Your part seems wider, your forehead higher, and you have
sizeable bald areas? Your hair is coming out in clumps? Try first a rigorous
hair health routine: massage, deep conditioning treatments (unless your
scalp is oily), thorough but gentle cleansing, and a well balanced diet.
Especially vital to hair and scalp health are proteins,
fats (but only in prescribed amounts), Vitamins A and C (all to be found in
green and yellow vegetables), lean meat, milk, bread, cereal and citrus
fruits.
See too, if regional or patchy baldness might not be
caused by a tight pony tail, chignon, or a part which hasn't been changed in
years.
If neither health routine nor a change in hairstyle slows
down or improves your hair loss, be sure to see your doctor.
Once almost exclusively a male headache, hair today and
gone tomorrow has become a steadily increasing female problem.
Fifteen to twenty percent of the feminine population is
now struggling with alopecia (baldness) in just about every possible form
from annoying pink spots to out and out bald pates.
Why?
Psychiatrists and physicians blame this unattractive
condition on just about everything from over coloring and over perming to
the death wish.
Authorities list as causative factors for hair loss:
wearing hats, not wearing hats; too much sexual indulgence, too little;
rough and careless brushing; too frequent and too infrequent hair washing.
Notice a pattern? They’re all theories. The fact is, no
one knows EXACTLY the reason for hair loss. But what we do know as fact is
this:
Approximately ten percent of your hair is in a “resting”
phase all of the time, after two to three months, the resting hair falls out
and new hair begins to grow in its place. The new hair will grow for two to
six years at which time the cycle (grow, rest, fall out) begins again. It
is not uncommon to shed up to one hundred hairs every day.
Scientists believe 95% of abnormal hair loss is caused by
heredity. The gene can be inherited from either or both sides of the family
(not just your mothers as once believed), although there are different
causes for hair loss other than heredity or genes.
Hair loss can begin as early as the teen years, but on
average occurs by the age of 40. Although it’s extremely rare for a woman to
go completely bald, extreme thinning of the hair is more common than you
probably think.
Hair loss can be extremely hard on ones self esteem,
leaving you with feelings of helplessness, anxiety and worst of all,
socially phobic.
When abnormal hair loss is noticed, it’s extremely
important to pinpoint the reason as soon as possible to increase the chances
of successfully stopping the loss.
Enlist the help of your family doctor, or a dermatologist
and educate yourself of the causes of hair loss in order to choose the best
remedy to prevent further loss and restore new growth.
Propecia
For most men, Propecia increases the number of scalp
hairs in the first year of treatment, helping to fill in thin or balding
areas of the scalp. In addition, men taking Propecia may note a slowing of
hair loss.
For more information on Propecia:
www.Propecia.com
Rogaine
Rogaine is a liquid, not a medication. To achieve lasting
results you have to use Rogaine for at least four months.
Rogaine works by enlarging the hair follicles and
stimulating hair re-growth. It contains 2% or 5% minoxidil which is used for
revitalizing the hair follicles, which may lead to hair regeneration. It
comes in two formulas for both men and women.
For more information on Rogain:
www.Rogain.com
Saw Palmetto Extract
Saw Palmetto helps revive hair follicles, improves hair
strength, body and shine, and makes your scalp less
sensitive to stress and irritation.
Recently Saw Palmetto received recognition in the areas
of men's health and women's health both as preventative remedy and to combat
most forms of Alopecia.
For more information on Saw Palmetto Extract:
http://www.sawpalmettouses.com/baldness.html
Nioxin
Each product line is formulated to create and maintain a
healthy scalp while promoting stronger hair and possibly encourage
re-growth.
For more information on Nioxin:
www.Nioxin.com
