Hair loss treatment

While male pattern baldness, or genetic hair loss, is the most common cause of hair loss, other factors, such as stress, diet, and over-processing of hair can also cause thinning in women.

For men, hair loss is generally seen at the hairline, with loss at the front and top of the head. For women, however, hair loss is more likely to be a general thinning of hair. In fact, many women fail to even notice that they are losing hair until they realize that their ponytail is thinner than it used to be.

Stress is a fairly common cause of hair loss in women. With more and more women who try to juggle family with full-time work, who try to be everything to everyone, stress is an everyday condition for many women. Women may also find that their hair thins during periods of extreme stress, such as after childbirth or during a family tragedy. You can’t always control the amount of stress in your life, but you can take steps to reduce your stress, such as scheduling relaxation time for yourself.

Women are also much more likely to have over-processed their hair. In addition to daily styling, hair drying, and the use of styling products, many women color or highlight their hair. This can result in thinning or even loss of hair, as the chemicals used in these processes finally have their effect. Even everyday products, such as shampoo and conditioner, can contain chemicals that can ultimately harm your hair and scalp. Add to this increasing levels of pollution in the air, and you can easily see how chemicals can begin to affect your hair’s health.

Enter organic products, or products grown without chemicals or pesticides. It has long been recognized that it is healthier to avoid ingesting excessive levels of hormones, pesticides, or other chemicals used in growing. Now, however, more and more household products can be found in organic or natural forms. Food, coffee, bath products, and even cleaning products are now available from organic sources. Yet even those who recognize that eliminating chemical elements from food is important, sometimes fail to realize that all natural hair care products can also improve your health.

Some of the “legends” I have heard over the years about female hair loss are : Wigs and hats may cause female hair loss, Female hair loss indicates an energetic brain, A frequently washing of the hair or over brushing or combing it may cause hair loss and hair shaving will make the hair re grow thicker.

Female hair loss most common type is the female pattern hair loss. It is a hereditary type which might be inherited from each of the parents (father or mother). To make things simple, the cause of the female pattern hair loss is a chemical called DHT.

The female pattern hair loss usually becomes stronger at the age of menopause. It’s symptoms are thinning of the hair over the sides and top of the head.

There are 4 available products to treat female hair loss:

1. Medical treatments like Rogaine. Rogaine is one of only two FDA approved hair loss treatments and it remains the only one approved for use by women. Rogaine or minoxidil also helps treating high blood pressure.

Rogaine works on about 50% of female hair loss cases but not always with the same efficiency. It comes as a lotion that you have to put on your scalp.

2. Wigs or hair thickeners – theses cosmetic female hair loss products may help you save a lot of time, money and discomfort using other kinds of products.

However, many women feel insecure and in natural with the cosmetic female hair loss products. Do not be afraid to change styles and products until you are satisfied.

3. The last and least recommended female hair loss treatment is a hair transplantation surgery. Although there has been a significant improvement with the outcomes of those surgeries a severe risk still exists. The principle of the hair transplant is transplanting hair follicles from the body ( the back of the head for example) on the scalp. It is a pain full long process.

In some cases, female hair loss can be a mental symptom. That’s why it is advised to wait a while before using any of the female hair loss products mentioned above.