Maxahair Ingredients
In addition to having saw palmetto and beta-sitosterol, it has
Pygeum africanum as a DHT blocker. The
Pygeum tree found in Africa is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, another condition that develops from elevated DHT levels. [Sources 1, 2, 3]
Red raspberries have been shown to have anti-oxidant properties as well as phytosterols which aid in hormone balance.
Cat's Claw, or
Urtica dioica, has significant DHT inhibiting properties as well. This well documented herb has had hundreds of positive studies done on it that are accessible at herbmed:
http://www.herbmed.org/herbs/herb130.htm
Broccoli has been shown to also have 5-alpha-reductase inhibiting activity. [Source 4]
Lycopene is an anti-oxidant that is commonly found in tomatoes. Its anti-oxidant properties prevent oxidizing agents that are ubiquitous in our environment from damaging cells within the body and to hair.
Maitake mushrooms are used in Japan to stop hair loss in cancer patients. [Source 5]
Reishi mushrooms are also used in many Japanese hair loss products. [Source 6]
Quercetin has been shown to diminish the effects of DHT on cells with androgen receptors like your hair follicles.
Juniper berries have an oil that stops hair loss.
Buchu leaves promote circulation which helps to get rid of toxins trapped around the hair follicles and provides them with the nutrients they need..
Pumpkin seed powder contains phytosterols that stop 5-alpha-reductase activity. Although saw palmetto and beta-sitosterol are much more effective, the inclusion of pumpkin seed is a notable addition to an already comprehensive formula. [Source 7, 8, 9]
Burdock root oil is a popular European scalp treatment that improves hair strength, shine, body, and decreases dandruff and hair loss. The budock root is rich in phytosterols and essential fatty acids that help hair growth and prevent loss.
Gravel root is beneficial to the urinary and renal systems. When introduced to the body, it increases the rate of toxin removal by the kidneys.
Marshmallow root has anticatarrhal, anti-inflamamtory, antilithic, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, galactagogue, lithotriptic, mucilant, nutritive, and vulnerary properties and is helpful in the maintainence of overall health.
Parsley is often thought of as a table garnish and is overlooked for its beneficial properties. It is rich in volatile oils and flavonoids. Volatile oils have tumor inhibiting properties by aiding removal of carcinogenic (cancer causing) chemicals that don't belong in the body. Anti-oxidants are chemicals that take the brunt of attack by oxidizing chemicals so that your normal cells. Parsley has a lot of anti-oxidants that stop attack by oxidizing agents.
Does Maxahair Work?
We've gone over why hair loss happens and what can be done to stop DHT from causing it. Maxahair has the ingredients that will inhibit the production of DHT and hair miniaturization. It has DHT-blocking doses of saw palmetto extract, beta-sitosterol, pumpkin seed, pygeum, broccoli, burdock root, as welll as ingredients that promote hair growth.
Is Maxahair Safe?
The dosages within Maxahair are very reasonable. Higher dosages have been safely used to treat men with prostate problems, a more serious problem also involving the production of too much DHT.
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As I mentioned in a different thread, I have PCOS and though I managed my weight and cycles though diet and lifestyle, I may still have excessive DHT. I could also be iron deficient since I tend to have very heavy periods. I haven't found any links to MS and hair loss so it couldn't be that. Geeze, I'm a mess! 
, even with liquid iron. When i remember i take just a quarter of the liquid iron dosage.
