Hair Loss – What Not To Do!
Introduction
When we start losing our hair we panic. We quickly search the Internet for fixes to hair loss and grab at the quick fixes. Here are some things you should not do when trying to stop your hair loss.
Not Understanding The Cause
When we first start losing our hair we cannot believe it. We believe to be young to be losing our hair. Well for men they can start losing their hair right after puberty if it is caused by male pattern baldness. But there could be many other reasons for your hair loss and if you do not understand the reason of your loss, you could be wasting your time and your money.
For example, there are many other reasons for you to lose your hair besides male or female pattern baldness. Some other reasons you can lose your hair is by:
Stress – If your body is undergoing stress either from work or you are under going a significant emotional event, such as a death in the family or divorce, you could start losing your hair.
Medicine – Certain medicines could cause you to start losing your hair.
Diet – If you start a crash diet or are not getting the right vitamins, your hair can start falling out.
There are many more reasons you can lose your hair, but once you understand the reasons for your hair loss, the fix to stopping your hair loss could be quite simple. It might be as simple as removing what is causing your stress, changing your medicine or improving your diet.
Grabbing At Straws
With today’s technology, it is easy to go to the Internet and search for ways to stop hair loss. One of the ways that comes up is to use Biotin. Biotin is a good vitamin for the hair, but your body makes Biotin itself, so in general it is not needed as a supplement. Plus shampoos claim to have Biotin as part of their ingredients. The sad part is there is doubt that the scalp can absorb Biotin through the skin.
So if you buy Biotin supplements or shampoos with Biotin contained in the ingredients, you are wasting your money and time.
Conclusion
Once you start noticing you are losing your hair, it is important that you understand the reasons why you are losing your hair. The fix could be simple or it may require you to take a longer-term fix.
Rather than you trying to figure out the reasons for your hair loss, it is best to visit your dermatologist for a professional opinion.
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Want Your Natural Hair Color Back?
If you Google ‘gray hair treatment’ or similar search term, you are likely to find pages and pages of solutions, treatments and cures for graying of hair. But is it really possible to ‘cure’ grey hair and reverse this sign of aging that many of us tend to have rather early in life?
What Causes Grey Hair?
Genetics, environmental pollutants, age, lifestyle related habits and other reasons can all contribute to grey hair.
- A very significant proportion of those who grey early, probably had a parent (or two perhaps) who also grayed early, and so genetics is clearly a predictor of graying.
- Smoking, is a predictor of going gray before one’s time and is known to have a correlation with the discoloration of skin as well as hair.
- Stress, is another factor that contributes to grey hair; as the old adage goes, worry can in fact turn your hair white.
- So work related or personal tensions and so on can all cause one to have gray hair earlier than nature ordained.
- Certain health problems could also contribute to gray hair – A thyroid disorder, anemia related to a Vitamin B12 deficiency and other deficiencies could contribute to gray hair. Getting these conditions within control by taking medications or nutritional supplements could also help to control gray hair in many cases.
- Leukoderma or Vitiligo where the skin gets progressively depigmented (loses color or pigment) can also trigger graying of hair before its time.
Can you reverse gray hair?
There are a number of natural solutions offered that claim to cure gray hair – for instance mixing yoghurt and black pepper and applying this to the hair, applying certain oils and lotions to the hair, using tea leaves or henna are all supposed to help darken grey hair. Indeed these may well work for most people; however for many others this may have a very temporary effect.
Then there are all sorts of ‘medicines’ or pills and powders that are advertized as the definitive cure for hair turning white before its time. Unfortunately a large majority of these claims are fraudulent or misleading at the very least – many of these formulations claim to be natural or safe and effective and yet in most cases this is very far from the truth!
Some people speak of gene therapy as being one of the possible treatments for reversing the whitening of hair. However as of now there is no such therapy that exists; in the future who knows!
So in conclusion, it has to be admitted that the best options around are the natural ones, they may work for you or they may not. But in the very least you can be sure they won’t do any harm. One may choose to either color the hair or wear a hat or to flaunt that gray hair – is it not after all, a badge of wisdom?
