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:

  1. 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.

  2. Long hair is more easily damaged. People with extensive hair damage should consider a shorter style.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Don't use tight rubber bands for ponytails as these cause excessive trauma and breaking of hairs. Likewise, use hair clips loosely.

  6. 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.

  7. Ensure your hair is always cut with sharp scissors, as crushing the ends of the hair will encourage split ends.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Hair 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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