The truth about hair loss

FIRST OFF, BASED ON THE STUDY shampoos do just one thing – clean your hair. So no matter what your shampoo claims on the label: hair-strengthening, hair-thickening, hair-growing, it was meant for and can only clean your hair. A shampoo cannot prevent hair loss. Hair strands do fall off from the scalp everyday on a natural wear-and-tear process. In fact, hair loss of about 100 strands per day is normal. However, if you fell that you are losing alarmingly more and your hair really begins to thin, you should consult a dermatologist to see if you have any of the ff symptoms that could contribute to hair loss.

• An underlying illness. You may have lupus or diabetes, especially when your hair comes off in lumps.
• Fungal infection of the scalp. Fungus grows in patches and may uproot the hair on the patch affected. Treating the infection will take care of your hair loss problem.
• Medicines. Blood thinners or anticoagulants, too much Vitamin A, birth control pills, and anti-depressants may cause your hair to lose more strands than usual.
• Hormonal Imbalance. When the thyroid gland goes berserk, the fluctuation of the hormones it secretes causes hair to fall out. Treatment of the thyroid disease will remedy the problem.
• Pregnancy. During pregnancy and after childbirth, hormone levels fluctuate. Hair loss in the manifestation of the hormonal imbalance but as soon as the levels go back to pre-pregnancy status, the hair loss problem should end.
• Illness or surgery. The stress of the illness or surgery can make a few strands fall out from your scalp, but this is temporary.

So if you notice that you could be having hair loss symptoms, take it more than just a beauty problem. Go to the doctor instead of the convenience store for your shampoo. At the same time, don’t overreact when you notice a few strands falling – it’s normal, unless of course you fell something is wrong.