Home Remedy for Thinning Hair

Home Remedy for Thinning Hair

Thinning hair has a number of causes. Thinning hair can come from genetics, vitamin deficiency or simply improper hair care. Simple home remedies can strengthen and thicken hair and are easy and fun to make. Most of the ingredients you will need can be found in your refrigerator and cabinets.

Banana Hair Pack

Bananas

Amanda Watson, author of "Natural Beauty A Step-By-Step Guide," suggests combining grapeseed oil and a mashed banana to form a pulp as a treatment for thin brittle hair. Apply evenly throughout hair and cover with a shower cap. Leave on for 1 hour and rinse with cool water.

Maple Syrup Treatment

Maple syrup is loaded with nutrients perfect for thin dry hair. Saturate hair with pure maple syrup and cover with a shower cap. Leave on for 20 minutes and shampoo as usual. Maple syrup will add luster, thickness and body to hair.

Egg Shampoo

Eggs

Add one whole egg to regular shampoo. Massage into hair and rinse with cool water. Eggs have protein and vitamins that thicken and restore hair. Keep this shampoo in the refrigerator.

Gelatin

Dissolve gelatin in shampoo and massage into thinning hair. Gelatin coats the hair and increases thickness.

Hot Oil Treatment

Butter

Make a hot oil treatment by mixing 1 cup of olive oil and 1/4 cup of butter. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute and apply to hair. Cover with a shower cap and let soak into the scalp and hair for 20 minutes. Butter thickens hair while olive oil clarifies the scalp to encourage growth.

Avocado Mask

Avocado

Mash a ripe avocado and apply to hair. Cover with a shower cap and leave on for 20 minutes. Avocado has the most natural oils of any fruit and nourishes fine thin hair. Rinse and shampoo as usual.

Natural Remedies for Thinning Hair

Natural Remedies for Thinning Hair

Distraught about how thin her hair was getting, my friend Carrie cried when she saw yet another clump of hair on her shower floor. If you, too, are concerned about the common problem of alopecia (hair loss), first see your doctor to find out whether there’s an underlying medical problem, such as a thyroid disorder, that needs treating.

But if no such problem is found, don’t be too quick to turn to conventional hair-loss treatments -- because these can be problematic. For instance: Topical medications can cause itching and increased facial or body hair... there’s limited evidence for the effectiveness of laser therapy... and costly hair-replacement surgery isn’t appropriate for diffuse thinning throughout the scalp, the type of hair loss women often experience.

Fortunately, there are other options. David Hoffmann, a founding member and past president of the American Herbalists Guild, told me about the following natural therapies that have a long tradition of use. Safe and economical, they offer do-it-yourself alternatives to conventional hair-loss treatment. (All products mentioned below are sold at health-food stores and online.)

SCALP CIRCULATION BOOSTERS

For many women, Hoffmann said, the key to reversing hair loss is to increase blood flow in the scalp. Try any or all of the following for six weeks. If you notice improvement, continue indefinitely or for as long as needed.

Massage with rosemary oil. Rosemary oil works by widening tiny blood vessels in the scalp, thus stimulating hair follicles and helping promote hair growth. Massaging the scalp with your fingertips also promotes improved circulation.

Directions: Dilute rosemary oil with an equal amount of almond oil. This is important -- rosemary oil by itself may be too strong and can irritate skin. Every evening (or every other evening, if you prefer), use your fingertips to massage a few drops of oil into your scalp, particularly where hair is thinning. Leave on overnight... wash off in the morning.

Rinse hair with nettle tea. Nettle promotes hair growth not only by improving circulation, but also by reducing inflammation, Hoffmann said.

To prepare: Mix one-half tablespoon of dried nettle with one cup of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Let sit, covered, for 15 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth. Cool before using. Apply to hair, massaging into scalp for several minutes. Leave on for 15 minutes, then shampoo.

Easier: Steep two nettle tea bags in very hot water for 10 minutes. Cool, then apply as described above.

Drink herbal tea. Consuming certain herbal teas can improve sluggish circulation from the inside out, which can stimulate hair growth, said Hoffmann. Choose either or both of the following teas and drink a total of three cups per day. Options...

Hawthorn. Steep a heaping teaspoon of dried hawthorn berries in one cup of very hot water for five to 10 minutes, then strain. If you prefer, take hawthorn in supplement form as an extract of either dried berries or flowers and leaves at a dosage of 300 mg twice daily.

