Hair Loss Causes

Hair and hairstyles reflect your personality or overall look of your body. Losing hairs is traumatic especially for women. There are several reasons behind hair loss. Let us look at some recurring reasons:

• Autoimmune Factor: Hair loss can take place because of autoimmune diseases such as alopecia (which include Alopecia areata, Alopecia totalis, Alopecia universalis and some other kinds of alopecia). Alopecia areata is very common and it usually starts with a smooth bald patch on the top and then moves onto the edges. It often leads to Alopecia totalis which refers to the total loss of hair on the scalp. If Alopecia doesn't stop here it moves on to its next stage which is known as Alopecia universalis. Alopecia Universalis causes loss of all body hairs including facial hair, eyelashes, eyebrows etc.

  Note: Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system (white blood cells) of a person goes awry and mistakenly attacks the body itself. This is why it is called autoimmune system.

• Hereditary Factor: is more often found in men (Androgenetic alopecia). Chronic Skin Diseases: A fungal skin infection such as ringworm is another reason of hair loss. The oil solidification into sebum stifles follicle growth. Moreover, harsh bleaching may contribute to hair loss.
• Medications: Excessive use of toxic substances or medicines such as to treat cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure or blood thinners. Psychological Stress: A stressful event (nervous disorder) causes blockage of blood in the follicle and results in hair loss.
• Physical Stress: A sudden change in weight, surgery or severe infection may result in hair loss.
• Imbalanced Diet: Dietary factor is another aspect of hair loss which involves lack of proteins or iron deficiencies.
• Hormonal Disorder: it is another cause of hair loss which occurs as a result of fluctuation of hormones where testosterone (a steroid hormone) becomes more prevalent in women during the childbirth (menopause).

Dandruff, air and water pollution, use of shampoos containing harsh chemicals rather than natural herbal ingredients are some modern reasons of hair loss. Since you don't want to lose all your hair or looking to re-grow your hair, 101 hair loss treatmentâ„¢ is the only way out!

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