The thinning of hair on the scalp is known as hair loss. In medical terminology it is referred to as alopecia which can be temporary or permanent. The most common form of hair loss occurs gradually and is known as androgenetic alopecia, a combination of hormones and heredity.
Other types of hair loss include alopecia areata, telogen affluvium and traction alopecia. Age is the most prominent cause of hair loss in both men as well as women, but is generally found to be more prominent in men.
Hair is made up of a protein called keratin. A single hair comprises of a hair strand, a root below the skin and a follicle from which the hair grows. The hair bulb is located at the lower end of the follicle which produces the hair’s pigment color or melanin.
It is normal to lose an average of 50-100 hairs a day as they tend to grow back in the same follicle. But if you are experiencing unusual or more hair loss accompanied by visibly thin or balding patches you need to visit your doctor. It is necessary to take sound medical advice and determine the exact reason for hair loss. Correct diagnosis will lead to the correct treatment and can aid in rectifying any underlying causes for the loss of hair.
Causes for Hair Loss:
There are several reasons for hair loss ranging from genetic tendencies and hormonal imbalance to ill health and poor nutrition. Some of the causes of hair loss are:
Alopecia Areata: This is an autoimmune skin disease which triggers the damage of hair follicles by a person’s own immune system. It causes hair loss on the scalp as well as elsewhere on the body. Research shows that over 4 million people are affected by alopecia areata in the United States alone. The disease is said to affect 1.7 per cent of the population at the global level.
Alopecia areata begins as a single or multiple round bald patches on the scalp and can lead to complete hair loss. It can affect both men and women and often begins in childhood. The hair usually grows back in a period of 6 months to 2 years, except for a few cases.
Androgenetic alopecia: This is also called male-pattern baldness and affects the majority of men. Androgenetic alopecia is caused by a number of factors including hormones called androgens and genetic causes. Some males begin to show signs of hair loss in their mid teens. This type of hair loss can also occur due to intake of steroids like testosterone used in body building.
Medical conditions and hormonal imbalance: Hair loss can also be triggered by endocrine (hormonal) conditions affecting the body such as diabetes or thyroid. People with kidney and liver disorders can also experience excessive hair loss. Young girls and women might experience hair loss due to the hormone imbalance that occurs in polycystic ovary syndrome.
Telogen effluvium: Women often experience excessive shedding of hair after childbirth. Hair loss can also result after fever, a long term illness, surgery, intake of anesthesia or sudden weight loss. This type of hair loss is usually temporary and corrects itself with time.
Medications: Certain medications also have hair loss as a side effect like lithium, isotretinoin, diet pills and chemotherapy drugs. Prolonged intake of these drugs can lead to total hair loss.
Trichotillomania: It is a psychological disorder where people repeatedly pull their hair out. This results in bald patches and hair damage. People suffering from this disorder need professional help and medication.
Poor nutrition: A poor diet can also result in hair loss. Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are known to initiate hair loss. It is important for the body to get sufficient proteins, vitamins and minerals in order to sustain hair growth. A balanced diet is essential for hair growth along with the correct amount of supplements.
Hair treatments: Regular hair styling and exposure of hair to harsh chemicals such as hair dyes, bleaching creams, hair gels, hair straightening and perming ingredients can result in temporary or permanent hair loss. This can also result in permanent baldness in some cases. Wearing your hair pulled back extremely tightly that it places tension on the scalp is called traction alopecia and can result in permanent hair damage if the style is worn for a long period of time.
Hair Care Tips:
· It is important to take good care of your hair in order to avoid hair loss. It is necessary to intake a healthy diet rich in all the essential vitamins, minerals and proteins necessary for hair growth to sustain beautiful hair for a longer time.
· Use shampoos that are mild such as baby shampoos as they are less harsh on the hair in comparison to the stronger ones. Do not change your shampoo on a regular basis. Shampooing more than once in a day leads to hair damage. Lather your hair gently and do not dry it vigorously with a towel.
· Let your hair dry naturally; avoid using a blow drier every now and then. Regular use of blow drier results in hair damage and the hair loses most of its natural luster.
· Style your hair only when it’s dry. Brushing or combing wet hair can cause it to stretch and break.
Everyone wants to have beautiful hair. Thus, it is essential to take proper care of it and consult a good doctor in case of excessive hair loss. The secret to having a well nourished mane lies in a healthy diet, keeping fit and going low on chemicals.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Experiencing Male Pattern Baldness? Discover the "pattern" Secret in Men and Women Hair Loss!
You probably never thought male pattern baldness or balding patches would happen to you!
For the first time in your life you look in the mirror and notice your hairline is receding! If you are a woman, you might be experiencing patches of hair loss!
