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 [...]
ContinuedHair Conditions, During And After Pregnancy
The hair follicles on the scalp undergo a normal cyclic pattern which persists throughout a person’s lifetime. There are, however, certain conditions which can dramatically affect this cycle; for women, the onset of pregnancy involves drastic changes in hair texture and volume, both during and after the conception. Understand though that this condition [...]
ContinuedThe Truth About Male Pattern Baldness
For most men, the onset of middle age can be a shock, both physically and emotionally. Men undergo a lot of changes during this period, and unfortunately, not all of them are appealing. This is true for male pattern baldness, which is also known as alopecia or androgenetic alopecia. The desire for [...]
ContinuedReducing Hair Loss Caused By Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a procedure with many uncomfortable after-effects, and one of the more drastic of these is hair loss. The condition is clinically known as Alopecia. Chemotherapy achieves its purpose in combating malignant cells in the body by inhibiting their growth, and unfortunately, the healthy cells (not excluding those in hair follicles) share [...]
Continued3 Common Causes of Hair Loss
Hair loss occurs in both men and women but men see it happen earlier than men. When men have reached their 30’s their hairline will begin to recede. Hair loss in men is caused by several factors that include age, heredity, hormones, and lifestyle.
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