While hair loss is a problem more identified with aging males than females, about half of hair loss sufferers are women, although for some reason, women complain a lot less than their male counterparts, at least when it comes to their mane, perhaps because hair loss in women, in general, is a problem dealt across all ages. That is, starting 20s, some women experience hair loss that it doesn’t really make any difference when they reach their golden age whether or not they are still losing hairs.
Women should be aware that there are reasons behind hair loss and most of the time, it involves your lifestyle or how you live your life, not necessarily hair related. Your overall lifestyle and of course, the changes that happen to it, affect your body’s, or more specifically your scalp’s, ability to hold on to your hair. Stress, for one, can bring about hair
loss, could even trigger other hair problems. Your lifestyle can also bring about hormonal changes and of course, when a woman is in her menopausal stage, she should expect to lose some hair. As simple as excessive hair styling and brushing can also cause hair damage. In general, hair loss can be brought about by age, your health and your genes. Let’s not forget that medications can also do this to your hair so be very vigilant when trying a new medication and don’t forget to report to your doctor if you notice an abnormal amount of hairs you are losing. Some of the known medications that can cause hair loss are antidepressants, beta-blockers and anti-inflammatory drugs. This is because follicles have their own life cycle to complete which can be influenced by above mentioned factors. Normally, when a follicle completes a life cycle, there is another that will quickly replace it however, when we age, sometimes these follicles don’t get replaced as quickly as they should be or never at all.
While thinning hair can be a nightmare thus adding to whatever stress you are feeling right now, always remember that there are work-arounds to these things. It can be as simple as going to a salon for a treatment that is designed to encourage hair growth or having your hair styled to cover up the thinning parts, or as drastic as hair surgeries which, by the way, is the most popular solution amongst your male counterparts. But as I always say, there is nothing better than a simple act of prevention. Knowing what to avoid and how to care for your hair is really important especially when aging.
