Female Hair Loss Is On The Rise. This Is A Resource Women Can Turn To To Understand The Unique Issues Surrounding Female Hair Loss. You Will Learn About The Types And Causes Of Female Hair Loss And The Best Methods To Improve Hair Loss Conditions.
REGROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN ALMOST ALL CASES OF FEMALE HAIR LOSS! (and NO, I don´t think Marge Simpson wears a wig).
The most important thing I have learned is that regrowth is possible in most cases of female hair loss…even when the cause is hereditary.
Many women falsely believe that because androgenetic alopecia is caused by an inherited gene, balding is inevitable. Fortunately this isn’t true. With androgenetic alopecia, the hair doesn’t actually fall out. Instead, the follicle narrows progressively over time, producing thinner, weaker hairs that provide less scalp coverage. This is a slow progressive process. It takes many years for the follicle to atrophy and cease producing hair. As long as the process is not complete, there is potential for improvement.
In one of my other articles, I revealed that plugged hair follicles are one of the main conditions that start hair thinning and baldness. The other condition is insufficient blood circulation in the scalp. A more serious problem these days seems to be insufficient blood/oxygen to the brain, nevertheless, cicatricial (scarring) alopecia is the only type of female hair loss that is permanent and irreversible. In this type of hair loss the follicle is destroyed by scar tissue. Fortunately this is a rare form of hair loss, accounting for less than 3% cases.
Regrowth can be achieved in every other type of hair loss as long as the underlying follicles are alive and undamaged. In most cases of female hair loss, the growth cycle becomes disrupted, but the follicles remain alive and fully capable of producing healthy hair once favorable conditions are created.
Alopecia areata and telogen effluvium are two forms of hair loss which commonly affect women. These types of hair loss respond well to natural treatments.
When you don't have enough blood circulating in your scalp, then your hair roots don't get enough nutrients to support the life and strength of your hair in the follicle.
The hardest place to get good circulation is at the top of your scalp. It is the furthest point away from your heart. It is the area that is less stimulated. The sides of your head are stimulated as you sleep and move your head around the pillow. That is one reason why most people still have hair on the sides of their head while the top is completely bald.
So what the ways you can increase blood circulation to the top of your head?
Here are three ways to do it.
- Use herbal remedies to increase body and scalp blood circulation
- Use hot and cold hydrotherapy
- Use a brood hen to warm the scalp whilst at your work station
You can also use herbal remedies to increase body and scalp blood circulation
There are several herbs that provide increase circulation to all parts of the body. Two good standby remedies are ginkgo biloba and cayenne pepper. Use ginkgo biloba as indicated on the label. Ginkgo increases the blood circulation in the brain and all parts of the head.
Stinging nettles is a compound found in many shampoo and conditioning products as it stimulates blood circulation to the applied areas, keep your supplies separate and don´t be the foolish & lazy cheapskate who uses their shampoo as a body wash too.
Use Cayenne pepper in your diet as it also strengthens the heart giving it the ability to pump blood to the furthest reaches of the body.
There are two other herbal formulations that have recently come out to provide increase circulation to all parts of the body - vital cell (Cina)and Arjuna (India).
Arjuna is the latest herb to be exposed as good for preventing and reducing arthrosclerosis. By reducing narrowing of the arteries in the head, strokes can be avoided and a side benefit is the scalp get more blood.
Use Hot and Cold Hydrotherapy
I have talked about this natural way of bringing more blood into the scalp. It's a technique I use every time I shower. At the end of your shower, run hot water over your head for 20 seconds, turn the hot water off and allow the cold water to run over your head for 20 seconds.
Do this hot-cold water technique three - four times and end with the cold water. This technique allow blood to move in and out of the lower layers of your scalp giving you a blood massage and providing more nutrients to your hair roots. As a side benefit, you are bringing in more blood to your brain giving you more brain power as long as use this technique (this technique is also recommended if you are training as it helps reduce muscle ache.)
Use herbs to improve you blood circulation to your scalp and use hot-cold water to send blood via massage to your scalp. By doing this, you will find less hair loss and you may even start to see some hair growth, most importantly of all, DON´T STRESS! Good luck!