It identifies 8 “trouble spots”  we experience as we age and suggests what to do about it now and what we should have done in our care-free youth.

Maybe we can’t completely save ourselves now, but we can have that talk with our daughter in front of a mirror.

…. an ounce of prevention….

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty-and-style/natural-anti-aging

Look good. Feel great!

Dale

www.vollumaforwomen.com

http://www.appreciatelife.com/

Heart to Heart Hugs, Dale

http://www.mindmovies.com/?14478

Look good. Feel great!

Dale

www.vollumafreetrial.com

It is one of many fond memories I have of Volluma making a difference in the world and it’s what makes my job so rewarding and so much fun!

Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer about 10 years horribly enough, right after her husband unexpectedly died. As a grief stricken young mother she underwent chemotherapy and as you might expect, she lost her hair.

Now, anyone who’s familiar with chemotherapy knows that, oddly enough, the hair that re-grows after recovery may sometimes be different than what was there to start with. Thankfully, Sharon fully recovered but the problem was, her hair grew back thin and sparse, a terrible reminder every time she looked into the mirror of the cancer she had survived!

When I met Sharon as a fellow exhibitor at a the show where I was demonstrating Volluma; she had resolved, for the rest of her life, to wear the one hairstyle that hid her thinning areas. Luckily, when passing by our booth, she noticed several of the dramatic transformations taking place and decided to step up to the plate and submit herself to a demonstration.

After a brief assessment, proper colour selection and short application, I handed Sharon a mirror to inspect the results. You can imagine my horror when I saw her tears. But before I could figure out what to do next, she looked at me and smiled and I realized then that they were tears of joy! All she could sputter was how happy she was and that this was an incredible day for her.  She was absolutely amazed at how great Volluma had made her hair look and feel.

For the next two mornings of the show, Sharon stopped by our booth to show us the different hair styles she had been able to wear since discovering Volluma.  She said she had lived with her old “comb-over” hair style for the last 10 years and this was so exciting for her.

The show was a big success for us, but the best part of it was Sharon’s smiling, confident face – it will be with me forever!

Look good. Feel great!

Dale

www.vollumafreetrial.com

If you don’t have the Volluma guide, you can get it now from the sidebar, or on Dale’s blog http://vollumaforwomen.com/blog/

In the Good Housekeeping article titled “Take 10 Years Off Your Hair” it suggests a couple of shampoos and conditioners that will work to help “pump up the volume” of your hair as much as 9%.

As well as these temporary products work at the molecular level in your hair, many women with more than 50% hair loss get additional help with Volluma.

While we recommend the application of just enough Volluma to make your hair look full and natural, that small amount will more than double the effective diameter of your hair shafts.

“Take 10 Years Off Your Hair” is great article you must read – get it here http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/hair/younger-looking-hair

Educate yourself – make the best choice for you!

Christopher Denison

www.vollumafreetrial.com

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6366/is_3_18/ai_n29271264/?tag=content;col1

Many of the causes of women’s hair loss can be complex and indicative of deeper and more serious medical issues unlike men, for whom 95%, the cause is genetic alopecia.
Commit to living free from fear in every aspect of your life – strive to conquer the unknown.
Remember, knowledge is power.
When it comes to hair loss, free yourself from dread and for goodness sake, see your doctor!

Look good. Feel great!
Dale
www.vollumafreetrial.com

Not only do women have more risk factors and causes of hair loss than men but they suffer more acutely from it.

Find out more about women’s hair loss at the American Hair Loss Association.

Younger women should take special note of the section on “Oral Contraceptives” and their effect on hair loss due to the elevated androgen levels that those drugs create.

It makes recommendations about the types of contraceptives women should consider especially if they are genetically predisposed to hair loss.

Educate yourself – make the best choice for you!

Christopher Denison

www.vollumafreetrial.com

For many women with hair loss, hair extensions may cause more harm than good. Stylists may advise women with thinning hair and hair loss that extensions are the best solution for them. And why not? Besides being profitable for the stylist, extensions look great, giving you the volume, body and thicker hair that you want quickly – albeit expensively.

When considering extensions, it’s best to start with a long and trusting relationship with your stylist but before trying extensions, know your type of hair loss and discover what type of systems will look good and not harm it further. For example if you have rapid, temporary hair loss such as telogen effluvium or you fail the hair pull test, extensions will likely be a waste of time and money. If you suffer from genetic hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) you may enjoy good results.

Educate yourself on the system being proposed, not only the method of attachment but especially the removal process and any other potential associated risks. Find out more about the dangers of removing extensions at http://www.bignews.biz/?id=806831#

Educate yourself and make the best choice for your hair loss!

Christopher Denison

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Kids Shunned for Hair Loss Get Help From Their Own Stem Cells

July 10 (Bloomberg) — Children with alopecia areata, a condition that causes extensive, sometimes complete hair loss, grew hair after being injected with stem cells drawn from their own scalp in a small study.

Most of the five girls and three boys who had widespread baldness showed regrowth of as much as half of their hair in a preliminary study from Marwa Fawzi, a dermatologist at the University of Cairo Faculty of Medicine. Before the experimental treatment, some of the children had splotches of hair and baldness; others were almost totally bald.

Alopecia areata can occur at any age in either gender and there are no FDA-approved treatments, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Researchers believe people may be genetically predisposed to the condition, which can be aggravated by stress, Fawzi said. Children who get it are often shunned and teased by others, she said in an interview today at the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Barcelona, Spain, where she presented her findings.

“It’s an emotionally devastating disorder for children,” she said.

Alopecia areata is distinct from the more common male pattern baldness that many men endure as they age. Fawzi has not tested the stem-cell injection treatment for male pattern baldness.

The Cairo researcher took small amounts of skin from the scalps of the children, isolated the hair follicle stem cells that stimulate hair production, and grew them in the lab, increasing the number of cells. After one month, she put the cells back into the scalps of the children, with numerous injections across the bald areas of their heads.

Hair Regrowth

She evaluated the children at one, three and six months after the injections. At the six-month mark, five of the children had at least a 50 percent increase in the amount of hair on their heads, two patients had a smaller increase and one had no change in quantity of hair, she said.

She also took new skin samples and examined the hair follicles themselves and could see that the injected stem cells had migrated into the follicles. There, the stem cells stimulated the follicles to transition from a dormant phase to a hair-generating phase, Fawzi said.

In a poster that she presented at the meeting, she showed photographs of an 8-year-old boy named Mahmoud who was almost completely bald before the treatment and had a nearly full head of hair afterward.

Mahmoud was socially isolated before and always wore a hat to hide his baldness, she said. He now calls her almost every day to talk and thank her for the treatment.

Fawzi plans a larger study of at least 30 children to test the treatment. Each child will receive stem-cell injections in some of the bald areas of their head and placebo injections in others. She will then be able to evaluate the differences in a controlled way, she said.

If the treatment works, she plans to look into its usefulness for androgenic alopecia, better known as male pattern baldness.

To contact the reporter on this story: Rob Waters in San Francisco at rwaters5@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: July 10, 2009 15:03 EDT

More encouraging news for those with alopecia areata!
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