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Popular Hair Loss Treatments for Women
The hair restoration and replacement profession has for many years been viewed as an enigma at best, snake oil merchants at worst. The aim of this series of articles is to help women worldwide become more aware of the treatment options available, which are popular, and most importantly, what works.
Date with your Doctor
No, I’m not suggesting that you should ask him or her out for dinner. (Mind you, if they are good looking and single, there’s no harm in trying.) What I am saying is that if you are beginning to experience thinning hair, you should make a date to see them for a blood test (ask for one that specifically deals with hair health, the endocrine system and thyroid function) and a general check up. For years, the condition of your hair has been seen as a good guide to your overall health, so it pays to get checked out if your hair is deteriorating or thinning. It is also good practice to get a referral to see a dermatologist (hair and skin specialist) who may be able to give you further insight into the type of hair loss you may have (e.g., female pattern thinning, a type of Alopecia, or a lupus condition).
Pharmaceutical Drugs for Hair loss
Doctors are often the first point of call for people, and frequently pharmaceutical intervention is their first suggestion. This could involve changing the type of birth control you are using (some forms of the pill cause hair loss, while others help to regrow the hair), or prescribing a drug that may help to regrow some of your hair – or at least slow down the rate of hair loss.
Some of the more common drugs used are Minoxidil (Regaine or Rogaine), Aldactone, Spirolactone, and some doctors have even been known to prescribe Propecia. Propecia is a drug that was previously given to men, but was not recommended for women. All of these drugs have been clinically proven to cause hair regrowth, though results will vary from person to person.
Popularity of Pharmaceutical Treatment for Hair loss
If you were to determine the popularity of a treatment by the sheer number of people employing it, I think pharmaceutical treatment could be deemed “popular.” While it is probably the most common, it is most likely not the most popular in preference. Most people that we meet in our clinic prefer not to use drugs. Every drug has side effects and some prefer not to risk the various and possible side effects in the hope that it may cause future hair re-growth. Some come to us due to drugs causing their hair to thin, the mere thought of using other drugs to re-grow their hair is not an option they wish to pursue. Nevertheless, regardless of side effects, some people will use whatever pharmaceutical drugs possible to keep or re-grow their hair.
Pharmaceutical interventions do offer hope of reversing your hair loss, and even cause it to regrow again. It is our experience that these medications are often better at retaining your hair than regrowing it. Most people don’t notice they have begun to lose their hair until they have lost 30% of it already, and at best these medications might help to recover 10-15% of the hair. It’s also important to note that hair often does not regrow in the same consistency or patterns that it was before.
Your Expectations of Pharmaceutical Hair Loss Treatments
Instead of viewing it as a miracle cure, pharmaceutical drugs should be viewed as an option that will help you to retain the hair you have. For some, they may even help to cause further hair growth. In general, if you are able to re-grow ten percent of your hair, you have experienced a great result.
Our next article will deal with other popular hair loss treatments.
Author: Andrew Wilson
About the Author: Andrew is the owner and Director of Transitions Hair, Sydney, Australia. He has over 16 years experience in the Hair Loss profession. His father entered the hair loss profession over 40 years ago and the author has literally grown up around, serving clients from a very young age. He has seen many changes and positive developments in the profession. He has studied Trichology and constantly attends seminars relating to hair loss issues and concerns.
Transitions Hair is a member company of the highly esteemed Transitions International Group, over 70 studios world wide. He has been trained by a number of people who work with Hollywood ‘A’ list actors. His clinic is one of the few that offer all forms of hair restoration procedures meaning that they are able to give unbiased advice. Each persons hair loss and expectations is different, therefore they do not subscribe to a ‘one size (or solution) fits all’. Rather, choosing to use what will work best for each client. Only then, do you see great results, happy clients enjoying increased confidence – allowing them to be themselves again.
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3 Tips for Success With Rogaine
Rogaine is a powerful medication that is able to help curb hair loss for a significant amount of individuals; however, it seems that many users become frustrated with using the medication and give it up all too soon. This almost always leaves their hair in worse shape than before they had started taking the drug.
Statistics show that one in three males and one in four females will experience at least moderate hair regrowth with Rogaine, so why do so many reviewers give it such a bad rap? There are many users who give out during the first two months of use because of fear of shedding, lack of dedication, or whatever the case may be, and this is not even enough time to test the waters with Rogaine. To be successful with Rogaine, you need to have a regular application schedule, ignore the initial shedding, and stay committed. If you can follow these rules, then your chances for hair regrowth success will be multiplied.
