Some of the best hair loss treatment products you can find on the market have had some success in reversing hair loss. Treatments like Finasteride; marketed as Propecia and minoxidil marketed as Rogaine in the US have shown some promise. A one year study of finasteride showed 5 of 21 subjects or about 23% of the participants showed a 2 grade improvement in MNHS grade on the modified Norwood/Hamilton scale for hair improvement. While 57% of participants showed a one grade improvement and others stayed at the same level. The treatment was unsuccessful at treating severe hair loss.

An experimental hair treatment that has shown success in mice is hair multiplication or hair cloning. Experts extract self-replenishing follicle stem cells, multiplies them in the lab and then micro-injects them into the scalp. Scientists expect this treatment to be available sometime between 2009-2015. Another version of a medical treatment is stimulating the surrounding stem cells to generate the hair follicle to allow re-growth.

Ketoconazole is a topical application often used as a supplement to other treatments as it is both an anti-fungal and a potent 5 alpha reductase inhibitor. An interesting fact is that some placebos have had reasonable success rates as well; not as high as the product being tested and have shown similar side effects too. An example of this is with Propecia, the patients with any adverse sexual experiences were at 3.8% while the placebo patients were at 2.0%.

Keeping a regular exercise routine has shown to help keep androgen levels down as well as helping to maintain overall health. Weight training however can prove detrimental to hair because it tends to increase testosterone levels in the body. Exercising has a great effect on stress too which can cause hair loss.

A temporary hair loss treatment are immunosuppressants when applied to the scalp. Although this solution is not advised as there are possible lethal side effects related to the treatment.

An herbal treatment for hair loss is Saw Palmetto, an herbal DHT inhibitor which is cheaper and causes less side effects than other chemicals. Unlike other inhibitors it is able to achieve its effects without interfering with the body’s ability to secrete PSA. Saw Palmetto has shown to be able to inhibit both isoforms of 5 alpha reductase unlike other inhibitors which only inhibit the predominant type 2.

A traditional Chinese hair loss treatment is Polygonum Multiflorum. Studies have yet to prove whether this plant is effective or safe for use for hair loss. Beta Sitosterol can be found in many seed oils helps treat BHP by lowering cholesterol levels. If you are going to use this treatment it’s best to use an extract. It seems that consuming large amounts of this oil can make male pattern baldness worse.

A grape skin treatment called Resveratrol is a lipase inihbitor. It decreases the body’s ability to absorb fat through the intestine walls and reduces the total fat and calorie content in a person’s diet. Drastic treatments are broad spectrum anti-androgens like flutamide. These are used topically but do have potentially harmful side effects including the possibility of growing breasts for men.

By far the best hair loss treatment is an herbal all natural remedy called Mira hair oil. You just apply the oil to your hair and leave it on for a few hours if not overnight. Do this 2-3 times a week for the best results along with a scalp massage using the herbal oils. If you do this you will see the best results in hair loss treatment.