I’m only in my early 30s, but I’m already starting to notice that I’m going to have to find a treatment for thinning hair! I have made sure that I keep up on my exercise as I’m a part-time marathon runner (I do one full and two half marathon events a year) and I go to yoga and spin classes. I make sure to go for regular cleanings and check-ups at my dentist and whiten my teeth (as reminded by my Mom who works for a dentist!). I also get a massage twice a month (along with my yoga classes) to help relieve the stress that accumulates from my new job, pending marriage and house-hunting endeavors. I go for regular medical and skin checkups as I have great medical insurance and have even gotten my bone density tests (great results) and blood-work done (more great results).

My skin is in fairly good shape considering I’m outdoors a lot living at the beach, and I make sure to moisturize daily and wear sun screen and very little makeup unless I go out in the evening. WHY then, am I looking at myself in the mirror and seeing a much “older” person than I feel like I AM or put work into being? I finally saw it, thinning hair!

I started with the expensive conditioners and “volumizing” shampoos and found that they have to be changed out as the buildup was clogging my scalp pores (follicles) and causing itching and breakouts, PLUS my hair ended up getting even thinner as the pores clogged and I needed MORE product like a never ending cycle. I switched back to a squeaky clean approach!

Hair sprays are great for plumping up my hairdo for a night out on the town, but they build up if used every day to disguise my thinning hair problem. Blow drying my hair with my head upside down is super for creating volume especially if you use a mousse (they’re BAAACK!) but too frequent blow-drys or these blow-outs were just making my hair dry and brittle. Breaking hair made me need a more frequent cut and although shorter hair sounds good for some, it did not fit my face and I need to be able to put my hair up in a pony for exercise, so past mid-length is best for looks and lifestyle (I’m careful to use soft, non-breaking scrunchies). Besides, isn’t longer hair with a lot of movement and swing a sign of youth?

Coloring my hair and putting blond streaks in (I’m getting darker every year too) helps give me a lift and volume, but I worry about the overall health of my hair with dyes. Then I read that hair COLOR has less to do with looking younger than shine, smoothness, luminosity and VOLUME. Extensions are great (but costly to keep up) and forget a wig (even a wiglet). Next I looked for a natural hair loss treatment.

I do not want to take any internal medications and I would rather not use the expensive, messy topical out there such as Rogaine for women. However, I did stumble on laser hair therapy that can work with any meds you may have to take for other issues (I’m lucky that I don’t, yet!). The laser hair brush can also be used on dyed hair, any ethnicity, treated or damaged hair and it works for men just as well! There is a one-time cost for the laser hair brush itself and the rechargeable batteries, and you can use it the recommended 15-20 minutes every other day for the rest of your life! There is one with an awesome warranty and guarantee at about $700 and comes in with the lightest (like a hairbrush) weight and the most (35) lasers. It is cool to the touch and simply stimulates blood flow to the exact depth of the hair-producing follicle by pulsing these laser waves. Hair grows in thicker, shinier and FULLER!!! I have read the testimonials, have ordered and received my Nutreve Personal Hair Therapy Laser. I have called the company and actually got to speak to the owner and Team with my questions about safety, use, etc. and am fully satisfied. Results should be complete in 30 days or so…but I can already see more hair around my facial hairline and I’m comforted knowing that there is such a great customer satisfaction policy! Here’s to fixing my final flaw in my quest to looking as good as I feel!

How many times have we heard that our hair needs volume? “Get Major Volume” read ads for volumizing shampoo, hair sprays, treatments, dry shampoos and conditioners. Polimers and proteins bulk up the strands when heat is applied in blow drying or blowouts. As we age, however, hair thins and then these tricks don’t work anymore. Laser hair therapy using a laser hair brush can optimize each follicle’s output of hair. The cool wave lasers target the base of the follicle to increase blood circulation, promoting growth of stronger, thicker shinier hair.

Once we have our perfect amount of hair, we have such a choice of styles! Back in the 50’s hair was mostly soft and touchable. Moms had soft bobs or curls and kids too. The 60’s on the other hand became all about volume. Teased hair, soup can rollers and lots of hairspray were the norm. After all that stiffness, hairstyles went into a phase of tousled locks with waves that looked like we just walked out of the ocean and the sun dried each strand. Lack of structure propagated the thick and wavy look which blended set waves with a bit of windblown effect.

By the time we got to the 90s we wanted out bob back…but this time it was cut on angles with deep parts and not too much poof. Think geometric. Then hairstyles started to change more rapidly. We went to layered looks both straight then curled. Those curls became more polished and looser…sometimes looking like the strands came right off the rollers. Glamour finally overtook the crazy curls and softened them, giving our hair a smoother finish. Now volume is back in waves, but in an undone look…or slicked back into a glamourous ponytail. Hair now doesn’t come in “one style fits all” but is adapted to our location, venue and the time of day.

All of the above however, is achieved only by having that full set of locks. Many of us now have to find a thinning hair treatment and a natural hair loss treatment at that! Back to the laser hair brush for hair loss or thinning. I have found that the Nutreve Personal Hair Therapy Laser is the most complete and easy to use laser hair brush on the market today. Its curved head holds 35 pulsing, quality lasers that are poised to target the base of the follicles. It has rechargeable batteries so that it has only the original price tag of less than $600 as far as operating costs.

The ergonomic handle allows for ease in maneuvering the brush to all needed areas, OR you can use the optional hands-free stand so that you can multitask while using the device. Required use is for only 15-20 minutes every other day, and this laser hair restoration device is light and portable so that it can be taken along on vacations or business trips. The Nutreve Personal Hair Therapy Laser can be used along with any prescription medications, and works well with hair restoration medications, creams or treatments. It works for hair of any ethnicity, color or texture and increases follicle output and duration overall. Nutreve is very up front to say that a dead follicle will not produce hair again. Miracles are not an option.

However, they offer the best alternative to pills, surgeries, wigs or any other hair loss or thinning hair treatment out there. Then, style as usual!