How to Cure Hair Loss in Women

The heartbreak of hair loss isn’t just a male issue. While you may think that to be the case, did you know that one out of every four women have to deal with hair-loss too? And it hits a woman harder since our self image is in part wrapped up in our hair. Which makes how to cure hair loss in women a much more pressing issue.

“Know what? There are a lot of dumb things we do to our hair in the name of beauty that contribute to the problem,” admitted Kay Gibson. She and best friend Melinda Jacobs were having a spur of the moment lunch to discuss Kay’s “problem”.

“While I realize over two thirds of female hair loss is linked to genetics it’s still hard to live with,” confided Kay. “And from what I read at the salon, this isn’t to say the popular myth that hair loss is passed from your mother is true. It’s not. You can get bad genes from you mother, your father, or both.”

“And c’mon,” chimed in Melinda. “What would make anyone think that hair weaves or anything else that has to be glued into your hair is good for it? Common sense makes that one obvious.”

“And things we do without thinking can also be hard on our hair. For instance the heat from blow drying makes your hair brittle if you aren’t careful. And vigorous rubbing with a towel to dry your hair isn’t good for it either. Either can cause breakage and damage our hair.”

As the waitress put their meals on the table, Kay pointed out, “Also as we age our hair becomes finer. And finer hair shafts are more prone to chemical damage from hair coloring solutions used to hide the gray.”

But just because you’re younger don’t think that chemically straightening, perming, or color treating your hair with even the best hair coloring product is risk free. It’s not. Excessive use or misuse of chemicals can cause your hair to break off. Regardless of which high priced shampoo you use.

Teasing or pulling your hair back too tightly can also damage your hair.

Then the health of your hair is affected by what you eat. If your body lacks the nutrients to produce healthy hair – it will suffer. This is also another reason why going on some crazy fad or crash diet to lose weight is a bad idea.

Kaye concluded, “While it was hard to do, when it came to how to cure or even just deal with hair loss I had to get professional help. Too many fall for cures advertised through infomercials or that are touted in the classified of magazines. I’ve learned the hard way that unless a product is FDA approved and certified by the American Hair Loss Association, it’s most likely a scam. And the only hair loss “curing” product I know that meets those two tests is Rogaine for women.”

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