Ginger. Add several slices of fresh ginger to one cup of water and boil for five minutes, then remove the ginger.

HAIR-SAVING STRESS BUSTERS

Emotional ordeals can provoke numerous physical reactions, including hair loss. To help manage stress, Hoffman suggested, practice a daily relaxation technique (such as deep breathing)... and follow a whole-foods—based diet that emphasizes fruits and vegetables and minimizes red meat and alcohol. Also...

Supplement with B vitamins. The various B vitamins are needed to convert food to energy and help cells grow -- but physical or emotional stress can deplete these key nutrients. Take a daily supplement of a B-complex formulation. Follow the dosage guidelines on the label and continue indefinitely.

Try an herbal adaptogen. Adaptogenic herbs have been used for thousands of years to increase the body’s resistance to stress, trauma, anxiety and fatigue. Their mechanism is not well understood, but they are thought to work in part by balancing hormones, Hoffmann explained. Choose one of the following...

Ashwagandha (also called withania).

Rhodiola.

Siberian ginseng (not regular ginseng, which is too strong).

Select a product labeled "standardized" (indicating that the brand uses consistent amounts of the active ingredient), and follow the dosage instructions on the label. If you experience headaches, discontinue use. Otherwise, continue daily for one month. If you notice improvement, stay with it for another month, then give your body a two-week break. If you do not notice improvement after one month, try one of the other adaptogens listed above.

Source: David Hoffmann is a founding member and past president of the American Herbalists Guild, an advisory board member of the American Botanical Council and a fellow of Great Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists. He teaches at the California School of Herbal Studies in Forestville, is a visiting faculty member at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington, and is the author of 17 books, including Herbal Prescriptions after 50 (Healing Arts).

Drugs That Can Cause Hair Loss

Drugs That Can Cause Hair Loss

Drugs That Can Cause Hair LossI was asked if I could provide a list of a drugs that can possibly trigger hair loss. I would like to start the list off with my current nemesis, Synthroid. Synthroid is a common medication that is prescribed to treat hypothroidism. Apparently it is a pretty common side effect to experience hair loss from it for those individuals who are sensitive to the medication. I’m sure there are plenty of women taking the drug with no adverse effects to their hair, but it should not be overlooked as a possible contributing factor to your hair loss. The listed “side effects” section on drugs.com it indicates that the hair loss is “usually temporary,” and the “special warnings” section indicates that “it is temporary,” well is it or isn’t it? Of the several doctors I’ve spoken with they have confirmed that it does cause hair loss in some individuals, and not the temporary kind, at least not until the problem with the medication is resolved. Just as a low thyroid (hyopthyroidism) can cause hair loss so can an overdose of the medication Synthroid. The following are signs of over stimulation:

Abdominal cramps, anxiety, changes in appetite, change in menstrual periods, chest pain, diarrhea, emotional instability, fatigue, fever, flushing, hair loss, headache, heart attack or failure, heat intolerance, hyperactivity, increased heart rate, irregular heartbeat, irritability, muscle weakness, nausea, nervousness, palpitations, shortness of breath, sleeplessness, sweating, tremors, vomiting, weight loss.

You do not necessarily need to be experiencing all of these symptoms to have an overstimulated thyroid caused by your thyroid medication. I put it out there so that you can have this knowledge in case you begin to notice hair loss after starting the medication or having your dosage raised. That is another factor to keep in mind, if you have recently had your dose raised after years of being at a certain dosage level, it is possible that the increase in dosage was too much for you body. You should talk to your doctor or seek another opinion from an experienced and knowledgeable physician, an endocrinologist may be a good choice.

So without further ado here is the list of drugs that can possibly cause hair loss, also note this is not the complete comprehensive list, just the more common ones known.

The drugs are listed by category, according to the conditions they treat, then by brand name first followed by the drug’s generic name in parentheses. In some categories, individual drugs are not listed. For these conditions, you will want to discuss the possibility of hair loss as a side effect of using any of the drugs that treat that particular condition, since many do contribute to hair loss.

