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Im 25, and I've decided to grow my hair out. I have thick curly hair, but it seems to be getting a little thin in the front :(
I usually take very hot showers, and usually wash my hair three times a week.
I have looked into this stuff http://www.curetage.com to possibly thicken up the hair in the front, but Im wondering if thats even necessary. Is there something I could be doing differently?
Also, does long hair really encourage hair loss?
Later,
Steve
One thing you can do different is not taking such hot showers, or more specifically, not letting hot water touch your hair. It's very drying and frizzing to hair, especially curly hair. Use cool to cold water on your hair, the colder the better.
If by wash you mean with shampoo and conditioner, then you're likely washing too often. Shampoo strips all the natural oils out of your hair, and curly hair takes longer to fully redistrubute them, so shampoos should be further between each other. Twice a week is usually generous, although it does vary from person to person. Experiment with fewer washings and see if that helps any. Also ensure that you sometimes wash your hair with just conditioner. This is very valuable and actually pretty indispensable.
A pic would help for the whole thinning thing. And I don't think long hair encourages hair loss - just the opposite, isn't it? But I could be wrong.
Rain water has been known to do miracles for hair, but I live where there is an average of 361 days of sunshine per year so I wouldn't know for myself.
Hehe. Back home, we use exclusively rainwater. We get just a few more rainy days than you.:P I can't say for sure that it's any better than another kind of water, though, or maybe my hair just keeps getting used to college water, if that's possible.
There is no way hair length can be related to hair loss. How does a hair follicle know how long the hair attached to it is?
It can not. If anything, long hair sheds less.
Thin in the front? Just grow it anyway and see what happens.
Good luck.
DHT is the primary cause of hair loss and the only way to prevent future hair loss is to greatly reduce the level of DHT in the scalp tissue. Also stimulants such as minoxidil will help, but Minoxidil alone does not reduce DHT. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that shampooing the hair has any effect on hair loss. If you are loosing hair you should see a Doctor and he/she can help greatly. Furthermore, DHT will shorten the cycle of the hair follicle, thereby causing the hair to become a little shorter with each cycle until the hair that was once a thick terminal hair becomes a thin vellus hair that is barely visible.
