While hair thinning and loss is well known as a distressing problem for many men, it’s also an issue for women. They comprise about 40% of American hair-loss sufferers. And hair loss is even more worrisome for them, doctors say, because it’s less acceptable in society. Women who are losing hair typically are very distraught.… Continue reading Why Women Lose Their Hair and Ways They Can Grow It Back
Category: Hair Health
4 Tips For Avoiding Hair Loss in Stressful (and Other) Times
People go partially or fully bald for any number of reasons – hormones, genetics and aging, among others – but since National Hair Loss Awareness Month arrives this August in the middle of a pandemic-fueled recession, one factor is taking center stage. Stress. Stress certainly can contribute to hair loss because it can affect hormone… Continue reading 4 Tips For Avoiding Hair Loss in Stressful (and Other) Times
Untangling Hair Loss in Women
Many people think of hair loss as a men’s issue; however, hair loss is just as common in women as it is in men, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. In addition to hereditary hair loss, the hairstyles and products that women use on their hair can contribute to hair loss, the AAD said… Continue reading Untangling Hair Loss in Women
Study: Hair Products for Black Women Contain Mix of Hazardous Ingredients
Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use, according to a report in the journal Environmental Research . The study, by scientists at Silent Spring Institute, is the first to measure concentrations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals–substances that interfere with the body’s hormones–in a variety of hair products marketed… Continue reading Study: Hair Products for Black Women Contain Mix of Hazardous Ingredients
Don’t Settle for Hair Loss
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the average person loses around 100 hairs per day. For most people, those hairs grow back, but for millions of people they don’t, leading to a problem that can be embarrassing. The good news is that there are options for those who experience hair loss, including hair… Continue reading Don’t Settle for Hair Loss
Stem Cells May Help with Hair Growth
Researchers have discovered a new way to make hair grow: by activating stem cells in hair follicles. The study, from UCLA scientists Heather Christofk and William Lowry, may lead to new drugs that could promote hair growth for people with baldness or alopecia (which is hair loss associated with such factors as hormonal imbalance, stress, aging… Continue reading Stem Cells May Help with Hair Growth