Should I Leave a City that’s Bad for My Hair?

 

Hair fall is probably one of the most serious issues that affects a man. And there are actually various factors that propagates hair fall. It can be genetic, hormones, lifestyle. But something that we miss out is how the environment that we are living in affects our hair. In most cases the damage that is done due to environment is due to staying in the metropolitan cities.

Excessive hair fall leads to baldness; this is the time where things go out of hand. But actually things never go out of hand. If you think you are suffering from baldness you can always visit the best hair transplant clinic in Kolkata where you will get the right treatment and get the knowledge what should be your next step.

 

Now coming to the question, if you really think about it, is it justified or a plausible option for anyone to leave the city if that is the reason for his hair damage? The answer is a straight NO.

 

Metropolitan cities have more number of cars, bikes, factories etc. which means more fumes implying to more pollution. The metropolitan cities in India have the peculiar climatic condition due to pollution and topographical location in the map. Now these elements like smokes, fumes, humidity, and excessive heat are all bad for your hair as it depletes its growth and make them thinner, frizzy and prone to breakage.

 

To look at this question in a practical point of view, it is nearly impossible to leave a city just because it’s damaging your hair. Things to be kept in mind that there are different other causes that damage the hair and the environmental condition is not the only one. At the same time there are various remedies and a change in lifestyle that will improve your hair condition.

 

1. Change your Life style:

You may be eating too much junk foods. Excessive junk and oily food can accelerate your hair fall so it’s better to keep the junk food intake in control. Also they are not healthy!

You may be the person who always wants your hair on point to stand out of the crowd. But in due process you may be using too much hair products like wax or pomades. Too much usage of hair products blocks the pore, dry out the hair strands making them thin and frizzy and ultimately shedding them off.

Don’t use too much hair dryer, hair straightener or curler. Because direct heat on scalp or the hair strand makes them lose their strength leading to thinning of hair.

Stop smoking. Smoking disrupts the regulation of blood flow in the body hence leading to insufficient supply of oxygen in the hair follicles. It’s difficult to quit smoking at once so try using nicotine patches or gums.

2. Check your diet:

Everyone is running in this 21^st century for their success. There is a rat-race going on where people are always busy, so much busy that they even forget to look after their basic things like their diet. Most of the younger generation don’t get their proper diet just because they don’t have the time for it. We go for what is easy rather than what is correct.

Proteins and vitamins play a very important role in the growth of your hair. Proteins are one of the major ingredients of hair and vitamins promote hair growth. So make sure you get optimum protein and vitamins in your diet.

3. Homemade remedies:

There are some home-made remedies that are easy to make and apply to your hair for it’s better growth.

 

Aloe-Vera: Applying Aloe Vera on your scalp may help in promoting hair growth as it is rich in Vitamin A, C and E. Though the beneficiary result of topical application of Aloe Vera in the scalp is still unclear as there is no perfect evidence of Aloe Vera penetration the skin.

You can use pure Aloe Vera gel from plant or use any hair product with Aloe Vera in it.

Egg-Yolk Mask: The egg yolk consist the same proteins that are found in the hair follicles. Also a research in 2018 says Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Biotin and Folate are found in egg yolk which promotes hair growth.

Hot Oil Treatment: Treating your hair with hot oil is good way of restoring moisture to frizzy and damaged hair. A mixture of coconut and avocado oil is especially beneficial. According to a 2003 study, coconut oil has the ability to reduce protein loss in both damaged and undamaged hair.

Summing Up

Running away from the place you live can never be a solution to your falling hair rather if you realise that your city is somewhat responsible for your hair fall, it is recommended to take extra care of your hair using the remedies.