How to Lessen Hair Loss

Shedding hair is quite normal, but excessive hair loss is a different story. Men, women and even children can experience hair loss, and hair loss can be attributed to many different factors. Hair loss can be due to the body’s reaction to an illness or surgery, inadequate diet, medications, stress and basic genetics. Unfortunately, none of that really makes dealing with hair loss any easier, because our hair represents a physical characteristic that depicts beauty and appeal. So, it is no wonder people faced with hair loss will do about anything to lessen, prevent or stop the hair loss.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Analyze your hair loss. Figure out what the hair loss could be attributed to and whether or not it is temporary. Maybe you have had a sudden illness, so the hair loss might be a temporary situation, with new growth occurring in the near future. The hair loss could be due to genetics, and, therefore, you can expect continued gradual loss.

2. Check in with your doctor. It is entirely possible that your hair loss is a symptom of some other medical condition, hormonal problem or infection. Either way, it is a good idea to consult with your doctor and see exactly why you are experiencing hair loss. At that time, you can go over medically respected treatments for hair loss, as well as ways to lessen further loss.

3. Monitor the types of medications you take. There are certain medications that will cause hair loss. It might be necessary to change medications in order to lessen hair loss.

4. Use one specific brand of hair shampoo and conditioner. This should be a mild and gentle formula that is enriched with vitamins and minerals. Changes product brands frequently can contribute to hair loss and may even be a reaction to the changes.

5. Limit usage of hair styling products. Do not go crazy with hair spray, gels and mousses, because they can dry out the hair and clog hair follicles. Of course, most people need to use some sort of hair styling product to maintain their hairstyle. So, try not to overuse the product, and, when you are not planning to go out, go natural.

6. Lessen the use of hair dryers and heated styling appliances. They may get you the look you want, but they do a lot to damage the hair strand, follicle and scalp. All of which can contribute to hair loss.

7. Massage the scalp. Scalp massages can bring nourishing blood supply to the scalp and hair follicles, which can stimulate hair growth. You should do a scalp massage daily.

8. Use warm to cool water when washing hair. Hot water will damage the hair and weaken the roots.

9. Try not to wash hair every day. Over washing the hair will strip away the natural oils that are truly needed to keep and maintain healthy scalp and hair.

10. Stop wearing hats, using hair bands and doing cornrows. Wearing hats can literally suffocate the scalp and hair roots and preventing them from breathing. This is the same with certain types of hair bands, ties and styles like cornrows, which can contribute to scalp damage from the pulling on the scalp. When scarring to scalp occurs, it will cause the hair to fall out.

11. Go to a hair salon for a professional hair moisturizing treatment. Moisturizing the hair can be a good way to restore health to the hair and combat environmental factors that cause the hair to damage. Hair damage contributes to hair loss, so, combating the damage can lessen hair loss.

12. Eat a healthy and nutritious diet. Make sure your diet is well-balanced and includes all the daily required vitamins and minerals. This may mean taking supplemental vitamins and minerals, but check with your doctor before you start taking tons of vitamins that you may not necessarily need. Inadequate diets or crash starvation diets, can contribute to hair loss, which means that eating healthier is a good way to lessen hair loss.

13. Eliminate stress. A life that is full of stress and anxiety is a life that may be predisposed to more illness and stress related conditions, which may include hair loss as a symptom.

Tips & Warnings

• When hair loss is severe and extreme, it is important that you consult with a doctor. This can be a sign of something else going on in your body.

[mimi1330]

on 4/2/2009 I really liked this article! My hair has always been important to me. 5*

[greydaleave]

on 1/5/2008 Hello, I'm and african american woman who put in permanment relaxer in my hair and now my hair is shedding from the cuticals, what should I do? Should I remove the relaxer, if so, then how?