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I didn’t realize I had androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) until I turned nineteen years old. One day, I pulled my lengthy hair back to reveal what was a receding hairline, and I was immediately hit with a reality that I wasn’t ready to face. The psychological effects of hair loss had never been brought to my attention, but I was clear what they were now. Hair loss affects us just as much mentally as physically, for we become stressed, non-confident, and low in self esteem.

Hair loss can take it’s toll on individuals by causing stress. No one wants to lose hair, and it becomes a reason for depression and anxiety for many who experience it. Many stress and worry about what others will think of them when they notice their thinning hair or a receding hairline. The truth is that society has a stigma towards losing hair, and it isn’t something anyone really wants to come face to face with. It can disrupt one’s self-image and cause them to become depressed for a variety of reasons. The simple fact that it is an indicator of aging causes depression in those who have a difficult time dealing with aging. The balding process is not a pleasant experience, and it makes life more stressful.

Aside from the stress, individuals lose confidence in themselves when dealing with hair loss. Men who lose hair find it more difficult to approach women, and women fear criticism from both sexes. Men with full heads of hair are considered better looking than those with bald spots or thin hair, and the same is true for women. Especially for women, who traditionally do not experience much hair loss, thinning hair can destroy their confidence. Social interactions become much more difficult to deal with because individuals who experience hair loss sometimes feel rejected or different. Their confidence is lowered and their hair gives them mental discomfort.

Finally, hair loss does damage to one’s self esteem. Not everyone thins out or goes bald, and when those who do compare themselves with those who don’t, they feel bad about themselves. They ask themselves the question – why me? Good hair is often associated with youth and beauty, and men and women who experience balding or thinning do not feel as young or good-looking as they once did. Hair loss hurts ones self-image and leaves them with withering self-esteem.

Hair loss is stressful and hurtful to both one’s confidence and self-esteem. I hate aging, and my hair thinning made the fact that I am more real than ever. Going through college, I had to witness the many guys with full heads of hair while I was thinning out, and I never thought I could compete with them (as far as girls were concerned anyways). I felt bad about myself and wondered why I had been stuck with such bad genes. I’m short, of mixed race, and my hair is thinning and receding. What else could I ask for? People always dwell on the physical aspects of hair loss, but it’s clear that hair loss has just as big an impact on the mind as the body.

While there is no magical mystery cure for trichotillomania, there is a tried and true, One-Step, One-Minute Cure for every man, woman or child struggling with compulsive hair pulling.

What is this One-Step, One-Minute Cure and how does it work to end your pulling behavior?

It removes the negative inner judgment that plagues you and causes you to be intensely self-critical.

This judgment causes you to view yourself through the eyes of what you believe others think about you and the more negative it is, the more power you allow it to have over you.

Removing your negative inner judgment is the “instant-fix” that you’ve may be seeking for your hair pulling problem. Unfortunately, our self-judgments are so entrenched and enforced by society that few are able to take this to heart enough to free themselves for good.

Medication and cognitive behavior therapy, self-help hypnosis, hypnotherapy and NLP are treatments that trichotillomania sufferers commonly try early on though they rarely work. Addictions and compulsions like trichotillomania can’t be “quick-fixed” away because they are really soul issues disguised as body issues.

Soul issues must be dealt with as such. They come to you for a deeper reason and from a deeper cause. Soul issues are the primary force to grow and deepen as humans. If not for these, we would merrily skip on about our business but we would not grow our souls.

When you find yourself struggling to end your hair pulling, stop and try the One-Step, One Minute Trichotillomania Treatment:

Here it is in a nutshell:

“I can stop hair pulling for good and I do it easily and quickly.

Each time I harshly judge myself, I can quickly find a place of self-compassion and perfect peace and I do it.”

Each time you say these statements you are training your mind to believe that hair pulling is resolvable (which it is) and that you can remove unfair self-criticism from your life. You are also clearing a space for grace and Spirit in any form in which you believe to enter and bring you the perfect experiences to free yourself from hair pulling for good.

The One-Step, One-Minute Cure for Trichotillomania is very effective for some, so if you find yourself unable to make it work for you, it means that:

Other quick-fix solutions are unlikely to work for you so save yourself the time and money for a “solution” that cannot help you resolve your deeper issues.

