At the age of 50 more than half of males suffer from hair loss. The most common form of it is androgenic (or androgenetic) alopecia, also known as male-pattern baldness. According to scientific research, the primary cause of male-pattern baldness is the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT.) This hormone acts on the receptors in the scalp, which leads to the hair becoming progressively thinner until it is completely gone. Read more...
Archive for August 16th, 2009
Shea Butter or shea nut butter is an ivory colour natural fat extracted from the fruit of Karite Nut Tree, (also called the Magnifolia Tree). The karite tree lives for a few hundred years and produces its first fruit from the age of 20 –25 years. This tree grows to a length of 15-20 meters and only blooms from June to July. The fruits resemble large plums, which fall to the ground when ripe. Each fruit contains a nut with a hard white kernel, which is the source of the shea butter. Small fruit bats pollinate the karite trees, which helps continue the trees existence. Read more...
