Let’s be real. Creatines are awesome.
But, there’s one thing that people are concerned about. Will creatine cause you to lose your hair?
Unfortunately, there might be some level of truth to it. And, it boils down to one key hormone: DHT. DHT can act on local receptors causing a shrinking effect of your scalp follicles, eventually closing out said follicles from producing any more hair.
And, even if it creatine does affect DHT levels, it remains to be seen if this has any direct effect to actual hair loss, considering that DHT levels do rise naturally. Exercise itself can increase DHT levels by as much as 30 percent. But there’s one caveat bearing the most importance: The only time that DHT might lead to hair loss is if you’re already susceptible to hair loss or Male Pattern Baldness, which has a strong genetic factor. If you have a family history of hair loss, then sure, you might want to think twice about taking creatine if you want to avoid accelerating your hair loss.
Otherwise, chances are, creatine won’t affect your hair at all.
Of course, make sure you check with your doctor before anything else. But again, there still needs to be more research on this and more importantly showing a direct effect on hair loss when taking Creatine.