- If you do not have a regular application schedule when you are using Rogaine, it will be much easier to fall out of the habit. One missed application will soon become two, and then you will eventually quit using it altogether. You have to apply the medicine twice a day, so try to do it as soon as you wake up and about four hours before you go to sleep. You want to be very prompt and adamant about applying the Rogaine for the first few weeks of treatment so that you can build a good habit. A good habit will keep you in the habit and lead you to success.
- About three weeks in to using Rogaine, users experience increased shedding which eventually stops after a few weeks. This stage scares users the most and oftentimes causes them to give up treatment in order to salvage their hair. This is a bad move, because the hair they lost will not grow back. The hair that you lose was going to fall out anyway, and the Rogaine ejects that hair so that better hair can grow in. Shedding at the beginning of Rogaine use is a good thing, so do your best to ignore it and move on. It may look bad for the time being, but it will look better eventually.
- All in all, you have to stay committed if you want continual hair growth. You will have to stay committed to using the Rogaine or else the hair you regrew will fall out. This is the most important thing to remember when using Minoxidil, for if you are not committed, you will lose everything you’ve worked hard for. A few missed applications here and there aren’t going to hurt you, but stopping use for weeks at a time could create problems. If you can’t keep the commitment, then you might as well save yourself the money and time.
Rogaine has performed miracles for those who have felt hopeless an at times disappointed those who had hope to begin with, yet the fact remains that the statistics say anyone’s chances for success are pretty high. It is true that Rogaine just does not work for some, but the medication takes at least six months to see good results. If you can hold on for that long, then you might see the hair growth results that you imagine. Success with anything whether it be a hobby or sport takes effort, and the case is no different with Rogaine. If you want to be successful with, keep your applications regular, don’t get freaked out by the “dread shed,” and keep a good commitment.
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Common Causes of Hair Loss
It is normal to lose between 50-100 hairs a day, this is part of the hair renewal process. But most people suffer from excessive hair loss at least once in their lives. There are very possible causes, including drugs, iron deficiency, chemotherapy, exposure to chemicals, hormonal and nutritional factors, mechanical damage, generalized skin disease or local stress.
Many of these causes are temporary and some are permanent. These are some of the most common causes of hair loss.
1. Hormonal changes:
Hormones are one of the main reasons of hair loss. The male hormones collectively known as androgens have by far the biggest impact on hair loss. Most important male hormone, testosterone is indirectly related to hair loss in men. A man who has the essential genes for hair loss, a small amount of this testosterone is produced by some of the hair roots into a derivative called dihydrotestosterone that is actually responsible for hair loss.
When dihydrotestosterone is produced, it is present in the surface sebum (grease), which is secreted through the sebaceous glands in the skin tissue. In these circumstances, the dihydrotestosterone enter the follicle (the hole in the scalp from which the hair has come), when a hair is shed and inside there it reacts chemically. What it really does is to miniaturize the hair root and follicle. As a result, new hair will grow through the finer. When the new hair is a fine new building after Dihydrotestosterone miniaturized follicle and the hair root, and even more after your hair is even finer. This process continues until the hair is so thin that it might not be there at all, and if this happens all over the area, so a thin man, of course, on this surface and thus the hair loss occurs.
2. Stress:
Physical and mental stress has short-term effect on hair loss. It does not occur immediately with the stressful event but generally takes about 2 or 3 months after a stressful period or event has begun. Therefore, hair can be lost is that the telogen phase of hair follicles happens prematurely than is normal. As a result, you do not start to grow new hair after old hair shed. However, the stress has been removed the loss of hair will stop and the new hair starts to grow in place of that lost once more.
3. Skin disorder
Some particular types of skin disorders like psoriasis, which could be the reason for losing more hair than normal. However, when treatment begins with skin disease and hair begins to grow again.
4. Medication
There are varieties of medications, which are partly responsible for losing hair more than is normal. However, the problem can arise when you could really happen when you have received the drug for a long time., So in case of any medication, it is important to consult a doctor whether this could be a side effect of the drug taken.
