Almost everyone wants beautiful hair and losing your hair can be a mentally and emotionally disturbing experience, especially when you are young. The sight of hair coming out in clumps, clogging bathroom sinks, leaving endless trails on the floors, pillows and hair accessories is indeed worrying. However, we must understand that hair loss occurs as a result of various physical conditions and fashion hazards. Dr Apoorva Shah, a trichologist and one of the pioneers of this science in India, is here to answer your queries...
What are the reasons for hair loss? More often than not hair loss is nothing but a signal of internal imbalance. It can arise out of poor health, lack of proteins and minerals in our diet and stressful lifestyles.
What are the various types of hair loss? Hair loss that happens all over the scalp is called Diffuse Hair Loss. Common causes of this are poor scalp conditions, dandruff, mineral deficiency, keratin deficiency, hormonal imbalances, most commonly seen after pregnancy, during menopause, thyroid disorders, stress, acute illness and medication.
When should one consult a trichologist? Hair loss is a delayed reaction because the cause of loss generally occurs three months before the actual hair loss begins. Some internal imbalance pushes the growing hair, which is in the anagen phase prematurely into the catogen and telogen phase. The hair thus enters the telogen phase before their time. They rest in the telogen phase for about three months and then fall out. We then start to worry three months after the actual cause has occurred. So, when you are losing hair, you need to look back three months to determine the cause of that loss. More often than not, once the imbalance in the body is rectified, the hair loss will automatically stop. However, if your hair loss persists beyond three to four months, you have a serious problem on your hands and it is time to see a trichologist as soon as possible.
What does one need to include in their diet for good hair? Calcium, rich foods like dairy products, yeast, nuts, tofu, beans and green vegetables, paneer, milk, almonds, soya, etc are considered as hair foods. Include items like grains and beans as they have copper.
Can you share tips for children’s hair care? Children need to be put on a diet that is full of protein, zinc and minerals, all of which are known ingredients of hair. Ensure that hair remains clean at all times. Wash and oil small children’s hair regularly. Make them have sufficient liquids and water. Avoid playing around with your child’s hair in terms of style. Let the hair in easy styles and avoid accessories that are tight and pull at your child’s hair. Tight ponytails, pins etc causes Traction Alopecia, which is common in children. Hence, we should avoid all these.
What are the reasons for hair loss? More often than not hair loss is nothing but a signal of internal imbalance. It can arise out of poor health, lack of proteins and minerals in our diet and stressful lifestyles.
What are the various types of hair loss? Hair loss that happens all over the scalp is called Diffuse Hair Loss. Common causes of this are poor scalp conditions, dandruff, mineral deficiency, keratin deficiency, hormonal imbalances, most commonly seen after pregnancy, during menopause, thyroid disorders, stress, acute illness and medication.
When should one consult a trichologist? Hair loss is a delayed reaction because the cause of loss generally occurs three months before the actual hair loss begins. Some internal imbalance pushes the growing hair, which is in the anagen phase prematurely into the catogen and telogen phase. The hair thus enters the telogen phase before their time. They rest in the telogen phase for about three months and then fall out. We then start to worry three months after the actual cause has occurred. So, when you are losing hair, you need to look back three months to determine the cause of that loss. More often than not, once the imbalance in the body is rectified, the hair loss will automatically stop. However, if your hair loss persists beyond three to four months, you have a serious problem on your hands and it is time to see a trichologist as soon as possible.
What does one need to include in their diet for good hair? Calcium, rich foods like dairy products, yeast, nuts, tofu, beans and green vegetables, paneer, milk, almonds, soya, etc are considered as hair foods. Include items like grains and beans as they have copper.
Can you share tips for children’s hair care? Children need to be put on a diet that is full of protein, zinc and minerals, all of which are known ingredients of hair. Ensure that hair remains clean at all times. Wash and oil small children’s hair regularly. Make them have sufficient liquids and water. Avoid playing around with your child’s hair in terms of style. Let the hair in easy styles and avoid accessories that are tight and pull at your child’s hair. Tight ponytails, pins etc causes Traction Alopecia, which is common in children. Hence, we should avoid all these.
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Really informative and helpful for those who where suffering from hair loss . So to those who were looking for remedies and solutions you can see here tips and guides .
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