Choose A Cause-Specific Hair Fall Treatment To Combat Hair Loss

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Falling of hairs is essentially a dermatological condition. Hair fall, in both men as well as women, can be caused due to different factors such as stress, unhealthy diet, hormonal imbalance, chemicals, over exposure to sun and certain medications. Although there are numerous people who face the hair fall issue but it generally becomes a major concern when too much hair loss makes you feel unattractive. However, it is possible to combat hair loss by following various course of treatments and by understanding the basic cause behind your hair loss.

The clinical name for hair loss is alopecia and it often leads to a lot of humiliation and embarrassment. The article suggests some effective ways of dealing with hair loss.


Obtain a Physician's Checkup
The most common reason behind hair fall is heredity or genes. Hair fall can also be a symptom of chronic health condition such as severe stress, hypothyroidism and other hormonal disorders. Obtaining a physician’s checkup is one of the best ways of dealing with hair fall. By visiting a physician, you will be able to rule out possibility of some health problem and will also be able to find out the cause behind your hair loss. By doing this, you will actually be able to reverse hair loss and purse cause-specific treatment.

Try Minoxydil
Better known by the name Rogaine, Minoxydil is the only FDA approved female hair loss treatment. Only 2% and 5% of Minoxydil is allowed for treatment of hair fall in women as the higher concentration may cause hair to grow anywhere the solution touches the skin. However many users have reported that after discontinuation of use of Rogaine, the hair starts to fall again.

Use Estrogen Treatments
Estrogen treatments and are the most recommended ways of dealing with hair loss. This treatment is particularly helpful for those people who have shown decline in estrogen. Estrogen treatments help in hair-regrowth. For instance, if you're a woman who has started losing a lot of hair because of menopause, ask your doctor to recommend you an estrogen replacement. Estrogen treatments are available in form of pills, rings or patches.

Try essential oils
Goodness of essential oils is something almost everyone knows about. Although essential oils are generally used for beauty and bath purposes, you can also use them to treat hair fall or hair loss. Essential oils will also help you improve the feel and texture of your hair and keep you away from different scalp and hair conditions.

Tea Tree Oil: It is must-use oil for those who are losing their hair. You can also use tea tree oil to treat excessively dry hair. Tea-tree oil also used for treating several scalp problems and at the same time moisturizes hair. Use of tea tree oil also helps in preventing bacteria, treat dandruff and several scalp conditions. You can simply add a small amount of tea tree oil in your shampoo and yourself see the difference.

Lavender oil: Known for a relaxing smell, this essential oil is an excellent treatment for alopecia areata. Lavender oil massage and can induce hair re-growth and also kill bacteria and other microbes that are growing on your hair and may lead to infection.

Lemon Oil: Use essential oils of lemon to get healthy, strong and shiny hair. The oil can also be used for making hairs squeaky clean. This oil also has a pleasant order and it can successfully reduce skin flaking and dandruff. Add few drops of lemon essential oil in your shampoo and use it to wash your hair.

Treat Hair Loss With A Healthy Diet
A healthy diet will not only promote hair re-growth, it'll also make your hair strong, healthy and lustrous. A healthy diet does not only supplement your hair with the needed vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, it also improves blood circulation and helps you combat nutritional deficiency that can also lead to other different health conditions.

Have food that is not only rich nutrient wise, but also contains phytochemicals. Phytochemicals are very important for balance of hair, skin as well as stress management. In fact having phytochemicals is often regarded as the first and most important step for treating hair loss. Have lots of vegetables and fresh fruits along with foods that contain sulfur and silica. Examples of such foods are eggs, brown rice, barley, beets, onions, apricots and carrots.

Foods rich in iodine and potassium are also very important for treating hair fall. Food items that are rich in iodine as well as potassium include green peas, brown rice, oats, seeds and walnuts.

Try Home Remedies
There are numerous over home remedies that will help you avoid dangerous and painful hair loss treatments including chemical shampoos, hair plugs and semi-permanent wigs. Home remedies for hair fall involves use of vegetables, herbs, oils or simple oil massage to re-activate sebaceous glands and provide nutrients to hair.

Scalp Massage: You must make a habit of performing a scalp massage while you shampoo your hair as well as after rinsing your hair, while the hair is still wet. Perform a massaging action such that your hands are able to massage both the left and right sides of scalp in circular motions. Use tips of your fingers for massaging the scalp and make sure the skin on scalp move and not the hair. This action will promote blood flow and also unclog pores.

Olive Oil: This oil is known to form an excellent treatment for hair-loss. Combine 2 tablespoons of olive oil with juice of one lemon, Rosemary and one egg yolk. From a consistent mixture and massage it onto your hair, scalp and root. Let this preparation stay on your hair for 1 to 2 hours after which you can wash of your hair. Do this twice a week and you'll find that the intensity of hair fall has decreased within one or two weeks.

Yogurt: Yogurt contains many elements that are quite essential for maintaining healthy hair. It also softens hair and can be applied directly onto the scalp. Just let the yogurt stay on hair for 30 minutes and then wash it off with your regular shampoo.

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