Hair loss is a scary and often overwhelming topic. Whether you’re putting your hair through distress or experiencing serious life changes, hair loss can occur as a common side effect. Today, we’re breaking down 4 of the reasons you may be experiencing some hair loss and giving solutions where we feel qualified to do so. If you’re truly concerned about your hair loss, we always recommend addressing this with a medical professional. Calista is here to help when it comes to hair, but we would never claim to know or diagnose anyone’s personal health journey.
Stress
How you’re feeling on the inside can have some real influence on how you feel on the outside. Chronic stress is known to cause hair loss because it disrupts the hair growth cycle and puts the follicles into a resting phase faster than usual. When follicles transfer to a resting phase quickly, large amounts of hair will shed at once.
What To Do: This is a topic on which we recommend speaking to a professional! Managing stress is an incredibly personal experience and will largely depend on lifestyle and personal health.
Too Much Treatment
It’s no secret that over processing your hair is the fast track to dead ends, breakage, and dryness. Unfortunately, using harsh coloring products, bleaches, or perming products on your hair regularly can also result in hair loss.
What To Do: Limit extreme chemical treatments as much as possible and make sure you’re replenishing your hair with nutrients, minerals, and moisture by using hydrating conditioners and a rich hair mask.
Hormonal Changes
Whether it’s pregnancy, menopause, or anything in between, hormonal changes can cause hair to thin or even fall out. While the most common cause is related to your thyroid, there could be any number of hormonal imbalances that can lead to hair loss.
What To Do: This is a topic on which we recommend speaking to a professional! Hormone changes are specific to the person experiencing them, so speaking with a medical professional is the best option.
Your Styling Technique
Heat exposure, tight twists or ponytails, under or over washing – all of these things can factor into hair loss. Most commonly, using unsafe heat on your hair and doing so too often will wipe your hair of natural oils and leave it dry and prone to breakage.
What To Do: Limit your heat styling to hair tools that employ ionic technology to maintain the moisture in your hair and prevent breakage. Give your hair a chance to breathe and take it out of tight configurations every so often.
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