Receding hairline (RH) is more common in men than in women. Like most things in problems of hair loss, it is commonly caused by inherited genes. However, sometime it also can be prevented and treated. The way of treatment you need to follow to stop and regrow your receding hairline is closely associated with the cause of the problem. If it is triggered by controllable factors, you may be able to reverse it naturally without involving any medical intervention.
In men, it is often associated with the early sign of androgenic alopecia or pattern baldness (the most common kind of male hair loss, it affects about 30 to 40 % of men), according to Cleveland-Clinic. It is more common in older men. Nevertheless it also can occur in the age of 20s (in a few cases).
In people (men) with pattern baldness, the hair starts to disappear and thin on the sides of the head’s top at the front of the hairline. Overtime, this can lead to a patch of hair in the middle and RH on the head’s sides. The inherited genes often play a key role in triggering and causing male-pattern baldness!
As mentioned before, androgenic alopecia in men is often related with RH in the early stage of its existence, but most women with androgenic alopecia typically don’t experience it. They tend to have a general thinning over their entire scalp, especially hair loss at their crown. Furthermore while men can notice their RH as early as their teens, women are more likely to find noticeable signs of their pattern baldness in their 40s or older.
In many cases, heredity (inherited genes) and changes of hormones are commonly thought to be the major causes of male and female RH problem. For this case, the home remedies alone are not enough to prevent and treat the problem – medical intervention is often needed to stop and regrow this kind of receding hairline.
In the case if you experience RH but your mother and father don’t have a personal history of RH, the answer of which one of mother’s side or father’s side that have much more contribution in causing RH is not fully understood. But it’s clear that having a history of RH or androgenic alopecia on either side of your family can increase your risk on developing the same condition, according to Mayo Clinic.
Moreover, there may be also other factors that have contribution. These may include certain medical conditions & medications (like cancer and its treatments), wrong hair treatments, wrong cosmetic procedures, lack of certain essential nutrients (poor nutrition), etc.
Since the cause of RH is commonly associated with inherited genes, there is no clearly answer on how to prevent it.
While being gentle with your wet hair during washing and sticking with a healthy diet (especially eating adequate essential nutrients to promote good health for hair) can be helpful enough to prevent and slow hair loss, but again there is still no proven option /way to help prevent hairline from receding. But some experts believe that the ways that can help prevent hair loss may also be helpful enough to help prevent RH.
There are several conventional treatment options. These may include:
Receding hairline natural treatments and home remedies are often considered as complementary treatments along with the conventional treatments, particularly true if your dermatologist say that the problem is caused by inherited genes. But these home remedies can give a significant result of progression in reversing your receding hairline if the problem is only triggered by controllable factors (such as stress, poor diet, or certain treatable medical conditions).
Some osteopathic physicians believe that excessive consumption of refined grain products & sugar can worsen the symptom of hair loss. Some studies found that men and women with premature pattern baldness may have an increased risk of insulin resistance problems.