Beautiful hair dresses you up and increases self-confidence, so it is understandable that many people feel despair when they experience hair loss. However, hair renewal is basically a natural process, which involves the continuous loss of a part of the hair. At the change of season, this phenomenon may increase slightly, which can also be considered natural. Therefore, there is no need to immediately worry if, for a few days, you find more hair than usual in your hairbrush while getting ready in the morning.
What is considered severe hair loss?
During our lifetime, 25-30 hairs grow from one hair follicle. Hairs are created, grow, enter a resting phase, and then the newly formed hairs make the older ones fall out. The loss of 60-100 hairs per day is therefore the result of a completely natural physiological process. However, hair loss that is significantly more than this, or that persists for a long time, should be considered severe hair loss and definitely requires a medical examination. A visit to a specialist is also necessary if the number of lost hairs does not exceed the amount of natural, physiological hair loss, but new hairs are formed to a lesser extent or not at all.
The most common reasons behind severe hair loss
Our hair is basically so dense that in many cases only approximately the loss of 30-40% becomes really noticeable, and we start to worry about the possibility of baldness. However, it is not advisable to wait until this point if you want to reverse the process.
Mental trauma, the regular and continuous stress associated with our fast-paced lifestyle can also be behind a large amount of pathological hair loss, you will read about this in detail in a new post soon.
The constant tense state also affects the circulation processes of the skin. The blood vessels narrow, the pores shrink, the activity of the sebaceous glands increases, so the hair becomes greasier and more difficult to manage. Inflammatory scalp diseases that cause hair loss may also appear, and psoriasis or eczema may recur on the scalp.
Inflammatory diseases can also cause severe hair loss, which is why it is very important to perform a focal investigation. For this purpose, it is worth visiting a gynecologist and an ear-nose-throat specialist, and taking a panoramic dental X-ray may also be useful.
Deficiency states resulting from unhealthy eating habits and drastic diets also have an impact on hair quality. Iron, zinc or protein deficiency can also cause increased hair loss.
Modern hair beauty treatments, chemical treatments, hair extensions, hair straightening, can be triggers just like tight braids, buns or Afro braids, so it is also important to think about hair wearing habits – you will soon read about hair loss caused by hair styles on our website.
Hormonal causes are often behind serious hair problems, which can develop as a result of natural anatomical processes, e.g. after childbirth or during climax, but various medicines, e.g. taking birth control pills and obesity can also result. In addition, various diseases can upset the hormonal balance.
The phenomenon can also be caused by short-term fall, winter or spring hair loss linked to seasonal changes. However, the step-by-step examination of the developed symptoms and the treatment are most often effective, so the problem will be resolved.
First steps to regenerate your hair
Instead of expensive treatments and interventions, it is important to start caring for your hair from the basics! Avoid frequent consumption of fast food, frequent hair dyeing, and if you can, try to reduce the stress on you. We know it’s not easy, but it can also be the source of many other problems.
Also, make sure that your hair does not lack the most important vitamins and essential nutrients, as it can only rebuild itself if the building blocks are available.
In our fast-paced world, it is difficult to get these nutrients exclusively from food, which is one of the reasons why we created the Love My Hair hair vitamin, which provides a complex source of nutrients with its 18 ingredients, and the added collagen, Q10 and hyaluronic acid also support the health of your skin and nails.