What if I told you that you could actually stop losing hair AND start naturally regrow lost hair using Natural ingredients. You would need convincing? possibly think it silly? and not really worth it? Then please read on ....
To grow hair all over your head, filling in any bald spots, stop thinning hair and receding hairlines. We all lose hair, some of us more than others. Often you hear people say it's due to genetics etc, but I don't think so! You need to understand the problem, deal with the issue and get back to regrowing hair that you have lost. People lose hair because their hair follicles are trapped. These hair follicles need the vital blood, inorder to nourish/feed them to help hair regrowth.
All over the world people are losing hair due to number of reasons some of which could be avoided if only we had the patience and were willing to try a Holistic approach and probably the best way to best way to regrow hair. You either already have ingredients in your kitchen or you may need to pop along to your nearest grocery store. The total cost of these items won't cost you a lot and the end result will be - you will be using something that is natural and importantly not full of chemicals. That's all there is to it!
Work with the product and you will be amazed at the result. You will have a new head of hair!
On the Internet, I've come across an Ebook that takes this approach and the results are amazing.
Here's a little snippet from the ebook - Preparation part of the program.
Initial step which prepares your scalp for the numerous techniques which will result in your hair growing.
For the first eight days, gently message olive oil all over your head, just before retiring. Sleep with it on and wash your hair in the morning.
You do this to get rid of excess sebum which hardens and builds a layer of deposits on your scalp, choking off your hairs and make growing hair extremely hard. Olive oil helps break up those hardened layers and to eliminate any bacteria.
Doing this alone, won't result in your regrowing again, but it's a first step to achieving a full head of hair. However, with this new freedom, your hair is prepared to grow again for you. During those first 8 days you will be doing all but one of the main techniques in the program. The olive oil is just a temporary addition.
So if you decide not to buy the ebook, at least you can try putting olive oil on your scalp for 8 straight nights to help neutralize all the bad things building up in your hair and on your scalp.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
Natural Hair Loss Remedies
The first thing that you should do before trying out these treatments, is to get advice from your Doctor. He or she should be able to diagnose the problem so that you can get the appropriate treatment.
Natural Remedies
There are several natural hair loss remedies out there, which are safe to use by everyone. However, you will need to find out which of these remedies will work for you. Because these remedies are natural in their composition, there should not be any side-effects as with some traditional medicines. The good thing about these remedies is that you can prepare them yourself at home.
Massage
Massaging your scalp for a few minutes everyday will help to stimulate and increase the blood flow to your hair follicles. If this is carried out regularly, over a period of time. Then you should stop losing your hair, and it should start growing again.
For the more adventurous of you, there is Aromatherapy. These are natural remedies that can be used at home, and there is no fear of side effects. Below are some of the tried and tested remedies.
Essential Oils for Hair Loss:
Add 2 drops of the essential oil either to a good vegetable oil. Mix and using circular movements, massage it well into the scalp. Cover your hair in a plastic wrap then put a warm towel around it. Leave it for 2 to 3 hours, or overnight if possible. Shampoo the hair in the normal way, using a mild shampoo so that you don't damage the sebum balance.
Stimulating Circulation and Improving the Hair Health
Using bay and lavender oils can stimulate the scalp and help with hair health. Add six drops each of bay and lavender oil to four ounces of a warm almond, soybean or sesame oil. Massage the mixture into the scalp and allow it to absorb for 20 minutes. You can also add three drops of bay essential oil to the shampoo you regularly use.
Essential Oil Blend for Hair Growth
Thyme essential oil - 2 drops
Atlas cedarwood essential oil - 2 drops
Lavender essential oil -3 drops
Rosemary essential oil -3 drops
Jojoba oil - ½ teaspoon
Grapeseed oil - 4 teaspoons
Add the first four ingredients into a small glass jar. Mix well. Now add the remaining two ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
Massage this mixture into your scalp for at least two minutes every night. Wrap your head in a warm towel after treatment.
Hopefully, you'll have found something here to try out, and get a result!
For more information about Aromatherapy, click here.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Possible causes of Hair Loss
The normal cycle of hair growth and loss- what is it?