You’ll need to find and resolve the deeper reasons why you cannot stop your self-judgment and hair pulling with this simple solution. Like many sufferers, you may find that the true cause of your problem lies in past traumas that must be unearthed and healed on the deepest of levels.

If you’re a hair pulling woman, you may wish to research TrichotillomaniaFree Women’s University where I teach the deeper lessons of how to stop your self-judgment and hair pulling for good.

Introduction

The most common type of hair loss in the United States today, suffered by both men and women, is male and female pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia. The key to stopping this type of hair loss is improving blood circulation to the scalp.

To understand why this is important one needs to understand the cause of male and female pattern baldness, why improved blood circulation helps stop androgenic alopecia and then you need to know how to improve circulation to the scalp.

Cause Of Androgenic Alopecia

In both men and women this type of hair loss is caused by the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone). This hormone comes from the hormone testosterone, which is converted, to DHT by the enzyme 5 alpha reductase.

When you develop DHT it will circulate to the scalp and find a susceptible hair follicle that it will then attach to. When this happens, the vital nutrients needed by the follicle and the hair strands are stopped. This will cause the hair strand to thin and go into the sleep phase (telogen) after a much shorter growth period (anagen).

Men with this condition will develop bald spots on top of their head, while women will have a general shedding all across the scalp, rarely developing bald spots.

Why Improved Blood Circulation Helps

Improved blood circulation to the scalp will make available more nutrients to the hair follicle and hair strand. One drug used to help people with male or female pattern baldness is Minoxidil. It is believed to help because it improves blood circulation to the scalp.

It has been also found to be more effective if it is used in conjunction with taking a DHT blocker. This blocker, such as Saw Palmetto, prevents the conversion of testosterone to DHT. Taken in combination, Minoxidil and Saw Palmetto will improve your blood circulation and stop the formation of DHT.

How To Improve Your Circulation

There are several ways to improve your blood circulation.

Minoxidil – This has been approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to help both men and women with pattern baldness. I have already mentioned it does this by improving blood circulation to the scalp.
Fish Oil Capsules- These capsules contain Omega-3 that has been shown to improve blood circulation throughout the body.
Massage – Massaging the scalp will also improve circulation. I do this when I am taking a shower and shampooing my hair.

Conclusion

Improving blood circulation to the scalp has been shown to help both men and women suffering from pattern baldness by stopping hair loss and re-growing hair.

Introduction

It is hard to believe but women suffer from hair loss much like men, but the causes can be different. The loss of hair in women is not well advertised or documented, so most women suffer hair loss in silence, not knowing what to do.

The main cause of this loss in women is menopause. So if you are entering menopause or even if you are beyond it here is what can cause your hair loss and some suggestions on preventing it.

Hormone Imbalance

One of the conditions that occurs when a woman enters menopause is development of hormonal imbalance. With this hormone imbalance, it can lead to hair loss. Just entering or being in menopause is not the only event that can lead to hormonal imbalance in women. Some women can also develop a hormone imbalance because of anxiety, fatigue or stress that also can result in losing their hair.

This type of loss will not lead to complete balding of the scalp, but in most cases just a general thinning of hair across the scalp.

To correct this condition you need to visit your doctor to determine if your loss is being caused by a hormonal imbalance. If it is, then your doctor will prescribe a drug, usually estrogen, to correct your imbalance and stop your hair loss. Your hair should re-grow once your imbalance is corrected.

Menopause

When a woman enters menopause the testosterone she has in her body can become unchecked. If this happens then it can be converted to DHT (dihydrotestosterone). When DHT is created in the body, it attaches itself to a hair follicle preventing nutrients from reaching the follicle and hair strand. When this happens, the hair strand falls out and the follicle shrinks and dies.

This type of hair loss is called female pattern baldness. This condition is quite common in women and over 40 million women in the United States suffer from this today.

Fortunately today the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a hair loss remedy for women specifically used to help women combat this condition. This drug is Minoxidil that is a 2% solution that is applied directly to the scalp.

Conclusion

Hormone imbalance in women caused by menopause or other conditions can cause hair loss. These can be corrected by balancing the hormones with estrogen or if the hormone imbalance is causing female pattern baldness, then Minoxidil should be used to stop the hair loss.

There are numerous explanations for why many people suffer from hair loss during their lifetime. It could be attributed to a single factor or alternatively a collection of reasons, having a better understanding will help the individual deal with the condition and find the best solution.

