Hair Care and Hair Loss

Hair care is an industry in itself but this does not mean, not at least, that all its products are safe and good for your hair. Actually, there are so many hair care products that cause damage to one's health that one inevitably starts to wonder if “care” is the right word. But it is not only chemical products that damage your hair. It is also basic hygienic and lifestyle habits that need to be changed, if you want your hair to be healthy and to prevent hair loss to the extend this is possible.

Although hereditary factors and diseases are two main hair loss factors that can't be neutralized by proper hair care, in many other cases of hair loss, proper hair care can produce good results. Proper hair care starts with plain activities like combing your hair at least once a day and washing it (preferably) only once a week. It is unbelievable how many people neglect those simple rules!

The purpose of combing your hair is not only to give your head a pleasant look. Rather, combing is a way to massage the roots of your hair, to increase the blood circulation and to make your hair stronger. In this aspect it is very important to choose the right comb. If you have thick hair, choose a comb that neither breaks in the thickness of your hair, nor entangles in it and pulls it out. There are laser combs on the market that are especially for people who suffer from hair loss, although even conventional combs are pretty good to do the job. Using a brush instead of a comb is not recommendable because a brush only scratches the surface of your hair and does not reach the roots but generally tends to pull out more hair than a comb. The important things about combing are that you should remember to perform it at least once a day and to use a comb or a brush that massages your head rather than pulls your hair out.

Another habit that might need adjustment is how frequently you wash your hair. If you have greasy skin and hair you might need to wash your hair as frequently as every other day in order to maintain it good-looking. But this is so bad that you can't imagine! Washing your hair frequently exhausts it and as a result you lose more hair. One of the best solutions is to get a special shampoo or herbal formula for greasy hair and apply it when you wash your hair. Generally washing your hair more often than once a week is bad, so sometimes you'd better put up with some greasy look and wait a day or two till the next time you wash it.

Long hair is another thing you'd better forget about, if you are predisposed to hair loss. Keeping the hair long also exhausts it and even if you can't resist the temptation to grow your hair long, it is recommendable that you cut it regularly or even better - cut it short for a while and leave it for a year or two till it grows again.

Hair cosmetics are another major cause of hair loss. The group of hair cosmetics includes many products like shampoos, conditioners, balsams, oils, dyes - i.e. products that come in contact with your hair. Some of these products stay on your head for a long time before you wash them, thus giving them the chance to erode your hair, especially when you use them constantly over time. Dyes are probably the most damaging hair cosmetics, though research has been advancing rapidly to produce less harmful chemical formulas.

The good news is that there are really good hair cosmetics for hair loss and the best is that they are actually working. There are shampoos, which prevent hair loss in the early stages, there is cosmetics for stimulating hair regrowth, there are many shampoos that although not increasing directly the numbers of hairs of your head, make it look thicker, giving the impression that you actually have more hair than you actually do. Many of these products can be obtained without a prescription in any drugstore, beauty shop or at the local supermarket but if your hair loss condition is pretty serious, you'd better consult a dermatologist about which of the hundreds of available hair loss cosmetics is best for you.