HAIR LOSS EXPLAINED

   Currently, the medical community considers certain types of hair loss as perfectly normal, reversible and can be successfully treated, because they are common, easy to diagnose and respond well to treatment. By cons, you must ensure that your hair loss is caused by one of these factors before starting any type of treatment. Linger in the following list and see if any of these factors could have contributed to the disruption of the normal growth cycle of your hair.

The most common reasons:

hormones

Hair loss can be associated with various hormonal changes or abnormalities, a contraceptive or hormone-like medication. If we do not see any other possible causes for your hair loss, talk to your doctor or your endocrinologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases related to hormones), which will make blood tests. For women, pregnancy, childbirth and menopause are normal hormonal causes a temporary loss of hair.

drugs

Several drugs, such as steroids and chemotherapy, have the side effect of hair loss. Talk to your doctor if you notice hair loss, especially when you start a new medication.

stress

The daily stress as well as trauma (shock) physical or emotional can affect the hair as well as other organs, such as the heart. Hair loss related to a traumatic event is often immediate (anagen effluvium), but in other cases it occurs with a delay of one to six months after the event (telogen effluvium). Typically, hair loss due to stress resolves itself once the body is back to normal. Hair loss due to stress usually presents as a general thinning of the hair, but it can also be located in some places. Many doctors believe that stress is a trigger for autoimmune disease called alopecia circumscribed (alopecia areata), which causes hair loss.

Infections

Your barber or hairdresser could alert you to some scalp problems, such as crusts, accumulation of sebum, fungal infections (fungi) as ringworm (tinea capitis), or other infections. However, a dermatologist will confirm the diagnosis and prescribe treatment. These conditions can reduce cellular respiration at the bulb or at the base of the hair follicle. Sticky styling products that are not properly removed attract dirt and bacteria, and then plugs can clog pores and follicles. This can lead to serious infections and scarring alopecia, that is to say, the destruction of hair where a scar is located.

Aging

The thinning and hair loss are also common signs of aging. Indeed, while there is a decrease in the production of natural hormones, combined with an increase of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone derived that attacks hair follicles and causes male and female pattern baldness. Women usually notice a general and uniform thinning of their hair, while men are genetically predisposed to lose their hair in certain areas of the scalp, according to a recognizable pattern. In women, it is sometimes a misconception that hair loss associated with aging is a result of menopause, since during this period, the body adjusts to the new hormone levels and fluctuations in the production of natural hormones.

Scars

Any physical trauma to the hair follicles can cause permanent hair loss in the form of a scar or a bald plate. Called "scarring alopecia" that permanent hair loss caused by a scar, the latter is the result of a scalp infection, fungal infection, autoimmune disease, trauma caused by the hair or injury.

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5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

It is best to use natural products to stop hair loss that go to expensive salons treatments, which can not help with this problem.

Try the following easy tips at home and see how effective they are in reducing hair loss!

1. Hot oil treatments: Take the natural olive oil - coconut, canola - and heat to make it warm but not too hot. Gently massage into your scalp. Put a shower cap and leave it on for an hour and then wash your hair.


2. Natural fruit juice: You can rub your scalp with garlic juice, onion juice or ginger juice. Leave it overnight and wash it thoroughly in the morning.

3. Get a head massage: Massage your scalp for a few minutes a day will help stimulate circulation. Good circulation in the scalp keeps hair follicles active. The circulation can be improved by massage with a few drops of essential oil of lavender or bay in an almond or sesame oil base.

4. Antioxidants: Apply hot green tea (two bags brewed in a cup of water) on your scalp and let the mixture for one hour, then rinse. Green tea contains antioxidants that prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth.

5. Practice meditation: Believe it or not, most of the time, the main cause of hair loss is stress and tension. Meditation can help reduce this and restore hormonal balance.

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Olive oil effective against loss and fading of hair

Olive oil is one of many virtues and benefits are obtained only at the table, but also by many other uses. In particular, in this article we will take care of the positive effects of olive oil applied to the hair to keep them beautiful, healthy and fight against loss due to androgenetic alopecia, in turn, caused by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

 Olive oil to stop hair loss

Olive oil can be used to massage the scalp to stop hair loss and thinning. Olive oil contains azelaic acid, a substance that inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, whose main task is to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone mainly responsible for the weakening of follicles and therefore of baldness. With regular massage with a little olive oil, preferably hot, you reduce the amount of dihydrotestosterone helping to restore hair health. The massage can last about 10-15 minutes and should be done by applying a slight pressure, so as to promote circulation.

Olive oil as a natural antibacterial agent

Olive oil has amazing antibacterial and antioxidant properties that help fight against the oxidizing effects of free radicals responsible for cell aging. The hair is easily ruined as a result of the excessive use of chemicals, including colors, sprays, gels, etc.. The application of olive oil may reduce the adverse effects of these substances. Often it can happen that the chemical elements present in some products, after being impregnated inside the follicles, causing allergic reactions, which usually lead to a weakening of the hair shaft. However, with a regular massage with olive oil, the amount of the chemical reaction is reduced and also restored a good nutrient supply to the scalp. Olive oil is indeed rich in essential nutrients such as vitamin D, vitamin E, niacin and biotin. All of these substances help to nourish the growth of exciting hair.