In my case I was experiencing both; an extreme receding hairline and a bald spot!
Maybe you never stopped to think why male pattern baldness looks the same for everyone who is losing hair. Of course, that's why it's known as male "pattern" baldness!
I never thought about it until I started searching for natural home remedies for hair loss for myself!
What Causes the Pattern?
First we need to understand what significantly contributes to hair loss in women and men.
It's excessive oil!
Natural home remedy hair specialists who have been in the field of restoring hair loss - with success - for 20 years, say that 99% of the time hair loss in both men and women usually comes from one thing. Excessive oil!
This oil is called sebum. When this oil gets clogged in your scalp it stops the hair follicle from growing. Eventually the oil will prevent the root from surfacing. The end result is a receding hairline and what we know as "hereditary male pattern baldness" and androgenetic alopecia.
Also experts know that hair on a man's head grows "straight out" in some areas and in other areas grows laying down. This direction of hair growth is what forms the hereditary pattern in men's hair. For women, it's quite different in terms of the direction their hair tends to grow.
However, for men, the round spot in the back of the head which usually loses hair is the area that usually grows straight out. The same goes for the receding hairline areas. These areas tend to easily attract the excessive oils that clog these hair follicles on the head.
The hair that normally sticks straight out is the hair that will fall out first.
For women, it is different because their hair does not grows straight out in those areas. However, they will experience hair loss in patches that relate to hormone and other problems. Although women can experience similar limited receding hairline loss.
So this is the reason that certain areas of the scalp experience the first hair loss.
In fact, I think that 99% of the time, hereditary baldness in men can really be stopped or significantly improved by simple natural home remedies for hair loss! The experts don't want you to believe that, or you wouldn't buy their expensive hair transplants and medications!
In fact, the experts will tell you that most men are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness; and it's just an effect that hormones have on the hair.
What Does Male Pattern Baldness Tell You about Your Health?
Really, balding is not hereditary as much as a tendency toward balding. This is because health and lifestyle habits can cause hair loss along with other symptoms.
I didn't believe that before, until I used a natural home remedy for hair loss to restore my own hair and dignity! Otherwise I'd still be trying to hide my bald spot with bandannas and other "hiding" techniques.
When you look in the mirror and your hair looks dry, brittle, frizzy, limp, lifeless, flat or even jagged looking, it is trying to tell you something.
It doesn't mean that you won't function normally throughout the day. However, the human body's capable of functioning effectively at very low health levels.
Male pattern baldness and hair loss is actually a symptom of the health level of your body.
When you are healthy physically and emotionally, your hair will be shining and your skullcap will be pliant. A moist healthy scalp makes it easier for hair to breakthrough and live!
When you are physically unhealthy and if you're emotionally upset you can expect your hair to look limp and lifeless.
At this point, the hair is getting weak and the oils that are produced by stress sebaceous glands create the clogging oils on your scalp that lead to extreme hair loss.
What Really Contributes to Male Pattern Baldness?
Major change in your lifestyle will often produce symptoms to your hair and skin.
While it seems that stress promotes hair loss, actually research shows there is only an indirect connection.
The truth is that stress goes hand-in-hand with good health habits.
For example: what do you do when you're in a hurry? Think about it. You have to get to work on time so you don't fix your hair, you may not even wash it. Because you're worried about paying the mortgage, you drink more coffee and soda. You forget to eat breakfast and when you do eat, it has no nutritional value. You might end the day with a TV dinner that has no nutritional value to promote hair regrowth.
You can add to that, no exercise, not enough sleep, dirty environments, $.99 shampoo and conditioner (filled with chemicals, and many have never really been tested for safety, much less health), and more!
Yes, your hair will be one of the first signs that your body is experiencing some sort of distress. Your hair, scalp and skin will show signs of health deficiencies. Even medications will show signs.
That includes over-the-counter drugs and chemically treated hair products used by women that make the effects even more drastic.
When I was experiencing extreme hair loss, I tried a natural hair loss remedy first, instead of taking any drastic measures like hair transplants and medications with side effects. Anything that can be fixed naturally is always going to be your best choice of action!
When I stopped my receding hairline and completely restored a bald spot in back of my head, I did it with simple natural hair loss remedies. My grandfather wore a toupee and my father was already bald at 48 when he retired from the army. And at 44 I already had hair loss pictures with extreme hair loss.
By using natural home remedies for hair loss, it took me less than 12 weeks before I was experiencing significant improvements, which included hair regeneration. My closest friend was absolutely surprised when she saw the new baby hairs growing in my receding hairline! So was I!
I'm completely convinced that most hair loss sufferers can be helped with simple hair loss remedies!
For the first time in your life you look in the mirror and notice your hairline is receding! If you are a woman, you might be experiencing patches of hair loss!
