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Below are some common hair loss myths.
Myth: Losing an average of a hundred hairs per day is normal. Don’t worry about it.
Fact: It’s true only if you don’t have MPB (male pattern baldness). Everyone loses some hair each day. Some hair loss is a normal part of human hair growth.When a hair is released from a hair follicle, new hair growth should replace the lost hair. If you are experiencing male hair loss, the follicles which produce hair are in the process of shrinking. At this stage the hairs being produced are thinner and shorter. As time progresses these follicles die and no new hair are produced to replace the lost hair, and extensive hair loss begins.
Myth: You can increase the number of hair follicles by using drugs or other methods such as hair loss products.
Fact: No. The number and diameter of your hair follicles is completely out of your control. It is hereditary.
Myth: Cutting or shaving hair can cause faster hair growth, with more thickness.
Fact: No. Hair grows at an average rate of one centimeter a month. Because each hair shaft is slightly thicker at its base compared to its tip, hair can temporarily appear thicker for about a week after it has been cut.
Myth: Wearing hats can cause hair loss.
Fact: Unless the hat is worn so tight as to cut off circulation to the hair follicles, wearing a hat does not cause hair to fall out. Instead, hats can contribute positively by blocking the sun and preventing sunburn. Wearing a hat for too long especially in hot and humid climate, however, can contribute to the excretion and accumulation of sebum and oil on your hair.
Sebum is a waxy substance that is secreted by the sebaceous glands in your skin onto hair follicles. Over time, sebum can react with cholesterol to create a hardened sebum plug that cuts off oxygen circulation to the hair follicles and cause it to fall out. Sebum plug can also accumulate dirt and become a breeding ground for bacteria thereby contributing to hair loss.
Myth: Blow drying and frequent washing causes hair loss.
Fact: Unless they are done excessively, blow drying and washing your hair frequently will not cause hair loss.
However, heat damaged hair is often brittle and prone to shedding. Too much heat can also permanently damage hair follicles, leading to hair loss. Similarly, physical damage to hair due to overaggressive shampooing or toweling can lead to a hair loss condition called traction alopecia. Similarly, coloring hair, perming, and styling – when done properly – do not lead to hair loss.
Myth: There is nothing you can do to prevent or treat hair loss.
Fact: This last myth is probably the most misunderstood thing about hair loss. In the past, this was true – there was nothing that could be done about hair loss. But now, with advances in science and hair loss product research has increased understanding about the nutritional needs of hair, men and women no longer have to live with hair loss treatment.
Article Written by Raj Pandey
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Lot of assumptions and conclusions has been made by the various studies about oiling of hairs. Many people say oiling hairs is good, whereas other say oiling hairs is bad for hairs. Nobody is being able to say, what is right? I would like to add here that oiling your hairs is good if it suits your hair and is bad if it doesn’t suits your hair. Everyone has to make their own conclusions about oiling the hairs. No one can just force the results on us. Remember anything in excess is not good, so same is the case with the oiling of the hairs. If you put too much oil then it is bad and if you put in required amount then it is absolutely okay, in fact very good for the health of the hairs. You need to maintain the balance that is what will help you everywhere in the life.
Oiling of hairs is being traditionally done is some parts of the world. You will notice this specifically in some eastern countries that women apply oil on the hairs. The concentration is much more than observed in the western countries. If compared the use of the oil in western countries is very limited than the eastern countries. It has been noted that it is in India that majority of the people apply oil on the hairs. Certainly from this I feel that does the climatic condition influence the use of oil. It is being the people staying the hot and humid climate use the oil for hairs more than people staying in cold climate. The logic is still not clear but many surveys have suggested this.
The use of oil for the hairs is ancient technique to provide nutrients to the hairs in the east. It has been seen as the best method to grow the hairs. Some studies even suggest that you can regrow the hairs on the bald patches with the help of the oil. Regular oiling is being suggested as one of the natural ways to promote the hair growth. How much this is write even I don’t know. Some studies are perfectly antagonist of these results. They suggest that oiling the hairs regularly promotes the hair loss. Even I am confused here. They suggest that when you apply oil to the hairs it gets accumulated in the pores through which the nutrients are supplied to the hairs. Thus, disturbing the nutrient supply to the hairs, this makes the hairs weak and promotes the hair loss.
Personally I feel that oiling to the hairs must be done in limited amount, I feel most of the readers would agree on it. I would suggest that you must not put more than 5 ml of oil on hairs at once. Don’t put oil regularly; in fact do it thrice or four times in week. This will help your hairs to get the required nutrients from the hairs and will not damage the hairs growth.
Different oils are available in the market for oiling purpose. Check out which hair oil suits your hairs and then only start using it. You can even make a visit to the Trichologist to understand the differences in the oils used for hairs. He would check your hair type and quality and advice you the best oil. You need to understand that oiling only the coconut oil or the jasmine oil that also regularly is never going to improve your hair quality. You need to bit experimental and must try out the different varieties of the oil in the market. This will allow your hairs to get the proper nutrition from different sources. As a result you will notice the good hair growth and the quality of your hairs would also be improved. So, certainly oiling is good in done properly and in limited amount. Just avoid applying the oil daily because it is not good for the health.
Lot of assumptions and conclusions has been made by the various studies about oiling of hairs. Many people say oiling hairs is good, whereas other say oiling hairs is bad for hairs. Nobody is being able to say, what is right? I would like to add here that oiling your hairs is good if it suits your hair and is bad if it doesn’t suits your hair. Everyone has to make their own conclusions about oiling the hairs. No one can just force the results on us. Remember anything in excess is not good, so same is the case with the oiling of the hairs.
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