All the hair you’ll ever
have on your head is determined at birth. That’s because hair
grows from a root in your scalp and the number of roots cannot be changed.
The life span of a hair is about 7 years. You lose about 100 hairs every day
from this life
cycle. Growth will slow down as it nears the end of its lifecycle. When the
hair falls out, a
replacement begins to grow. Therefore, your head is a constant mix of hairs
of different
ages. You can help make a shaft grow longer by taking good care of each
shaft – easy
brushing, mild shampoos, gentle
scalp massage, limiting coloring and perms.
Why you lose hair:
1) Genes: If hair loss runs in the family, there’s not much you can do about
it.
2) Hormone imbalance: For women, all phases of the pregnancy cycle and
pregnancy
prevention may have hair loss as a side affect, but it’ll grow back.
However, menopause
also results in loss of hair but it will not grow back.
3) Medical problem: thyroid conditions or autoimmune diseases like lupus
usually cause
hair loss. Your doctor can give you a blood test to tell if you have a
problem.
4) Medicines: lots of medicines can make you loses you hair, like
chemotherapy or
thyroid, blood pressure, anti-depressant, and anti-seizure meds.
5) Nutritional deficiencies: too much dieting or a bad diet
will affect your
hair.
6) Stress.
7) Too tight hairstyles: keeping your hair in tight buns, pony tails,
braids, or extensions
put a lot of pressure on the hair, especially at the front hairline. Give
your hair a break
once in awhile by letting it hang freely.
8) Alopecia is the loss or thinning of hair for an unknown reason. The
current theory is
that alopecia is caused by reaction in your immune system. It usually starts
as a small,
round bald patch. Most of your hair will grow back in about a year.
10) Avoid using stiff nylon brushes,
rollers, pony-tails, and other hairstyles that put great pressure on the
hair.
11) Avoid rough scalp massages and towel dying, perming and hot
blow drying (these weaken the hair shaft even more). Let hair dry as
naturally as possible or if you must blow dry, use low to medium heat
only. Hold the blower at least 6 inches from your scalp.
12) Use a
de-tangle and a wide-tooth comb to untangle the hair. Minimize use of a
brush on wet hair. Do not wear hats or wigs on a regular continues basis.
Hats and wigs can cut off circulation and oxygen, causing possible further
hair loss.
13)Lightly massage your
scalp with the tips of your fingers, always using a circular movement for
five minutes when shampooing. This is good for blood nourishment to the
scalp.
14) After
shampooing, rub a few drops of aroma
oils into your hair and scalp and message
in; do not
rinse out unless your hair is oily.
Here are some treatments you can get from your doctor:
Cortisone – a steroid you can apply as a cream on your scalp, have it
injected into your
scalp or injected in a muscle, or in the form of prednisone.
Rogaine or Propecia, brand-name applications.
Contact irritants – your doctor will apply a chemical to set up an allergic
reaction. The
theory is that by creating an allergy, you interfere with the immune system
enough to
whack it back in sync so you hair will grow back.
Methods to stop hair from falling:-
Mix 1cup coconut oil,1cup sesame oil,1/2 cup castor
oil,25 grams trifla,20 grams penny wort,20gms jhangra,2-3 nutmeg (soften them
by dipping in water for some time).
Boil the mixture. Peel all of them. Massage this oil in your hair & than cover
your hair with hot towel. After one hour shampoo
your hair.
Mix shoe flower leaves, karri leaves. Churn them or grind them. Mix the
paste in curd & massage it on your
scalp. After one hour wash them with
shampoo.
Mix white vinegar in water, wash your hair with it. It will stop your hair
from falling.
Grind 50gms black cumin in 1lt. water, filter it. This is when rubbed in
hair, falling of hair is stopped. There is improvement in there growth.
Massage with antiseptic oil ,1-2 times in a week. Method of making antiseptic oil:-
To make the oil mix 100gm coconut oil,100gm olive oil,50gm castor oil,1tsp
fenugreek powder,1tbsp fine cutted peppermint leaves, fine cutted neem leaves,
fine cutted curry leaves. Mix all the things in a big utensil, cook it on a
low flame. Keep it to get cold. After getting cold, filter & pour it in a
clean bottle. Take some of it in a bowl as per the need. Lukewarm it,
massage
hair scalp with it.
If the time is less take some coconut oil, lukewarm it, keep it to get cold.
Mix 10 drops of calendula cue in it. Massage your hair with it.
After 10-20 min. give steam to your hair. Oil goes deep inside the head,
provides oxygen to hair. Hot the water in open mouth utensil for providing
steam. Put some lemon juice in it. Give steam through towel.
Dry the hair & give steam. Now apply herbal pack in hair to
remove the
dandruff. Dandruff will be removed. Extra nutrition will be supplied to hair,
there will be shine in hair, roots will become strong. Hair will not fall.
Mix 1/4 tsp black pepper in curd. Apply it in hair. After 20 min. wash
hair with it.
Boil tulsi leaves in water. Filter the water. Mix emblic myrobalan powder
in it. Apply it in hair. After 15-20 min. wash your hair. Roots will become
strong & hair will become black.
* When you put your hair in a braid or ponytail don't use any plain rubber
band, always use a specially treated band like bungee or similar. This will
prevent hair breakage and hair loss.
*Don't sleep with your ponytail or in
tight braid. You will breakage your hair and it turn into hair loss.
*If you plan on trying out a new hairstyle
such as a braid, updo or twist, for
a special event then practice the new braiding style several times before the
big event arrives. This will guarantee great results. Before swimming in chlorine, rinse
hair with clean water first. Since hair is similar to a sponge, the clean
water will be absorbed into your hair and it will make it harder for the
chlorine to stick to it. If you like to swim, squeeze a lemon into your daily
shampoo and shampoo as normal. If you have blonde hair this will REALLY help
to keep all the green out! How to lighten your hair with less damage! Currently,
it is in style to have lighter hair, or "streaks." Dying your hair can be
expensive and damaging. A simple solution that's kinda gross, but works! Put
lemon in your hair!. Don’t shampoo every
day, even if you use a gentle shampoo. Daily shampooing takes too
much oil and water from the shaft, and gentle shampoos don’t clean. Here’s
some tips if
you must shampoo every day that will keep you hair in good condition:
