You are not alone!
If you have been worrying about your hair loss problem, then you are not alone. In recent times, hair loss in women has become almost universal. Thinning of hair can cause a dent in yourself image and most importantly can signal that something is going on improperly in your body. Yes, hair health is also related to how healthy your body and mind is. Getting to know the possible reasons for hair loss and the potential remedies for it can enable you to treat yourself and your hair in a better way.
Reasons Behind Hair Fall
There could be numerous reasons for a woman to experience hair fall (alopecia in medical terms). Listed below are some of the major ones…
- Menopause – This is the state where your hormones are totally out of balance. Learn about the symptoms of menopause to know whether you are about to or are already going through this phase. In general, sleeplessness, anxiety, weakness, irregular/absence of menstruation, hot flashes and night sweats is what you could be experiencing. If so, then hair fall is also a common phenomenon in this stage. Primarily, deficient production of estrogen makes the hair follicles weak and susceptible.
- You could be stressing or tightening your hair by continuously wearing pony tail or any such hair style which pressurizes the hair strands and thus makes it weak. This weakness causes the hair to stop growing or even fall eventually.
- Some of the hair care products may not suit you. There could be harsh chemicals affecting both your scalp’s health and hair’s texture.
- Your diet plays a vital role too. You may not be taking nutritious food.
- You could be undergoing side effects of medication like, anti-depressants, birth-control pills etc.
- You may be following a stressful lifestyle and have disrupted your biological clock by irregular sleeping and working patterns.
Arresting Hair Fall
Next, let us get to know what we can do to curb the hair fall…
- If the hair fall is due to hormonal imbalances as in case of menopause, Hormonal Replacement Therapy could be of some use to you. In this type of treatment, bioidentical hormones will be induced into your body. These bioidentical hormones act like the hormones that your body produces. Using this therapy, you can actually keep in check the symptoms of menopause starting from bone weakness to hot flashes and night sweats. This will also enhance your hair strength/growth.
- Have a well balanced life style. Stress has to be importantly kept away. Use relaxation techniques, listen to soothing music or take aromatherapy.
- Maintain a balanced and healthy diet. Too much of caffeine intake is also not good.
- Use hair care products that suit you. Avoid chemically loaded products. Use very mild shampoos and don’t tighten your hair too much while styling it.
- Use home remedies like application of oil, aloe vera or other herbal mix.
All it takes to have a healthy hair is a balanced lifestyle, healthy habits, suitable therapy and most importantly the right knowledge of all these three.
