FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE PEPTIDES?
Peptides are portions of proteins which are chains of amino acids that can vary in length. When these amino acids link together they form an amino peptide and when peptides link together they form the basis of proteins.
The proteins our bodies use for skin and tissue growth are comprised of one or more of these peptide chains. By themselves, peptides are used by our bodies in some amazing ways including wound healing and skin-tissue repair.
Peptides have the ability to communicate our needs on a cellular level. They stimulate growth and trigger the production of new proteins, cells and reverse the aging process.
Peptides not only play a significant role in generating new hair growth, they also make exsiting hair texture feel thicker by increasing the follicle strength and size.
HOW SOON WILL I SEE RESULTS?
For Eyebrow and Lashes you will see visible results in just 21 days and for Hair Serums it takes about 6 weeks to begin to see results. The first change you'll see is usually in eyelash length or you'll have less hair loss (Hair Serum). After continued use, your Lashes, Brows and Hair will become thicker and fuller.
What's great about eyelashes versus the hair on your scalp is that eyelash hair grows on a very short cycle of only 3-4 months compared to your head which takes 3–4 years to complete.
It typically takes three to four months to get complete results on Lashes and Brows.
Please Note: Results may vary depending on multiple factors: age, gender, skin type, hair condition, contaminated products used, health history, location, lifestyle and diet. You will see the difference, just give it time!
THE AVERAGE LOSS TIME FROM PLUCKING OR THREADING
Eyebrow hair that is plucked or threaded begins re-growing after about two or three months. Plucking and threading removes the hair by the root of the hair follicle which causes temporary damage and it needs time to reboot its interrupted growth pattern from the shock.
Over the course of a person’s life, the speed of the brow hair re-growth cycle slows down from an average of 56 days for eyebrow hair to regrow fully during early adulthood to about 73 days for a person at retirement age.
Consistent eyebrow removal can eventually lead to diminished growth, thinning eyebrows and dormant follicles, especially after the age of 42.
Our proprietary formulas turn back time like when you were a teen. Sorry, but we can only get it to work on brows!
WHAT CAUSES SEVERE EYEBROW HAIR LOSS?
Certain drugs and medications can cause eyebrow hair to fall out. Eyebrows can begin growing about one or two months after the completion of using certain medications, but it could take up to six months for eyebrows to fully grow back. It’s also possible that the new hair will be thinner, a different color or a different texture.
Hormonal disorders or thyroid problems also play a major role in hair health, including hair regrowth and hair loss. Losing the outer one-third of eyebrow hair is a distinctive symptom of hypothyroidism. Once the underlying condition is treated and hormone levels in the body are normalized, eyebrows will begin growing back. It can take two or three months for the hairs to fully regrow after everything is re-balanced. However, eyebrows may grow in patchy or only partially.
WHAT IS HAIR MADE OF?
Human hair comes in many colors and textures and it's all made of a protein called Keratin.
Keratin is the same tough, water insoluble structural material that your nails are made of. Hair also contains natural oils (lipids) and water.
These hair components are arranged in 3 primary structures:
1. The cuticle which is the outermost, shingle-like layer.
2. The cortex is the inside of the hair consisting of bundles of protein filaments that help to support the hair’s strength and makes up the biggest portion of the hair.
3. The medulla is a soft spongy-like core in the center of the cortex.
About 90 percent of the total weight of hair comes from the cortex. The beauty and shine that makes healthy hair so attractive happens because of the smooth cuticle layer in continuous tightly packed scales.
The living part of the hair is called the Follicle and is deep in a scalp and is the visible part. The hair shaft is made up of dead, hard proteins called keratin so once the hair strand structure is damaged it will never heal back or regenerate.
Much of the shine that makes healthy hair so attractive is due to the cuticle. Cuticle is the outermost part of the hair shaft layer. The beauty and shine that makes healthy hair so attractive happens because of the smooth cuticle layer in continuous tightly packed scales, some five to twelve scales deep. Healthy cuticles are smooth and look as an overlapping structure similar to roof shingles.
The hair cuticle is the first line of defense against all forms of damage; it acts as a protective barrier for the softer inner structure including the medulla and cortex. About 90 percent of the total weight of hair comes from the cortex. The cuticle is responsible for much of the mechanical strength of the hair fiber.
If the cuticle layer is damaged, the natural hair nourishment, called sebum, has to fill in the missing shingles and run short. Lack of sebum makes hair shaft more vulnerable to water and mechanical damage. The more damaged and kinkier the hair, the more difficulty the sebum will travel down the hair, therefore the drier or dull the hair looks.
Aside from protecting the inner layers of the hair, the cuticle also controls how much water can enter the hair. In most of the cases of hair damage, the efforts to fix the hair texture using hot tools along with oils, styling spay or any other liquids are leading to the state when the hair has to be cut off. Liquid fills the cracks and missing blocks of cuticle shingles and starts to boil under the heat of hair iron or curler. This literally rips the hair shaft apart.
The Cuticle layer is often damaged by using excessive heat while styling, coloring or chemically straightening hair. So be sure to use oil-based treatments that smooth down the damaged hair surface. Oils have alot of organic similarities with the Sebum. Oil coats the hair by latching onto cracks and holes in the hair shaft. Damaged hair has a scaly surface which allows the oil to penetrate the hair as it slides down the hair and fills into those cracks.
WHAT IS A HAIR FOLLICLE?
The hair follicle is a structure of the skin where the hair grows from. There are hair follicles all over your skin with the exception of your lips, palms and soles of the feet. Hair follicles grow hair by packing old cells together.
The hair follicle is supplied with one or more sebaceous glands which provide sebum, an oily substance that helps lubricate the hair and skin. Areas that have thicker hair growth, such as the scalp have more sebaceous glands.