Acne

All drugs derived from vitamin A as treatments for acne or other conditions, including:

Accutane (isotretinoin)

Blood

Anticoagulants (blood thinners), including:

Panwarfin (warfarin sodium)

Sofarin (warfarin sodium)

Coumadin (warfarin sodium)

Heparin injections

Cholesterol

Cholesterol-lowering drugs, including:

Atronid-S (clofibrate)

Lopid (gemfibrozil)

Convulsions/ Epilepsy

Anticonvulsants, including:

Tridone (trimethadione)

Depression

Antidepression drugs, including:

Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)

Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)

Paxil (paroxetine)

Anafranil (clomipramine)

Janimine (imipramine)

Tofranil (imipramine)

Tofranil PM (imipramine)

Adapin (doxepin)

Sinequan (doxepin)

Surmontil (trimipramine)

Pamelor (nortriptyline)

Ventyl (nortriptyline)

Elavin (amitriptyline)

Endep (amitriptyline)

Norpramin (desipramine)

Pertofrane (desipramine)

Vivactil (protriptyline hydrochloride)

Asendin (amoxapine)

Haldol ( haloperidol)

Diet

Amphetamines

Fungus

Antifungals

Glaucoma

The beta-blocker drugs, including:

Timoptic Eye Drops (timolol)

Timoptic Ocudose (timolol)

Timoptic XC (timolol)

Gout

Lopurin (allopurinol)

Zyloprim (allopurinol)

Heart

Many drugs prescribed for the heart, including those known as the beta blockers, which are also used to treat high blood pressure, and include:

Tenormin (atenolol)

Lopressor (metoprolol)

Corgard (nadolol)

Inderal and Inderal LA (propanolol)

Blocadren (timolol)

High Blood Pressure

See Above list of beta blockers under “Heart”

Hormonal Conditions

All hormone-containing drugs and drugs prescribed for hormone-related, reproductive, male-specific, and female-specific conditions and situations have the potential to cause hair loss, including:

Birth Control Pills

Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for women (estrogen or progesterone)

Male androgenic hormones and all forms of testosterone

Anabolic steriods

Prednisone and other steroids

Inflammation

Many anti-inflammatory drugs, including those prescribed for localized pain, swelling and injury.

Arthritis drugs

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs including:

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Anaprox (naproxen)

Anaprox DS (naproxen)

Indocin (indomethacin)

Indocin SR (indomethacin)

Clinoril (sulindac)

An anti-inflammatory that is also used as a chemotherapy drug:

Methotrexate (MTX)

Rheumatex (methotrexate)

Folex (methotrexate)

Parkinson’s Disease

Levadopa / L-dopa (dopar, larodopa)

Thyroid Disorders

Many of the drugs used to treat the thyroid

Ulcer

Many of the drugs used to treat indigestion, stomach difficulties, and ulcers, including over-the-counter dosages and prescription dosages.

Tagamet (cimetidine)

Zantac (ranitidine)

Pepcid (famotidine)

Low iron stores: a risk factor for excessive hair loss in non-menopausal women

Low iron stores: a risk factor for excessive hair loss in non-menopausal women

I found this study really interesting as it cites low iron stores as a possible contributing cause of women’s hair loss. I know one of the first things that usually gets tested when a woman complains of hair loss is the iron levels. Of course there is such a huge range of what is considered normal its hard to tell the optimal level for our body.

Here it is:

European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 17, Number 6, 507-12, November-December 2007, Investigative report

*Abstract

Author(s) : Claire Deloche, Philippe Bastien, Stéphanie Chadoutaud, Pilar Galan, Sandrine Bertrais, Serge Hercberg, Olivier de Lacharrière

Summary : Iron deficiency has been suspected to represent one of the possible causes of excessive hair loss in women. The aim of our study was to assess this relationship in a very large population of 5110 women aged between 35 and 60 years. Hair loss was evaluated using a standardized questionnaire sent to all volunteers. The iron status was assessed by a serum ferritin assay carried out in each volunteer. Multivariate analysis allowed us to identify three categories: “absence of hair loss” (43%), “moderate hair loss” (48%) and “excessive hair loss” (9%). Among the women affected by excessive hair loss, a larger proportion of women (59%) had low iron stores (<\; 40 µg/L) compared to the remainder of the population (48%). Analysis of variance and logistic regression show that a low iron store represents a risk factor for hair loss in non-menopausal women.

