18 Feb 2008 04:37:37 | Richard Mitchell
One of the most common reasons why men and women lose their hair
is due to poor cosmetic grooming. The unfortunate thing about
this is the fact it is so preventable. Fortunately there are
some steps you can take to put right some of the damage caused.
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 therefore consider a shorter style.
3. Hair growth slows with age and hair becomes thinner in
texture. Older people should therefore ensure that only weaker
chemicals are applied.
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. In addition 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. Make sure the hair is always cut with sharp scissors as
crushing the end 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
change hair color, try to stay within three shades of the
natural color to minimize damage.
10. Hair relaxing and permanent waving are both damaging to hair
and should only be used on a very limited basis.
Please go to Hair Loss
Solutions to find out more about the issues covered in this
article.
About Author :
Richard Mitchell is the creator of the www.myhairloss
advisor.com website that provides information and guidance
to those suffering from premature hair loss.
