While some are genetically endowed with luscious hair others need to put in extra care and effort to maintain their hair. Maintain a healthy lifestyle and take proper care of hair for ensuring you have healthy luscious hair. It’s considered normal to lose 50 to 100 strands of hair per day. But when it’s more than that it’s best to increase your efforts to reduce hair fall.
Poor lifestyle, hormonal issues, stress etc are some factors that can cause hair fall. Getting to the root cause of hair fall can help in determining the best way to tackle the issue.
Causes of Hair Fall
Hereditary conditions
The common cause of hair loss could be hereditary conditions happening with aging. It has a predictable pattern of balding spots in men and thinning of hair in women.
Age
Hair growth slows down with age. So the hair loss is more pronounced in people as they age. Thinning of hair happens as hair follicles stop growing.
Cancer treatment
Radiation treatment or chemotherapy can also cause hair fall
Pregnancy
Hair fall is common after pregnancy when the estrogen level returns to normal.
Medication
Some medicines might also lead to hair fall as a side effect. You need to consult your doctor before stopping the medicine as not completing a medicine course might be harmful for you.
Hormonal imbalance
Women with PCOS can develop thinning of hair. Even women on birth control pills can have hormonal issues temporarily that lead to hair loss.
Hair products and treatments
Overuse of hair products or treatments can damage hair. With time the damaging effects can lead to hair loss.
Hairstyle
When you tie your hair tightly into a pony often it can lead to permanent hair loss.
Now that we have seen the many causes that might cause hair loss let’s look at hair masks that can help combat hair fall.
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Hair Masks to Stop Hair Fall
Curry leaves and coconut oil hair mask
Take 2-3 sprigs of curry leaves
Take 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil
Heat oil with curry leaves.
When the curry leaves pop, switch off the gas.
Let the oil cool down considerably till it is lukewarm.
Apply the oil on your scalp and hair.
Massage well for 5 minutes.
After 30 minutes you can wash it off with a mild shampoo.
Curry leaves are a popular remedy to stimulate hair growth. It helps retain your natural hair colour. It prevents greying of hair prematurely. Coconut oil can be easily absorbed by your scalp. Coconut oil helps to reduce protein loss in hair. This will prevent dry, brittle or breaking hair.
Neem Coconut Oil mask
Take a handful of neem leaves
Take 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
Wash the neem leaves
Blend the neem leaves with water and make a smooth paste
Add coconut oil to this paste
Strain the oil
Apply it on your scalp and hair.
Massage well for 5-10 minutes
After 30 minutes you can wash with a mild shampoo
Neem can soothe the scalp and keep it healthy and hydrated. It helps to increase blood circulation and helps in hair growth and counters hair fall. Coconut oil helps better absorption by the scalp.
You can apply the above hair masks once or twice a week regularly. Regular care of hair can help to counter hair fall and improve hair growth. Healthy hair is also a good indication of good health. So take good care of your health.