| Ecrinal hair range Your hair Your hair's physiology Hair cycles Sudden hair loss What should you do? Your hair Each one of us, men and women, has a "capillary heritage" of which we are the keepers. Our hair is often a reflection of our health. We all have about 100,000 to 150,000 hairs. Whatever the fashions of the time, humans are all sensistive to hair quality and hair loss is almost seen as a disability by some people. Recent scientific studies have led to a far better understanding of the life of hair, from birth to death. Your hair's physiology Hair filament: composed uniquely of keratin-filled cells, this is the visible part of hair Cortex: the colour of the hair is dependent on melanin which is found in the middle of the hair filament in the shart. Keratin filaments fill the shaft structure. Root: each hair is implanted in the skin by means of a root which is generated in a very rich and important area called the matrix. Matrix: a true hair production factory, the matrix consists of germinating cells which divide rapidly and force out the oldest cells which keratinze and give rise to the hair filaments. Melanocytes: these cells provide the pigments which give hair its colour Dermal papillae: these are essential in the blood irrigation process of the scalp. Hair follicle: this is a double sheath which implants hair in the epidermis and the dermis. Sebaceous gland: it helps lubricate the hair continuosly. Pilomotor muscle: this is the muscle which leads to erection of the hair on the head in the event of stress. [back to top] Hair cycles Our hair is alive and there undergoes growth and shedding cycles: - Hair in the growth phase: anagen
- Hair in the resting phase: catagen
- Hair in the shedding phase: telogen
The ideal ratio is 4 anagens per telogen. In general men's hair does not grow as long as women's hair. This is a result of hormonal differences. Environment and stress factors can also disrupt, if not stop, the hair cycle. Breakdown in growth happens deep in the hair structure and in the matrix. Alopecia is frequently related to hormone problems (androgenetic alopecia) and can affect both men and women although it is more common in men. Except in the case of extremem pathologies, alopecia is the result of the agin process which leads to hormonal changes. The hair cycle is therefore shorter. [back to top] Sudden hair loss A person may lose a lot of hair suddenly for a number of reasons (stress, giving birth, operations, etc). This phenomenon, call effluvium, depends on a person's general health and is usually reversible. [back to top] What should you do? - consult your dermatologist
- start treatment with Ecrinal immediately.
A team of French hospital pharmacists, in collaboration with the Laboratoires Asepta, set about developing a method for separating and purifying the active ingredient used in Ecrinal products: A.N.P.®, which has been exclusively used by Asepta since 1962. Histological examinations of the exoskeleton reveals the constant presence of free functional SH groups in the generating zones. These groups promote hair and nail growth. A.N.P.® stimulates the biosynthesis of these SH groups located in the cell stratum which produces the exoskeleton. Results: - Effect on stopping hair loss: it was found that after 2 months of treatment, hair loss stopped or slowed down considerably in 84% of cases
- Effect on hair regrowth: hairgrowth was in 67.2% of cases after 4 months of treatment and down appeared in 11% of cases
- Effect on excess seborrhoea: (study conducted on people with hyperseborrhoea, a common cause of alopecia in men): an improvement in seborrhoeic condition was found in 91% of cases after 4 months of treatment.
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