It's important to understand that each strand of hair has a cycle: it grows for about six years, then goes into a resting phase, where it stays on the scalp for an average of three months, and then falls out. Therefore, the problem that caused your hair to fall out today started three months ago. When a hair strand falls out, it must be replaced by a strand of hair that is the same color and thickness. If there is a factor that interferes with this cycle, there may be an increase in hair loss. Stress, illness, medication or even a change in routine such as weight loss are possible reasons.
About a hundred hairs a day are considered normal. On the day you wash your hair, you may notice that you have lost up to 150 hairs. During periods called telogen effluvium, you may lose up to 500 hairs a day. Several problems can cause changes in the hair cycle. Not everything is alopecia. These strands can return, but in a thinner form and then the scalp becomes more visible. And this thinning is bothersome.
There is indeed a physiological seasonal loss. We usually lose more hair in the summer. When temperatures rise, we tend to lose more hair to help control our body temperature.
Washing your hair every day does not cause hair loss. But washing your hair every day can dry out your hair, which may need proper conditioning.
It is important to dry your hair thoroughly. Damp hair can cause dermatitis, flaking and itching on the scalp. This dandruff does not cause hair loss.
Coloring or bleaching your hair should not cause hair loss. However, this process can affect the quality of the fiber. And this is an interesting point. Whenever you use dyes or straighteners, you permanently modify the structure of the hair. Patients often complain that their hair is not growing or that it is falling out. But, in reality, the hair is breaking due to the change in the structure of the hair fiber.
We do recommend that you vary your conditioner and shampoo, but not because they cause hair loss, but because they become less shiny due to the accumulation of moisturizing particles that make the hair heavier, dull and less beautiful.
Not rinsing shampoo and conditioner properly can cause dryness – not hair loss. Once again, it can be an aggression to the hair, just like using a blow dryer every day or coloring your hair.
Hair dryers and especially straighteners denature the protein in the hair fiber, which increases the risk of breakage. There is a type of alteration in the hair strand that we call Bubble Hair: hair in bubbles induced by the use of a straightener. The high temperatures inside the hair strand cause protein denaturation, which ends up creating these bubbles, making the hair much more brittle and resistant than normal.
Straightening treatments can cause hair loss at the roots. However, they usually cause breakage, not hair loss. Finally, it is important to highlight that hair loss is actually a symptom. Therefore, an evaluation by a dermatologist is always very important.
Is your hair falling out? For a more accurate diagnosis, consult us today. Since Hera Derma is a dermatology clinic, our specialist physicians perform the necessary medical follow-ups for your hair loss treatment, analyze your results with the necessary laboratory tests, and apply the most suitable treatments that will cure your hair loss.
