Hair is important for every people. However, the functions and importance of hair in the body are far beyond what is thought. Our hair maintains heat and water balance and protects the skull from external influences. Also, feeling the sensations of pressure, temperature, touch, and pain are other functions of the hair. Our hair which fulfills these duties is also strong and durable. Each hair strand has a strong to carry an object that is 100gr however, the average life of a hair is only 4 years.
However, our hair may fall out of normal life over time for different reasons. There is an average of 100 – 150 thousand hair strands on the human head and 100 hair strands are fell out every day. If more than 100 hair strands are fell it is named ‘’Hair Loss’’.
What are the factors leading to hair loss?
The general reasons for hair loss are stress and depression. Apart from these, there are many causes of hair loss. Causes such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, lichen disease, extremely oily skin, fungal disease affect the scalp and cause hair loss. On the other hand, drinking less water, eating too much carbohydrate, being hungry for a long time, and eating one type of food also cause hair loss. Integrated with these, one of the most important reasons for hair loss is the lack of vitamins and minerals in our body. For example, if vitamins and minerals such as B12, vitamin D, folic acid, biotin, zinc, iron are low, the hair cannot be nourished and falls out.
Tying the hair tight, inner bonnets, blow-drying processes exposed to excessive heat, dyes used to lighten the hair color, bleachers, straightening methods also cause hair loss by damaging the hair from the outside.
The hormonal causes of hair loss are menstrual delay, pregnancy, excessive acne, weight problem, and excessive fat. Chemotherapy process, thyroid gland diseases or drugs used for these diseases, rheumatism diseases, weight loss pills, adrenal gland diseases, insulin resistance, diabetes, birth control pills, and sometimes discontinuation of these control pills trigger hair loss.
On the other hand, female type hair loss is generally due to hormonal reasons and occurs frequently in cases where hormone balances are disturbed such as menopause and birth. After birth hair loss is also a common problem. Anemia is one of the most common causes of hair loss, especially in women.
The reason for hair loss in men is usually genetic. Hormone-related hair loss appears as one of the causes of male hair loss. The reason for hair loss in children is usually a hair breaker disease.
To prevent hair loss, you should be sensitive in all aspects, from nutrition to care and consider an alternative treatment when it is necessary.
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