Almost exactly 10 years ago to this date, I began noticing slight hair loss, mainly around my temples. Being 21 when the pressure to look ones best is somewhat at its peak, I was horrified, scared but curious.
It can be a traumatic experience when anyone begins to lose their hair. After all in a sense, hair makes us who we are.
Though my own experience stemmed from a genetic disorder that was quickly diagnosed, the first thing you should do is see your doctor who will figure out what’s causing the hair loss.
Below are the first thoughts that went through my mind.
Stress
It’s a sad fact that more people than ever have to deal with insane levels of stress on a daily basis. Whether it’s to do with work or your personal life, stress has such a big effect on all of our bodies.
It can lead us to have issues with heart disease, diabetes, and even depression.
Many people who are suffering from severe stress levels may notice hair loss. Stress can even make conditions such as Alopecia areata even worse. If you are dealing with stress in your life, the best way to deal with it is to find ways to cope.
It may mean you need to make a transition in your career, begin talking to a professional, deeply evaluating your life, potentially even cutting certain people out of your life to help you ease the strain.
I covered some of the other ways to help you relax and unwind on this previous blog post. Once you have reduced the stress in your life, you may notice an improvement in your hair.
Physical Trauma
Going through a trauma is a challenging ordeal mentally and emotionally in addition to the toll it takes on your body.
Whether it’s a car accident or a serious illness, the trauma can trigger a hair loss called telogen effluvium. As this article says, a stressful event causes your hair to go into the shedding phase.
One point to be aware of, in cases of trauma, the hair loss often stops occurring a few months after the bad experience.
Advancing in Years
Our bodies start to slow down as we age, with particular functions not working as they once used to.
How hair loss is related to the process, is deep in the follicles, where growth continues but at a much slower pace.
We can often get a good idea of whether it will happen to us by looking at our relatives as hair loss is a genetic trait.
There is a significant chance that if your parent or grandparent lost their hair in their late 50’s (or even began the process in their 30’s or 40’s as we are seeing more commonly), you can expect this to happen to you too.
Hair loss can also occur when women are going through the menopause. Unfortunately, it’s the hormonal imbalance during this time which causes women’s hair to fall out.
Bad nutrition
Unfortunately like most things, diet needs to be looked at if you are experiencing hair loss.
In many cases it often comes down to bad nutrition as to the reason why you are losing your beautiful locks.
If you are not getting enough nutrients in your diet, it can mean you will not have the vitamin absorption and amino acid needed for hair growth.
Incorporating fresh fruit, vegetables, healthy fats from avocado, nuts and fish will ensure your body has all of the nutrients, fats and amino acids to keep your mane supple.
Pregnancy
Oh, the joys of pregnancy. You can experience anything and everything during your nine months of pregnancy.
Though many talk about the effects of prenatal vitamins and the significant growth experienced as a result, many people forgo mentioning the hair loss later on due to the physical stress women’s bodies are enduring.
Even if it doesn’t happen during pregnancy, a lot of new moms experience it after they have given birth
Though the trauma of giving birth creates such a wonderful new life, study after study reveals, it should grow back after a couple of months.
If you do struggle to grow back your hair, you can find treatments to help prevent further hair loss.
Just as men order propecia tablets online, women can also find similar treatments suited for their specific needs and the root cause of their hair loss.
Bad Hair Products
We always need to be cognizant of which hair products we are using on our hair and scalp.
If you are using shampoo that is irritating your skin, it could lead to hair loss.
Certain dyes and chemical treatments can even result in damage and breakage.
Be careful with how you are handling your hair. Brushing hair too aggressively or straightening too frequently can lead to damaged or lost hair.
This article explains in deeper depth the questions you should be asking in the case you need to see a dermatologist as they can find out what is wrong and help you with a treatment.