5. Genetics:
It is often considered that hair loss may also occur genetically. If one’s mother’s or father’s side relatives inherit this reason he or she may also suffers from the problem of hair loss.
6. Iron deficiency:
The lack of iron in human body occasionally causes hair loss in both man and women. Women suffers from this problem generally as they loss iron during their menstrual periods and develop iron deficiency. Low iron content in diets often causes iron deficiency in human body. Taking iron supplement or iron pills can solve iron deficiency.
7. Childbirth and pregnancy:
Many women face the problem of hair loss after giving birth although it does not seem to be much hair loss during the pregnancy. This happens as the hair enters the resting (telogen) phase. This problem resolves naturally after one to six month as hormone levels start to come back to normal after woman’s body recovers from her pregnancy.
8. Poor blood circulation:
Baldness occurs not by inheritance or as a result of the effects of testosterone on hair follicles in the target area. On the contrary it is due to poor blood circulation in the scalp (from a variety of causes) and for inadequate nutrients in the blood. Another reason that is poor drainage of waste products thorough the lymphatic system.
9. Mechanical damage:
Mechanical damage to the hair may occur either through intentional or unintentional. Some stresses continuously pull the hair until it comes out. Hairs styling treatments, trichotillomania or hair pulling and hair braids or weaves are responsible for mechanical damage of hair. Irregular chemical treatment like dyes, tints, bleaches, straighteners, relaxers and permanent waves make and weak the hair.
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Best Products for Hair Loss
Heredity, hormones, stress, diet, illness, poor hair care – all are factors in hair loss. Stress, diet and illness are more temporary conditions and usually the hair loss is reversed when the anxiety-producing conditions dissipate, when the diet is improved, when hair care improves and when an illness is cured or gotten under control.
Heredity and hormones are different matters, however. Heredity is an irreversible condition. You are a product of your parents, and hair loss is often inherited. Hormones are tricky, hidden things, however, and they have different effects on an individual basis.
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In a male, testosterone abides abundantly. There are also enzymes working on testosterone which product a substance called DHT. DHT is now known to circulate in the blood and cause other conditions, one of which is the shrinking of hair follicles. When hair follicles shrink enough, they are unable to produce and push a new hair through. As old hair dies, it is then not replaced.
In women, hormonal imbalances can also cause hair loss. Pregnancy, childbirth and menopause all cause significant hormonal change and imbalances with both physical and mental effects. These changes can also cause hair loss, both temporary and permanent.
Hair loss and re-growth products have been around for centuries. In ancient times, a variety of herbal and oil-based remedies were concocted and used by Egyptians, Aztecs, Mayans, and American Indians, all with some degree of effectiveness for some people.
Modern medical research has focused on ways to re-open and stimulate “dead” hair follicles, so that hair growth can re-occur naturally, as well as keep the healthy follicles healthy. Thus, a number of products have become available, both by prescription and over-the-counter. They are advertised on radio and television and all over the Internet. One need only do a “google” search on hair loss, and there are literally thousands of sites and products for investigation.
One ingredient in many hair loss products is minoxidil. Research studies have shown that in about 80% of the participants, products containing this ingredient are effective in slowing hair loss and, in some, causing regrowth to occur. Probably the most well known is Rogaine, available at any drug store, in varieties for both men and women. Most scientifically-produced products do have separate products for males and females, because, of course, hormones in each are different and of different levels.
An additional product containing minoxidil is Provillus, and, again, studies have shown it to be effective. The difference between Provillus and other similar products is that the makes have added Azelaic Acid, an additional ingredient which appears to enhance the follicle repair in both men and women. Provillus has been the subject of many studies, just as the other products, and level of effectiveness may be higher. Provillus is available for both men and women, and the treatment is a combination of a topical liquid applied to the balding areas, as well as a pill or capsule to be taken in conjunction with the liquid. The critical key to effectiveness, according to its makers, is the addition of the azelaic acid, however, the correct amount of this acid is most important piece of this treatment. As with most hair loss products, the makers recommend patience. It may take from 3-6 months for improvement to occur, however, there is a money-back guarantee up to 180 days if one is not satisfied that it is working for him/her.
