What Causes Hair Loss?
The causes of hair loss vary, depending on the type:
1.Generalized hair loss
2.Patchy hair loss
3.HEREDITY
1. Generalized hair loss
- Following certain illnesses and infections
- Prolonged vitamin deficiencies, or a deficiency of protein or iron
- Disorder of the thyroid gland
- Side effect of medication or medical treatment
- Poor nutrition
- Stress
- Generalized hair loss is usually temporary
2. Patchy hair loss can be caused by:
- ringworm
- Alopecia areata: disease in which well-defined bald patches occur; it usually clears completely within 6 to 12 months without treatment. This condition involves patchy hair loss with normal underlying skin; the cause is unknown. As the hair in one patch starts to grow again, another bald patch may develop elsewhere.
- Poor blood flow
- Hormone problems
HOMEREMEDIES FOR HAIRLOSS:
- Massage the scalp gently with coconut or almond oil daily for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Boil neem leaves in water. Cool, strain and rinse hair with it.
- Take Silica in capsules one a day, makes hair stronger and thicker.
- Take Vitamins A, B6, B12, Folic acid, biotin, and Vitamin C.
- Massage into the scalp and hair coconut milk or Aloe Vera gel. Leave it for ½ hour, then rinse with warm water. Repeat 3 times a week.
- Rinse hair with a mix of apple cider vinegar and sage tea to help hair grow.
- Scrub the bald portion with onions till it becomes red. Then applying honey.
- Make a hair pack by mixing amla (Indian goose berry) powder with one egg. Apply it to your hair and leave for half an hour. Wash hair.
- Grind lime seeds and black pepper in equal number in some water and apply on the scalp regularly.
- Apply a mixture of Aloe Vera with herbal powder triphala to the hair for a period of three to six months. It will result in growth of new hair.
- Mix soaked fenugreek seeds and grind to make a paste. Massage this paste onto hair and scalp and leave it on for about 20 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo.
- Boil 1 cup mustard oil with 4 tablespoon henna (mehandi) leaves. Filter and bottle. Massage on the scalp regularly.
- Drink daily a juice of alfalfa + fresh spinach or fresh coriander. Your hair will grow fast.
- To remove copper deficiency, drink juice of carrot, lettuce, capcicum and fresh alfalfa. This is good remedy for gray hair and hair loss.
- Apply a paste of seeds of lemon and black pepper on the bald patches.
- Massage your scalp with brahmi oil or bhringaraj oil at bedtime to help prevent hair loss.
- Massage the hair with vitamin E oil. This also may prevent or slow down the hair loss.
- Licorice extract may help prevent hair loss.
- Arnica, marigold, rosemary, or southernwood are also useful for hair loss. For best results, massage an infused oil into the scalp.
- AMLA AND BRINGRAJ ARE VERY GOOD FOR HAIR GROWTH.MASSAGE THE SCALP WITH AMLA OIL OR BRINGRAJ OIL REGULARLY. YOU WILL FIND THE DIFFERENCE IN A MONTH.