The article is broken down into the following areas

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Volunteers

Hair Loss Assessment

Biochemical Measurements

Statistical Analysis

Results

Hair Loss Quantification

Link Between Hair Loss And Serum Ferritin Levels

Discussion

This study, carried out for the first time on a very large cohort of women, provides strong arguments in favor of an association between depleted iron stores and hair loss, particularly excessive hair loss in women before menopause. It is likely that women classified in the present study under “excessive hair loss” were mainly women with androgenetic alopecia [17], however considering their large number, women with CTE [3] might also be included. Since serum ferritin measurement has been reported to be the most sensitive assay for estimating the iron status in an adult population [24], we used this assay to verify a possible link between iron status and hair loss. [...]

My Introduction and Alopecia Journey – Mary’s Hair Loss Story

My Introduction and Alopecia Journey – Mary’s Hair Loss Story

Hi everyone,

I’ve just joined and I want to share my alopecia journey with you. This may be longer than it’s supposed to be, but I hope my experiences will help someone. If you want to put a face and voice to this narrative, please check out my YouTube video entitled “Alternatives to wearing a wig”.

I had patchy alopecia for 7 years, beginning out of the blue in my late forties. The round spots were always confined to the back or sides of my head, and were easily hidden under my thick brown hair. The frequency of the spots increased in the last few years, but they always filled in after monthly cortisone injections. My daily routine was checking my scalp in the mirror for new spots and for the status of old ones, and applying cortisone cream. I always worried about the spots moving to places on my head that would show. But, after so many years, I also sort of figured I’d never lose all my hair. Wrong.

Exactly a year ago, my hair loss began to rapidly progress. New spots appeared on top where there had never been any; old ones enlarged to take up most of my scalp and merged with others. I obsessed about losing it all, and was often depressed and crying. By January 2008, I had as much bare scalp as I had hair, and the bald areas were too extensive for cortisone injections. We took some final photos the night before I shaved my head on January 30, 2008. I saved some pieces of my hair. The photo you see was taken right after my head was shaved, and still shows stubble and my real eyebrows and lashes. I have no eye makeup on in this photo; my eyes were dark and my eyebrows very distinctive.

I felt better immediately! No more scooping up hair from the floor every day. No more examining my head to check the bald areas. No more crying over the spreading bald spots. And, it was much more comfortable under a wig or scarf than when I had the patches of hair. Shaving it all off gave me a feeling of control.

Via a local support group, I heard about a casting call for “Shear Genius” on Bravo, and was one of 8 bald women with alopecia featured on an episode that was filmed the end of March. At the taping, I still had my eyebrows and lashes, but they were gone by mid-April. The show aired July 23, and many times after that. (You can see the whole episode on YouTube under “Shear Genius 2 Episode 5″.) It was a great experience meeting the other women, all of whom had been bald for many years. I’ll probably never wear the wig from the show – way too heavy and thick, and I picked a color that wasn’t a good choice.

Shortly after the show taping, I got very depressed again when I lost my brows and lashes, and would wake up looking so blank. I felt like I had disappeared. The daily makeup was a pain (especially since I’ve never worn makeup), and then it would just come off during the day. I had my eyebrows and eyeliner tattooed (permanent makeup) in April and June, and though my eyes don’t look like they did before, I’m very happy I did it. Having the tattoos is so easy, and I am now used to the different way I look. You can see the difference between the photo posted here (which is how I looked on Shear Genius), and the way I look in my recent YouTube video. I don’t have to put any eye make-up on now, except for some shadow when I want to be more dramatic.

After I shaved, the patches of scalp hair got smaller and smaller – an interesting flip side of watching the bald spots expand last year. I no longer needed to shave my head after June, and noticed that all my other body hair was gone, too. I like no longer having to bleach or wax my upper lip, and I love having smooth legs and underarms all the time without shaving! I’m now smooth all over.

I wore a wig at the beginning, but I HATE them and pretty much just go bald or wear a scarf at this point. I wear a wig for “dress-up” and only if it’s air-conditioned, cool, and I’m not being physically active. I can’t stand the heat under a wig, and the scratchiness. I developed a way of wearing a type of scarf from Turkey, and find them so much more comfortable than a wig! I teach a weekly folk dance class bald. I go everywhere bald – the gym, the department store, the library, the grocery store….and it gets easier all the time. I carry a scarf in my purse in case I get chilly, and wear a hat to protect my face and tattooed eyes from the sun. No matter where I am, if I get warm, the scarf (or on rare occasions, the wig) comes off! I have multiple “looks” and comfort is my key.

