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March 2005
Volunteers Needed
"Andre Agassi, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel.. " we try to reassure ourselves
everything is ok, but most balding men are insecure in their hair loss and want
to do something about it.
The smiling celebrity faces in the back of magazines convince us that their hair loss treatment works and that you'll have a full head of hair again in no time.
This all sounds great until you read the small
print about the potential side effects and the financial cost!
Shocked at the high prices of some of the current hair loss treatments and the
side-effects caused by the drugs available the Pioneer Trading Company want to
show that this doesn't have to be the case and are looking for fifty volunteers
to try and prove it.
Emu Oil has received massive hype over the last year, following its use by some
of the Globe's top sporting stars to help them overcome injuries, most famously
Paula Radcliffe, but the oil is also thought to be able to help with hair loss
and in America and Australia this is big business.
The Pioneer Trading Company, who are Europe's leading emu oil supplier and own the top brand 'Golden Emu Oil', are keen to try and show the UK public that emu oil isn't just another 'snake oil' and it really can help the 'folliclly challenged'.
They are willing to put their money where their mouth is by asking for 50 volunteers to take part in a study dedicated to the cause.
They will supply each volunteer with six
months worth of Golden Emu Oil and monitor their hair growth/loss, to try and
get some solid evidence for the oil being a 100% natural and cheap way to help
balding men, and women.
The claims made by emu oil producers may seem rather farfetched, but there is
strong evidence to prove this is not just another fad.
One of the reasons Paula Radcliffe claimed the oil helped her overcome injuries,
prior to the 2003 Flora London Marathon, was that once she applied the oil to
her wounds they were seen to heal a lot quicker than expected.
Published work
supports this phenomenon with studies showing that when emu oil is applied to
skin defects they are seen to heal up to twice as quickly as those defects that
haven't had the oil applied. This is explained by the fact that, due to its
unique fatty acid make up, emu oil may encourage cell mitosis (division) and
growth.
Research appears to show that this process also applies when emu oil is applied
to the head and hair!! Dr Michael Holick, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine,
Physiology, and Dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine, conducted a
study involving Emu Oil, and the results were so outstanding that they have
quickly become a topic of conversation in many medical and other journals.
"And when we looked at the hair follicles, and the thickness of the skin, it
showed that the hair follicles were much more robust, and that the skin
thickness was remarkably increased, suggesting... the stimulation of skin growth
and hair growth in these animals. Also, we discovered in the same test that over
80% of hair follicles that had been asleep were woken up, and began growing
hair." - Dr. Holick
This is not the only evidence to show that emu oil may help with hair loss. Many
cases of baldness are thought to be due to an underlying inflammation of the
follicles or the skin surrounding the follicles. Emu oil is already registered
as an anti-inflammatory in Australia and there have been many studies published
in top journals that show the oil dramatically reducing inflammation on
application.
By applying emu oil, which is quickly absorbed and so can
effectively reach the hair follicles, directly to the scalp it acts directly at
the site where inflammatory reduction is needed.
Finally, the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into the
hormone DHT (claimed to be one of the main culprits to cause balding), is known
to be inhibited by several of the fatty acids that are present in emu oil. Emu
oil could therefore be a new and non expensive way to help prevent the effects
of DHT.
With evidence showing emu oil to have a three pronged method to help prevent
balding it may yet prove to be one of the most effective treatments available,
if you want to help find out please contact the Pioneer Trading Company directly
on 01526 344971 / 345613.