Losing your hair can be extremely embarrassing. It can make you feel depressed, undesirable and lower your self-esteem. In many cases hair loss saps your confidence and leaves you feeling deflated..

1. The Ageing Process

Hair loss is a perfectly normal component of the hair growth cycle; it is common to lose between 50 and 150 hairs daily from hair shedding however they are usually replaced by the growth of new hairs.

As we age, replacement of hair slows down as the rate at which the follicles replenish themselves starts to dwindle. Protein is synthesised less in the body since less growth and changes are taking place, this could lead to hair falling out and slow new rejuvenation.

Hair loss is more common among ageing men, than women. These losses are influenced by the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

2. Toxic substance abuse/ Alcohol

Consuming high volumes of alcohol on a regular basis is known to increase the risk of susceptibility to serious medical conditions such as Cancer and Diabetes.

The recommended daily alcohol allowance for men is two to three units and three to four units for women.

Prolonged excesses of alcohol can trigger baldness due to higher oestrogen levels in the blood. The body’s ability to absorb and distribute several key nutrients is also hampered by alcohol abuse.

3. Nervous Disorders/ Stress

Stress can be the cause of an array of health problems and conditions, which affect many people across the globe, this includes hair loss in men and women. As more individuals report hair loss as a symptom while going through periods of high stress (such as divorce, bereavement, unemployment and even childbirth) more doctors are looking into the medical connection of these two conditions.

When an individual experiences intense stress, chemicals in the body will transmit signals to the hair follicles, which cause them to enter a resting phase. During this phase there is no new hair growth. In the following few months hair will be shed normally but new growth will not occur to replace lost hair.

Around the time of surgical operations when we feel anxious and stressed, our bodies as a threat induced reaction, diverting nutrients to our major organs; the heart, lungs and muscles. This can result in the hair becoming weakened and hair loss occurs. In severe cases, hair follicles can stop producing new hair altogether.

Unfortunately, excessive loss of hair has become a major problem for a lot of people. Many factors can contribute to hair loss in an individual, such as hormonal changes, damage or injury to the hair follicles, poor nutrition, illnesses, certain medications, and infection in the scalp. Some medical treatments, especially radiation and chemotherapy, can also result in losing hair. It has been noted that certain types of hairstyle can also lead to the loss of hair. Stress is another reason that causes this troublesome condition.

The most frequent symptoms of this problem include falling of hair in large clumps and hair thinning. It is widely believed that a strong, healthy, and beautiful hair can make a person more attractive and more desirable, and so naturally it can affect a person psychologically and emotionally. For those who are suffering from this problem, it may be comforting to know that there are various types of home remedies that can help deal with this issue. Actually, you can prevent or reduce hair fall by following certain lifestyle and dietary changes.

Avoid frequent use of hair straighteners, hair dryers hot curlers, and other heat hair devices, as continuous exposure to heat can damage hair and lead to hair loss. It is highly advised not to color your hair very often and stay away from the hairstyles that cause this problem, such as tight ponytails and corn-rows. The most important home remedies for hair loss include avoiding certain activities like brushing or combing wet hair, strongly rubbing the hair with a towel, using harsh chemicals like hair dye perms, and hair relaxers, and rough handling of your hair.

Eating a healthy nutritious diet is very important in your fight against hair loss. Make sure that your diet includes all the necessary vitamins and minerals that your hair needs to grow and stay healthy. Wash your hair regularly to avoid infections. Stress-induced hair loss can be reduced by doing relaxation techniques, such as yoga, breathing exercises, and meditation. Massaging your scalp is an effective way to prevent this problem. It is helpful to increase blood circulation to scalp and to stimulate the activity of sebaceous glands. The essential oils of lavender, thyme, cedarwood, grapeseed, jojoba, thyme, and rosemary are considered as good home remedies for hair loss. Prepare a blend of these essential oils and use it to massage your scalp.

Take 100 grams of henna leaves and boil them in 250 grams of mustard oil. When this concoction becomes cool, rub it over your scalp. You can repeat this up to two or three times a week. This is one of the good home remedies for hair loss. Make a mixture of equal amounts of coconut milk and aloe vera gel and put it on your scalp. Let the mixture remain on the scalp for about half an hour and then wash it off. Do this thrice a week to reduce hair loss. Another best way to lessen hair fall is to massage the scalp with a paste of fenugreek seeds and water.

