Miscellaneous
Well-Worn Hair Loss Myths Debunked
Not to disillusion you, but if you are one of those who believe that your hair would grow faster if you brush it with a hundred strokes a day, then you’ve been taken into one of the many hair care myths which are unfortunately unfounded. Actually, brushing your hair in such a manner would […]
ContinuedScalp Infections and Hair Loss
Infections damage the skin and everything which depends on its healthy development, and as such, infections are also a formidable cause of hair loss. Scalp infections interfere with the normal functions of the follicles, damaging them with disease and bacterial outbreaks. The strands which eventually sprout up from diseased or infected follicles are […]
ContinuedTrichotillomania and Hair Loss
While most people blame their genes or their hormones for hair loss, there is an unfamiliar condition which also causes hair thinning and baldness, and the reason for it is related more to the inflicted person’s psyche than anything else. You may have encountered this condition before as a child, or you may be […]
ContinuedA Hair Loss Condition With an Unusual Cause
Hair loss is a normal experience which occurs to everyone, due to the fact that the hair follicles follow a regular growth cycle which takes on an interval of a few years. There are basically four phases of the cycle, and some follicles are at a certain phase at any given time. The […]
ContinuedYour Diet May Be the Cause of Your Hair Loss
Although genetic and hormonal conditions are usually the first to bear the blame with hair loss, another factor is also responsible for rapid hair loss, although this involves an area where most people are quite particular with – the daily diet. Nutrition (or a lack of it) has been known to cause numerous health […]
ContinuedHormones Play a Key Role In Hair Loss
There are many causes of hair loss, but the main culprit behind extensive hair loss conditions (such as male-pattern baldness) is hormonal imbalance. This also affects women to a similar extent during pregnancy and menopause, when drastic changes in the body’s hormonal levels can cause hair strands to become brittle and weak, inhibiting the […]
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