Hair Growth/ Haircare

Healthy luxuriant hair is viewed as a sign of youth because it indicates good health and nutrition. A mop of healthy hair frames the face and provides the contrast to emphasize the beauty of the features. No wonder people get worried when they see hair on the floor or a bunch on the comb.

Stress and smoking are the vilest enemies of the hair. But in recent times, many heads are going thin on hair due to nutritional deficiencies. Low hemoglobin and micronutrient deficiency can cause hair loss. Paradoxically too much protein intake can also trigger hair fall. An acute illness like typhoid or other fever is known to cause sudden affluence of hair. Loss of hair can be a presenting symptom for a thyroid illness. Loss of hair due to toxic anticancer medicines is known and difficult to avoid. After the treatment is complete, hair usually grows back. Another cause of hair loss is chemical injury or infection when the hair is dyed. Hair straightening or perming also sometimes causes hair to fall.

If anyone is suffering from hair fall, it is important to diagnose the cause of the loss. Dandruff needs to be treated first, and nutraceutical therapy is started. Once the nutrition and underlying condition are corrected, one can consider various treatment options to enhance hair growth. These include the use of medicinal applications, peptides, mesotherapy, low-level light therapy, and many more options.

One important fact to remember in hair treatment is that there is no one permanent solution to the problem simply because hair follicles from which hair grows are vulnerable to influences of various factors that reach them through the blood. Though hair shaft itself is dead tissue, the follicles are live cells, and are influenced by circulating factors and external factors like pollution, sunlight, and even damaged with the pull of tight hairstyles. Those who flaunt tight ponytails will exactly understand what we mean when they look at a recession in that part of the hairline.

Beauty requires management, and it is a commitment for through life. What is more important is when you chase a healthy lifestyle; beauty arrives at your doorstep.