I made the YouTube video and posted it August 1, 2008 to share my scarf solution, and to share my feelings about going bald in public. I wish so much that more bald women would try it.

There are so many men with shaved heads in public, and no one gives them a second look or asks them what stage of chemotherapy they’re at! Can you imagine a man wearing a full wig on a warm day or while exercising? Not very likely. I don’t understand why women should have to do so. Think about how it would be if more women just went “AU naturale”. I have yet to run into a proudly bald women in public, but it will be a happy day for me when I do!

IN SUMMARY

It’s taken me most of this year, and I still get sad and angry at times because of my hair loss. But, I have come to a point of acceptance that this is the “new me”. I don’t even think about my hair growing back…I assume it won’t and that this is the way I will always be. I’ve gone from thinking that losing my hair and eyebrows would be the worst thing in the world, to realizing that I’m still ME. I’m thankful that I’m healthy and able to do everything I want to do. My husband and my friends love and support me whether I’m bald, in a scarf, or in a wig.

I refuse to spend the rest of my life hiding my head and being physically uncomfortable. I’ve bought a bunch of earrings to enhance my appearance and feel feminine even when bald. I hold up my head, smile, and go on with my life. Once I let go of caring if people knew I don’t have any hair, IT DIDN’T MATTER! My two mottos are: “Life is too short to wear a wig” and, (my statement to people who notice my head): “Yes, I’m bald…get over it!” I’m thinking of making some T-shirts with these.

I hope this is helpful to someone – I wish I could have read it a year ago. Best wishes to all of you who are struggling with this.

-Mary

Mary,Thank you so much for sharing your story!!! If you also would like to share your story, send it hairlossexpertt@gmail.com

My Story by, Ellen, 17 Years Old

My Story by, Ellen, 17 Years Old

June 14th 2004. I bet I know what you’re thinking. “That’s when her hair started falling out” Right? Nope. That’s when I had my ability to walk taken away from me. It was a normal day, and I was training for a big national competition in Australia with my horse. I had been riding for 10 years before that day, and falling off was just another thing. No big deal. I had heard that you had a 2% chance of something going horribly wrong if you fell off a horse, and I’d never come away with anything more then a couple of bruises and some sore muscles until that day. I was now a paraplegic. Being faced with the fact that I would never walk again. Ever. That I would be completely dependant on a wheelchair for the rest of my life and have to learn all over again to do simple tasks like looking after myself. It was hard. Very hard. But not the hardest thing I’ve experienced.

Just before my 16th birthday, my hair began to fall out. Very slowly at first, just a few more stands then normal. But in the next week it became more and more noticeable. There would be hair on my pillow, in my sheets, stuck on my clothes, on the lounge, in the shower, absolutely everywhere. Handfuls of hair would painlessly and effortlessly come out just running my fingers through my hair. I used to sit on the bottom of the shower in shock, as I watched my hair run loose with the stream of water and watch the water rise as the hair covered the drain. I was petrified of brushing my hair. I wanted to keep the small amount of hair that I had left. I felt so ugly, so alone, like such a freak. I was a girl! A YOUNG girl. And here I was holding my hair in my hands crying and hoping to God that this was just a horrible, nasty dream.

But it wasn’t. It was real, and after a while I decided it had to go. I was sick of the torment of showers and having to brush knots out of my hair and end up brushing out hundreds of strands, having it cover the entire house and having no control over it. So I decided to shave my remaining hair off to raise money for the Leukemia Foundation of Australia. And you know what? I felt so much better. I felt in control for the first time in months, and it actually looked a lot better then the patchy hair I had left. A few months later I decided to start wheelchair sports, and immediately fell in love with track and road. I always wore my wig under my helmet and boy was it uncomfortable. Keep in mind that it gets to about 42 degrees celcius here in summer.

I met my boyfriend through my squad, and he has been my modern day knight in shining armor. He helped me see that there was nothing wrong with not having hair, and that it didn’t change me as a person. That it was only an aesthetic. I was still me, I just looked different. It was one of the hardest things when I first met him to tell him that I didn’t have any hair and that I wore a wig. I thought he would see me as a freak for wearing a wig or that I was ugly and diseased and tell everyone. But he didn’t. He actually didn’t care which was quite concerning for me. But he has been so supportive throughout my whole experience with Alopecia Totalis. After a month I even stopped wearing my wig to training.

