When it comes to hair loss, female sufferers are disadvantaged in a field that once again appears to be male dominated. Sure, it might be odd to consider hair loss a field, especially when considering that there are indeed products geared specifically for the hair loss treatment of female, male, young and old sufferers! On the flipside, when you carefully check the advertising and also the online sites that seek to garner a market share in the lucrative hair loss treatment niche, you will find that the majority of all ads are geared toward men. In the media losing hair has become male dominated as may be seen in not just the ads but even the tongue in cheek jokes and comedic shticks. Hair transplantation and most marketable hair treatments and hair loss medications are heavily advertised in men’s magazines, while women’s magazines are surprisingly silent on this issue.
Perhaps the best explanation for this dichotomy may be found in the fact that women are more likely than men to counteract hair loss at its earliest stages while men will wait until the loss of locks is painfully obvious and the receding hair line can no longer be covered up by even the most creative comb over. This of course has set up a niche market for hair care products that seek to preserve hair and improve the health of hair which is geared primarily toward women. You will find this true in ads for black hair care products, expensive deep treatments for improving the health of the scalp and its follicles, and most certainly in the arena of nutritional supplementation that lays claim to providing hair health from the inside out and that promise glossy hair, vibrant color, and a smooth texture.
Women’s hair loss is thus out on the backburner and many a sufferer will seek to cover up the thinning mane with either a wig or with extensions and other such weaves which – somewhat ironically – jeopardize the health of the remaining hair and may actually contribute to further hair loss. Female consumers also appear to be rather hesitant to discuss the hair loss with a physician which is dangerous considering that there are some autoimmune disorders which are more prevalent in the female population present with hair loss as a secondary symptom.
Hair loss – female or male, experienced by one young or old – must be discussed with a licensed physician and also with a hair stylist. At times it is the two professions working together – even as they are seemingly unrelated – that will provide the best chance for a reversal of the hair loss or at least a halting of the loss of the tresses before even more damage is done. Although when it comes to hair loss, female sufferers appear disadvantages, it is up to the individual woman to ensure that she has her questions answered and receives the best possible advice on available treatment options and also cosmetic methods of dealing with the problem. This protects against fad treatments, such as hair loss vitamins and odd scalp massagers and other gizmos that promise great results but fail to deliver.
