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Capillus announces its support of breast cancer research by pledging to donate 3% of online sales of Capillus laser therapy caps to the National Breast Cancer Foundation during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Capillus announces its support of breast cancer research by pledging to donate 3% of online sales of Capillus laser therapy caps to the National Breast Cancer Foundation during October, National...

Hearing you or someone you know has ringworm of the scalp may conger up a lot of fearful images. One fearful image if you’re female or male, is losing your hair and going bald. Another fearful image, little circular worms crawling on your scalp. Let’s dispel the crawling worms image first. Ringworm is actually a group of fungi called dermatophytes. The name comes from...

Hair dye has been around for thousands of years. As trends shift, stylists are finding more uses for permanent coloring that go beyond the basic foils. Highlights, balayage, root shadowing and écaille are just a few of the many coloring techniques offered both at salons and with do-it-yourself drugstore kits. Despite its widespread popularity, many people wonder if hair dye can cause thinning or...

Have you ever wondered what exactly is the difference between laser and LED light therapy? There are many differences; let’s take a look at them. Coherent and Incoherent Light The major difference between LED and laser light is that laser light is “coherent” and LED light is “incoherent.” This means that laser light photons are in parallel. The light waves have the same frequency...

When it comes to women and hair loss, a doctor, not a hairstylist, may be a girl’s best friend. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 30 million women in this country have hereditary hair loss, compared with 50 million men. But many more women experience thinning hair as a result of menopause or health problems. If you’ve started to notice more hairs around...

Will smoking an electronic cigarette (eCigarette, or eCig) cause hair loss? Tobacco is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States, according to statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly a half million deaths are caused by smoking each year, yet an estimated 17% of Americans smoke cigarettes in spite of the well documented health...

Capillus Generates a Buzz at the International Distributors at the 10th World Congress for Hair Research Capillus, LLC introduces its newest laser therapy cap for treatment of pattern hair loss, the CapillusRX™, to hair-restoration physicians in Asia at the 10th World Congress for Hair Research (WCHR) which was held in the beautiful and historical city of Kyoto, Japan earlier this month. During the Congress,...