Arginine

Arginine is an amino acid that is naturally found in red meat, poultry, fish and dairy. It is also used in products as ingredient for making necessary proteins. Nitric oxide causes blood vessels to open wider for improved blood flow. Arginine also stimulates the release of growth hormone, insulin, and other substances in the body. It also improves the blood flow to the hair roots. And a deficiency can lead to brittle, thinning hair and hair loss.

Uses of arginine

Arginine is possibly effective against chest pain, erectile dysfunction and high blood pressure. It is well known for increasing the level of nitric oxide in your body. The nitric oxide helps in dilating the blood vessels and opens up channels of the cells, thereby improving the blood circulation throughout the entire body. The increase of blood supply ensures adequate nourishment to reach the scalp and hair follicles, resulting in healthy hair growth.

It fortifies in the hair follicles, as it helps to relax the blood vessels and promotes the growth of healthy hair. It nourishes your hair and helps to strengthen you hair from inside. When you bleach or colour your hair it can become damaged. Because arginine is known to moisturise, nourish, repair the damaged strands. It is especially beneficial for coloured and damaged hair. It helps to strengthen your hair, prevent hair loss and reduce hair breakage. Due to the regenerative and restorative properties, arginine is widely used in many hair care products such as shampoos, conditioners, hair masks and serums.

Causes of hair loss

There are many causes of hair loss that can appear:

  • Androgenic alopecia; is the most common hair loss cause, affecting up to 50 percent of the people. Androgenic alopecia happens gradually between all ages.
  • Alopecia areata; is an autoimmune condition that causes your immune system to attack the hair follicles. This results into bald patches in your hair, that can range from small to large. In addition to losing hair on the scalp, some people with alopecia areata lose hair from their eyebrows, eyelashes or other parts of the body.
  • Anagen effluvium; is a rapid loss of your hair. This happens after chemotherapy or a radiation treatment.
  • Telogen effluvium; is a type of sudden hair loss that results from not using the right products, stress, hormonal changes or an illness.
  • Tinea capitis; is a fungal infection that can affect the scalp and the hair shaft. It causes small bald patches that are scaly and itchy, also brittle hair breaks easy, the scalp is tender and the patches look red or grey.
  • Traction alopecia; is a condition that is the result of too much pressure and tension of the hair, often from wearing tight styles like braids, buns and ponytails.
  • Lichen planopilarus; is a variant of lichen planus in which a perifollicular infiltrate affects and ultimately destroys the hair follicles. It is usually on the hairy head and is the main cause of cicatricial alopecia.


The best treatments against hair loss contain nutrients and vitamins that are healthy for you and your hair condition. These are nutrients and vitamins such as zinc, biotin, iron, protein and retinol. If this nutrients reach the hair follicle, it will stimulate the growth and combat the deficiencies. Another ingredient that Neofollics uses for hair growth is Neoxyl®, it has almost the same effect as minoxidil but has less side-effects.

What results can arginine help achieve?

Before
After

Results may vary per person.

Ethan

At the start of the treatment, there was noticeable thinning hair and a desire to stimulate hair growth. After 4 months of using the Neofollics Advanced Hair Loss treatment, significant progress in hair growth is visible. The treatment began with the Neofollics Hair Growth Supporting Tablets and was later expanded to include the Hair Growth Stimulating Lotion, the Hair Growth Stimulating Shampoo and the Hair Growth Stimulating Conditioner.
Due to these positive results, the treatment is being consistently continued after four months to achieve further improvement.

Before
After

Results may vary per person.

Marc

After 4 months of using the Neofollics Hair Growth Stimulating Shampoo and Hair Growth Conditioner, the hair has become fuller and healthier. The visible improvement in hair growth highlights the effectiveness of the treatment.

Key learnings

Arginine is an amino acid that helps effectively against hair loss. It is one of the ingredients that is used in products against hair loss.

89%
of users reported reduced hair loss after 3 months of using products containing arginine
83%
of users noticed improved hair structure and quality after 3 months of applying a product containing arginine

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