Now we know that genetics, hormones and various other factors are responsible for the hair loss you are having. But do you know that many of your habits and your life style may be responsible for the hair loss you’re suffering from. And if those habits are not reconsidered then you will probably be the next victim of Alopecia.
Though there are ways to regain your lost hair by
going through hair transplant in Kolkata
but it’s always recommended that prevention is better than cure.
Now there are various
external factors leading to your hair fall:
1. Diet:
What you eat affects your body. Now apart from health
of your body, your diet also affects the health of your hair. Deficit of
nutrients from the diet or excessive intake of junk food might be the reason of
hair strands you found in your pillow.
Vitamins are the most important nutrient which affects
your health in all respect, be it your immunity or the health of your hair.
People who goes for “crash dieting”, which is a form of diet rearrangement for
rapid fat loss, loses a lot of important nutrients in their diet
instantaneously resulting in insufficient nutrients reaching the hair follicles.
Resulting in dry, frizzy and damaged hair.
2. Smoking:
Smoking is the reason of various problems like lung
cancer, heart disease and strokes. But recent studies say that smoking disrupts
the blood circulation in the body which means the blood circulations also gets
disrupted in the scalp which eventually leads to hair fall.
The hair follicles need optimum supply of blood and
oxygen for their proper growth but smoking changes the optimum supply to the
scalp hence the growth affects.
Also smoking increases ageing, like a person who
smokes are prone to having wrinkles, grey hair earlier compared to the person
who doesn’t. And ageing leads to hair loss and baldness.
So smoking affects the hair and scalp including your
health. If you want to take care of your hair stop smoking!
3. Stress:
Stress is a very tricky problem to diagnose, as
different person respond differently on different situation. Some excels their
performance in a short span of stress where some starts to panic
The problem arises when a person experiences chronic
stress like losing a job, or bereavement which eventually results in
deterioration of health both mentally and physically. This also causes
temporary hair loss.
What happens is that the body produces hormones such as
cortisol and noradrenaline in response to periods of stress which affect the
hair growth/loss cycle. These hormones cause the hair follicles to enter the
resting stage of the cycle which prevents new hair growth. Your hair will be
lost as per normal during the shedding stage but is not replaced by new hair.
This abnormal cycle causes the hair to become thinner and eventually fall out.
The hair follicles will rest for a period of time and
then grow back after a period of time i.e. around 6 months. The fact is once
the stress is treated the hair cycle goes back to normal again.
So relaxing and keeping your calm will be beneficial
for both your physical and mental health as well as your hair.
4. Pollution:
Various environmental factors lead to hair damage. One
of them is pollution, and you are more prone to it if you are a city dweller.
The car exhaust fumes affect the protein formation
(keratin) in the hair structure which leads to damaged thin hair strands.
Studies show that this pollution is the leading reason of male pattern
baldness.
Dust is also a problem which attracts mites and leads
to scalp infection or inflammation. Itchy scalp is a symptom, though not
always. The symptoms are so mild that people forget that they have a problem
and eventually they lose their hair.
5. Sun
exposure:
The sunlight is stimulates Vitamin D in our body which
is good for our teeth, nails and bones. But too much is also not good as it can
cause malignant melanoma amongst other things and can affect our hair as well.
Too much sun makes our hair dry and frizzy which is evident by the split ends.
6. Hair
Products:
Making the perfect hairstyle is something that every
person wants and hence usage of hair gels, waxes, dyes, hair extensions etc.
Using hair product though makes you look great for the
day but excessive usage of those products ultimately damages your hair.
Male grooming has become a booming business as every
man has become very much concerned about their physical appearance. So they
want to keep their hair perfect as it is the most important that someone
notices be it a job interview or a date.
But over usage of hair product will definitely dry out
your hair making it frizzy and prone to breakage. If you notice a problem you
must visit your hair stylist and getting it treated by cutting it short or changing
your hair product.
7. Tooth
Infection:
This seems surprising as you might be wondering what
could be the connection of your hair fall with your tooth infection.
When you suffer from a tooth infection the body starts
to produce more white blood cell to fight the infection. In due process various
white blood cells also travel to different part of the body. Hence some ends up
in the cells found in the hair follicles.
These cells damage the hair follicles and hence no new
hair is grown in that place, hence you notice the thinning of hair because the
old hair strands are not replaced. This thinning leads to baldness.This hair loss or infection-induced alopecia tends to occur near to the
site of the infection. So if you have a tooth infection in the upper jaw you
will notice the thinning hair the temple area.
If you notice hair loss having infected teeth, you must
visit the dentist as they are trained to notice the hair loss patches due to
infection.
There is no particular treatment for these secondary
factors which might be the reason for your hair loss. But according to the best hair transplant clinic in Kolkata, taking care
of your hair might be a little difficult but it will always be worth it.
