Hair loss myths – and the truth Receding and balding are two
of the biggest problems men face in terms of hair care.
But will these old wives’ tales help you keep your hair on
or are they false?
Hair loss can cause great self-consciousness in men and most
resign themselves to the fact that there’s
little that can be done to prevent receding and balding
unless you’re a multi-millionaire footballer
and don’t mind the indignity of the media following your
hair transplant.
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Can hair products affect hair loss?
They can. There are two main hair styling-related methods
that can cause hair loss.
The first is the use of strong chemical reagents - such as
those found in certain
commercially available hair bleaches, hair colour products,
and also perm solutions.
Eventually, these cytotoxic materials can cause hair
breakage and also damage to the
living follicle beneath the skin surface. The second way we
can lose hair in pursuit of our hair style is through what’s called traction
alopecia.
It’s basically mechanical stress caused to the
hair-producing follicles by a regular pulling force.
It can eventually stop the follicle being able to produce
healthy hair.
Are natural shampoos without chemicals better for hair?
Not to my knowledge. In my view, there are a number of
commercially available hair shampoos
that have never been linked to negative side-effects and
also work very well.
They’re not 100 per cent natural, but I don’t think that
matters.
I'm thinking of brands like Neutrogena and the Lonil line of
shampoos.
Shampoos and hair products aren't a major cause of hair loss
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Do you inherit balding from your mum’s side?
Yes.And no.
Unfortunately you can inherit the genes that leave you
susceptible
to baldness from either or both parents.They’re not
gender-specific.
Pattern hair loss can also skip a generation so that your
grandparents may suffer hair loss
but both your parents may not.As a general rule, the more
members of your family suffer
from pattern hair loss, the more likely you will. Once it’s
gone its gone – is it true you can’t grow new follicles?
This is true, I’m afraid. The best you can do is try to
prevent losing more.
But it's not the whole story.In the next ten to fifteen
years, it is almost a certainty
that stem cell research will lead experts to grow hair
follicles in a lab and then used to
boost the thinning scalp.It’s an exciting time, but it’s not
quite here yet!
Does stress makes your hair fall out? The evidence seems to
suggest that stress can indeed contribute to hair loss.
This it might be a bit misleading as if you’re going to lose
your hair
due to genetics, stress isn’t the cause.
Do bald men have more testosterone?
No, this isn’t true, it’s more about how your body reacts to
the testosterone hormone.
Three things contribute to baldness.First, genetics - you
have to have susceptibility genes.
Second, age.Nine year old children do not suffer from common
pattern hair loss.
The third factor is circulating hormones. In your body,
testosterone converts to something called 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.
DHT is a well-described hormone that sets in motion the
negative growth cycle that causes
hair to grow progressively thinner over time.
The level of testosterone isn’t a problem, it’s how your
body converts it to DHT,
which is largely caused by your genetics.
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Headstands might be fun but they won't do much to stop hair
loss ©Rex
Standing on your head or massage gets more blood to the
scalp and helps reduce hair loss
The reality is that scalp hair doesn't thin because it's
starved of blood.
It thins because the "software" in the follicle
receives the message from
circulating hormones to begin shutting down.
Scalp massage may feel good. But it will do little or
nothing to preserve your hair.
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