The whole world is currently celebrating the Alopecia Areata Awareness this September. For those who still do not have any idea what Alopecia Areata is, it is a condition when a person experiences partial or total hair loss on the head or in other parts of the body because of a faulty immune system that attacks hair follicles. 

For Filipinos to fully understand this condition and to help empower citizens that are experiencing it, one of the most popular individual that has Alopecia Areata, singer/songwriter Abby Asistio, has created a group called the Alopecia Philippines way back in 2012. 

She has been diagnosed with Alopecia Areata since she was 4 years old and she said that the major turning point in her life was when she decided to come out in public with her condition. She then created an online campaign last September 2012 to celebrate Alopecia Awareness Month. She began inviting family and friends to post a photo on Instagram with a double inverted V (signifying AA) using their hands. It eventually went viral with over a thousand photos up to date. This has been the starting point for Abby to create Alopecia Philippines.

Alopecia Philippines aims to raise awareness about alopecia and to correct common misconceptions and perceptions about the condition, to encourage the people experiencing it and to create an online support community for them. A lot of people had been inspired by Abby's honesty and courage and they too, started to share their personal stories and even the struggles that they are experiencing due to Alopecia. Currently, Alopecia Philippines has more than 300 members and their Facebook page is now being followed by people all over the world with over 700 members at present.



A brand that has been supporting the causes of Alopecia Philippines through Abby Asistio is Novuhair which she has been using since March 2013. She has been heard saying praises about the product and even shares it to other people with Alopecia.

Novuhair is a safe and effective product that addresses hair loss and scalp disorders. It is the only topical scalp solution in the market that has the highest concentration of natural ingredients, FDA-certified and ACD-compliant. What's even better is that it is a homegrown, Philippine-made product that is globally competitive. 

Novuhair products such as Shampoo, Conditioner and their Topical Scalp Solution can be purchased in all Mercury Drug Stores and all leading drug stores nationwide and online at Lazada and Regalo Service. To know more about this product, you can visit their Website and you may follow them on their social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For inquiries, you can call them at 4136570 or 09228830575. You should also check out Abby Asistio's Youtube Channel for more Alopecia Awareness videos like this: