Causes of Hairfall

Causes of Hair Fall :

• stress

• hormone imbalance

• menopause

• anaemia

• disease

• pregnancy / childbirth

• overuse of styling aids

• dieting

• changing nutritional habits

• environmental pollution

• medication

• Hair loss: true or false?

• If your father has a full head of hair, you won't go bald.
  

• False

• A tendency to baldness is inherited and probably involves a combination of genes. So you are not automatically in the clear even if your father has a full head of hair. It is not true, as sometimes claimed, that only genes from the mother's side are involved.
  

• Brushing the hair 100 times a day will stimulate the circulation and prevent hair loss
  False
  Vigorous brushing is more likely to injure the hairs and make the problem worse.
  
  Some hairstyles, can cause hair loss
  True
  Styles that pull or put tension on the hairs - such as tight ponytails or corn-rows - can cause hair loss.
  
  Hats encourage hair loss because the hair can't breathe
  False
  Hair does not need to breathe. Only the root of the hair is alive, and this gets its oxygen from the blood in the scalp.
  
  Frequent shampooing makes hair fall out
  False
  The 50-100 hairs we lose each day often become tangled with the rest of the hair, but are washed out when we shampoo. So we see what seems like a lot of hair in the shower after shampooing, but in reality these hairs have been shed earlier.
  
  Blow-drying can worsen hair loss
  True
  The reason is that extreme heat damages the proteins in the hairs, making them fragile and liable to break off. Brushing the hair during blow-drying causes more damage. If you use a hair dryer it should be set on the coolest setting.
  
  Hair coloring, perm solutions and hairsprays worsen hair loss
  False
  Hair dyes, perms and hairsprays do not affect thinning hair. Perms and hairsprays can help to disguise the problem. Remember, it is the follicle, which is located beneath the skin, that produces the hair. Chemical treatments can damage the hair strands but can't affect the follicle.

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