The Many Causes of Hair Loss

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The Many Causes of Hair Loss

Monday, April 28th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

While there are lots of causes of Hair loss, including genetic causes of Hair loss, some are universal to both men and women. It doesn’t matter which gender has the problems striking it for the first time can cause serious feelings of despair. Unfortunately universal genetic problems are hard to diagnose.

Another universal cause if follicle damage which can occur because of lots of different environmental and lifestyle choices. While there are many follicle damage problems that can’t be rectified, there are some that can be fixed easily. In fact many just require a change in styling and care methods.

How do hair follicles get damaged?

When men and women lose hair, it is sometimes caused by damage to the follicle. Hair follicle damage can occur as a result of the overuse of chemicals, heat damage, and follicular breakage. These causes of Hair loss are ones that are societal and can be changed to prevent further Hair loss.

With everybody using new and in many cases new types of hair treatments there has been a growth in men using these same products. Unfortunately in many cases these have started to be the problem, and because of the strength of these products today some of the damage is starting to become more severe. This damage can become irreparable and may even cause the hair to die.

Heat can be another one of the causes of Hair loss for both men and women. Using a hair dryer on the high heat setting can easily damage the hair follicle to the point where it no longer grows hair at a normal rate. Over time, the damaged follicle may die, leading the beginning or ongoing Hair loss.

Hair brushing can cause follicular breakage leading to Hair loss. This breakage occurs when hair is pulled and ripped during the hair brushing act. The more damage that occurs during the hair brushing, the less new hair that may grow from the follicle. Hair follicle damage from brushing can occur with both dry and wet hair brushing. Hair knots and tangles are the normal cause of follicle breakage.

How Can I Prevent These Types of Hair loss?

With some types of hair loss common to either men or women, the universal hair loss addressed here have been shown to affect both men and women. some ways of helping alleviate these problems is to keep the chemical usage to a minimum. Also try to use your hair dryer on the lowest possible setting to reduce even more hair problems. An finally when brushing don’t rush take it easy and be kind to your hair. The real answer to stopping hair loss is to alter your behavior before its starts, prevention is better than cure.