How Hair Loss Makes You Look Old

Few are the people who want to experience age for it is a period when a person can have the money and time but doesn’t get to enjoy them. But reality bites. We all have to experience age eventually. The sadder part is that there are certain factors that can accelerate this process. One disturbing event is hair loss.

Nearly half of the world’s adult population suffers from a condition called androgenetic alopecia. This type of hair loss can be a degenerative condition, but when a person is predisposed to it, he or she can suffer baldness at an early stage in life.

Hair loss can rob away one’s beauty and youth that it can be the source of poor confidence or self-esteem that leads to social anxiety.

People with alopecia admit how hair loss taunts their self-esteem. They feel less secure about themselves and think that hair loss has diminished their attractiveness to the opposite sex. They become socially withdrawn while getting the constant feeling that people judge them because of their baldness. Of all the stress that could be borne by baldness, those who experience it can truly appear old but if and only if, they allow it to pull them down or hold them back from enjoying life’s pleasures.

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Is a Hair Transplant Procedure Advisable for Women?

There is no denying the fact that hair transplant procedures are the only immediate and semi-permanent solution for hair loss to date. Hair restoration involves the extraction of non-balding hair follicles that are replanted on the areas where the baldness is most striking.

Traditionally, surgical solutions to baldness were introduced as a hair loss treatment for men alone, particularly when the condition no longer responds to medical intervention. However, with modern technology, people’s evolving creativity, and women’s increasing demand for it, prompted hair loss experts to offer hair restoration to women.

Hair restoration has become a mainstream corrective treatment option for women with alopecia. Because most women with alopecia only experience diffuse hair thinning, hair restoration was not really an option for them. Aside from that, women only mostly experience temporary forms of alopecia; therefore, treatment may not be necessary at all.

Take for example the case of a new mother who underwent traumatic child delivery. She can experience a temporary form of hair loss called telogen effluvium. This is also possible when a woman experienced severe stress.

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MPB: Men’s Fear of a Hair Apocalypse

While some men are born to be hair models, other lads are destined to lose chunks of their mane by the time they turn 50. It is very common to see a chrome dome anywhere. Yet many men fear still fear a hair apocalypse. Why not? After all, hair has a social importance even to men.

If there is a nonfatal condition that men see as a plague, it is baldness. Some men are sexy bald but many are those who can’t pull off a shaved head. What causes hair loss and why is it a bane of men’s existence?

Men as young as 20 years old can already begin to lose their hairline. In fact, 2 out of 5 men in their mid-20s have a receding hairline, which is one of the early signs of male pattern baldness.

Male pattern baldness is another term for androgenetic alopecia in men. MPB tends to run in families and worsens with advancing age. It is also reported to be androgen-dependent. With a genetic tendency, certain scalp hair follicles become sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the chemical cousin of testosterone through the enzyme 5-alpha reductase. DHT binds with the androgen receptors in the hair follicles, changing the hair protein synthesis. Consequently, the hair follicles miniaturize, leading eventually to hair loss.

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DIY Ways to Pamper Your Crowning Glory

Whether you’re preventing the onset of hair loss or trying to regrow healthier tresses, creating a do-it-yourself (DIY) homemade hair care recipes is definitely worth exploring.

For what it’s worth, home-made hair care recipes are helpful in attaining radiant and healthy mane without the risk of side effects since all the ingredients are organic and safe to use.  With natural ingredients like essential oils and herbs, creating various DIY hair care recipes help in cleansing, nourishing, and conditioning the scalp and the follicles; hence, encouraging the growth of fuller, thicker, and healthier hair strands.

So, if you want to try your hands on creating your very own homemade hair masks, shampoos, or conditioners, then consider the following recipes.

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A Vital Aspect for a Successful Hair Transplant Surgery

Each person is endowed with unique hair.  That being the case, the hair’s characteristic (e.g., color, thickness, smoothness, suppleness and porosity) always vary from one person to another.

And like its role in identifying the identity of an individual, the hair’s characteristics or qualities play critical roles in the success or failure of a hair transplant surgery.

With that, when a hair transplant surgery is planned, the distinctive qualities of a patient’s hair should be assessed separately with the help of a qualified hair restoration specialist.

The following are the qualities which play critical aspects in creating a desirable hair transplant result:

Number of Hair Grafts and the Degree of Hair Loss

The number of hair grafts needed to insure a good hair transplant result mostly depends on the severity of the balding condition.  The larger the number of the hair grafts, the fuller and thicker the result will appear.