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Permanent Hair Color
When it comes to coloring your hair, it often feels like there are an overwhelming number of options available on the market today. Even if you choose to color your hair at home, there are hundreds of shades, colors, brands and tones to select the right color. This overwhelming task is why many men and women turn to the professionals to dye their hair. A professional can suggest colors and tones and give you that expert, professional look that is not available anywhere else but in a full service salon. This is also why different online companies have been working tirelessly on creating a new line of professional organic hair color. This new line of permanent hair color will soon be shipped to salons all over the world. This long awaited ammonia free product line has arrived in the perfect time, many hair industry experts say, as many consolidations amongst hair care companies has led to much confusion. This leaves many professionals looking for something meaningful to be part of in the industry.
1- Oil Emulsion Hair Color
When choosing the right hair color, we realize there are plenty of options that exist in the market today. However, it is important to avoid applying harsh chemicals and artificial fragrances to your hair in order to maintain your healthy locks. This is why many clients and hair care professionals are seeking out ammonia free color for their hair. This new product helps to fill the void in the industry today with one of a kind ingredients such as fruit pectin for thickening and other essential, natural oils to the blend.
2- Finding the Best Ingredients for Purity
It can often be a difficult experience to find the purest ingredients in professional hair color. When it comes to ammonia-free hair color in particular, it is important for companies to maintain an honest dialogue with customers on the true content of these products. Many companies have been under close watch due to their lack of accountability in this area.
3- Meeting the Industry Demand
In the past, there have been many companies who have released these types of products into the market with marginal success. These products have sometimes been fraught with controversy, while others have worked to fill this void in the market. Different companies are preparing to release their ammonia-free product into the hair world in just a few months. This product is like none other in the market today, filling a unique niche in the beauty world. While there are many options in the industry today, the finest organic hair color can be found to fit every client’s needs.
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Tips for Using Cinnamon to Promote Hair Regrowth
Introduction
If you are suffering from hair loss, like so many millions of United States citizens, there are three things you need to do:
- Determine what is causing the loss of your hair. There are many things that can cause your hair to fall out such as stress, medicines and heredity which are just a few things that can cause the loss of your hair.
- Next you want to find a way to stop your hair loss by removing the cause. For example, you can remove the stress and change medicines, if this is what causing your hair to fall out. But it is a little more tricky if it is caused by heredity. In this case you can use one of two Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved medicines to stop hair loss, Minoxidil or Finasteride.
- Last you want to re-grow your hair after you have stopped your hair loss. There are many herbal supplements and vitamins on the market that you can use to re-grow the hair you have lost.
Cinnamon For Hair Growth
Did you know that one method used by people to re-grow their hair is cinnamon? Some people swear by it and here are some methods they use cinnamon to re-grow their hair.
- Cinnamon and Honey– This method requires you to mix a couple of tablespoons of honey with a couple of teaspoons of cinnamon powder in enough olive oil to make a paste. You then apply this to your scalp and let set on your scalp for fifteen minutes. Then using a professional shampoo, rinse the mixture off.
- Cinnamon Oil– Cinnamon oil can be found in some commercial product shampoos. So rather than using cinnamon oil directly, which you can if you want, use a shampoo that contains this type of oil.
- Chinese Remedy– There is an ancient Chinese drink that mixes cinnamon with various Chinese herbs to help promote hair growth. Some of the herbs used in the concoction besides cinnamon are oyster shells, licorice and dragon bone. Good luck finding some dragon bone.
How It Works
Not much research has been done on cinnamon and hair growth. But people who have used cinnamon and claim it has grown their hair believe it allows more blood flow to the scalp. This is similar to how Minoxidil works. It too increases the flow of blood to the scalp allowing for more nutrients to the hair and hair follicle.
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Anti-Hair Loss Shampoos
Anti-Hair Loss Shampoos : Rub-a-Dub Dub – But Gently Please
One easy-to-try option is a shampoo specifically designed to increase the health of existing hair and to reduce the rate of hair loss in both men and women. There are several sources to investigate specific shampoos, research studies which can be accessed to determine the effectiveness of many of these products. Good professional sources include dermatologists and licensed cosmeticians who see hair loss conditions frequently and have had the opportunity to observe the efficacy of a variety of shampoos. As well, an Internet “Google” search will provide hundreds of products, complete with testimony and small research studies.
