Kate Hudson is in trouble town, she is being sued by 220 Laboratories which is a Los Angeles based manufacturer of unique hair and skin care solutions. they are suing the actress and hairstylist David Babaii for fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, among other complaints. (more…)

Male pattern baldness is a term used for progressive hair thinning in males. Although baldness is hereditary and there is very little one can do but their are certain practices that ensure that it can be slowed down or in some cases stopped completely (more…)

Shampoos are used for a wide range of purposes such as hair cleaning, hair loss treatment, hair styling, Hair loss is one of the most common skin disorders and although in most cases it is caused by heredity but in many cases it is due to the hair care negligence on the part of the user (more…)

Hair loss is one of the most common skin disorder. the following are the two most common types of hair loss.

Alopecia areata

In cases of hair thinning or hair loss patches, it is considered as beginning of hair loss. Treating hair thinning for hair regrowth or hair restoration is easy and not so expensive. (more…)

Patchy hair loss is a very common skin disorder in which people start loosing their hair in circular motion in different areas of the scalp. Patchy hair loss is more common in men then in women. a study indicates that one in hundred male in the united states suffers from it (more…)

The other day I was seeing an Adam sandler comedy the longest yard and among its cast was the very hairy Burt Reynolds. although the movie was a bit of a drag it got me thinking why does Burt make all this effort when everybody knows that his hair are fake. there is obviously nothing like a full head of hair but obviously most of us are not so lucky when it comes to hair (more…)

hair loss is a very common problem these days, mostly hair loss is caused by heredity but in certain cases it is caused by the negligence on the part of the sufferer and certain unwanted practices that they do. These practices are common these days because of the chaotic life styles that we have. The following are some of the things that you need to adapt in order to stop your hair loss or at least slowing down the rate of hair loss (more…)

As there are enormous number of causes of hair loss and hair thinning, there are as many ways of treating hair loss. Each treatment method has its advantages and disadvantages. Selection of the treatment method should be done after careful diagnosis as misdiagnose may not solve the problem and may further aggravate the disorder. (more…)

Nutritional Factors:

Nutritional factors include lack of vitamins, minerals and other dietary substances. Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients required for healthy growth of epithelial cells. Epithelial cells form the lining of hair follicles. Therefore, healthy hair follicles produce healthy hair shafts. Take balanced diet and do include fruits and vegetables in your diet.

Breastfeeding and Pregnancy:

Breastfeeding and pregnancy are two factors involved in women hair loss. But these both factors are temporary due to lack of certain dietary substances. For prevention of these factors, you must take healthy diet.

Genetic Factors:

Involvement of genetic factors is usually common in men though may happen in women also. Genetic inheritance may come from either side (parent or mother). Genetic hair loss may range from hair thinning to complete baldness. Diagnosing genetic hair loss is difficult as there are several other causes involved in hair loss.

Stress and Depression:

During extreme depression and stress, your body loses a great deal of vitamins and minerals. During stressful state, your body undergoes extreme hormonal imbalance. Hair follicles and other hormones taking part in healthy growth of hair are disturbed in this way, leading to receding hair line or complete hair loss. This type of hair loss can be controlled initially by taking doctors prescribed anti-depressants etc.

There are numerous causes of hair loss, some of them leads to complete baldness while some causes are temporary and cause temporary hair loss.

Hormonal Problems:

Both over active and underactive thyroid glands causes hair loss, the severity of hair loss vary from person to person and its severity of hormonal disorders. Besides improper activity of thyroids, imbalance of androgenic hormones does take part in hair loss. Androgenic hormones are male and female sex hormones. Imbalance of androgenic hormones directly affects hair follicles. Hair follicles are very susceptible to fluctuating hormones within the body. Therefore, hormonal imbalance is the biggest cause of hair loss.

Illness:

After 3 to 4 months of illness often leads to partial hair loss or hair thinning. The illness affect both your immune system and the disorder may be caused by improper dietary habits during illness. Therefore, lack of nutrition and other factors affecting during illness may cause hair loss. This type of hair loss is often temporary and hair regrow soon.

Menstruation and Pregnancy:

Hair loss due to irregular menstrual cycles and during pregnancy is temporary and can be treated or prevented by taking using natural herbs and healthy diet. Pregnancy and menstruation causes a great deal of hormonal imbalance. As mentioned above, hair follicles are susceptible to fluctuating levels of hormones, menstruation and pregnancy is the foremost cause of temporary hair loss in women.

Medicines May Cause Hair Loss:

Certain medicines may cause hair loss as they directly or indirectly affect your hair follicles, hormone levels and destroy or cause malfunctioning in the normal growth of cells. Some medicines destroy certain nutrients required for healthy growth.