Many people use natural treatments for soft and luxurious hair. Snake oil is a little known option that’s used to treat dandruff as well as hair loss. It can also help hair retain its strength and shine. There are a few different snake oil products for the hair available today and it’s a good place to start for a natural, effective treatment.

If you’re noticing flakes in your hair you may want to start with a snake oil treatment, such as a solid shampoo containing the oil, to nourish the scalp. Solid shampoos are effective because they contain other natural ingredients like peppermint and lavender to kill the microbes that cause dandruff. To use a solid shampoo you simply let the bar melt in your hands for a few seconds before massaging onto your scalp and hair. Always allow the oil to soak for at least twenty minutes before rinsing it off to make sure it soaks into the skin and hair completely.

Dry, damaged, worn out hair can also benefit from oil treatments. If your hair is over processed or damaged from heat or cold, try applying this oil to your scalp and locks. Wrap your hair in plastic and leave the oil on for at least an hour, or overnight if you can. Snake oil is a healthy option that can repair damage while locking in moisture to prevent split ends and dryness.

Although not backed by any scientific studies, many men and women use snake oil and other oils to treat hair loss and to promote new growth. The belief is the oil can nourish hair and its follicles, keeping the hair and scalp healthy and preventing hair loss to a degree. It’s also believed that the oil can stop hair loss from getting worse, although not necessarily return hair that’s already gone.

If you’re interested in trying a snake oil product to nourish your hair select one that is natural and includes other beneficial oils and herbs to soothe, nourish and treat your scalp and hair effectively. Many people swear on its ability to treat dandruff and the benefits it offers to dry, over processed hair is obvious. Although it’s not the most common hair treatment available, snake oil is definitely worth a try.

More common oils include olive, almond, coconut and castor oil for hair. If snake oil is not for you, try one of these.

Hair loss is a normal process, every day each one of losses almost 50 hair per day to be replaced by new hair. This is hardly noticeable to us. However, the real problem begins when hair loss exceeds 50 hairs and there is no new hair growth in place of the lost hair. The result is balding.

Take care about your shampoo? Does your shampoo consist of harmful chemicals? Reject this shampoo at once. Switch on to a mild natural shampoo. Look for natural remedies for hair loss in women. You would surely be surprised to know that in addition to dandruff, harmful chemicals of shampoo are the chief factors for indiscriminate hair loss.

This has been used by people in the Caribbean and also Native Americans as a way to help with preventing hair loss and also with healthy hair growth and healthy hair in general. The aloe Vera’s natural plant extract can be beneficial to the scalp by helping to balance pH levels and also it helps to heal and clean pores. There is a common method to use this for hair growth and that is to combine it with a small amount of wheat germ oil and coconut milk to form a shampoo that you would use regularly.
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Nutritional deficiency can lead to hair thinning and slows or even stops regrowth. Iron, vitamins, and minerals promote healthy hair growth and without them, the hair can weaken and the hair follicles may become damaged which can lead to hair loss. Eating healthy and staying well hydrated is important to healing the hair and scalp back to health. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day will keep your body nicely hydrated. A word of caution about excessive vitamins intake: certain vitamins, such as Vitamin A, if taken more than the recommended daily intake can cause hair loss as well as other health risks. For instance, if you are taking Vitamin A supplement, the recommended daily intake should not exceed 5,000 IU daily for adults. The best approach is to spread the foods you eat in good proportions. Your health physician can better assess your overall nutritional deficiencies and recommend the right vitamins and diet plan.

Olive oil is one of the easiest hair loss remedies around. Massage it into your scalp to stimulate natural hair growth. It will cleanse your scalp by penetrating deep into your pores to lift dirt and other debris which can clog your follicles and prevent growth.

Olive oil and rosemary remedy for hair loss – use equal amounts of olive oil and oil of rosemary; combine them in a bottle, shake vigorously, massage into the scalp, put on a cap and shampoo in the morning. Apple cider vinegar used as a hair rinse may stimulate hair growth. Raw onion remedy for hair loss – take half a raw onion and massage the scalp with it; cover the head overnight, shampoo and rinse in the morning.

Olive oil is one of the most effective natural hair growth remedies available. You can stimulate your hair to grow by massaging virgin olive oil onto your scalp daily. This will increase blood flow to your scalp. The olive oil will moisturize your strands and cleanse your scalp.