Six Common Hair Loss Myths

There are reasons why some of the myths about hair loss have been around a long time. They appear to be true to the eye, are true in the extreme, or have been handed down for who knows how many generations. Below you will discover the follicular truth.

1.    Wearing a hat can cause hair loss.

      It is not hats that cause hair loss; it’s the person wearing a hat that can possibly cause hair loss in two ways. First, wearing a hat so tight it constricts blood flow to the hair follicles might cause some shedding.

       Second, wearing a hat for an extended time in hot, humid weather can lead to sebum plugs. Heat and  humidity bring sebum, the skin’s built-in lubricant, to the surface. If the sebum has time to react with  cholesterol it forms a plug that can asphyxiate hair follicles.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaceous_gland

2.    It is normal to shed more than 100 strands of hair each day.

     We each have 100,000 to 150,000 hair follicles. At any given time, 85 to 90% of those are in a growth cycle that lasts five years. It is during the sixth year that a hair strand falls out, and the follicle begins another growth cycle.

      It was thought that people lost around 700 strands of hair per week, but scientists did the math and that number is considered too high. It’s likely to shed 50-100 strands in one day. Losing more than that could indicate an early stage of hair loss.

      http://www.ehow.com/about_5418646_many-hairs-do-lose-day.html

3.    Cutting hair makes it grow thicker.

       Each strand of hair is thicker at the scalp than at its tip. When you get a haircut, it may  appear that your hair has thickened because the split ends have been cut off. It is a  pleasant optical illusion.

4.    Daily washing and blow drying can trigger hair loss.

       This is not true; however, frequent exposure to intense heat does damage hair. Heat  damaged hair is usually brittle and strands easily break off. It may look as if you are  shedding hair. Excessive heat can damage hair follicles as well, possibly causing hair loss.  Very aggressive hair pulling, tight ponytails or braids can cause traction Alopecia.

5.    You have your mother’s side of the family to thank for your hair loss. 

       If you are genetically wired for hair loss, it is inherited from either side of the family. You  came into the world with two copies of genetic information that determined whether  your hair will go or stay one copy from each parent.

       If one of those copies is labeled “hair loss” and the other is labeled “hair for life,” the hair  loss gene will win out because hair loss is the dominant trait. Either your father or  mother could hand you the dominant hair loss gene.

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