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Natural Treatment for Hair Loss and Baldness
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Hair loss is a common problem for both men and women. Though there are many regular treatments and modern techniques available to re-grow hair, there can be adverse side effects of these treatments as well. Therefore one should try natural treatment for hair loss and baldness.
There are many benefits of using natural treatments. They are more effective, have no or minimal side effects and are less expensive. But before we discuss some natural treatments for hair loss and baldness, let's find out common causes of hair loss as they would help us understand the problem better.
Hormones, medications, lifestyle, menopause, alcohol, improper diet, too much treatment of hair with cosmetics, auto immune malfunction, low blood circulation and others are some of the causes of hair loss in humans.
Next, hair loss can be of various degrees. Someone may experience only breakage of hair, others will complain of regular fall while a few will experience sudden loss of hair with visible bald patches slowly increasing day by day. Therefore one needs first to find out the cause of hair loss before applying treatment.
Remember the first step to any treatment is to find the root cause of it. If your hair fall is due to hormonal imbalance like estrogen level in females, then one can take herbal supplements which are rich in estrogen to improve the condition. There are many herbs such as Motherwort leaf, Rhodiola rosea root, Saw palmetto berry which contain phytosterols to improve estrogen level in women.
It is strictly advised that one should consult a doctor before taking such natural supplements. You must take a lot of care of your hair.
Use shampoos and conditioners which are natural and contain less chemicals and synthetic ingredients. This will slow down hair loss if they are caused due to allergic reaction of chemicals on your skin or scalp. Many people don't care to use oils and massage their scalps even once in a year. Hair loss is inevitable to those heads which keep away from oils.
Hair too needs nourishment and without such treatments you cannot expect them to grow well. So, if you experience hair loss, you can stick to oil and massage therapy at least once in a week to make hair follicles healthy.Another natural treatment for baldness is onion. It has been found that if you massage your bald patch with a fresh cut onion everyday at night before going to bed, it can bring back your hair. You can apply it before dinner and wash it off after two hours.
Natural treatments are not only about applying natural ingredients but also maintenance of personal hygiene and eating healthy. You must make a point that you have regular bowel movements and you eat healthy foods to keep your liver strong and functioning. Your diet should include more green and leafy vegetables and fruits for essential vitamins like Vitamin K, E, B complex and others required for hair growth and prevention of hair fall.
There is no end to natural remedies to stop hair loss. But your natural treatment for hair loss and baldness must be effective to the cause of it. Otherwise you will have no results. Visit a trichologist first to diagnose the cause and then ask him for natural treatments.
Get more free information about natural treatment for hair loss and scalp problems for men, women and children. Go to http://www.simplehairgrowthguide.com
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| Author: Priyanka.M.G 12 Jul 2009 | Member Level: Bronze Points : 2 | Thinning of hair is quite common. Many of us face this condition sooner or later. In a country like USA almost 60 million people suffer from this anomaly. But thinning hair is more common among women than men. It occurs usually after the age of 50. The causes of thinning hair in women are many.
What are the causes for thinning hair? Emotional or psychological factors are most commonly the culprits. There are many treatments prescribed to stop thinning hair among both men and women. What you need to do first is to consult a hair specialist. He may ask you undergo a medical examination. This is the way the diagnosis is done.
It will determine the nature of treatment you should take to cure thinning hair problem. Some most prominent reasons for thinning hair in women include illness, genetic make up, malnutrition, menopause and medications producing side effects.
Some medicated shampoo and hair solutions also contribute to starting the hair thinning process. Genetic make up is something you can not have control over. But other factors for thinning hair can be controlled.
First consider herbal treatment. It can play a vital role in the prevention of hair loss caused by hair thinning. In addition to it, there are two FDA approved medications that are getting popular for reversing the thinning hair process. The names of these two medications are finasteride and dutasteride.
These are over the counter (OTC) medicines and are applied on the scalp. Results of the application of these medicines are reported to be positive. Apart from medications, aromatherapy and acupuncture are also instrumental in halting the process of thinning hair.
If the thinning of hair is a chronic problem, it is always better to rely on natural treatments. Natural treatment includes life style changes, healthy diet and application of home made products. Diet containing fruits and vegetables are supposed to be beneficial for healthy hair.
It provides you with adequate vitamins and proteins necessary for healthy growth of hair. The healthy diet should also be complemented by regular exercise. It tones the body muscles and increases the flow of blood throughout the whole body system. Since the body is an integrated system, exercise ensures a balanced body system including healthy hair growth.
Oil massage is a great treatment option for the thinning hair problem. Regular massage with olive oil can stop the hair loss among both men and women. Moreover you can also prepare some home mixtures for the scalp massage.
