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Advecia Review: All natural hair loss product
What is Advecia?
Advecia is a natural product that uses a combination of ingredients to slow hair loss. Our customers notice improvements in their condition usually within 6-12 months. They notice hair loss slowing first than they notice stronger thicker hair.
Advecia's synergistic blend takes nutritional application a step further, by including specific nutrients that are not easily obtained from dietary sources alone.
Hair loss is a very complex process. Genetics determine and dictate what a person's hair line will be. Advecia was developed with this in mind: Although you cannot change your genetics, you can influence the extent of your hair loss with a combination of diet and nutritional supplementation.
Who can use Advecia??
If you have a hairline that is receding, Advecia can be a viable option because it helps inhibit 5-alpha-reductase, a known factor in hair loss.
Advecia ingredients
Saw Palmetto Extract- Conventional treatments for male pattern baldness generally involve blocking DHT conversion using 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. These products often have bothersome side effects and may not even be that effective depending on the severity of hair loss. Saw palmetto also functions as a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, making it useful in male pattern hair loss. In a double-blind, placebo controlled study, 60% of men treated with a liposterolic extract of Saw palmetto and beta-sitosterol were rated as improved on the final visit.
Phytosterol extract- This category of compounds is one of the active components in Saw palmetto. Phytosterols exhibit 5-alpha reductase inhibition, making it useful in treating male pattern baldness.
Beta-sitosterol- As mentioned, blocking the enzyme 5-alpha reductase is an effective approach to treating male pattern baldness. Beta-sitosterol functions in this capacity and in a double-blind, placebo controlled study, 60% of men treated with a liposterolic extract of Saw palmetto and beta-sitosterol were rated as improved on the final visit.
Green Tea Extract- Extracts of green tea contain polyphenols which influence hair loss. A specific component EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is a potent inhibitor of 5-alpha reductase. In animal studies of spontaneous hair loss, green tea extract has demonstrated the ability to produce significant hair regrowth when compared to control.
L-Arginine- An amino acid that plays a role in the basic biology of hair and skin growth, L-arginine may be beneficial to people with hair loss. Research has shown that L-arginine can protect against oxidative damage to the hair shaft from chemical coloring agents.
L-lysine- Nutritional factors often play a role in various patterns of hair loss. This amino acid can be useful in patients noticing increased hair shedding. A double-blind study of subjects with hair loss who were taking L-lysine and iron showed that a significant proportion of patients responded well to the treatment.
Grape seed extract- Components found in grape seed extract may be useful in treating hair loss. Toxicology studies in animals show that grape seed extract is a safe product, not affecting blood cells or producing adverse effects.
Proanthocyanidins/Procyanidins- These naturally occurring phytochemicals can affect the process of hair growth. Procyanidin B2 can act as a growth promoting factor in animal hair cells. In a double-blind, controlled clinical trial of a 4 month procyandin B2 treatment, increased hair diameter and number of hairs were observed.
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