Hair Loss:
Hair loss is a common occurrence of daily
life with up to 100 hairs a day being regarded as normal.
However, when the quantity increases it becomes an understandable
cause for concern.The incidence of Hair loss is as much as
4 out of 5 people as some stage of their lives.
There are many causes listed as to why hair
loss occurs, including: heredity, stress and trauma, local
scalp infection, certain diseases or infections which result
in a high fever e.g. flu, pneumonia or typhoid; certain mediations
e.g. antibiotics, contraceptives, blood thinning drugs, certain
antipsychotic drugs; thyroid medication or strong drugs, chemical
therapies e.g. those used for cancer treatments; thyroid problems;
emotional or environmental stress; hormonal imbalances; following
child birth as the hormones change; menopause.
Iron deficiency anemia and lupus can also
cause hair loss.In the body, a compound called dihydrotestosterone
(DHT), made up of water, cholesterol, testosterone and an
enzyme can have an adverse effect on the growth receptors
in the hair follicle. It can cause the tiny blood vessels
in the papilla to shrink, restricting food and oxygen to the
matrix that produces hair protein. DHT also blocks certain
receptors in the sebaceous gland, which then can produce a
heavy sebum that later hardens in the follicle to form a hard
deposit.
The hair restricted in both areas atrophies
and falls out prematurely. The cycle repeats itself until
the follicle is only capable of producing a short hair, that
falls out and the follicle itself atrophies. This is then
the sad state, which we term as baldness. It is important
to note the pattern of hair fall and quantity over what time
period to assist in determining if there is an illness causing
the hair loss. Typically hair loss is preceded by an excessive
production of sebum from the glands known as seborrhea. Sebum
is secreted naturally by the body from the ages of 16 or 18,
however when the quantities of sebum secreted become excessive,
the hair follicle has difficulty breathing and producing healthy
hair, resulting in the hair falling out.Baldness in men is
noted to be as high as 30 million males in the USA.
Female baldness is less common and usually
occurs centrally on the head. Women usually only develop balding
after cancer treatments, when experiencing hormonal changes
as in during adrenal or ovarian growths, menopause or after
crash dieting or fasting over an extended period of time.By
using Finders Dead Sea Salt in cleansing the scalp, it improves
the hair follicles ability to allow hair to growth. This in
turn helps reduces hair loss.
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