Did you know, for most people, the cycle of hair growth lasts between 2 to 6 years. Hair grows approximately 1 centimeter a month during this period. Most (about 90%) of your hair is growing at any one time. The rest 10% is in a 'resting' phase. Ever 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and is replaced by new growth. Normally, as part of this cycle some hair is shed every day. However, some people do experience hair loss. This can happen to all, men, women and children.
A number of factors may be causing excessive hair loss. Here are just a few:
* You could loose excessive amount of hair after an illness or if you've had major surgery. the primary factor here is the stress of the illness and should be temporary.
* Some Hormonal problems may also cause hair loss. Overactive or under-active thyroid glands can cause your hair to fall out. Hair loss resulting as a cause of this problem can usually can be treated effectively.
* An imbalance of the male or female hormones, (Androgens and Estrogens) may cause hair to fall out. Dealing with the hormone imbalance usually helps and may stop your hair loss.
* Many women usually notice hair loss about 3 months after they've had a baby. This is also related to hormones. As you can imaging, during the pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. After birth, and when the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.
*Certain types of medication can also cause hair loss. You stop losing hair when you stop taking the medicine. Some of these medicines which can cause hair loss are:
* Stress can also cause hair loss, and may be the hardest to overcome.
* Finally and probably important, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease or medical problem. This can be Lupus or Diabetes. This is the body's way of warning you of a possible medical problem. It is vital that the cause is found and be treated as soon as possible.
Can improper care of hair lead to hair loss?
The simple answer is 'Yes'. If you wear your hair in pigtails or cornrows or use tight hair rollers, the pulling action on your hair can cause a type of hair loss called 'traction alopecia'. If the pulling is stopped before scarring of the scalp develops, your hair will grow back normally. However, scarring can be the cause of permanent hair loss.
If you use oil hair treatments or chemicals used to perm hair, you could start losing hair. These treatments can cause swelling of the hair follicle, which will result in scarring and hair loss.
Common baldness - what is it?
Male-pattern baldness or the term "common baldness" is baldness and is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Usually, men who have this type of hair loss and is hereditary. Some men start losing their hair at an early age and tend to develop a more extensive baldness. Common baldness, hair loss is typically and results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head. Some women who develop female-pattern baldness, where the hair becomes thin over the whole scalp.
For more information about this, click here.
Doctors, can they treat hair loss?
Perhaps yes, but the answer really depends on your doctor.Your doctor will probably ask you some questions about your diet, medications you may be on, whether you're recovering from a recent illness and possibly how you treat your hair. For women, your doctor may ask you questions about your menstrual cycle, pregnancies and menopause. It is possible that your doctor may need to perform a physical examination to investigate other factors which may be causing your hair loss. In some cases, your doctor may request either a blood test or a biopsy of your scalp in order to investigate your hair loss.
Are there any treatment for hair loss?
Depending on the type of hair loss, treatments are available - rest assured, you just have to find out the cause and a cure for it.
If your hair loss is due to the medication you're on, you may be able to request something different.
If you have an infection, this needs to be recognised and treated accordingly.
If the cause of hair loss is one of hormone imbalance, then you should seek to correct this and stop losing hair.
There are certain types of medicines or products which may help to slow-down or prevent the development of common baldness occurring. One such medicine, is 'Rogaine', and is available without a prescription.It can be used both both men and women and needs to be applied to the scalp. Something that is only for men is 'Propecia' and is available as a prescription drug. It comes in the form of tablets. Any of these products take a while until you start noticing a difference.
Alternatively, you could always seek advise/help from other suffers. With the Internet, there are vast amounts of information on almost all topics. You may also find natural cures and remedies which will cost you nothing and also not be detrimental in other ways.
If all else fails, you could consider either a different hairstyle or even wear a wig, hairpiece and investigate artificial hair replacement.
Having an Iron deficiency may cause hair loss. This can be corrected by taking Iron pills.
If your hair loss is due to the stress factor in your life, you might want to look into ways of relieving the stress and try to relax more. Hopefully, your stress is only temporary, so you shouldn't have to worry about losing hair as well!
