What Can You Do to Halt Hair Loss
Some hair loss is perfectly normal. Everyone, male and female, naturally loses 50 to 100 hairs a day. However, if you appear to be losing too much hair, or you notice the appearance thinning or bald spots, there are several things you can do to put a stop to this hair loss.
Adopt a Healthy Diet
Your hair is sensitive to your diet. Very low calorie diets and eating disorders can be the cause of hair loss.
Hair is made up of protein, so it naturally follows that you could experience hair loss if you don’t ensure that your diet contains sufficient protein. Not getting enough protein is not necessarily a problem in developed countries, but increasing your protein intake further can still help to put an end to hair loss. Eating fish is especially beneficial, owing to the abundance of oils in fish.
Make sure you are getting enough B vitamins, vitamin C, folic acid and biotin. Normally you will ingest these nutrients if you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. 5 a day is the popular theme.
Shampooing
Ensuring that your hair and scalp stay clean can help to stop hair loss. It’s recommended that your hair is washed at least every other day. While you’re shampooing, be sure to also massage the scalp and hairline well. This will increase circulation to your hair follicles. Using nizoral shampoo may also help put a stop to hair loss.
Conditioners
Conditioning and moisturizing your hair is also very important. Dry brittle hair not only falls out, but also breaks off. Protein conditioners especially those with hydrolyzed human hair keratin proteins will give the best results. Leave the conditioner on for three to five minutes before rinsing.
Protect From UV Radiation
Just like your skin, your hair can also get sunburned. If your hair is also really thin, your scalp mayn get sunburned also. You should protect your exposed scalp from UV radiation by using a good sunscreen. Protect the hair itself by covering it or by using a leave-in conditioner with sun block.
Natural Remedies
Some people have found that taking silica capsules also helps stop hair loss. Ginko biloba may help because it is designed to improve the circulation to the scalp. Yet another common natural remedy is to rinse your hair in a mix of cider vinegar and sage tea once or twice a week.
Minoxidil (Rogaine
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Hair Loss Myths Debunked!
Think you know what causes hair loss? Don’t believe everything you hear. You may be falling for some old wives’ tales that have only grown thanks to the internet. Make sure your facts are straight before trying to take hair loss on.
Myth 1 - Hat’s That!
Since the days of old, men have believed that their hair loss is influenced by how often they wear hats. The standard believe is that a hat stops air from getting to your hair. This results in hairs that suffocate. Other versions blame hair loss on the oil that gets trapped on your scalp by hats. This is simply not true. Unless you hat is so tight it is stopping blood from getting to your scalp, feel free to wear one as often as you like. A hat is even beneficial when your hair starts to thin since it stops the sun from damaging your scalp.
Myth 2 - Mommy Made Me Do It!
As fun as it is to blame your male pattern baldness on your mother, it’s just not accurate. The age old myth is that your mother carries the genes that caused your hair loss. In reality, genes from both your mother and father contribute to your lack of hair. So pass some of those vengeful stares over to your paternal grandfather as well.
Myth 3 - Too Much Gel, Hair Goes To Hell
Nope. You can slosh that hair spray and mousse on all you want. The product is just coating the outside of your hair and does nothing to the actual follicle. While a greased up hairdo may not yield the healthiest looking (or fashionable) hair, it’s not going to cause any thinning.
Myth 4 - Blame It On Work
Stress is frequently blamed as a cause of hair loss. In extreme cases, this may be true, but stress is never a cause of male pattern baldness. Stress may cause you hair to come out in clumps or stop growing, but it won’t trigger that beautiful hairdo so many men are sporting. So don’t use your hair loss as an excuse for that vacation!
Having accurate information is the first step in the battle of the hairline. Educate yourself so you can avoid silly rituals or placing blame on the wrong thing. The truth is, we don’t really know a lot about the causes and cures of hair loss. So read up and keep an eye out for these and other popular hair loss myths.
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Hair Loss Getting to the Root of the Problem
It’s fair to say when you started losing your hair you asked “why me”. Maybe after seeing your dad and older brother join the hair less community you figured it was only a matter of time. You begin to shed more than your dog. How do you handle it?
You can never really prepare for ituntil now.
Today the market is flooded with products that promise to regrow hair. But the truth of the matter is they don’t all work. Hair loss products such as shampoos cleanse away the sebum produced by the sebaceous glands. The sebum builds up on the scalp and hardens, clogging the hair follicles there by inhibiting growth. That’s all well and good but it doesn’t get to the root of the problem. The hair stops growing because the hair follicle is undernourished, not dirty. We all know the main culprit is DHT. That doesn’t stand for disastrous hair thinning. It’s Dihydrotestosterone., which basically interrupts the normal functioning of healthy hair growth.
Products such as Rogaine, Procerin and Avacor have shown results with individuals whose hair is still in a growth phase or what’s clinically referred as the anagen stage. The telogen stage is the resting or dormant phase. It’s the one where you start losing your hair. The longer you’re in this stage the lower the chances of getting your hair to grow back.
Most hair growth treatments will state that best results come from the beginning stage of hair loss. So if you’re at the horseshoe stage your odds are slim that the product will work.
There is one product that works even if you’ve been balding for over 20 years. It’s called RK19