Olive oil for dry skin and itching

The lubricating effect of olive oil is very effective in the fight against the problems associated with dry scalp and itching. Even so, a gentle 10-minute massage helps to get rid of unpleasant sensations of itching.

Olive oil for hair care

As we have seen, olive oil nourishes the hair and makes them strong and healthy, which also contributes to their beauty. To massage the hair and scalp, you should use the extra virgin olive oil warmed slightly, it will be easier for absorption. However, not too hot, just to reach a lukewarm temperature, otherwise you lose nutrients. To make a facial mask for your hair, apply the oil and massage your head for 15 minutes, then wear a shower cap to maintain adequate hydration and allow the oil to be absorbed. Finally, wash your hair with a mild shampoo, preferably without chemical additives that they make dry hair and cause other problems.
Since, for the hair, there are lots of shampoos to feed the egg and lemon for degreasing, I tried once combined neutral shampoo with egg, lemon and oil olive. when I applied it on my hair, I looked a lobster with mayonnaise ...

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Hair loss in women

  As in men, hair loss in women (alopecia) is often seen as a disaster, a practically intolerable psychological trauma. Day after day, the pillowcase, brush, cover hair to your chagrin. What causes this phenomenon? Are there solutions?


Predictably, hair loss

In some women, hair loss is predictable. Indeed, this phenomenon (androgenetic alopecia) is just as hereditary as eye color ... It begins in the twenties in 3% of them. Between the ages of 40 and 49 years, nearly one in five women (17%) is facing hair loss called hereditary and, after 60 years, a woman in four will suffer. Blood vessels and disrupt atrophy, thus, the growth of the hair follicle, which eventually die.

But the woman has an advantage over the man. If more men become completely bald more or less near future, women will retain a portion of the capillary system. Her hair will be more sparse, however.

The causes of hair loss

The causes of hair loss in women are numerous. Hormonal disorders are among the most common. They are often associated with various stages of the life of a woman (pregnancy and childbirth, pre-menopause and menopause), endocrine disorders or taking drugs. General anesthesia, a surgical shock, hemorrhage, and prolonged high fever or an important psycho shock may also be responsible for hair loss.

When the body packs

When hair loss becomes significant, especially unexplained, it is best to consult a dermatologist who will take stock of the various potential causes. Is it a disorder of the thyroid gland (hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism)? Is that your pituitary is idling or, conversely, races and now produces too much prolactin: the hormone that triggers and maintains lactation?

Male hormones

At certain times, the ovaries and adrenal glands of women produce male hormones in larger quantities. This production is accelerated during menopause or childbirth. This results in a depletion of the scalp and, by extension, hair loss.

Genetic

Hair loss in women can also be connected to a hypersensitivity "hair bulb" to androgens (hyperandrogenism), even if they are not produced in excessive amounts.

And stress

It also happens that stress, frequent or occasional causes hair loss. When we are stressed, the body produces various hormones: adrenaline, cortisol and adrenal androgens. This higher production causes hair loss. In fact, every thrust stress causes contraction of blood vessels to the hair root, which contributes to the refinement of the hair and ... his fall.

Prevent hair loss

It is possible to prevent, at least in part, the loss of hair. Experts recommend not to abuse hot showers, hats, caps or tight elastic. Others argue that the frequent use of gels and staining or electric dryers, promotes hair loss in women.

As with many big and small health problems, lifestyle healthier slowing hair loss. A more balanced diet, reducing stressors, hours of restful sleep promote a healthier scalp.

Treatments against hair loss

The last twenty years have witnessed a revolution in the treatment of hair loss, so in women than in men. The discovery of minoxidil, a product that can slow hair loss and, in some cases, to obtain a slight regrowth, helped provide some answers to this problem. A solution containing 2% of the molecule can be used as a treatment. Another, available by prescription, contains 5% Minoxidil and give better results. For some, it causes itching of the scalp, acne, decreases in blood pressure and libido, as well as rapid weight gain.

A pill, a small pellet ...

Other important discoveries have marked recent years. Indeed, it is possible to ingest anti-hair loss such as Viviscal tablets and Alpharegul fruits of research and Finnish French dermatologists, respectively. These products, natural, slow down the hair loss. However, studies show that Viviscal promotes the growth of existing hair. We found in transactional websites, priced at $ 40 a jar of 60 capsules.

Note that some cosmetic companies offer on the market ranges of shampoo that slow, they argue, the hair loss.

Hair transplant

Hair transplantation is a surgical technique to replenish the more open areas. The technician fee per group of 20 or 30, hair on the back of your head using a tool: the bit. He then reimplanted in the most stripped using the same unit area. Reimplanted hair grow back. In Quebec, the price of such a transplant range from $ 1 500 to $ 4,000.

Wig

In desperation, you can fall back on the wig or hairpiece. The choice is vast: synthetic or natural, long or short. But generally cheaper betray the subterfuge. Expect to pay from $ 80 to $ 2,000 depending on the model, texture and desired quality.

Keep in mind that hair loss remains normal. Individual loses 50 to 80 per day. With 100 000 to 150 000 hairs on your head, you have enough for a few years ... However, if the hair loss is important to you, start treatment as soon as possible will ensure a packed 

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