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Women's Hair Loss
A Few Facts!
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Why do women
lose hair? |
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There are
many reasons why women lose hair. Often it follows childbirth in fact
40% of women lose hair after childbirth. Occasionally an illness can
have adverse effects on the hair. Stress is also a common cause of
hair loss, and dieting, or diet, sometimes causes the hair to become
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Post-Natal Hair Loss
Pregnancy can have a wonderful effect
on a womens hair. It is shinier, more abundant, more manageable
and less greasy. Also, there are less scalp problems.
This improvement in the hair is because
of the increase in female sex hormones (mainly oestrogen) at this
time. But after the baby is born, there is often a great loss of
hair due to these hormones falling back to the normal level.
Post-natal hair loss affects approximately
40% of all women with children and can be very frightening and upsetting
experience, often because you dont know what exactly is causing
the problem and when it will stop, and even, in some cases, if it
will stop. The excessive hair loss usually lasts between 3 to 6
months and stops as suddenly as it started, and in time all the
hair will be replaced.
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Stress
and Hair Loss
Stress related hair loss in women is an increasingly
common problem. A growing number of women in stressful jobs suffer
from thinning hair. Modern life and high stress levels associated
with a fast moving lifestyle can have a truly dramatic effect upon
hair. Considerable stress can also be placed on a mother by the often
formidable demands of her family.
Many parts of the body can suffer
the effects of stress, but it shows very quickly in the hair because
the life cycle of the hair is
interrupted, causing it to fall out prematurely. In most cases,
this type of hair loss is temporary and the hair which is lost will
be replaced. The problem is, however, by the time one particular
hair is replaced another two have fallen out, so the overall effect
can be significant thinning of the hair.
Common Female Hair
Loss
Although thinning of the hair is more common in men, it can affect
women with genetic tendency towards this problem.
It is caused by the effects of androgens (male hormones which women
also have, but at very low levels). These hormones restrict the
growth of the hair which results in a characteristic thinning on
the front and top of the scalp. The hairs become finer and do not
grow as long as they should, and the scalp eventually becomes a
little more visible.
This form of hair loss affects 10%
of all women between the ages of 18-40, 25% by the age of 50, and
a staggeringly high 60% by 70 years of age. In many women it is
only a minor problem affecting only a small proportion of their
hair, but in others it can become distressing and may lead to a
loss of self-confidence.
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Alopecia
Areata (hair loss in patches)
Alopecia areata is another hair loss
problem often associated with stress. The symptoms are a sudden
increase in hair fall and the appearance of round or oval patches
of baldness which are smooth to the touch. These patches may be
singular or multiple in number with short broken hairs around the
patches.
Although this problem
can occur at any age, it is most common between ten and thirty-five
years and affects women and men equally. This condition can be very
distressing, but it is important to remember that the empty hair
follicles are always only ever dormant, and not dead. So they remain
capable of producing hair when the persons health is improved
or the right trigger is found.
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Can
Anything Be Done To Stop And Treat Women's Hair Loss and Thinning?
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Many years of research
and clinical testing have shown that certain plant extracts are
very effective at reducing and minimizing hair loss and stimulating
new hair growth. These extracts include hop, clover, rosemary, thyme,
and menthol from peppermint oil. The Bio-Medic
range was developed by a leading UK Trichologist with many years
of hair and scalp experience, and include many of these stimulating
plant extracts. The products have a highly stimulating effect on
the hair and scalp, and a reduction in the quantity of hair coming
out should be noticed in the first few weeks followed by an improvement
in the growth of hair.
Much of the hair loss
than women see can usually be combated by helping to slow the rate
of fall & stimulate stronger thicker hair to grow. For more
information on the best products to use for your type of hair loss
please call, or e-mail for our informative leaflet.
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