Hair Loss

Hair is one of the most important assets of the human body. Hair gives elegance and beauty to our body and that’s the reason that we pay so much attention to it. Since childhood, adolescence and until adult life, we’ve been presented different models of inspiration of hair features that we’ve tried to follow. If the nature hadn’t given us hair, we would feel empty. Without a personifying trait we would think that we were living in a world of clones where we would all be the same, dressed inside and naked in appearance…

Hair grows everywhere on the skin of our body. Hair is made up of a protein called Keratin that is produced in hair follicles in the outer layer of skin. On average, the scalp has 100,000 hairs that cycle through periods of growing, resting, falling and regenerating. We tend to show hair care in all the seasons of the year.  But with the change of seasons it happens that in some periods we see a hair loss. Hair loss can affect your scalp or your entire body and it can be temporary or permanent. Alopecia is a disease that is associated with hair loss from different parts of the scalp. Hair loss can be in various forms and depending on it, is determining their recovery. The losing hair (Alopecia) can be found in both woman and men on skin type without color preferences. It can occur on the scalp and in the other part of the body.

Factors that can increase hair loss include:

• Family history (Heredity and genetic predisposition)
• Seasonal changes (especially in autumn)
• Hormonal factors
• Psychological factors (Stress, emotional shock)
• Medications (especially chemotherapy)
• Head exposure to radiation
• Eating disorders (Diets)
• Weight loss
• Use of chemicals in the body
• Damage caused by viral and bacterial infections
• Anemia
• Skin diseases as: Pityriasis, Amiantacea that can include hair loss
• Lupus
• Thyroid Disorders
• Overweight
• Damages from washing hair frequently and hair dyes too.

As soon as the patient identifies the problem of hair loss, he\she should immediately consult a dermatologist. It’s required a detailed medical history and a total skin examination to check the general health condition and the specialist doctor will give a definite diagnosis. The individuals that are facing the hair loss makes them scared and insecure to share their problem with the others and makes it difficult to ask for help. They try to hide the problem by changing their hair styling, buying products that they think will improve their hair condition or taking various vitamins for hair growth. In case of temporary hair loss the doctors recommend the hair transplantation or other surgical interventions than can be used.

There are some foods to prevent the hair loss:

• Proteins
• Foods that contain Iron
• Foods that contain Zinc
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Nettle

Some practice to strengthen the hair:

• Drink 10-12 glasses of water a day, water consummation increases and strengthens hair.
• Consume products with high protein content, eat fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
• The use of Aloe Vera plant as a mask for the hair
• Message your head 2-3 times daily with almond oil
• Wash your hair with lemon juice or vinegar
• Apply a mask with olive oil, honey and a teaspoon of powder
• Shampoo against hair loss.