The problem of hair loss occurs in many women. In order to prevent severe hair loss, you need to know the reasons due to which this happens, and then proceed to treatment. Hair loss is a natural process that occurs in all people. Hair is updated over time. The rate of human hair loss is from 50 to 100 per day. The hair lifespan for women is about 4 years, and for men about 2 years.
Women's hair loss causes can vary. In order to find out the exact cause of hair loss, you need to consult a doctor - trichologist.
Hair loss in women causes:
- Nervous disorders, stress. At the same time, blood vessels narrow in the head area and are in a state of spasm. This leads to insufficient penetration of oxygen and nutrients into the hair follicles.
- Vitamin deficiency. These are vitamins: B, C, E, as well as biotin and zinc. Various vitamin complexes are sold in pharmacies. In addition, you can make up for the deficiency by eating more fruits with a rich content of essential vitamins.
- Diets. Hair loss in women can be caused by malnutrition. With a loss of about 10% of body weight in women who are not obese, there is a protein deficiency, vitamin deficiency and an imbalance of minerals, which leads to hair loss.
- Bad habits: drinking, smoking.
- Various diseases: anemia, tuberculosis, thyroid disease, diabetes, enlarged adrenal glands, pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases.
- Childbirth. In this case, hair loss occurs after two to three months. During this period, it is necessary to stop dyeing and bleaching of hair.
- Pressure and compression of hair with hairpins, resulting in fatigue, and then inflammation of the follicles and destruction of the hair papillae.
- Hair coloring, perm, discoloration, frequent use of the hair dryer.
- Excessive consumption of coffee, which has an effect on blood vessels: dramatically expands and sharply narrows them.
- Drug response. It can be contraceptives, antidepressants, steroids and many others. Usually, contraindications indicate that one of the possible side effects may be hair loss.
Recipes against hair loss.
1) Honey can be used to strengthen hair roots. It is necessary to part 2 table. tablespoons of honey in a liter of boiled water and rub the resulting mixture into the hair twice a week;
2) Burdock broth. Boil 25 g in a liter of water. burdock roots. Rub the cooled broth into the hair and let stand for 25 minutes, then rinse it off with warm water.
3) Egg mask. Beat the egg yolk and add a tablespoon of vegetable oil. The resulting mixture must be rubbed into the scalp, and then after 40 minutes rinse with warm water.
4) Head massage with salt. Wet the hair with warm water, and then rub salt in the hair and scalp for 12 minutes, then rinse the hair.
5) Sour cream mask: Mix sour cream and yolk in a uniform mass and rub it into the scalp and along the entire length of the hair. After half an hour, rinse with warm water.
6) Castor oil. Heat the oil in a water bath and grease the scalp. And then, wrap a head with a bath towel and wash it after an hour with shampoo.
7) Nettle broth: Mix half a liter of water and the same amount of vinegar. After that, pour 100 g of dried nettle leaves with this mixture. Boil for half an hour, and then infuse the resulting broth for 40 minutes, strain.
The causes of hair loss in women can be different, as you see, for example, excessive consumption of coffee, and then it is enough to limit its use, and some serious illness can also be the reason, therefore it is better to consult a doctor with severe hair loss.