Hair loss 101

I’ve struggled with hair loss since I was 23. At first, I struggled with thinning. It made me start cutting my hair, but I still wasn’t satisfied.

I started to do some market research on hair loss and found 3 solutions: hair transplantation (which I couldn’t afford), medication with side effects (which I couldn’t risk), and cosmetic products with questionable results and a lack of transparency when it came to their ingredients and efficacy.

Along with my co-founder, we created Scandinavian Biolabs to develop and deliver the most effective formulas with plant-derived actives and ingredients.

We know that the customers don’t just want to know if a product works, but how it works. We make haircare that works with your body, not against it. That’s what bio-harmonic hair care is – creating products transparently.

We work every day to share the experience that I had myself: being able to enjoy my natural hair while feeling like I’m actively contributing to its longevity.

Yes. 73% of men experience hair loss, and 57% of women experience some hair fall in their lifetime. It can have a huge psychological impact, affecting self-esteem and potentially causing anxiety and depression.

Societally, hair is often seen as a symbol of health and vitality. Although it is socially more acceptable for men to lose hair than women, for both genders, it can be a concerning and emotional experience.

Hair loss can also be a symptom of an underlying health concern. So addressing it is important.

Hair loss can be triggered by many factors: genetics, hormones, medication, illness, or lifestyle. But often, these all affect one crucial thing: your hair’s growth cycle.

Ideally, around 90% of your hair is actively growing at any one time (growth phase). The remaining 10% are in their resting and shedding phases.

Hair loss happens when this important balance shifts, and more hair is shedding than growing.

Yes, there is a fundamental difference between genetic hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) and temporary hair shedding caused by lifestyle factors, such as stress, illness, and diet. The key distinction lies in the cause, pattern, and permanence of the hair loss.

With androgenetic alopecia, the cause is primarily a genetic predisposition that makes hair follicles sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that causes them to shrink over time. If this is the case, for men, it presents as a thinning hairline and crown; for women, it presents as a general, overall thinning, usually identified as a widening of the parting.

Without treatment, the hair loss is permanent and progressive, meaning it gets worse over time.

Lifestyle-related hair loss (telogen effluvium) can be caused by stress, extreme weight loss and illness. This type of shedding is often temporary and, with the right support, can often be rectified within 6-9 months.

Based on our research, it is not unusual that there are several causes contributing to individual hair loss. A dermatologist or trichologist (a specialist who identifies and treats disorders of the hair and scalp) will be able to diagnose most causes.

We always recommend consulting with your doctor. Moreover, we have developed a tool that can help indicate which type of hair loss you’re experiencing based on a photo of your scalp. The tool cannot offer a diagnosis but help guide you to which stage of hair loss you’re experiencing.

To stop shedding and regrow your hair, two things need to happen: an increase in the number of hairs in the growth phase and a decrease in the number of hairs in the shedding phase.

Although you may not have control over factors like your genetics, research shows that it is possible to rebalance the hair growth cycle. And often, it can be done by giving nature a helping hand, without medication. Scandinavian Biolabs provides a natural solution to hair loss that is backed by clinical data. Based on our clinical studies, 93% of participants had a reduction in hair loss using our formulations.

The hair growth industry has an abundance of non-medicated products claiming growth capabilities with no guarantees or scientific evidence. On the other hand, some of the pharmaceutical solutions for hair loss can cause serious side effects such as nerve pain, inflammation, and low libido.

This can make it really difficult to decide which approach to take. Scandinavian Biolabs offers men and women a natural solution for hair loss that is scientifically backed and also offers a 150-day money-back guarantee.

With a range of non-pharmaceutical, clinically-proven hair growth treatments, you can start your hair regrowth journey with science on your side