I remember pulling up to the track and thought my heart was going to jump through my chest. I was so scared. I thought they would pull off my bandanna or question me, but no one really cared. It didn’t matter to them, and I think it’s helped me so much being around others in wheelchairs, because appearance don’t matter as much to us. We all have scars, some with disfigurement, missing limbs, burns etc. We can all see we’re the same person even if we look different; we just have a different shell so to speak.

I know what you’re thinking. How could losing your hair be harder then never being able to walk again? Because so many people see long, flowing locks of hair as a definition of beauty, femininity, and sexiness. So many people express their identity and personality through hair length, style and color. It’s like losing a part of you. But it’s really not. It’s just hair. You’re still you. You’re still beautiful, and so many people admire your strength and courage for your strength in adversity. It really isn’t that bad once you see that there is nothing wrong with the way you look. And what is sexiness anyway? A tall, thin woman with beautiful long hair? I think not. Sexiness to me is a girl or woman who feels 100% comfortable with herself. Someone who knows she’s beautiful. Who smiles all the time because she feels great.

Look on the bright side. You get to sleep in longer because you don’t have to spend FOREVER styling your hair, your showers are quick because you don’t have to shampoo and condition and you save money on hair dye, hair dressers, gels, waxes, hair sprays, brushes etc.

You’re still you, and you’re even more beautiful then you were before.

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Ellen, Thank you so much for sharing your story!!! If you also would like to share your story, send it hairlossexpertt@gmail.com

5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

Try the following easy tips at home and see how effective they are in reducing hair loss!

1. Hot oil treatments: Take any natural oil – argan, olive, coconut, canola - and heat it up so that it is warm, but not too hot. Massage it gently into your scalp. Put on a shower cap and leave it on for an hour, then shampoo your hair.

2. Natural juices: You can rub your scalp with either garlic juice, onion juice or ginger juice. Leave it on overnight and wash it thoroughly in the morning.

3. Get a head massage: Massaging your scalp for a few minutes daily will help stimulate circulation. Good circulation in the scalp keeps hair follicles active. Circulation may be improved through massage by using a few drops of lavender or bay essential oil in an almond or sesame oil base.

4. Antioxidants: Apply warm green tea (two bags brewed in one cup of water) on your scalp and leave this mixture on for an hour and then rinse. Green tea contains antioxidants which prevent hair loss and boost hair growth.

5. Practice meditation: Believe it or not, most of the times, the root cause for hair loss is stress and tension. Meditation can help in reducing that and restore hormonal balance.

12 Natural Remedies that Boost Hair Growth

12 Natural Remedies that Boost Hair Growth

Hair loss affects both men and women.  While genetics plays a role, there are other factors, including:  hormonal imbalances, an underactive thyroid gland, nutrient deficiencies and insufficient scalp circulation.  Here are 12 natural remedies that can help boost hair growth:

Cut back on meat: Hormonal imbalances are a primary culprit in hair loss.  Japanese researchers also link excessive sebum production in the scalp to high levels of 5-alpha reductase.  Their research indicated that animal fat intake may increase sebum production.

Add the herb saw palmetto: A study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine reported that saw palmetto (serenoa repens) may increase hair growth in men.  Hair growth improved in men taking 400 mg of a standardized extract of saw palmetto and 100 mg of beta-sitosterol (from saw palmetto) daily.  Historically, saw palmetto has been used by herbalists for hair loss in both men and women.

Address a possible underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) which can cause thinning hair:  Add sea vegetables like kelp, nori, dulse, kombu and wakame, all of which are rich in iodine may be helpful to balance this condition.  Avoid drinking tap water since it typically contains fluorine and chlorine, two chemicals that inhibit iodine absorption.  You may also want to supplement with 100 mg or 1 mL of the herb bladderwrack (focus vesiculosus) daily.  Work with a qualified holistic health care professional if you suspect a sluggish thyroid gland.

Get enough essential fatty acids:  Essential fatty acids from walnuts, flaxseeds, fish and avocado are also important for healthy hair.

Boost bioton: Biotin encourages hair and scalp health.  Dietary sources of biotin include: nuts, brown rice and oats.

