Am I Alone With Hair Loss?

Did you know that you're not the only one that has a problem with hair loss? In fact there are millions of people around the world that are afflicted with hair loss.
So you're in good company and there are plenty of people just like you that want their hair back.

I will dispel popular myths and beliefs about hair loss through some true or false questions later in this article.

What are the basic hair facts?

No matter what type of hairstyle you have the amount of hairs on a healthy head are about 100,000. We have a daily loss of hair of between 50-100 hairs daily. The hairs that are grown on our head usually lasts up to 5 years before they shed and make room for new hairs to start the cycle all over again.

It's when this cycle is interrupted and new hairs are not formed, as well as more than 50-100 hairs are lost daily is when hair loss becomes more defined to us in a real personal way.

How to tell if you're in the initial stages of hair loss?

This is only a very basic test to see if you do have initial stages of hair loss. If you are starting to notice an unusual amount of hair loss after you shampoo or when you comb your hair, try grabbing a small clump of your hair and start pulling ever so gently. If more than six hairs come out of your scalp you may want to investigate further into the possibility of a hair loss situation.

Some basic reasons of hair loss.

If you do experience a clump of hair taken out then you have to start asking yourself some questions. For instance, have you started taking any medication that might impeded the growth process of your hair? Am I under undue stress that might cause hair loss symptoms? Be advised that there is a reason for everything that happens to you. You just have to find the root cause. But there is some exciting news on the horizon in identifying the cause of hair loss.

In 1998, researchers at Columbia University in New York announced the discovery of a gene that appears to be the predominant factor for hair growth. They found the gene after comparing the genes of hairless mice belonging to a
mutant breed and comparing the genes of other members of the same family who had lost all their hair. This discovery is significant because this will help understand how the growth hair stages are formed and how baldness happens which may lead to effective treatment in the cure of hair loss.

So how is your belief barometer these days in the hair loss category? I will list some common beliefs and give you some answers that might astound you.

Can some hairstyles cause hair loss?

Well of course it can, if you have a hairstyle that's so tight your hair can't breathe. I would say that if you want the latest hair style at least save your hair for it.

As you see it is natural to lose some hair. Natural hair loss is considered to be in the range of 100 hairs per day. It is not apparent to most people that hair is actually being lost until more than 50% of a person’s hair is actually lost.

Can brushing your hair excessively on a daily basis help blood circulation to the hair roots and prevent hair loss?

The answer is no, in fact if you do brush your hair that much on a daily basis you are more likely to promote hair loss than to prevent it.

Do wigs, hairpieces and the like prevent your hair from growing and promotes even more hair loss?

Of course not, hair loss treatment is not prevented if you want to cover up the areas while you are using medication.

Can stress cause hair loss?

Yes. If you don't have a good emotional healthy makeup of your personality and you encounter undue stress then chemicals are enacted within yourself that may cause hair loss.


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