Teenage Hair Loss

Teenage hair loss is a skin disorder common in boys than girls. Most boys complain teenage hair loss when they reach their late teens.



There are many reasons of hair loss; some are directly associated with teenage like stress, lack of zinc and iron deficiency, hair styling chemicals etc.

Stress and Depression:
Stress and depression affects overall body health as they cause to imbalance hormonal production. College and university studies and exams poses them to extreme stressful conditions that they seem unable themselves to solve. These stressful conditions decrease as time passes by and when they enter in their twenties.

Lack of Zinc:
Zinc is an essential mineral used for healthy growth of cells and efficient functionality of prostate glands. There is no zinc reservoir within your body that stores sufficient zinc for future needs. Super refined and junk foods lack zinc and lead to zinc deficiency. Both boys and girls are prone to develop zinc deficiency in teenage due to menstruation and seminal discharge.

Iron Deficiency:
Girls are more iron deficient than boys as blood is discharge during each of their menstrual periods. Iron is an integral part of hemoglobin that carries oxygen from your lungs to hair follicles. Lack of oxygen causes to damage epithelial tissues. Therefore, for healthy hair follicles, efficient supply of oxygen is necessary.

Hair Styling and Coloring Chemicals:
Having your hair colored, bleached and straighten damages your hair follicles may result hair loss or hair thinning. The chemicals used for bleaching and coloring hair are often too harsh to damage your hair follicles.
Most girls wear their hair too tight that pulls hair shafts from hair follicles and weaken hair follicles. If regular pulling of hair shafts continues, hair begins to fall out.

Androgenetic Alopecia:
Teenagers often use steroids like testosterone to gain their body weight. The excessive amount of testosterone is converted into DHT. Your hair follicles are susceptible to DHT. Thus, excessive DHT damages your hair follicles that may lead to persistent hair loss. Such hair loss or hair thinning is referred to as androgenic alopecia.

Conclusion:
Teenage hair loss is quite common due to a number of factors like depression, lack of zinc, iron and other nutrients, using hair styling chemicals and androgenic alopecia, etc. Using herbal hair care tonic is the best solution for topical nourishment of your scalp. Quality hair care lotions contain all nutrients required components for follicular health.