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Don't
Lose Hair Because of Poor Grooming
By R. Mitchell
One of the most common reasons why women and
men lose their hair is due to poor cosmetic
grooming. The unfortunate thing about this is
that many cases of hair loss are preventable.
Following are steps you can take to correct
some of the damage and prevent future hair loss.
Speaking at the American Academy of Dermatology's
2004 summer conference, Dr Zoe Draelos offered
a number of recommendations to improve the hair
care regime:
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Itching associated with seborrheic dermatitis
can weaken and damage hair over a period
of time, so seek medical help if your scalp
skin is itchy, red or scaly.
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Long hair is more easily damaged. People
with extensive hair damage should consider
a shorter style.
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Hair growth slows with age and hair becomes
thinner in texture. Older people should
be careful to ensure that only weaker chemicals
are applied to their hair.
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Take care when choosing grooming tools.
Use a comb made from flexible plastic with
smooth, rounded and coarse teeth. Use a
brush with bristles that are smooth, ball-tipped,
coarse and bendable. Also, brush as little
as possible and avoid brushing wet hair.
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Don't use tight rubber bands for ponytails
as these cause excessive trauma and breaking
of hairs. Likewise, use hair clips loosely.
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Understand the nature of your hair and
adjust the intensity of your grooming to
match. For example, curly hair tends to
crack more easily than straight hair, so
be careful.
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Ensure your hair is always cut with sharp
scissors, as crushing the ends of the hair
will encourage split ends.
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The less that is done to hair in terms
of styling, the healthier it will be. It
follows then that care should be taken not
to over-style with cosmetic products.
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Hair coloring and bleaching are damaging
to hair. If you must color your hair, try
to stay within three shades of the natural
color to minimize damage.
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relaxing and permanent waving are also damaging
to hair, and should only be used on a very limited
basis.
Richard Mitchell is the creator
of myhairlossadvisor.com, a website that provides
information and guidance to those suffering
from premature hair loss. Please go to Hair
Loss Solutions to find out more about the issues
covered in this article. http://www.myhairloss.com
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