Causes of Hair Loss
What Are The Causes of hair loss?
Causes of hair loss... alopecia, in both men and women can be because of all sorts of things. For instance the envioronment such as harsh weather, chemicals, illness or physical trauma to the hair or scalp.
Mostly hair-loss can be caused by hormonal changes caused by aging, stress, pregnancy or breastfeeding. The major hormone that causes alopecia is a testosterone and that is why males are more prone to shiny pate syndrome than females. Balding can actually affect men as early as in their twenties which can of course be very distressing and embarrassing for a young man to endure. Men with receding hairlines are always looking for new and effective hair regrowth formulas, amost always with dissapointing results, till they discover something that works.
Your hormone levels are to a mainly genetically pre-determined, so your chances of suffering from early hair loss increase if you have parents or grandparents who were also affected, especially if they were on your mothers side of the family. Nonetheless, even with a genetic link the pattern of hair loss and age of onset is impossible to predict and can vary significantly from person to person.
Some other causes of hair loss to be considered are too much shampooing and blow-drying or the overuse of hair dyes and perming or straightening solutions. Especially over a period of time, this can cause both hair loss and slowed growth, therefore people who have a high probability of hereditary hair loss care should be taken to ensure that this process doesn't get worse because of misuse of hair products.
