Hair Loss Information
In an effort to educate our clients on hair loss, we have developed this section of our website. We hope you will find it informative and useful.
Thinning Hair for Women
Once thought of as a man's problem, more and more women are facing the challenge of styling their fine hair or battling thin-looking hair. In fact, 34 million women will have fine or thin-looking hair by the year 2005.
Reported Incidence of Thinning Hair by Women
How do I know I'm at risk for Excessive Daily Hair Loss?
There are five warning signs every woman should recognize as indicators of a propensity to thinning hair. Early detection by you or a professional hair stylist could help the millions of women like you who battle this problem.
Here are some warning signs:
- Breakouts on face, back and extremities
- Excessive oily scalp
- Excessively thin-looking areas in various sections of the scalp
- Excessive Daily Hair Loss - A loss of over 50 hairs per day
- Abnormal facial hair on women (i.e., mustache, hair on chin, sideburns, etc.)
Among women over the age of 18, over one in four (27%) report having fine or thin-looking hair. While there is a direct correlation between thinning hair and age, this problem affects women of all ages and cultures. Fortunately, there is something you can do to help your hair become stronger and healthier-looking!
Get the Facts about Thinning Hair for Women
Conventional wisdom has indicated that the loss of 100 to 125 hairs a day is normal. However, recent research has shown that when cleansing daily, a loss of more than 50 hairs a day may be excessive (defined as excessive daily hair loss).
The key to addressing the problem of thin looking hair is to have an optimum scalp environment so that stronger, healthier-looking hair is replaced at the same or greater rate than hair is shed. See below for information on the 6 MAJOR CAUSES of thin-looking hair.
Thinning Hair for Men
Let's face it, you want to hold on for as long as you can to the thick, full-looking head of hair that makes you feel vibrant and attractive. And you're not alone-more and more men are facing the problem of noticeably thin-looking hair. In fact, it's socially acceptable for a man to lose his hair as he gets older, but to him it can be devastating. More than 32.5 million men are facing this problem. Surprised? Don't be. Statistics show that one out of four of your friends or family members has noticeably thin-looking hair.
Considering the aging baby boomer generation, the number of men with thinning hair is projected to increase by a wider margin than the overall population growth between now and 2010. Although there is a direct correlation between age and thinning hair, it can begin as early as age 17. But all is not lost. There is something you can do to help your hair become stronger, thicker, and healthier-looking.
Genetics are only part of the cause of thinning hair
Our grandfathers aren't the only ones battling thin-looking hair. And even if you happen to make it to 50 and still have a thick-looking head of hair, your son may not be as lucky.
Here are some warning signs:
- Breakouts on face, back and extremities
- Excessive oily scalp
- Excessively thin-looking areas in various sections of the scalp
- Excessive Daily Hair Loss - A loss of over 50 hairs per day
- Excessive body hair
Get the Facts about Thinning Hair for Men
One of your first lines of defense against thinning hair is your professional hair stylist. Research has shown that 41% of people polled are most comfortable talking about their hair thinning problems with their stylist over doctors and even close family members. A trained stylist is likely to be well-informed on current thinning hair issues and can provide you with insight on how to best address your thinning hair concerns. The fact of the matter is, other than yourself, your stylist is the first person to notice changes in your hair density and texture. When signs of thinning hair are detected and addressed early, your stylist can properly recommend to you the best treatment options.
For Both Men and Women:
Researchers have identified these 6 MAJOR CAUSES of thin-looking hair:
- Genetic Predisposition: A genetic pre-disposition of hormonal balances or imbalances, as well as the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), can be inherited from either your mother's or your father's side of the family. And yes, women can inherit the problem just as men!
- Stress and Trauma: Stress causes poor vitamin and nutrient assimilation to the hair follicle and can produce increased levels of testosterone, which convert to DHT-the culprit in excessive daily hair loss.
- Nutrition and Diet: Rapid weight loss, liquid protein diets, and high consumption of foods that are over processed, low in nutrition, and high in animal fats can negatively affect the body's level of amino acids and vitamin assimilation.
- Health: Malfunction of the thyroid gland, which causes hyperthyroid and hypothyroid disease, is the only known health-related cause of thin-looking hair.
- Medications: Thin-looking hair can be a side effect to taking certain medications, specifically hormone replacement therapy drugs, birth control and estrogen pills, chemotherapy and thyroid disease treatments, even blood pressure, diabetic, heart disease, and acne medications.
- Environmental Toxins: Many experts contribute the mounting problem of environmental pollutants and estrogen mimics to be a cause of the increase in women experiencing excessive daily hair loss.
Here are some UNIQUE FACTORS that contribute specifically to a WOMAN'S problem of fine or thin-looking hair
Styling Aids and Tools
High heat levels from styling tools can harm your hair and scalp. Your shampoos or styling aids that contain sticky animal proteins, PVP's and plastic resins can build up on the scalp and follicles adding to the problem of excessive daily hair loss.
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Menopause
These factors cause large hormonal changes in women, often having a temporary or even permanent effect on the health of your hair. When combined with environmental pollution, changing nutritional habits and a more active lifestyle, the threat to a healthy-looking head of hair is often magnified.
Rough Scalp Treatment
Chemical enhancements, color, highlighting, permanent waving, and relaxing your hair can all negatively affect your scalp. In fact, some chemical services can be very irritating and drying to the scalp, resulting in extensive hair loss through breakage. Rigorous brushing, styling, aggressive scalp massaging, pulling, twisting, and braiding hair too tight (including improperly done hair extensions) often cause temporary or even permanent scalp damage.
Here are things MEN should be aware of
Excessive Body Building
Excessive Body Building can cause a peak in testosterone levels, therefore increasing the opportunity for increased levels of DHT.
Steroid Usage
Steroid Usage can cause a hormonal imbalance. These artificial hormone level changes are a catalyst in thinning hair.
Conventional Product Usage
Conventional Product Usage, with products containing sticky animal proteins, polymers, and plastic resins, can build up on the scalp adding to the problem of thinning hair.
Finding a Solution
Facing the problem of noticeably thin-looking hair is not easy. Choosing the right solution to address the problem of noticeably thin-looking hair can mean the difference in helplessness or hope. Ask your stylist about Nioxin Bionutrient Actives® for non-chemically enhanced hair or Bionutrient Protectives® for chemically enhanced hair. It's your first step to achieving stronger, fuller, and healthier-looking hair.