair through a synthesis of proteins and carbohydrates, nutrition and diet greatly affect the hair.

•   Poor diet - fast food or processed foods are high in animal fats, they are over-processed and have little nutritional value.
•   Aggressive diet - A fast weight loss affects the level of amino acids in the body, and the absorption of vitamins and nutrients.
•   Insufficient energy - lack of iron, zinc and biotin.

 

DRUGS:

The hair follicle is sensitive to internal and external changes. Hair loss can be a side effect of taking certain medications or treatments, including:

•     Hormone replacement therapy
•     Birth Control
•     Steroids
•     Chemotherapy
•     Thyroid medication, blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and acne

 
HEALTH:

The healthy body does not necessarily produce healthy hair. One well-known cause for hair loss is a malfunction of the thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism:

•     A loss of volume - large amount of hair in the shower, sink or on the brush
•     Changing hair texture – hair becomes dry, brittle and easily tangled.
•     Pregnancy, childbirth and menopause.
•     Changes in life caused by a hormonal imbalance often affects healthy hair, temporarily or permanently.

  ENVIRONMENT:

Many experts attribute the acceleration of hair problems to environmental pollutants. It is considered to be the most important factor in hair loss in men and in women, particularly.