Hair loss treatment: Horsetail extract may inhibit hair loss by blocking its mechanisms
Hair loss treatments often fail to deliver long-term, meaningful results because the mechanisms that contribute to hair loss are stubborn. It is hard to beat biological processes but fighting nature with nature offers the best chance. Many of the most promising products draw on natural properties.
Horsetail extract, a supplement that derives from the perennial fern that grows wildly in Northern Europe and America, is a case in point.
The contents found in this herbal supplement are conducive to hair growth, studies suggest.
The two properties found in horsetail extract that have attracted researchers are antioxidants and silica.
Antioxidants are molecules that fight unstable molecules called free radicals in your body to prevent cell damage.
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