It’s easy to get confused when investigating the hundreds of shampoos available. With some background knowledge of what has shown to be effective in larger, previous studies, however, you can make more intelligent choices about the shampoos you choose for experimentation. And that is the great thing about shampoos – they are relatively inexpensive in this maze of hair loss/regrowth methods, so you can try lots of them without breaking your budget!
1. Surfactants: People feel good when their shampoos lather up nicely. Lather, however, is just for psychological effect. Somehow we believe that the more lather a shampoo produces, the cleaner our hair must be getting. Hogwash! The ingredient that causes lather is call a surfactant and does not have cleaning properties. Other ingredients in shampoos actually do the cleaning. Surfactants are, however, pretty harsh, and, for someone who is experiencing more-than-normal hair loss, surfactants should be avoided. There are lots of shampoos out there without it – try some.
2. Herbal Ingredients: The most notable herb with some success in hair loss difficulty is Saw Palmetto. Shampoos with this ingredient are certainly worth a try. Saw Palmetto seems to inhibit the production of DHT in men, for example, and DHT causes hair follicles to shrink and close up.
3. Nettle and bay have also been helpful to some people. Shampoos which include these might help you too.
4. Essential Oils: These oils are concentrated ones which come from plants such as lavender. From ancient times, these have been used to stimulate healthy hair and to decrease the rate of hair loss. We know that we have much to learn from early medicine men and healers. Perhaps this is another example.
5. Tea Tree Oil: Many swear by this ingredient, and there are several brands of this on the market. So popular are these shampoos, you can find them at most any drug store as well as health product retailers. As an aside, tea tree oil has also been found to be effective in the prevention of head lice infestations.
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What Are The Causes Of Hair Loss In People Today?
On average you can expect to lose between 50 and 100 hairs from your head each day and shouldn’t be something that you should be overly concerned about. However if you begin to notice even more than this being lost then you may need to see medical assistance to determine exactly what is causing you to loss your hair. Today there are a number of causes of hair loss and below we take a brief look at just what some of these are.
Cause 1 – Stress
Both mental and physical stress can cause you to lose hair and will generally happen around 2 or 3 months after the stressful period or event has begun. The reason that hair may be lost is that the hair follicles will enter the telogen phase much sooner than is normal. As a result you won’t actually begin to grow any new hair once the old hair has been shed. However once the problem of stress has been removed from your life you will find that this will stop and new hair will begin to grow in place of that lost once more.
Cause 2 – Medication
There are many types of medication that could be a contributing factor to you noticing that you are losing a lot more hair than is normal. However the problem may not arise immediately but could actually happen after you have been taking the medication for any length of time. If you don’t notice this problem then you should immediately seek medical assistance.
The kinds of medications, which could be one of the main causes of hair loss in a person, include the likes of anti acne ones such as Isotretinoin, medications for lowering lipid levels such as bezafibrate. Plus also medications used as inhibitors for blood pressure or heart failure or to regulate blood pressure could be the reason that hair loss has become more noticeable. These are just a few but a quick search online and you will find that there are plenty of other medications that could be a leading factor to hair loss.
Cause 3 – Skin Disorders
There are certain types of skin disorders such as psoriasis which could be the reason for losing more hair than is considered to be normal. But normally once treatment commences on the skin disorder then the hair will start to regrow.
Cause 4 – Testosterone
The male testosterone has been found to be an indirect cause of hair loss in men today. Rather than the body reacting because the levels of testosterone in the man’s body being too high hair loss occurs because the body has become more sensitive to the production of it. Normally the place where hair loss tends to be most visible on a guy where the cause of it is testosterone is on top and on the front of the head.
Cause 5 – Genetics
The chances of a person suffering hair loss are far greater if any of their relatives happen to be bald. A person can actually inherit it not only from their father’s side of the family but also their mothers.
Cause 6 – Age
As we grow older the risk of us losing hair is far greater. At the age of 35 around 40% of all men will notice that they have far less hair than they did have before. Then as a man grows older this figure increases and on average around 65% of all men over the age of 60 will lose more hair. But rather than them losing hair it tends to become much finer and thinner in appearance.
