How to combat hair loss
Are you suffering from hair loss?
I am getting more and more questions about hair loss and shedding from my clients, which is becoming a concern for a lot more women nowadays. This can be down to hormone changes, but can also be a side effect of COVID, stress and low iron levels.
It is normal to lose between 100 and 150 hairs a day. If you aren't brushing frequently, this will all come out at once when you are washing your hair and may look like more than it is. The longer your hair, the more the hair loss might look.
If you feel like you are loosing more than a normal amount of hair, these tips could help you:
Eat a healthy diet
Diet can play a big role in hair growth. Aim to eat a balanced diet featuring proteins, zinc, iron and vitamins C, D and E.
Relax
Excessive stress can stunt our hair's growth. If you struggle to relax, consider downloading a meditation app to help you factor in some down time.
Try targeted hair care products
Products featuring caffeine and biotin (a B vitamin containing fatty acids) are what you're looking for. Don't expect a miracle in a bottle, but testing has shown that a good hair growth serum can help to limit fallout, thinning and breakages. However, your rate of natural hair growth depends on a range of factors, including diet, genetics and hormones, meaning every individual will have a unique response.
Check your iron levels
Iron and ferritin (a protein that stores iron) are needed to produce the protein that your hair is made of, and insufficient levels of these nutrients is the most common cause of excessive hair shedding in women.
How to tell if your hair loss is a normal amount
While you could attempt to count how many hairs you're losing each day, that's not the most helpful approach. Go with your gut. You'll know if you're shedding too much because if it's more than what you're used to. If you think you're losing too much hair, then you probably are.
If you experience an increase in your daily hair fall, it's important to pay attention to how long it lasts, and whether you can pinpoint an event that may have triggered temporary increased hair loss. Some hair loss is just transient, for example after an illness like COVID. You can expect that six to twelve weeks later, hair is going to come out, and just know that that's a reflection of the past and ride it out. But if you're worried or if you have hair shedding that lasts longer than 12 weeks, is recurring (it starts and stops), or is patchy, you should seek professional medical advise to address the root cause.
I stock a full range of products from the Kemon Actyva range, which is vegan and chemical free.
P FACTOR is the first integrated system in three phases that cleanses, regenerates and helps to prevent hair loss, counteracting the damaging effects of free radicals and keeping hair healthy. The formula designed for targeted treatment against hair loss in women, enriched with plant stem cells from grapes.
Results of effectiveness test*:
• thicker hair in 63% of cases
• average increase in hair density +20.6%
• improvement in the degree of alopecia in 52% of cases
• well tolerated in 79% of cases
• first visible results after three months
* The test was done on a sample of 20 women between the ages of 22 and 69 affected by mild to severe alopecia androgenetica. The product was applied by volunteers every day for a total of 6 months.
