10 Reasons For Hair Loss

From an unbalanced diet to stressful situations: Hair loss can be due to different factors which must be known in order to be able to take action if necessary.

Every time you take a shower the hair loss is such that you feel like you are going to end up bald … And we don’t even talk about the times when you brush your hair.

While it is normal for some strands to pull away from the scalp, it ceases to be “acceptable” when we see handfuls of hair in the tub, on the brush, or on the pillow.

In this article, we are going to tell you some of the reasons for hair loss.

To what extent  is it normal for hair to fall out?

It can be scary for some people to see their hair falling out. However, we need to know that this is not always something “bad” that we need to worry about.

It is even normal that we lose between 50 and 100 strands of hair every day.

It is a physiological process, since the hair goes through different phases: growth, stabilization and fall. Therefore, when they detach from the scalp, they can be considered to “leave space” for new and healthy hair.

This replacement is natural and in most cases the lost hair is recovered or replaced.

We should also keep in mind that at a certain time of the year the amount of hair falling out can be more or less. The loss increases in early fall, for example.

What should worry us and prompt us to take action is not how much hair is on the brush, but what the scalp looks like.

For example, if there are “white spaces” where the hair does not grow, or if the density of the strands decreases.

Why is hair falling out? Other reasons:

Leaving aside the normal or expected falls depending on the time of year, there are some factors that must be taken into account that increase hair loss:

1. A poor diet

Restrictive diets, skipping meals (especially breakfast), and eating fast food items are some of the main reasons for hair loss, among other health consequences.

A poor diet affects both our insides and our exteriors and as a result, we can suffer from dull skin and brittle nails.

2. Anemia

A deficiency of iron in the blood can also lead to hair loss.

For example, during menstruation, the amount of this nutrient in women decreases, which can cause the fibers of the scalp to detach. A similar phenomenon occurs in people who suffer from anemia.

3. Consumption of certain drugs

Among the side effects of many drugs and pharmaceuticals is hair loss. Pay special attention to this, especially if the medications you are taking contain beta blockers, heparin, amphetamines, or levodopa.

4. The use of chemicals

Doing everything with your hair regularly has negative effects. Even when we abuse treatments to prevent baldness.

Some products, such as tinctures or straightening products, contain ingredients that are harmful to health (including ammonia) which weaken the strands and accelerate their fall.

If your hair is falling out a lot, you may need to stop dyeing it or do it less regularly.

5. Hormonal changes

In addition to the iron deficiency that can appear in women during menstruation, we must add the hormonal “revolutions” that occur at this time of the month, and which can wreak havoc on our scalp.

The same can happen during pregnancy, after childbirth, around menopause, or even with illness or treatment that changes hormone levels (treatment for fertility by example).

6. Thyroid problems

When the thyroid gland is not functioning properly and is functioning slower than normal, it has many health consequences.

One of them is hair loss. However, in this case, it is not “white space” in certain areas of the hair, but generalized loss.

There is then a large amount of hair in the shower, on the brush or on the pillow.

7. Stress

Daily problems, obligations, increased tasks, sudden changes… All of this can cause stress. And with that, consequences like, for example, hair loss.

It can even happen  up to several months after a stressful period or situation. We notice more fallen strands when additional tasks are added on a daily basis (like at the end of the year) or for an important event (a move or a wedding).

8. Lack of care

Hair needs care to maintain good health.

If you wear very tight hairstyles with curls and braids, straighten or blow-dry them daily, or sleep with your hair tied back, they are more likely to be weakened and weakened.

Also be careful about using plastic brushes with very sharp teeth that are close together, as they damage the strands of hair and pull out several of them with each pass.

9. Depression

Believe it or not, feelings of anxiety, depression or low self-esteem also have an impact on our physical and aesthetic health.

Many hair problems are triggered by trauma or emotional pain that we haven’t been able to release.

10. Time of the year

Although we have evolved tremendously since the first humans, we still have things in common with them.

The phenomenon called “plant genetic stigma” by dermatologists is a natural reaction of the body to adapt to climate change.

You can see that this happens, for example, with your pet: at certain times of the year, his hair falls out more than usual, and there is no treatment to prevent it.

This way our animals stay cool in summer and warm in winter. A very similar phenomenon occurs in humans.