Discuss – Pregnancy: A large amount of oestrogen is produced during pregnancy causing the hair follicles to go into their growth phase. Once the birth is over the hormonal balance is restored and the opposite happens with the hair follicles going into a hair loss phase.
It is a perfectly normal occurrence for the human head to shed around 50 to 100 hairs a day, so when you consider that there are literally millions of hairs on the head, this doesn’t seem so bad. However, if your body is not producing more hair at the same time, these numbers will soon add up and will quickly lead to baldness.
Discuss – The myth – excessive shampooing causes hair loss.
Many theories have been volunteered concerning the cause of baldness, but no one is positive what the exact cause is. The only thing that the researchers are positive about is that around half of men worldwide will suffer from male pattern baldness.
To some men baldness can be a thing of beauty. They don’t have to pay for haircuts anymore, they don’t have to worry about “bed-head,” and they don’t have to use a hair loss shampoo or use any other preventative treatments.
Some men, however, see hair loss as a devastating chapter in their lives, and the hair loss can also cause them to lose their self-confidence and virility – and there are an endless amount of hair loss products claiming to be able to restore that.
In the Beginning
If you are getting thinner on top, there is some good news for you. You can buy formulae and some sort of hair loss shampoo over-the-counter at any drugstore. These products can help in the prevention of yet more hair loss.
However, there are drawback to using some of these products. Once you start utilising them you have to keep on doing so, otherwise once you stop your hair will start to fall out again. An alternative to using these products is spending thousands of dollars on a painful hair transplant – that may or may not result in a natural appearance.
Discuss – Another way that female baldness differs from that of males is that females tend to experience bald patches at different places on their heads or a general thinning of the hair. Women are better able to cover up bald patches and often wear stylish wigs that are indistinguishable from natural hair.
Recently however, a new approach to hair loss has entered the market – a hair loss shampoo that feeds your hair follicles natural herbs.
In today’s society and fast-paced lifestyle, it’s getting harder for a person to ingest the right foods that are so essential to the body. When your body doesn’t get theses vitamins and minerals that are so important to it, it will automatically ration the essentials that it sends to the major organs, leaving the minor organs (or less important parts of the body), such as the hair follicles, to suffer.
Using a hair loss shampoo will replace the vitamins that your body has used, and feed the scalp directly to stimulate the hair follicles.
When selecting a hair loss shampoo, you need to remember that your scalp is skin, and that skin is there to keep things out of your body. Most hair loss shampoos will be able to penetrate the first layer of skin and therefore make your scalp softer, but it’s doubtful that any hair loss shampoo can penetrate the second layer of skin, into the living cells of the papilla.
Discuss – Stress: Another common reason for hair loss in women is stress as known as Telogen Effluvium. What happens is that the growing healthy hairs enter the resting (telogen) phase of hair growth.
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Discuss – Contrary to commonly prevalent myths, baldness in humans is not caused by excessive intellectual activity, but the significance of emotional stress in the problem is still a gray area. It is also not in any way related to the lack of or excessive indulgence in sexual activity, nor are bald men somehow more sexually gifted than their hirsute counterparts.
To find the answer you must first look at the structure of hair. Below the skin is the hair follicle, the sebaceous gland and blood vessels. The hair itself is made up of protein. We do our shopping and purchase our hair care products and assume we are doing the right things for hair health. Through promotion and marketing we are led to believe that some of the products available today are things we just can’t do without. But is that really true?
When you brush your hair it causes the sebaceous gland to produce sebum. This oily substance coats and protects the hair from the elements. It also stimulates the blood vessels to provide the nourishment your hair needs. Brushing your hair and or massaging the scalp are beneficial to hair health.
With commercial products, most shampoos and conditioners contain harsh chemicals and synthetic products. In shampoos, that means it can over clean your hair and strip it of its precious oils. Now you need to condition it to replace the oils. It can harm the scalp and hair follicles. It is the same with laundry detergents. They are loaded with fillers and less actual soap so that they can sell you more detergent. It’s a money making strategy that has worked so they will continue to do so.
Discuss – Androgenetic alopecia � This is the most common type of hairloss – Also known as male pattern hairloss (or female pattern hairloss). This type of hairloss is related to the effects of genetics.
Now if you are like most people, you’ve read the labels but don’t have a clue as to what the ingredients really are and what their function is. Here it is in layman’s terms:
1) Distereate and propylene glycol or glycol are petroleum based (crude oil). They are very cheap which is why they are widely used in the cosmetic industry.
Discuss – The myth � Hair loss can only happen after you turn 50.
2) Isopropyl alcohol is another very cheap solvent.
3) Propylparaben or Methylparen are preservatives that are synthetic. The human body typically does not understand synthetic, it understands organic.
4) Cetearyl alcohol is an emulsifier and it can be natural or synthetic. Synthetic is often used because it’s cheaper and easier to produce.
These petrochemicals are absorbed through the skin, then down through the organs and tissues. Many believe that long term exposure to these toxins can cause permanent damage anywhere in the body, and yet, governments have sided with big industry to not require them to disclose what these products contain or what they really are. Instead we have big fancy names you can hardly pronounce let alone understand.
The solution? It’s not as hard as you think. It’s as close as you health food store or even your own fridge. Here are some tips:
1) Buy a natural liquid soap from the health food store. Also purchase some essential oils such as lavender (for all hair types), rosemary, clary sage, cedar wood, birch and peppermint (for hair loss) bergamot, rosewood, eucalyptus etc. Also purchase natural oils such as olive, jojoba, or avocado. Here’s what to do; in a clean spray bottle, pour in about ½ a cup of distilled or spring water. Add 1 cup of liquid soap. Then take 2 tsp of your vegetable oil and add 10 to 20 drops of your chosen essential oils. It can be just one or several combined oils. Shake gently. There you have it. Simple as that! (Essential oils always need to be in a vegetable oil base because of its concentration). You should not need a cream rinse after that because oils will be replaced.
Discuss – Other causes can be numerous and include stress, restriction of the blood supply, a poor nervous system and hormonal influences. With female pattern baldness, the hair loss is generally more uniform over the scalp than in the male counterpart, but also results from a complex chemical reaction when the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase converts the testosterone in the system into DHT or dihydrotestosterone.
2) If you need deep conditioning, try saturating your hair in mayonnaise or warmed olive oil. Wrap tightly and cover with a shower cap and let rest on the hair for approximately 20 minutes, then rinse out. You can also take 2 egg yolks and whisk them until frothy, then add some warm water. Pour over hair and leave on for 2 minutes then rinse well.
3) It’s a good idea to do a final rinse on your hair with something acidic such as cider vinegar, lemon juice, beer or even milk. Add any of these ingredients with some water to rinse your hair with to restore the alkaline/acid balance of your hair and scalp, and take off any residue you may have left on your hair.
Discuss – Propecia � For a good reason, Propecia is the most popular hairloss remedy. Propecia is the first hairloss remedy to be approved by the FDA.
There are many good natural recipes for healthy hair but these are a few things to get you started in the right direction. Experiment with different essential and vegetable oils to find what you like best. Natural, your body understands, so here’s to a good hair day!
Willie Jones is an author/researcher who is dedicated to helping people find the resources, books, news and information on health and wellness and other related issues. http://www.allabouthair.info
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