Mustard oil mixed with garlic juice is also effective in the prevention of hair loss. You can also apply lemon juice with lukewarm oil to cure growing thinning hair. These home made products need no specific techniques and can be prepared easily. Just try them at least once.
| | Author: Manikandan T.D 12 Jul 2009 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 | Good topic hair fall is feel of people in day to day life.As you leave your teenage years behind and enter your 20s you realize that hair loss is an affliction that affects everybody, although in varying degrees of severity.
To distinguish normal hairfall from abnormal hair loss, one must understand the hair cycle. Each strand of the scalp goes through a growing phase termed 'anagen', lasting about 1000 days, a transitional phase called 'catagen', lasting 10 days (the hair stops growing during catagen) and the final resting phase called 'telogen', which lasts 100 days the hair then falls out of the follicle to be replaced by a new strand of hair, which will go through the same three phases.
There are roughly 1,00,000 hairs on the average scalp and thus it is said that upto 100 hair strands dying and falling out each day is normal. Most people, however, feel that they should not be losing even a single strand, which is obviously impossible. Hair, as per its life cycle, will grow and periodically fall out normal hair loss should not be stressed over, as the 100 strands that fall out are replaced by new ones produced by the scalp.
Certain conditions however, are known to increase this loss dramatically and require treatment/ prevention:
* Stress is the biggest culprit, implicated in both generalised (all over scalp) and patchy (in sections, like Alopecia Areata) hair loss.
* Poor nutrition comes a close second, with crash dieting often to blame. Girls starving themselves to look like Kareena Kapoor * often pay for it with severe hair loss after six to eight weeks.
Stress management and eating a healthy, balanced diet rich in proteins, vitamins (especially biotin) and minerals (particularly zinc) are, therefore, extremely necessary to arrest hair loss. Consume plenty of dal, soybean, paneer, channa, egg whites, white meat like chicken or fish, nuts and leafy vegetables. If your work schedule is so crazy that you never know when you'll eat your next meal, ask your doctor to prescribe protein and multivitamin supplements.
* Hair treatments perming, straightening and colouring are also damaging to your mane and lead to hairfall. Be prepared for at least a 10 percent reduction in hair volume two months after any such treatment. To minimize damage, do not repeat these treatments too often once or then twice in a year at the most. Always go to a professional and ask for a hair protecting serum before treatment. Also use appropriate aftercare products.
* Another big no-no is over-enthusiastic massaging during oil application, in the mistaken belief that this will increase the scalp's absorption and stimulate follicles. In reality, a vigorous massage will only serve to uproot hair in the telogen phase and lead to hair trauma.
* Hair is at its weakest when wet, so never roughly comb it after a wash. Disentangle the strands gently with a wide-toothed comb or wait till they are semi-dry.
* Holding a hair dryer too close to the scalp is another reason for hairfall the heat can cause lasting damage. Use a diffuser attachment on the dryer, holding it at least eight to 10 inches away and never wait till your hair is bone-dry always leave a little moisture in. Cold air drying is, in fact, the best method. Also avoid hot rollers and tongs if you value your locks.
* Steer clear of tight hairstyles that pull your hair taut. Indian mothers enthusiastically twist their daughters' hair into tight plaits, thinking this will increase hair length it actually only serves to encourage a receding hairline and balding in the frontal areas of the scalp. So keep your hair looking neat, but don't pull and manipulate it too hard.
* Losing a lot of hair post-pregnancy is common, because the elevated hormone levels that persist during pregnancy prevent normal hairfall during that period. Once you have delivered your baby, it often happens that these hormonal changes are reversed and you start losing a lot of hair all of a sudden there's not much to do except wait it out. Don't panic, because your hair growth and hairfall patterns will eventually return to normal. If the hair loss shows no sign of letting up, however, you may want to consult a doctor.
* Certain medications cause hair loss. If you're concerned, ask your doctor whenever you're given a prescription whether the medication has such side-effects and if so, request a substitute if possible. Long periods of illness, chronic diseases, surgery etc. are also reasons why hair sometimes starts falling more than it should, but this is often temporary, nothing that a good diet and adequate rest won't solve.
If you have bald patches, a family history of hair loss, a receding hairline or abnormal loss (a lot more than 100 hairs per day) despite a healthy lifestyle and diet, its time to consult your dermatologist.
Above all, be realistic you're not Rapunzel that your hair needs to be ankle-length, nor should you aspire to have a mane like the models you see in haircare advertisements. As you grow older, your hair will not remain as thick as it was when you were a child accept these changes gracefully and keep your crowning glory healthy.
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