In my case I was experiencing both; an extreme receding hairline and a bald spot!
Maybe you never stopped to think why male pattern baldness looks the same for everyone who is losing hair. Of course, that's why it's known as male "pattern" baldness!
I never thought about it until I started searching for natural home remedies for hair loss for myself!
What Causes the Pattern?
First we need to understand what significantly contributes to hair loss in women and men.
It's excessive oil!
Natural home remedy hair specialists who have been in the field of restoring hair loss - with success - for 20 years, say that 99% of the time hair loss in both men and women usually comes from one thing. Excessive oil!
This oil is called sebum. When this oil gets clogged in your scalp it stops the hair follicle from growing. Eventually the oil will prevent the root from surfacing. The end result is a receding hairline and what we know as "hereditary male pattern baldness" and androgenetic alopecia.
Also experts know that hair on a man's head grows "straight out" in some areas and in other areas grows laying down. This direction of hair growth is what forms the hereditary pattern in men's hair. For women, it's quite different in terms of the direction their hair tends to grow.
However, for men, the round spot in the back of the head which usually loses hair is the area that usually grows straight out. The same goes for the receding hairline areas. These areas tend to easily attract the excessive oils that clog these hair follicles on the head.
The hair that normally sticks straight out is the hair that will fall out first.
For women, it is different because their hair does not grows straight out in those areas. However, they will experience hair loss in patches that relate to hormone and other problems. Although women can experience similar limited receding hairline loss.
So this is the reason that certain areas of the scalp experience the first hair loss.
In fact, I think that 99% of the time, hereditary baldness in men can really be stopped or significantly improved by simple natural home remedies for hair loss! The experts don't want you to believe that, or you wouldn't buy their expensive hair transplants and medications!
In fact, the experts will tell you that most men are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness; and it's just an effect that hormones have on the hair.
What Does Male Pattern Baldness Tell You about Your Health?
Really, balding is not hereditary as much as a tendency toward balding. This is because health and lifestyle habits can cause hair loss along with other symptoms.
I didn't believe that before, until I used a natural home remedy for hair loss to restore my own hair and dignity! Otherwise I'd still be trying to hide my bald spot with bandannas and other "hiding" techniques.
When you look in the mirror and your hair looks dry, brittle, frizzy, limp, lifeless, flat or even jagged looking, it is trying to tell you something.
It doesn't mean that you won't function normally throughout the day. However, the human body's capable of functioning effectively at very low health levels.
Male pattern baldness and hair loss is actually a symptom of the health level of your body.
When you are healthy physically and emotionally, your hair will be shining and your skullcap will be pliant. A moist healthy scalp makes it easier for hair to breakthrough and live!
When you are physically unhealthy and if you're emotionally upset you can expect your hair to look limp and lifeless.
At this point, the hair is getting weak and the oils that are produced by stress sebaceous glands create the clogging oils on your scalp that lead to extreme hair loss.
What Really Contributes to Male Pattern Baldness?
Major change in your lifestyle will often produce symptoms to your hair and skin.
While it seems that stress promotes hair loss, actually research shows there is only an indirect connection.
The truth is that stress goes hand-in-hand with good health habits.
For example: what do you do when you're in a hurry? Think about it. You have to get to work on time so you don't fix your hair, you may not even wash it. Because you're worried about paying the mortgage, you drink more coffee and soda. You forget to eat breakfast and when you do eat, it has no nutritional value. You might end the day with a TV dinner that has no nutritional value to promote hair regrowth.
You can add to that, no exercise, not enough sleep, dirty environments, $.99 shampoo and conditioner (filled with chemicals, and many have never really been tested for safety, much less health), and more!
Yes, your hair will be one of the first signs that your body is experiencing some sort of distress. Your hair, scalp and skin will show signs of health deficiencies. Even medications will show signs.
That includes over-the-counter drugs and chemically treated hair products used by women that make the effects even more drastic.
When I was experiencing extreme hair loss, I tried a natural hair loss remedy first, instead of taking any drastic measures like hair transplants and medications with side effects. Anything that can be fixed naturally is always going to be your best choice of action!
When I stopped my receding hairline and completely restored a bald spot in back of my head, I did it with simple natural hair loss remedies. My grandfather wore a toupee and my father was already bald at 48 when he retired from the army. And at 44 I already had hair loss pictures with extreme hair loss.
By using natural home remedies for hair loss, it took me less than 12 weeks before I was experiencing significant improvements, which included hair regeneration. My closest friend was absolutely surprised when she saw the new baby hairs growing in my receding hairline! So was I!
I'm completely convinced that most hair loss sufferers can be helped with simple hair loss remedies!
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