There are many causes of hair loss . For most women it is mostly emotional and physical stress, taking oral contraceptive pills , pregnancy, dramatic weight loss and the extensive perming or colouring of hair. For woman , hair loss usually starts from top and centre of head with NO receding hair line, unlike male pattern baldness. thank goodness!
My dad has this little bald patch on his head due to a surgery he had on his head years ago, so scarring or any form of skin infection on the scalp can cause hair follicle stop growing normal hair, having a bald patch . Cancer treatment and chemotherapy causes hair loss are pretty general knowledge , but blood thinners (like warfarin ) , antidepressants (like zoloft ) and high dose of Vitamin A are some unusual things your might be interested to know. Generally the symptoms will go away after stopping the causing meds for 6 months, so i'll say not to worry as it is reversible.
Male pattern baldness is usually heredity and the are usually recognisable with receding hair line. They usually hits in during the middle age period. There is no cure to this , so i always tell my roomie before she ever commit to a relationship with a man, look at his dad's head LOL
M for Male/female pattern baldness and MINOXIDIL (pronounce : me-nox-see-dil)
The trade name is Regro , or Regain Hair solution . They come in 3% or 5% strength . It was originally invented for treatment of high blood pressure , but during the trials and launched of the drug , they realise all patient taking it reported of thickening of hair , therefore it is then phase out after other better high blood pressure pills are invented and now it is readily available over the counter for hair thinning. The solution is to be sprayed on the scalp twice daily ( 7 spray maximum per day ) . I always say start low, so when your symptoms got worst then you have a step up choice still. The 5% formulation very often has a disruption of supply ( manufacture out of stock ) if you want to know or makes it easier for you to make a decision.
Finasteride ( pronunce : Fin-aa-ster-ride)
Stop reading if you are a woman. Well this treatment is only for male pattern baldness. This isn't a cure but just to reduce the thinning , so i'll say start young . It has shown to stop hair loss. The tablets comes in 1mg daily formulation, but it can cause the amount of semen to reduce during sex, therefore it is advisable for guys to take them in alternate days or cut tablets to half (take daily) if you are young or planning for family. This drug usually take 3 months to see any results and the tablets are pretty costly *show sorry face*
Nutrition and supplements
Let's say your problem is not obvious but you want to look better with more luscious hair , then READ ON. Hair are made of keratin (which is protein base ), so diet lack of protein , iron and zinc would not be favorable. Silica is a combination of silicone and oxygen , is abundant in our body when we are born, but depletes when we get older, which explains why we have nice skin, nail and hair when we are a kid. Silica helps in balancing the hormones in ladies, so it works two-folds in preventing hair loss. The making of healthier hair and the balancing of hormones.
Continual taking of these supplements are important as hair treatment of hair loss takes time.
Rapunzel must have really good scalp, there is where the roots of her long strong hair . Remember to do scalp treatment regularly ladies and men should learn to wear a hat to protect the scalp from UV rays and trauma.
*room mate
**television - pick that slang up when i was in Australia
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