According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD), it is normal to lose between 50 and 100 hairs a day; when hair loss exceeds 100-150 daily, it can be considered a warning sign.
Losing more hair than usual causes concern, and rightly so. But before looking for solutions, it's worth understanding what's happening. Hair loss rarely has a single cause, which is why treatments that only address one aspect often fall short.
What really works is to approach it systematically: prevent, protect, treat, and maintain. This is exactly the approach of ROOT DEFENSE LAB, UNICSKIN's first hair care line. A four-phase protocol designed to act on each of the factors that compromise follicle health.
Why am I losing hair?
Hair loss has multifactorial origins. Understanding the causes of hair loss not only helps to understand the problem, but also to choose the right anti-hair loss treatment.
Hormonal factors
The accumulation of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is the main culprit of androgenetic alopecia, in both men and women.
It causes the progressive miniaturization of the follicle until it stops producing viable hair.
Stress
Physical or emotional stress can trigger telogen effluvium, a type of diffuse hair loss where a large number of follicles prematurely enter the resting phase.
It usually manifests weeks or months after the stressful episode, making it difficult to identify its cause.
External aggressors
Pollution, UV radiation, heat from styling tools, and hard water generate cumulative oxidative stress that damages the hair fiber and progressively weakens the follicle.
A factor that is often underestimated but has a real impact on hair density in the medium term.
Nutritional deficiencies
Lack of iron, zinc, biotin, and B vitamins directly affects the hair growth cycle.
A poorly nourished follicle cannot produce or maintain a healthy hair fiber.
Clogged scalp
The accumulation of sebum, dead cells, and product residue clogs the follicle, hindering its oxygenation and creating an unfavorable environment for hair growth.
How to stop hair loss? Key points before starting
One of the most common questions is how to effectively stop hair loss from home. The answer is that a lot can be done, provided the approach is correct.
Treatments that work share three characteristics: they act on the scalp—not just the hair fiber—, they are applied consistently, and they combine different mechanisms of action.
Applying a single product for two weeks and expecting results is not a treatment: it's a test. Consistency and order are as important as the active ingredients.
The ROOT DEFENSE LAB protocol is structured precisely for this: four phases with specific products for each objective, designed to work in order and cumulatively.
Phase 1: Prevention from the root
Prevention doesn't start when hair loss is already a visible problem. It starts earlier, when the follicle can still be strengthened and the growth cycle can be extended.
To fulfill this first phase, UNICSKIN has a Prevention from the root collection of four products that work together:
Revitalizing Shampoo - THE SHAMPOO
Beyond routine cleansing, its function is to prepare the scalp and create the necessary conditions for subsequent active ingredients to work effectively. The revitalizing shampoo is the entry point of the protocol: if the scalp is not properly clean and balanced, the other products have less room to work.
Hair Mask - THE HAIR DEFENSE MASK
Formulated to nourish and repair damaged hair fibers. Especially indicated when hair shows signs of structural weakening: fragile hair, lacking body, prone to breakage.
Hair Ampoules: Strengthening and Density - BIOTIN-B5™
This is a product for direct application on the scalp. Its intensive formula is designed to promote hair density and strengthen hair from the root. Concentrated application on the scalp is one of the most effective methods for delivering active ingredients exactly where they are needed.
Hair Exfoliation - THE SCALP SCRUB
Expert scalp exfoliation aimed at strength and vitality from the root. Scalp exfoliation removes the accumulation of dead cells, sebum, and residues that clog the follicle, improving the hair environment and facilitating the absorption of subsequently applied active ingredients.
Phase 2: Protection against external aggressors
Every day, the scalp is exposed to a set of aggressors that silently deteriorate its health: heat from hair dryers and straighteners, urban pollution, UV rays, hard water.
These factors generate cumulative oxidative stress that weakens the hair fiber and compromises the follicle environment. Without a protective barrier, preventive active ingredients work under greater stress conditions.
For this phase, UNICSKIN proposes the Protection against external aggressors line as a shield with two products:
Hair Serum - THE HAIR SERUM
Formulated to protect and hydrate the scalp against external aggressions. Its regular application creates an active protection that reduces the cumulative impact of environmental factors on the follicle.
Protective Mist - THE HAIR MIST
It is one of the key products in the line, formulated to offer continuous protection against external aggressions. Its use throughout the day helps strengthen hair's defense, being especially recommended before exposure to heat from thermal tools or solar radiation.
Phase 3: 1-month intensive treatment
This is the active core of the protocol. The 1-month Treatment collection concentrates the two products most directly aimed at reversing hair weakening: the BIOTIN-B5™ Complex Hair Density Ampoules and THE SCALP SCRUB.
The combination of scalp exfoliation with density-boosting anti-hair loss ampoules for one month is the most intensive step of the protocol. Exfoliation prepares the scalp by removing barriers that hinder absorption, and the ampoules deliver a concentrated dose of active ingredients directly to the follicle in this optimized environment.
The result of this one-month anti-hair loss treatment is a cleaner, better-prepared scalp with progressively increased hair density.
It is not a cycle that repeats indefinitely: it is an intensive intervention that lays the groundwork for subsequent maintenance.
Phase 4: Biotech maintenance
Achieving results is half the battle. The other half is sustaining them.
The Biotech Products for Maintenance collection closes the protocol with four products that form the basic routine once the intensive treatment is completed:
This phase is not inactive. The products continue to work on the follicle and scalp continuously, but at a maintenance intensity: preserving the achieved density, protecting against daily aggressors, and preventing the loss cycle from reactivating.
Maintenance is the phase that turns a one-time treatment into a lasting result.
The UNICLED HELMET OMEGA 5.0: the accelerator for the entire protocol
No UNICSKIN hair protocol would be complete without the device that amplifies the effect of all products.
The UNICLED HELMET OMEGA 5.0 is a hair system with LLLT technology that combines red LED light and near-infrared (NIR) light to stimulate circulation in the scalp, activate cellular metabolism of the follicle, and enhance the absorption of applied cosmetic active ingredients.
The Helmet does not replace the products in the line: it amplifies them. If you want to know more details about the LED hair growth helmet, read our complete guide: what it is, how to use it, and results (insert helmet URL)