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An advert for a supplement that claimed to reduce hair loss has been banned by a watchdog for being misleading.

The manufacturers of Viviscal said it contained "a rich compound of marine extracts, organic soluble silica and fortified vitamin C" which provided "the nutrients needed for healthy hair".

The national press advert also featured a testimonial from actress Sue Holderness who played big-haired Marlene in sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

She stated: "I liked the fact that Viviscal is all-natural and the scientific evidence seemed to make it well worth a try... My hairdresser was astonished at the improved appearance of my hair... Viviscal helps nourish my hair from within to keep it in brilliant condition."

The complainant, The Scalp and Hair Clinic, challenged whether the advert misleadingly implied that Viviscal could improve thinning hair and reduce hair loss. Manufacturer Lifes2Good agreed to amend the advert so that this was no longer the case.

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Hollywood beauty Carey Mulligan is desperate to grow back her hair which she had cut short for a film role.

Actress Carey Mulligan is reportedly taking a hair-loss supplement to regrow her hair after they were damaged following various hair cuts for her films.

The 25-year-old is said to be taking $38-a-month supplement, sold in salons, from hair specialists Kerastase.

Her hair was naturally long and mousy before she bleached them peroxide blonde to play a prostitute in the 2009 Johnny Depp gangster movie 'Public Enemies'. Last year she had her locks cropped into a tight, elfin style for 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' and she has since been struggling for it to grow back.

'She would do anything to have long, natural hair again, but she can't grow it,' dailymail.co.uk quoted Mulligan's friend as saying.

'She's been recommended to take the pills for six months. While her hair is slowly but surely growing back, it's taking a long time and she doesn't feel she will have her confidence back until she's happy with it,' the friend added.

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A bald head is no advantage when it comes to absorbing vitamin D from the sun, say scientists seeking an explanation for why men lose their hair.

The study, which researchers warned could be skewed by "undisclosed use of hair pieces or 'comb over' techniques", saw 296 middle-aged or older men recruited and rated according to their hair.

Skin type and how often they wore a hat or applied sunblock to their scalp were also taken into account in a bid to explain why older men commonly have higher levels of vitamin D than older women.

Almost half of the study group (48 per cent) had a full head of hair or only "mild" recession, while 15 per cent had "predominant" hair loss and 37 per cent were bald or had "significant" hair loss.

Despite the variables across the groups, researchers found there was no statistically significant difference in the men's level of vitamin D.

"We conclude that baldness does not appear to have an effect on vitamin D status," the authors state.

"... Other hypotheses are required to determine why older men go bald and whether baldness serves any physiological purpose."

The researchers said it was possible vitamin D was not produced in the scalp, and that older women had lower vitamin D levels because they had less sun exposure in general and they were more likely to use sunblock.

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BACKGROUND:

The literature suggests that iron deficiency (ID) may play a role in female pattern hair loss (FPHL) or in chronic telogen effluvium (CTE).

OBJECTIVE:

We sought to determine if ID is more common in women with FPHL and/or CTE than in control subjects without hair loss.

METHODS:

This was a controlled study of 381 Caucasian women aged 18 years or older with FPHL or CTE seen in the Duke University Hair Disorders Clinic, Durham, NC, and 76 Caucasian women aged 18 years or older from the university environs who had no history or physical findings of hair loss (control subjects).

All participants had to have at least a serum ferritin and hemoglobin reading and history of menopausal status.

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Hair is considered a woman's "crowning glory," but women with thinning hair and those with curly, textured hair may face considerable challenges in keeping their hair looking its best. Fortunately, there are many different hair care products, or hair cosmetics, that can help conceal thinning hair and also keep textured hair in check.

At the American Academy of Dermatology's Summer Academy Meeting 2010 in Chicago, dermatologist Victoria Barbosa, MD, FAAD, assistant professor of dermatology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, discussed how certain hair cosmetics can improve the appearance of thinning and textured hair.

"Today, hair cosmetics are tailored for use with a variety of hair types, making it easy for consumers to select the most appropriate products," said Dr. Barbosa. "So whether your hair is thinning or thick and curly, there are many products that can address your individual hair care needs."

The Skinny on Making Thinning Hair Look Fuller

For women with thinning hair who do not want to resort to medical or surgical treatments, Dr. Barbosa offered several tips for selecting products that can make thinning hair look thicker.

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Protein

Protein is a basic ingredient in many hair shampoos and conditioners and is also the major ingredient of hair itself, which is at least ninety per cent protein. Whilst this should not necessarily be the main ingredient in your diet, its importance should not be ignored.

In controlled tests volunteers, supplementing their diets with protein in the form of 14g of gelatine daily, found it increased the thickness of individual hair strands by as much as 45 per cent in only two months.

Diet can influence both hair growth and quality and gelatine has exhibited one of the highest specific dynamic effects of any food or supplement.

Given that a strong hair is a healthy hair, the study noted that the gelatine induced increases in the diet constituted an improvement in the mechanical properties of the hair, including strength. When the volunteers stopped eating the gelatine, their hair returned to its original diameter within six months.

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