If you are suffering from thinning hair, you may have heard the term "dihydrotestosterone".

Dihydrotestosterone is a male hormone that is considered to be one of the causes of AGA (male pattern baldness), and this is sometimes called a hair hormone.

How much of this dihydrotestosterone do you have?

Asuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has developed a "hair hormone quantity measurement kit" that can be easily checked and know about the risk of AGA.

We will introduce how to use a simple test kit and basic knowledge about dihydrotestosterone for those who are suffering from thinning hair.

Causes and countermeasures for thinning hair

First of all, let's take a look at what dihydrotestosterone is, which causes AGA.

What is Dihydrotestosterone?

Testosterone, a representative of male hormones, is a substance that has the effect of building a masculine skeleton and muscles.
When this testosterone is combined with an enzyme called "5α reductase", it becomes dihydrotestosterone, which is the causative agent of thinning hair.

At this stage, a signal is sent to shorten the hair growth period, which stops the hair from growing and makes it easier to fall out.

If dihydrotestolone is the cause of thinning hair, you want to suppress secretion at all costs. In order to do so, it is necessary to suppress the secretion of testosterone, which is the source of dihydrotestolone.

On the other hand, if testosterone is forcibly reduced, it can lead to a decrease in muscle mass and bone density, as well as impaired judgment.

Therefore, it is effective to "block the binding" of testosterone and 5α-reductase, which produces dihydrotestosterone.

We will explain in detail the specific countermeasures, so please refer to them.

Suppresses the action of 5α-reductase

To stop the binding of testosterone to 5α-reductase, which is the root cause of AGA, it is important to review the menu of your diet.

In particular, "polyglutamic acid", which is abundant in fermented foods, suppresses the action of 5α-reductase. The sticky substance of natto contains a lot of polyglutamic acid, so why not be aware of incorporating it into your diet?

Create a healthy scalp

In order to grow healthy hair, scalp care, which is the foundation of healthy hair, is also essential. If you go to bed with shampoo or sebum stains left on your scalp, hair growth will be hindered and healthy hair will not grow.

Dirt that accumulates in the pores oxidizes over time, which also damages the hair follicles. Even if you are tired, try to shampoo as much as possible before going to bed.

Review shampoo

If you feel that too much sebum is being removed from the shampoo, it is recommended to use an amino acid that is gentle on the scalp as much as possible.

Also, are you shampooing correctly?
If you wash your nails upright, your scalp will be scratched.

The correct way to shampoo is to use the pads of your fingers to gently massage and wash. In addition, it is no exaggeration to say that the most important thing for the health of the scalp is not to leave the shampoo rinsed.

If the shampoo remains on the scalp, it can cause clogged pores and cause hair to thin out of that area.

AGA's simple test kits are very popular

If your hair loss has increased, you may be worried about whether the condition will become chronic.

In such a case, we recommend a hair hormone level measurement kit.

This test kit only mails 3 or more hairs of 5 cm or more to the testing institution. This alone is enough to measure the amount of dihydrotestolone.

The results will be sent to you by email, so you will need to register your email address. After 2~3 weeks, a test result report will be sent to the registered address.

It's easy, so if you're worried about thinning hair, please check it out.

In this article, we introduced basic knowledge about dihydrotestosterone, which is one of the causes of AGA, measures against thinning hair, and test kits.

Increased hair loss is not necessarily AGA, as it is affected by the season and the amount of stress at the time.

It is difficult to determine whether or not you have chronic thinning hair on your own, so if you are concerned about the condition of your scalp, why not measure it with a test kit once?

The test result report will not only explain the results of AGA risk, but also AGA countermeasures that can be taken right now, so you can know what measures are right for you.