Did you know, for most people, the cycle of hair growth lasts between 2 to 6 years. Hair grows approximately 1 centimeter a month during this period. Most (about 90%) of your hair is growing at any one time. The rest 10% is in a 'resting' phase. Ever 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and is replaced by new growth. Normally, as part of this cycle some hair is shed every day. However, some people do experience hair loss. This can happen to all, men, women and children.
A number of factors may be causing excessive hair loss. Here are just a few:
* You could loose excessive amount of hair after an illness or if you've had major surgery. the primary factor here is the stress of the illness and should be temporary.
* Some Hormonal problems may also cause hair loss. Overactive or under-active thyroid glands can cause your hair to fall out. Hair loss resulting as a cause of this problem can usually can be treated effectively.
* An imbalance of the male or female hormones, (Androgens and Estrogens) may cause hair to fall out. Dealing with the hormone imbalance usually helps and may stop your hair loss.
* Many women usually notice hair loss about 3 months after they've had a baby. This is also related to hormones. As you can imaging, during the pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. After birth, and when the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.
*Certain types of medication can also cause hair loss. You stop losing hair when you stop taking the medicine. Some of these medicines which can cause hair loss are:
- Anticoagulants or blood thinners
- Medicines used for gout
- Medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer
- Vitamin A (if too much is taken)
- Iron deficiency
- Birth control pills
- Antidepressants
* Stress can also cause hair loss, and may be the hardest to overcome.
* Finally and probably important, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease or medical problem. This can be Lupus or Diabetes. This is the body's way of warning you of a possible medical problem. It is vital that the cause is found and be treated as soon as possible.
Can improper care of hair lead to hair loss?
The simple answer is 'Yes'. If you wear your hair in pigtails or cornrows or use tight hair rollers, the pulling action on your hair can cause a type of hair loss called 'traction alopecia'. If the pulling is stopped before scarring of the scalp develops, your hair will grow back normally. However, scarring can be the cause of permanent hair loss.
If you use oil hair treatments or chemicals used to perm hair, you could start losing hair. These treatments can cause swelling of the hair follicle, which will result in scarring and hair loss.
Male-pattern baldness or the term "common baldness" is baldness and is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Usually, men who have this type of hair loss and is hereditary. Some men start losing their hair at an early age and tend to develop a more extensive baldness. Common baldness, hair loss is typically and results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head. Some women who develop female-pattern baldness, where the hair becomes thin over the whole scalp.
For more information about this, click here.
Doctors, can they treat hair loss?
Perhaps yes, but the answer really depends on your doctor.Your doctor will probably ask you some questions about your diet, medications you may be on, whether you're recovering from a recent illness and possibly how you treat your hair. For women, your doctor may ask you questions about your menstrual cycle, pregnancies and menopause. It is possible that your doctor may need to perform a physical examination to investigate other factors which may be causing your hair loss. In some cases, your doctor may request either a blood test or a biopsy of your scalp in order to investigate your hair loss.
Are there any treatment for hair loss?
Depending on the type of hair loss, treatments are available - rest assured, you just have to find out the cause and a cure for it.
If your hair loss is due to the medication you're on, you may be able to request something different.
If you have an infection, this needs to be recognised and treated accordingly.
If the cause of hair loss is one of hormone imbalance, then you should seek to correct this and stop losing hair.
There are certain types of medicines or products which may help to slow-down or prevent the development of common baldness occurring. One such medicine, is 'Rogaine', and is available without a prescription.It can be used both both men and women and needs to be applied to the scalp. Something that is only for men is 'Propecia' and is available as a prescription drug. It comes in the form of tablets. Any of these products take a while until you start noticing a difference.
Alternatively, you could always seek advise/help from other suffers. With the Internet, there are vast amounts of information on almost all topics. You may also find natural cures and remedies which will cost you nothing and also not be detrimental in other ways.
If all else fails, you could consider either a different hairstyle or even wear a wig, hairpiece and investigate artificial hair replacement.
Having an Iron deficiency may cause hair loss. This can be corrected by taking Iron pills.
If your hair loss is due to the stress factor in your life, you might want to look into ways of relieving the stress and try to relax more. Hopefully, your stress is only temporary, so you shouldn't have to worry about losing hair as well!
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