What should women do about hair loss?

Many women find a lot of hair loss when washing or combing their hair. They also observe a decrease in the amount of hair and the remaining hair on their heads becomes sparse, which has a great impact on women's appearance and psychology, thus endangering their physical and mental health. So what should women do with hair loss? Patients need to find out the specific cause of hair loss before taking formal treatment. To this end, let us understand the causes and treatments of hair loss. Let’s take a look at it together, and I hope everyone can have a certain understanding.

Causes of Hair Loss:

Eating too many cold drinks

Studies have found that if you consume too much ice cream and other cold drinks in the summer, your hair will fall out easily. Therefore, the first rule to care for your hair in summer is not to drink too much cold drinks, but to drink more boiled water.

Reduced nutrient intake

Protein is an important substance necessary for the production and nutrition of hair, but due to the hot weather, people prefer light food and the intake of meat is relatively reduced. If the body's protein supply is insufficient, hair will fall out easily. Therefore, you should pay attention to protein intake in the summer and eat more foods containing iron, calcium, vitamin A, etc. that are nourishing to the hair, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, fish, soy products, sesame, etc.

Excessive heat radiation

In summer, ultraviolet rays shine directly on the head, and the heat radiation strongly stimulates the skin on the human head, causing damage to the hair and loss of hair. Therefore, you should protect your hair like you protect your skin, avoid the sun's exposure to the head, and avoid activities in the sun. When going out, it is best to wear a sun hat or carry a parasol.

Frequent inflammatory irritation

In summer, the scalp is prone to folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles, etc., which make the hair roots unstable and easily cause hair loss. In summer, you should pay attention to the cleanliness of your hair and wash it frequently. When washing your hair, rub your scalp with your fingertips to promote blood circulation in the head. Do not scratch it with your nails to avoid scratching your scalp.

Treatment of hair loss:

1. Seborrheic alopecia: Seborrheic alopecia is called the "cancer" of hair loss. Its treatment is a global problem. An important reason for this situation is that there is currently no most direct and effective treatment drug. Currently, Western medicine advocates the use of 5α-reductase inhibitors to treat male seborrheic alopecia, because male hair loss is related to the concentration of dihydrotestosterone in the body. Studies have shown that seborrheic alopecia in women is associated with increased scalp testosterone levels, but not with increased dihydrotestosterone levels. This suggests that seborrheic alopecia in women should be treated mainly with anti-androgen drugs.

Solution: Wash your hair frequently, control oiliness, and take medication.

2. Pathological hair loss: mainly due to viruses, bacteria, and high fever that damage hair matrix cells, inhibiting the normal division of hair matrix cells, and putting hair follicles in a state of shock, leading to hair loss, such as acute infectious diseases, long-term use of certain medications, etc.

Solution: Get more rest and your hair will grow back after you recover or stop taking the medicine.

3. Chemical hair loss: Harmful chemicals damage scalp tissue and hair follicle cells, leading to hair loss.

Solution: Do not use highly irritating hair dyes, perm agents and inferior shampoos.

4. Physical hair loss: Hair loss caused by air pollutants clogging hair follicles, harmful radiation, etc.

Solution: Do not use nylon combs and nylon head brushes that are prone to generating static electricity. Wear a protective cap and wash your hair in an environment with serious air dust pollution.

5. Nutritional alopecia: Digestive and absorption dysfunction causes malnutrition and leads to hair loss.

Solution: Improve nutrition and eat more fruits and vegetables, kelp, mulberries and walnut kernels.

6. Obesity-induced hair loss: A large amount of saturated fatty acids produce waste after metabolism in the body, which clogs the hair follicles and causes hair loss.

Solution: Eat less greasy and heavy food and increase physical exercise.

7. Hereditary hair loss: Hair loss is also hereditary, generally dominant in males and negative in females.

8. Radiation-induced hair loss: avoid contact with radiation sources.

The correct answer to what women should do about hair loss is to check the cause first, and then take treatment after finding the unfavorable factors. The treatment of the disease should be combined with the patient's eating habits, head hygiene habits, etc. During the treatment, attention should be paid to choosing the correct toiletries, and washing your hair frequently. Do not let your head be dry and dirty, which will affect the health of the scalp and cause serious hair loss.