What Are The Hair Problems You Face? – Part 2

The Continuation From The Previous Post

Also leading to hair loss are certain hair care practices such as wearing tight ponytails or weaves, or regularly beaching or perming the hair.

Compulsively pulling out their hair is some people. Called trichotillomania is this psychological disorder. You can always get more info on the causes of hair loss as well as the truth behind common hair loss myths. 

Stopping the drug usually prevents further hair loss, and the hair will eventually grow back when hair loss is related to the medication. After most illnesses, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, the hair also tends to grow back. Until the hair returns, wearing a wig or hat can hide the hair loss. A more permanent hair-replacement solution is hair transplants. 

Some medications can help slow hair loss and even regrow hair as hair lost to male-pattern and female-pattern baldness won’t grow back on its own. Available over the counter to treat men and women is minoxidil (Rogaine) a topical medicine. Available to men only by prescription is finasteride (Propecia), a pill. Helping regrow hair lost to certain conditions are injectable cortisone 

Many hair loss treatments then include injections with platelet-rich plasma, the low-level light devices for home use, also hormonal replacement therapy for perimenopausal patients as well as nutraceuticals which are pills or liquids taken orally such as prenatal vitamins. 

Hair Damage

Leaving it brittle, broken, and unmanageable is blow-drying, straightening, highlighting, and perming regularly that can wreak havoc on hair. Two causalities of over-styling are split ends and dry hair. 

Occurring when the protective outermost layer of hair, the cuticle is damaged and peels back is excessive styling and heat that can cause split ends. The following are some of the treatments for split ends included. 

With a soft, flexible hairbrush; don't over brush but brush gently

Towel drying is a big no. Rub it gently if you do dry your hair with a towel. 

About once a week leave the deep conditioner when using a conditioner. 

To keep it looking healthy, hair needs moisture and a certain amount of oil. Including the following are a number of things that can dry out hair: 

Washing it too often

Using a harsh shampoo

Using a curling iron or straightening iron or excessive blow-drying 

Exposure to sun, wind, and dry air

Perms and dyes

Poor nutrition

Certain medications

Try these tips to keep the moisture in your hair:

Unless you have a scalp condition such as dandruff which needs daily shampooing for control, don’t wash your hair every day. Use a gentle shampoo that is designed to infuse moisture into dry hair when you do wash your hair. Use a conditioner daily also. 

 Blow-drying and use of hot irons, hot rollers, or curling irons should be limited. 

The time between hair treatments such as dyes and perms can be increased. 

Put on a bathing cap when swimming and wear a hat on cold windy days. 

Greasy Hair

Which helps keep the skin lubricated, the scalp contains a natural oil called sebum. Produced by the sebaceous glands is sebum. Leading to a greasy scalp, sometimes these glands work overtime and produce too much oil. As it may be more difficult to manage, greasy hair can look dull, limp, and lifeless. Try washing with a gentle shampoo that is specially formulated to control sebum to treat greasy hair. 

What Can You Do To Treat The Above Problems? 

It is always necessary to make sure you need what is the treatment for all of these problems. Hair is quickly affected by environmental factors including sun exposure, wind, rains, cold climate as well as lack of protection to the sun using a scarf. There are many ways to prevent hair damage. It is the only way you can keep the hair on your head. For more tips and tricks you can consult a salon expert with relevant experience or in some cases, the dermatologist who helps determine your skin type and the best treatment required for it. 

The Conclusion On The Discussion

Gentle shampoos and simple styling lotions without too many chemicals are enough to try on the scalp in case the skin is sensitive or if you have dandruff or greasy scalp. Regular shampooing is the first step to achieve the best result in case you have skin conditions like dandruff. So, when you are going to the salon next time opt for a dandruff treatment rather than keratin treatments. As we wind up here, there is more we want to share with you regarding common hair problems faced by most.