Don’t we love having shiny, healthy looking, thick locks of hair? Well, every other shampoo and hair oil advertisement claims to give you finest looking hair. But with daily routine, changing seasons, pollution and wear & tear many females suffer from various hair related issues like hair loss, drying of hair, hair breakage, split ends etc.

Health of your hair can be one of the indicators of your overall health and well-being. And there can be various reasons that can cause hair loss or damage in the healthy condition of hair.

Probable Causes for Hair Loss

Clinical Causes:

• Pregnancy
• Thyroid Disorders
• Pituitary Problems
• Anemia
• Chemotherapy
• Chronic Illness
• Scarlet Fever
• Eating Disorders
• Syphilis

Psychological Reasons

• Traumatic events
• Emotional stress
• Anxiety

Lifestyle-Related Causes

• Iron deficiency
• Lack of vitamins B & C
• Excessive amounts of vitamin A
• Sedentary lifestyle, with little or no exercise

• Lack of protein
• Aggressive hair styling and hair treatments

Types Of Hair Loss

a) Androgenic Alopecia

Androgenic Alopecia often runs in families and affects some people more than others. In men, it is often referred to as Male Pattern Baldness. It is characterized by a receding hair line and baldness on the top of head. Women, on the other hand, don’t go entirely bald even if their hair loss is severe. Instead, hair loss is spread out evenly over their entire scalp.

Hormones play a dominant role in Androgenic Alopecia. Both men and women produce testosterone. Testosterone can be converted to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) with the aid of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. DHT shrinks hair follicles causing the membranes in the scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. This causes the hair follicles to shrink or get wasted away. As a result, when a hair does fall out, it is not replaced.

b) Telogen Effluvium

This occurs when sudden stress or malnutrition causes large number of hair follicles to enter the Telogen phase of cell division at the same time. A couple of months later when they reenter Anagen (another phase of cell division), this provokes a mass shedding of hair.

c) Alopecia Areata

Losing hair in spots or patches. It is thought to be an autoimmune process in which the body attacks its own hair follicles, thinking them to be foreign bodies.

d) Trichotillomania

An obsessive compulsive disorder which involves the pulling of one´s own hair, this is most commonly seen in younger women, typically pre-teen or teenagers.

e) Traction Alopecia

Hair loss caused by extreme stress to the hair through severe hair styling, such as braiding, cornrows or extensions.

Yes, stress can trigger some immunological or endocrinal changes which may in turn changes which may lead to alopecia. However, stress is not the single factor leading to alopecia.

How To Manage and Treat Hair Fall ?

This type of treatment works best in those who have the time and patience to follow the practitioner’s plan exactly to provide a whole-body approach to their hair loss. Herbal remedies, stress-reduction such as yoga and improving your nutrition also will be suggested parts of treatment for your hair loss.

Homeopathy can help treat cases of hair fall, alopecia areata and trichotillomania. Baldness (Androgenic Alopecia) cannot be treated with homeopathy. Though it cannot be reverted, it can be controlled.

Consult a dermatologist, trichologist, homeopathy doctor or your physician if your hair loss is severe.

Hair fall is more to do with the body system.

Any derangement in the internal system cannot be merely treated with shampoos and oils. You need to follow a holistic approach to control hair fall.

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