Why are women so afraid of losing their hair? There is no male pattern baldness to worry about, and if she has received a clean bill of health at her last physical and is not taking any medications associated with hair loss, no need to worry about hair restoration treatments. Perhaps the answer may be found in that little bag of tricks that women lovingly refer to as their makeup kits. This may actually account for the fact that many a hair loss treatment is purchased by women who thus far may only evidence the occasional hair that is found in the comb or brush. Sure, women are more likely than men to seek to stop the beginnings of this condition, but when it comes to truly dealing with them, they seek to treat after the fact rather than take preventive measures.
Avoid hair loss, woman! Admit that the reason why you are consistently checking your tresses and are critically eyeing each hair that might fall out because deep down you realize that in many ways the way you have been treating your hair puts it at risk for falling out! How many women are curling their hair with hot irons, straightening it with harsh chemicals, bleach it with acids, and dye it with pigment laden chemicals? How many back-comb it to within an inch of its life and destroy the smooth shafts of the individual hair strands? Who has not attempted to hasten the process of blow drying the hair by moving the hair dryer closer to the head and keeping it trained on one or another area of the scalp for an extra long period of time?
While the purchase of hair treatments may be invigorating to the scalp and have some beneficial aspects, if the abuse of the hair continues, there is precious little that conditioners and mild shampoos can accomplish. Avoid harsh chemicals and speak to a professional stylist to find more hair and scalp friendly alternatives that might bring about the desired look but without the damage it causes to your hair. In the same vein, if you still own one of the old hair dryers that does little more than pump hot air into your mane, invest in a new one that relies less on heat and more on ventilation to get your hair dry. If at all possible, avoid blow drying your hair completely and you will find that before long your brittle hair will show a much improved appearance.
With this warning also comes the caution against fad scalp treatments that might actually do more harm than good. Who has not heard of the scalp masks that are supposed to infuse the skin on your head with vitamin rich nutrients conducive to hair growth? Yet when you apply some of these mixtures to the head and then fail to completely wash them out, you will find that these products have the power to clog your pores and follicles, thus adding to the potential hair loss.
