Understanding and
Preventing Hair Loss
By Kathlene Capelle
Noticed more fallen hair collecting
on the drain stopper in your shower room?
Or do you suspect that more hair
has been left in your brush than is normally the case?
Been sweeping up more strands of
hair all over your house?
Getting worried? Although hair is
not essential for survival, the lack of hair can affect one’s self confidence
in today’s environment. And no wonder! We are bombarded with a constant
stream of advertisements sponsored by beauty salons, hair care products
and hair loss treatments on looking good through a crop of beautiful hair.
So if we start to lose hair, we can become really self conscious about
our looks.
Our hair become stressed with over
exposure to the sun, frequent hair blow drying and repeated perming, rebonding
and hair colour treatments. The hair becomes dry and brittle and break
off very easily. Tying hair too tightly can also cause hair breakage. Illnesses
like low thyroid hormones are additional factors resulting in hair loss.
Hair loss is also known as alopecia.
About 100 strands of hair out of a normal scalp of 100,000 hairs are lost
daily. Any hair loss of more than 100 strands of hair per day warrants
a case for concern.
The lifespan of a single hair strand
is about 5 years. Genetic baldness is caused when the body fails to replace
hair that has fallen off. Familial history may determine if hair loss is
going to occur and women’s hair does thin with age as well. Temporary hair
loss in post-pregnancy cases and lifestyle changes are additional explanations
for hair loss.
A hair loss remedy can be through
taking oral pills or through hair loss products applied directly to the
hair. Other hair loss solutions include vitamin supplements, herbal cures,
scalp treatments and hair transplants. A good understanding of what causes
the hair loss in the first place can help us decide what best solution
to take.
In the meantime, if you have a family
history of balding genes, take preventive hair loss measures. Simple procedures
like using a mild shampoo and conditioner, and gentle brushing or combing
would really help for good hair structure and a healthier crop!
Kathlene Capelle is the editor of
articles and tips relating to hair loss and hair loss remedy. For more
information, please refer to her site at http://www.hair-loss-remedy-central.com
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