8 questions and answers about the health of your hair: very important!

Recently went to the media an interesting paper published by Marilyn Sherlock, President of the "Institute of Trichology" (science that studies hair) of United Kingdom, which reveals a series of questions about the health of our hair that all we had ever wondered.

Marilyn Sherlock is all an expert in hair health and his interest in this area of health has its origin in an issue that was still young. With little more than 20 years, started to become bald. He came to such an extent that it was forced to use a wig.
However, eventually attending the United Kingdom Institute of Trichology, where it could finally recover his mane. Ultimately, became interested by all the topics related to disorders of the hair and scalp, which chose to form in this area, both in which, at present, is all an expert.
In this article we want to bring all these issues that we tend to often ask about the health of our hair, and that this British specialist has explained to us clearly.

1. When should we start to worry about the hair loss?

All have gone through those times in which, without knowing why, we fall more hair than usual. It is normal that we will lose about 100 hairs a day. However, if notes that many hairs left you on the pillow or the brush, is the moment call the dermatologist.
You should also look at whether you have "small bald spots" in your head, i.e., small gaps where you do not grow longer hair. If so, it would be of alopecia areata due to stress and we would need a specific treatment.

2 irons and hair dryers... are dangerous?

Marilyn Sherlock tells us that, in reality, they are not as bad as we think. The main problem is the mistake of using them at high temperatures.
To understand to what extent they can be harmful or not, just do the test with your skin. If to apply it you burn then don't do it in your hair, because it will also damage it. The real problem is in the current plates of hair on the market, since some become 240 ° c, and that, obviously, spoils the hair.
It is put it at 180 ° C and pass it gradually and slowly. Thus you will get a smoothed equally pretty, even if you cost more.

3. What are orally for hair treatments effective?

The truth is that not. We must be very clear that miracles do not exist and that there is no pill that will help you to regain your hair completely. Now well, before resorting to "miracle cures", you have to increase is our dose of vitamins, such as iron, vitamin B, zinc...

4. what factors contribute to hair loss in women?

The reasons why women tend to lose density in your hair are almost always related to issues of stress, to a deficit of iron,a poor diet or the menopause. We also have to be careful, as we have said before, using the plates at very high temperatures.
Hygiene is also very important, we must not forget it.

5. how we can disguise a fine hair?

The problem of fine hair is really common in the population, since it is very difficult to give volume and this keep because, soon, just crushing it and acquiring a rather greasy appearance.
Marilyn Sherlock tells us that have recently come on the market really interesting medical treatments to "thicken" a little hair fibers, creating spaces that give more volume to the hair. They tend to be rather expensive, but very effective in these cases, because it is, in essence, nurture your own scalp and the hair itself.

6. what makes the stress that we lose hair?

Since then. Stress alters our metabolism and the body, in response, made the hair dropping us into this "sense of alarm". However, Marilyn Sherlock warns us of a really curious. According to his experience, persons with high doses of stress and anxiety they tend to pay less attention to their hair but, still, remember to cream on face every night.
Then, why not remind us also care for our hair when most need it?

7. What is worried about society for the health of your hair?

The population values your hair as an indispensable part of its appeal. It is something essential to his image, there is no doubt. In fact, for many people have nice hair is synonymous with happiness, while that have poor or aged hair is synonymous with concern.
However, while we care very much about our hair, sometimes we commit excesses as, for example, abusing dyes too.

8. how often we wash our hair?

All depends on the environment in which you move normally. If you frequent one where people sole smoking, where there is pollution, dust or spray, all this adheres to the hair altering its minerals and absorbing its moisture to dry out it, and make you sick.
Marilyn Sherlock us notes with irony that "If you wash your hands and teeth every day, why not hair?". However, we must be careful with the treatment you choose to wash it because, sometimes, there are many shampoos that contain too many chemical elements that also damage our hair.
Select the less aggressive, the softer, and that includes a conditioner.

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