There is a wide array of factors that can contribute to hair loss or hair thinning. Genetic, dietary, and environmental conditions can all work against a person in this regard. But can the way you dry your hair lead to hair loss?
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What Is Oxidative Stress And What Is Its Impact on Hair Health
In passing, we’ve all heard the term “antioxidant” and probably “free radical.” But what do these terms mean?
They come up frequently in discussions about health and wellbeing after all. Free radicals are highly unstable and chemically reactive molecules produced by the body’s cells both naturally and as a response to outside stimuli. Antioxidants are substances that remove them.
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Are Saltwater Pools Better for Your Hair?
Folk wisdom states that swimming in the ocean is good for your hair. Many people make a point of soaking in saltwater pools or the ocean with just this aphorism in mind.
How much of this idea is based on fact, and how much on fancy? Let’s take a closer look at the effects of salt water on your hair.
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What’s the Difference Between a Mature Hairline and a Receding Hairline?
When it comes to hair loss, there is a lot of terminology used that can be confusing to those not versed in the particulars of the subject. One of these points of confusion is between two seemingly similar, but quite different, terms: mature hairline and receding hairline. As part of Hairstyle Appreciation Day, we would like to alleviate that confusion.
First of all, let’s define what a hairline is. Your hairline is the leading edge of your hair, the place where it visibly stops – most often along the edge of the forehead. There are several types of high hairlines, each having their own distinct possible causes.
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How Stress Can Cause Hair Loss
It’s undeniable: stress is hard on our bodies. Stress can have a negative impact on all the body’s major systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, nervous, endocrine, and reproductive. It can even affect our appearance, wreaking havoc on our skin and hair.
In observance of National Stress Awareness Month, we will examine how stress harms our hair and what we can do to lessen its effects.
Can Drinking Just One Glass of Soda Lead To Hair Loss?
We’ve all heard how what we put into our bodies can have an impact on our overall hair health. Different kinds of foods and medications can affect our blood vessels – which bring nutrients to our hair follicles as well as our skin. Many fried and oily foods can be linked to poor health, which affects our hair. Some beverages can potentially affect our health as well.
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Normal Shedding or Hair Loss: What Is The Difference?
You’re brushing your hair and, when you’re done, there is a significant amount of hair that is now on your brush and not your head. You wake up in the morning to find loose hairs on your pillow.
In these (and similar) circumstances, thoughts often stray to the possibility of hair loss. However, there is a difference between the amount of hair that is shed on a daily basis and excessive hair loss that can affect the volume of your hair.
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Does Hair Loss Affect Your Career?
For many of us, our careers are one of the single most stressful aspects of our day-to-day lives. Our financial futures, health insurance, where we live, and much more are determined – to no small degree – by the jobs that we hold. This leads us to closely examine what may or may not help us to move ahead in our careers.
Factors beyond our competency at our jobs often determine our career trajectory. Being able to navigate office politics can certainly weigh heavily on our ability to secure a promotion. Our confidence and attitude play a role as well. Could our hair also be a factor?
Are Caffeine Shampoos Effective At Treating Hair Loss?
As we get older, many of us examine our hairline with more scrutiny and look more closely at the products we put in our hair. We hear and read up about all sorts of things from the kinds of shampoos and conditioners we should use, how often we should use them, if we’re using all-natural products, and more. All in an effort to give our hair the best protection we can give it.
One hair product that’s been talked about in recent years is caffeine shampoos. Can they be effective in treating hair loss?
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Five Winter Hair Care Tips
Most people know they need to add extra moisturizer to their skin in the winter months. Yet a surprising number of people don’t think about what they should be doing differently for hair care in the winter months.