Hair has been always a sign of vitality and health. Their length, colour, density are the sources of sexuality. While decorating our head and styling the hair, we gain a lot of self-confidence.
Hair loss, independently of age and sex is related to discomfort and might be a huge aesthetic and psychological problem. Baldness also known as alopecia might be a symptom of a serious disease or disturbed homeostasis.
The causes of hair loss or bad hair condition might be:
- genetic factors
- nutritional deficiency (flat diet, not balanced diet)
- intensive dieting
- food intolerance
- surgeries under anaesthesia
- taken medicines
- chemo- and radiotherapy
- vaccination
- chronic and intensive stress
- poisoning (e.g. heavy metals)
- mechanic factors (strong tidying up hair)
- heavy periods (iron deficiency)
- postpartum period
- advanced age (physiological baldness after 60’s)
- mental disorders (trichotillomania)
- environmental factors (e.g. overexposure to the sun)
The hair loss might be also caused by skin diseases of the scalp: fungal infection, folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, demodicosis, dandruff or auto-immunological diseases. It also might be caused by bad care of your hair, smoking (also passive), alcohol abuse, lack of sleep, unhealthy life style.