Boost keratin production with MSM: Methylsulfonylmethane aids in the production of keratin (a protein in the hair) while doing double-duty to strengthen hair follicles.  In one study 100 percent of people who supplemented with MSM showed reduced hair loss and increased growth in only six weeks.

Rejuvenate hair follicles with B-complex vitamins: 100 mg daily of a B-complex supplement that includes biotin and vitamin B6 can reduce hair thinning by increasing scalp circulation and rejuvenating hair follicles.

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Rev up collagen production with vitamin C: Collagen surrounds the hair strands but as we age collagen breaks down, causing hair to be more vulnerable to breaking.  The best way to boost collagen is not through some expensive medical procedure, it’s by getting more vitamin C.  Foods high in vitamin C include: citrus fruits, strawberries and red peppers.  Supplementing with 250 mg daily can help boost collagen production which has the added bonus of reducing wrinkling.

Prevent breakage with vitamin E: Vitamin E is required to nourish damaged hair and to prevent breakage.  It aids the body’s ability to manufacture keratin within hair strands to reduce breakage.  Supplementing with 400 IU of vitamin E can be helpful to restore locks.

Eat foods rich in iron: Iron is also essential for hair growth and can be found in blackstrap molasses, green leafy vegetables, leeks, cashews, dried fruits, figs, and berries.  To help your body absorb iron, you’ll need enough vitamin C.

Give your hair a mineral boost: The minerals silica and zinc are also critical for hair growth.  Take 500 mg of silica two times daily and 30 mg of zinc once daily.

Boost scalp circulation with rosemary essential oil: Rosemary essential oil has been traditionally used to increase circulation to the scalp.  Add a few drops per dollop of shampoo or, better yet, add a few drops of rosemary to coconut oil and massage your scalp regularly.

Simple Alopecia Beauty Tips to Help Women Feel More Confident

Simple Alopecia Beauty Tips to Help Women Feel More Confident

That is a noble saying and it is true in a number of ways.  But try to accept this quote when you are suffering from alopecia. The absence of hair can devastate self-esteem and confidence in women. Even though the logical and spiritual side may understand that true happiness comes from within, the emotional side can be overwhelming with a look in the mirror or with a quizzical glance from passersby. 

Women with alopecia know these conflictive feelings all too well. But there are some ways to lift your head and feel better with small, brief, short steps. Some alopecia beauty tips can help to lift you up.  Each move can lift your spirits, put a smile on your face, and help you to see some light at the end of the tunnel. As a bonus they also help you feel in control.

Here are a few simple and short “bursts” of alopecia beauty tips to help women feel better and enjoy life:

Take care of your skin – while your hair may be absent you should bring out the beauty of your skin. Look for skin cleansers, moisturizers and other products that will help to even out skin tone, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and help your skin to look lovely. Stick to a skin regimen that includes UV ray protection and be proud of the way your skin looks and feels.

Wigs and their reputations – bald is fabulous. But not all women are able to always feel comfortable in their beautiful bald scalp. There's no one way to look and no set time line. Wigs can be an opportunity to explore styles and feel updated. Some women are able to embrace wigs easily, and can turn it into fun experiments with extreme colors and styles. Others are not quite as bold, and may even be hesitant to venture outdoors without the “perfect” wig. Take it slow and steady – do what is comfortable for you, but at least give wigs a try if it feels right. The stigma once associated with wigs is fading. There are some real breakthroughs that make wigs a wonderful accessory. It is OK to test the waters and talk to others about what wigs work best for them.

Eyebrow challenges – achieving the ideal look for eyebrows can be one of the most daunting tasks. Take a deep breath and relax – do not attempt to achieve perfection. Instead, know that everyone’s eyebrows are different and none are completely symmetrical. There are cosmetic procedures that can provide a more permanent option, or you can utilize brow makeup and sealers to achieve the right look for you. Finding the right products, of a professional quality, is also the right way to touch up faded, permanent cosmetics. Practice and discuss your options with supporters and even professional makeup artists if you like. There are brushes and particularly resilient, undetectable sealants that can make a world of difference for you.

These alopecia beauty tips can help you to achieve happiness, but the power is in your hands to take these short bursts and own them. Love yourself enough to take a little step, and then another, until you reach your goals.

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