In addition the the sebaceous gland the hair follicle is provided with a bundle of muscle fibers that create goose bumps when contracted. Hair follicles also have stem cells at their base which contribute to regular hair growth.
The base of the hair follicle is called the papilla. It consists of connective tissue and a capillary loop or tiny blood vessels. The papilla is surrounded by the hair matrix which consists of epithelial cells and melanocytes. The epithelial cells divide very quickly creating regular hair growth while the melanocytes provide pigment and are responsible for hair color.
The hair follicle is surrounded by a protective root sheath consisting of the external and internal root sheath. The internal root sheath in turn has three layers: the innermost internal cuticle, the medial Huxley’s layer, and the outermost Henle’s layer. The internal cuticle is continuous with the outermost layer of the hair fiber. The hair fiber also has three layers: the cuticle, the intermediate cortex, and the inner medulla.
Hair growth takes place in four-phase cycles. Anagen is the active growth phase, the length of which varies greatly between people and individual hair follicles. Anagen lasts for two to seven years on the human scalp but for only months on the eyebrows. The growth phase is followed by catagen which is a brief transition phase that prepares hair shaft to be detached. During this phase the pigment production stops and it is lasting for approximately two to four weeks.
After catagen is the telogen phase which is a resting phase. Hairs in the telogen phase are dead and are called club hairs. Many club hairs are shed from the body daily, that's what you see in the sink. The telogen phase lasts about three weeks for hairs on your scalp.
The final stage of the hair follicle cycle is exogen which is a shedding phase where one of many hairs may arise from a single follicle are shed.
CHEMOTHERAPY HAIR LOSS RECOVERY
We've heard from hundreds of Chemotherapy patients that our formulas effectively jump-started their hair growth after Chemotherapy.
Our Luxe Beauty formulas provide regeneration of affected hair follicles in a period of 4 to 8 months restarting your hairs growth pattern.
Our effective hair recovery line helps return your hair follicles to the growth phase encouraging stronger and thicker hair growth – both stimulating and nourishing your scalp.
Hair loss after chemotherapy is a common side effect that happens because chemotherapy targets not only the cancer cells but also the healthy cells of the body. However, once the chemotherapy has stopped your hair will need vital support to grow back to normal density and texture recovering from the shock to your system.
WHAT CAUSES YOUR HAIR TO THIN?
Your scalp has between 100,000 and 150,000 hair follicles. Each follicle produces a single hair that grows at the rate of approximately 1/2 inch per month.
After growing for two to six years hair will rest a while before falling out and is soon replaced with a new hair follicle and the cycle begins again.
At any given time 85 to 90% of your hair is growing and the remainder is resting. Because resting hairs regularly fall out, most people shed about 40 to 100 strands every day.
Many of the causes of hair loss are out of our control but there are many things we can do to beautify our hair and promote a healthy scalp:
DIET
Crash diets don’t provide sufficient nutrition to you or your hair. People will naturally have better hair when consuming foods and supplements that provide balanced nutrition. You need plenty of vitamins, trace minerals and amino acids for good health and good hair.
Amino Acids are vital for cell production in your body and can be described as the protein “building blocks” of your hair. Unlike fat, amino acids can’t be stored in the body for later use so a lack of them can mean serious danger for the immune system. Also, thinning hair can be a sign of insufficient Vitamins A, C, B complex, iron, iodine, and copper.
POOR SCALP CIRCULATION
Poor scalp blood circulation can cause serious hair loss. If the hair follicle doesn't get a constant and nutrient-dense supply of blood, lymph, and oxygen it will shrink and the hair strand will fall out.
Scalp stimulation promotes blood circulation which stimulates hair follicles to produce thicker, more lustrous hairs. Essential-oil based treatments are the best way to encourage a healthy scalp and lustrous hair.
SCALP HEALTH
The condition of your scalp establishes the health of your hair. A healthy scalp has clean- open pores with good blood flow. A healthy scalp is characterized as being loose and thick. An unhealthy scalp can be characterized as being dry and itchy with flaking or tenderness. An unhealthy scalp is either too dry or too oily.
An oily scalp puts the sebaceous glands in overdrive, meaning the glands in the hair follicles are producing too much oil. This creates a haven for bacteria to breed.
Dandruff, which is a characteristic of a dry scalp is also caused by an over- growth of yeast. Dry scalp can be caused by products leaving a buildup on the scalp.
HORMONAL IMBALANCE
Hair loss or hair thinning is most commonly associated with aging and a hormonal imbalance. The miniaturization of hair follicles shortens the hair growth cycle and might be the result of hereditary or hormonal-related hair loss in both men and women. As the growth phase shortens (anagen), the hair becomes thinner and shorter to the point where there is no growth at all.
MECHANICAL DAMAGE
Please note that hair follicles can be easily damaged by additional weight put on your hair’s roots. Any hair extensions applied with glue or thread are designed to be worn for a few months. If there is any irreversible damage done to the hair follicles there is nothing you can do to restore it. Hair has to be treated gently. If you style your hair often using hot tools and styling brushes that also adds weight on the hair during the process. Even wearing a ponytail too tight can cause hair loss.
BRUSHING & HAIR STYLING
Pulling hair when brushing your hair while wet is a common issue which causes excess hair loss. Because of the added weight of water your hair is very vulnerable at this time and the additional water weight along with brushing can cause hair to be pulled out easily. Anything that puts tension on the follicles can cause hair loss.
The best option will be to reduce the amount of mechanical damage is to choose a hairstyle that is less damaging to the follicles.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I STOP USING IT?
To be safe, its always a good idea once you have achieved your desired growth you will want to just use the serum a few times a week.
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