Hair Loss Causes And Tips And Warnings to Prevent Hair Loss
When you start finding your hair strands floating under the shower after shampooing or when you find that your comb has more hair than your head, there is a pretty good chance that you are facing the problem of hair loss. If stress, lack of balanced diet, irregular sleeping patterns or the wrong choice of hair-care products has landed you in excessive loss of hair, then you can probably find a cure for the problem.
Phases of Hair Growth
1. The anagen phase is the first active growth. It lasts several years and it is in this phase that 85% of our body hair has plenty of melanin the natural substance that gives color to the hair.
2. The regressive phase is the second phase in the hair growth process. It is also known as the catagen phase. The hair will stop growing as this phase but the hair will not shed. This process last on an average two weeks and 3-4% of our body hair is in this phase at any given time.
3. The last phase or the telogen phase lasts 5-6 weeks. This is the resting phase in which the hair will shed out of the follicle and a new hair will grow. At any one time, 10-13% of our body hair is in this last phase. As we grow older and aged, we will begin to experience the process of hair loss.
After shampoo, apply coconut milk all over the hair and let it work for 30 minutes. Then wash off with water. Coconut milk not only reduces hair fall but also provides extra conditioning to hair. Wash well otherwise the rancid smell of coconut may persist.
Stir fry methi seeds in coconut oil. Grind these using pestle and motor. Use this every week in order to help protect hair fall. Methi seeds strengthen hair roots.
Hair may occur due to dandruff. Squeeze out lemon juice in 4 tbsp on sesame seed oil. Using squeezed peels, rub this mixture into scalp and all over hair. With regular use of this preparation dandruff does not occur and hair also shines.
Tips & Warnings
Because of hormonal changes in their bodies, nearly 50 percent of women experience hair loss after pregnancy. Normal hair production will eventually resume, though it can take as long as six months.
Some methods of preventing hair loss are merely old wives’ tales. These include massaging your scalp, standing on your head to increase blood flow to hair follicles, and vigorous hair brushing.
If you experience a sudden hair loss not related to pregnancy, age or other explainable factors, contact your doctor.
Using Propecia or Minoxidil (Rogaine) produces varied results. Discuss your expectations and concerns with your doctor.