What Causes Hair Loss?

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Hair loss is a very common and often serious problem, one that affects men and women around the world. Its causes are a great many things which we sometimes take for granted in our everyday lives.

It is at the end of the resting phase that a hair strand falls out and a new hair begins to grow in its place.

The growth stage begins again once a hair is shed.

Most individuals normally shed between 50-100 hair strands a day.

The amount of hair lost depends largely on how many strands of hair have reached their peak in the growth cycle.

Aging

Hormonal Changes

This hormonal imbalance could be due to a woman getting pregnant, is having a baby, having thyroid problems, and or going through menopause.

Hair loss is delayed by three months following the changes in hormones and could take another three months for a new hair to grow.

During pregnancy, you can expect to have a nice and thicker set of hair. However, about three months after delivery, it is common to lose more hair than normal. Hair loss can be stopped once hormone imbalance is corrected.

Hair Treatments, Beauty Products and Hair Styling

Tight ponytail is one of the most common reasons for hair loss in women. If the excessive pulling is stopped before there is a permanent damage or scarring of the scalp, hair can usually grow back.

Hair care products and treatments might also be what cause hair loss because they can contain chemicals that can irritate the scalp resulting in a rash, inflammation and scarring leading to hair loss.

Genetics, Head Injuries, Disorders and Others

• Some people are genetically predisposed to developing male pattern or female pattern baldness.
• Permanent hair loss can occur after scarring to the scalp from head wounds or inflammation that can be seen in several skin conditions, including lupus erythematous.
• Individuals with autoimmune disorders can develop hair loss.
• Changes in normal hair cycle as a result of physical or emotional stress.
• Certain medications for depression, arthritis, high blood pressure can cause hair loss in some people. Birth control pills may also cause hair loss in some women.
• Chemotherapy or radiation treatment - hair typically grows back after treatments end.
• Scalp Infection such as ringworm can cause hair loss. Hair grows back when scalp health is restored after infection is treated.
• Hair pulling disorder - a mental illness in which a person has uncontrollable urge to pull out his or her hair, whether it's from the scalp, eyebrows or other parts of the body.
• Hair pulling disorder - a mental illness in which a person has uncontrollable urge to pull out his or her hair, whether it's from the scalp, eyebrows or other parts of the body.
• Eating disorders and poor nutrition - having insufficient amount of protein and iron in your diet.

Please Note

It is important to emphasize that you should not reject mainstream medical attention and guidance and the use of recommended products, treatments, and remedies for individual disorder should be approved and monitored by your health care provider. See disclaimer for more!