A full head of luscious hair can give you confidence in all areas of your life. But for many people, a lush, full head of hair is only something to be admired and envied. Thinning hair or hair loss is an issue that affects most adults, both men, and women, at some point in their life. The good news is that hair loss is typically a gradual process, enabling you to take steps to slow and seek out solutions before it gets worse. Even with hereditary conditions, taking some simple steps, and changing your habits can help slow the process.
Make Changes to Your Diet
A well-balanced diet is critical to every function of your body. Ensuring that your diet has an adequate supply of essential vitamins and minerals is vital to overall health and the health of your scalp, hair follicles, and hair. Fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based foods are typically good sources of antioxidants, which fight against free radicals in your system. Free radicals are responsible for several medical conditions, including hair loss. Diets that lack protein or essential vitamins and minerals divert needed elements from less critical functions, such as hair, to the body's most vital systems.
Choose Your Hairstyle Carefully
Carefully choosing your hairstyle can also help to prevent hair loss. Hairstyles that require curling irons, hairdryers, and other hot tools can remove too much moisture from your hair, leaving it dry and brittle. Prolonged exposure to excessive heat can also harm the hair follicle and inhibit its ability to function correctly. Braids, extensions, and even tight ponytails put stress on the hair and can affect the scalp and hair follicles as well as your hair. Choosing a hairstyle that limits the use of hot tools and loosening your hair promotes healthy hair growth and can allow your scalp and hair to heal.
Choose Your Hair Products Carefully
Carefully choosing your hair care products, reading the ingredient labels, and using them properly will help keep your scalp, hair follicles, and hair healthy. While many hair care products are formulated to promote a healthy scalp and hair growth, some contain harsh chemicals and can damage the scalp and hair. Caution should be taken when using hair products such as sprays and dry shampoos because they can accumulate, clogging hair follicles and inhibiting new hair growth.
Pay Attention to Your Health
Our bodies are incredibly complex systems that produce symptoms, such as thinning hair or hair loss, as a response to underlying health conditions. Thinning hair and hair loss can be a sign of a variety of health conditions, including vitamin and mineral deficiencies, stress, heart disease, sleep deprivation, and even hypothyroidism in post-menopausal women. Hair loss, weight gain, dry skin, and tiredness can all be signs of a more serious medical condition, so it is vital to pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you.
Consult the Professionals at Mane Image
Thinning hair and hair loss is usually a gradual process that occurs over time in men and women, and can be a complicated condition to identify, often caused by more than one factor. We lose as many as 100 strands of hair every day through normal shedding. These are the hairs you find in the drain, on your pillow, or in your brush or comb. Normal shedding does not cause visible thinning or appear as hair loss.
When you start to notice more substantial amounts of hair on your brush, visible thinning, or hair loss, it may be time to consult with a professional. Our professional hair specialists at Mane Image are trained to recognize the many causes of thinning hair and hair loss and offer you customized solutions to help with hair loss and ensure the health of your scalp, hair follicles, and hair. To learn more about what you can do to prevent hair loss and to schedule your FREE initial consultation, contact us today.
