ARB is where the breakthrough happened for me, both in solving my own hair loss and in understanding what actually causes it.
ARB stands for **Androgen Receptor Blocker**. To understand why it works, you have to understand what's causing the problem. Hair loss happens when DHT binds to the androgen receptor at the hair follicle. That binding restricts blood supply to the follicle, and blood supply is the delivery system for every vitamin, nutrient, and molecule of oxygen the follicle needs to function. When blood supply drops, the follicle weakens, produces thinner hair, and eventually stops producing hair altogether.
ARB is a fatty acid complex that binds to the androgen receptor in place of DHT. It doesn't lower DHT anywhere else in your body. It simply prevents DHT from attaching at the follicle. That means the follicle keeps its normal, healthy blood supply. ARB isn't stimulating growth or forcing anything to happen. It's just letting the follicle do what it was designed to do all along.
Now compare that to finasteride. Finasteride works by lowering DHT systemically throughout your entire body and bloodstream. The problem is that you can't practically lower systemic DHT far enough to stop it from binding at the follicle. Merck, the company that patented finasteride, estimates it slows hair loss by roughly 30%. You've reduced DHT overall, but not enough to prevent local binding.
The real solution is to treat the problem where it's actually happening. At the hair follicle. That's exactly what ARB does. It works at the site of the problem, blocking DHT locally without touching your systemic hormone levels. That's why ARB is the core of every Adegen formula.