Cause 7 – Menopause
As women grow older and certainly when they reach the menopause they are again at risking of losing more hair than is normal. But as mentioned above rather than hair falling out what happens is it becomes much thinner ad finer. Around 50% of women over the age of 50 will find that their hair has become a great deal thinner.
Cause 8 – Iron Deficiency
If levels of iron within your body are depleted there is every possibility that you will suffer from hair loss. This again is one of the causes of hair loss that women are more likely to suffer from than men. However to rectify the problem taking an iron supplement can help with reversing the situation.
Cause 9 – Pregnancy and Child Birth
Although during the pregnancy there doesn’t seem to be much hair loss occurring, it is quite common for women to lose hair for a few months after the birth of their child. Generally with this particular cause the hair will begin to start to grow back of its own accord as hormone levels within the woman’s body start to return back to normal.
Above we have looked at the main causes of hair loss today, however there are plenty of others that need to be considered. Your hair loss could in fact be down to the kinds of products you are using which contain ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction in you. Also the way in which your hair is worn may cause hair loss especially in cases where the hair is being pulled too tight.
Only when you know exactly what has caused you to begin losing hair can you then look at ways of treating it. But before you try any treatments you see advertised online or in magazines or newspapers it is important that you seek medical advice first. This way the medical professional can take a look at what the underlying causes of hair loss in you are and treat them accordingly. Also it is important to remember that there is no quick fix solution to treating this condition and certainly anyone who says that they can offer you a miracle cure to your problem you shouldn’t believe what they have to say.
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Herbal Hair Loss Remedies Stimulate Hair Growth
Herbal remedies improve circulation, disinfect the scalp and stimulate hair growth.
Licorice extract may help prevent alopecia. Used as a tea, parsley, raspberry, and blackberry strengthens the kidneys. Horsetail is a good source of silica.
Silica helps to keep hair strong, shiny, and sleek.Rinse your hair with apple cider vinegar and sage tea as these help hair grow.
Catmint or chamomile infusions used as a final rinse can help with itchiness, a source of balding.
Nettles, stinging nettle, birch leaves, aloe, and watercress are excellent blood and skin cleaners. Drink 1 tbsp. of juice of stinging nettle, birch leaves and watercress, mixed in a glass of water to cleanse the blood.
Rosemary or stinging-nettle may help combat dandruff, a source of hair loss. Put a large handful of rosemary into a pan and cover with water. Boil for 10-15 minutes and allow to cool. Strain the mixture through a sieve into a jug containing a few drops of wheat germ or any oil. Use this as a rinse after you have washed your hair with a very mild shampoo.
Arnica, marigold, rosemary, or southernwood are also useful for hair loss. For best results, massage infused oil into the scalp.
Massage scalp regularly with tinctures of stinging nettle, birch, horsetail and rosemary for hair growth stimulation.
Oriental medicine practitioners believe that the condition of the hair is a direct reflection of the blood, the organs responsible for cleansing the blood (especially the kidneys), the sex organs, and the adrenal glands. The condition of the hair follicles is directly affected by the toxicity in the blood.
The hair follicles are responsible for the nourishment of the hair and they also support the growth of hair. Therefore, the first step in treating hair loss is to improve the quality of the blood. This can be done by strengthening the kidneys. Excessive amounts of animal protein and sweet foods can cause the hair at the top of the head to fall out. The sweets, acidic blood, and oils create excessive energy, this excess energy escapes from the body through the top of the head. This causes the hair follicles to expand. As a result, the follicles lose their grip on the hair and allow them to fall out. The solution is to draw the energy back into the body, especially to the body’s vital center, known as hara. This restores vitality to the hair follicles and allows them to regain their ability to contract tightly around the roots of the hair, holding it in place.
Many foods, herbs, and certain physiotherapies cause the energy within the body to move downward into the vital center, or hara.
For the Chinese, psoralea seeds and exposure to ultraviolet light restores hair completely. Crushed oyster and clam shell can also be used to increase kidney qi. Moreover, the Chinese doctors believe that mulberries are an excellent tonic for the kidneys, liver, and blood.
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