Hair Characteristics

The hair diameter and color as well as the hair shape (e.g., curly, frizzy, straight and wavy) all influence the appearance of a transplanted hair.

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Turn Your Inner Hippie On: Hot Summer Hairstyles

Hair. Everyone has them. So is style. And since summer’s officially here, it’s the time of the year when parading your psychedelic flair is forgivable, chic, and of course, fun!

But just because slick and grease are still mortal sins (despite the heat wave) doesn’t mean you should knuckle under a grab-tie-and-twist ponytail or get a clean cut up there (no way that’s ever happening, right?).

Summer hair is not just about wearing something comfy and simple. It’s also about invention and switching your inner hippie on. Whether you are hitting the beach, mountain trekking, or attending the Reading Festival, there is just a perfect summer hairstyle that suits you, whatever matches your personality. *wink*

Fish Tails with a Twist!

Chic and cool, fishtail braids are fun to do—especially if it comes with a twist.

Tousle some fish braids loose and shove them to the side to let your neck breathe. Use some texturizing spray to let them stay in shape. Finish up by clipping your fringe to the upper side to add a dash of cuteness.

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Hair Loss Tips: Breast Implants Can Cause Hair Loss

For many women who aim to achieve the exact definition of beauty, it would be no marvel why many of them undergo breast augmentation procedures. It is sad to note that women have been made into objects of sale even in the earlier days. Today, they constantly feel the pressure like it’s a body parasite to which the society has become immune — making less to no room for women who are too old, too fat, or too flat-chested.

Being flat-chested can compel many women to go to lengths to defy what genetics dictated. Nowadays, it has become easier to correct “God’s mistakes” and thus, the solution for flat-chested women has been just a surgery away. But what if the supposed solution to a shaky self-esteem comes with a price other than monetary?

The Toll of Artificial Breasts

In Britain, there are nearly 50, 000 women who underwent breast reconstructive surgery, only nearly 3,000 of whom were breast cancer patients. But there is an increasing number of reports that the implants have been causing hair loss among other serious health conditions including fatigue, short-term memory loss, joint and muscle pains, skin rashes, disturbed sleep patterns, depression, and hair loss.

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Detrimental Steps to Prevent the Outbreak of Dandruff

Dandruff, or seborrheic dermatitis, is a condition characterized by flaking of the scalp skin due to irritation. This hair problem is believed to be caused by the build-up of cosmetic products in the scalp, over production of sebum by the sebaceous glands, overexposure to cold and heat, improper hair care regimen, malassezia fungus, and diseases such as psoriasis and eczema.

Experts believe that dandruff occurs when the scalp sheds skin cells faster than its usual rate. The fungus pityrosporum ovale is also responsible for accelerating the accumulation of dandruff in the scalp.

Although dandruff isn’t contagious, still it may be embarrassing and difficult to manage. Itchy and flaky skin, which resembles tiny white snowflakes, is the usual sign of a dandruff condition. Areas like the scalp, ears, chest, face, and folds of skin (e.g., underarms and below the breasts) are commonly affected by this dermatological condition.

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Create Your Own Hair Care Cocktails

Is it a conditioner, shampoo, or hair rinse that you want? Don’t worry. Your kitchen and garden probably got it all covered for you. Check out these fun hair care cocktails for a gorgeous hair without having to spend too much.

Shampoo
Recipe 1
Ingredients

    1 tbsp baking soda
    1 cup water

Instructions
Put 1 tablespoon of baking soda into 1 cup of water. Store the mixture in a spray bottle. Take note however, that baking soda shampoo is way too aggressive for everyday use. Use it twice to thrice a week. It is very effective in removing build-up, flakes and dandruff. Rinse this shampoo with an apple cider vinegar diluted in water.


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Alopecia Areata: Questions and Answers

Alopecia areata (AA) is not a life-threatening illness; but, it may trigger alarm for affected individual, causing extreme psychosocial and emotional problem.

What is alopecia areata (AA)?

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that targets the rapidly growing cells in the hair follicles, causing them to shrink; hence, hampering the hair growth cycle.

How to describe its pattern of hair loss?

Alopecia areata is characterized by patchy hair loss, which occurs on any other hair-growing parts of the body. AA tends to be rapid, involving hair loss covering one side of the head more than the other. In many circumstances, the condition does not extend beyond a few bare patches. However, in rare cases, the hair loss is more extensive.


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