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Hair is a symbol of beauty for both women and men. Each of us desires wonderful hair. Thick hair with a characterful cut is capable of defining our personal style. Every day fifty to one hundred hairs fall out, but in autumn, between October and December, the physiological loss can be greater. The causes may be related to seasonal and climatic changes and exposure to the sun during the summer months.
Hair is a cutaneous appendage that follows its regular life cycle: it grows, falls out and is continuously reborn. During these phases, knowing how to take care of your hair can make all the difference.
The life cycle of hair
The hair, which forms inside hair follicles, has its own life cycle divided into three phases:
- anagen phase: growth phase of the hair that lasts up to 7 years
- catagen phase: phase of deterioration, in which the hair formed gradually moves towards the more superficial layers of the epidermis there is a physiological progressive interruption of the vital functions of the hair and lasts up to 15 days.
- telogen phase: terminal phase of the life cycle of the hair, or functional resting period, it lasts from 90 to 100 days before ending with the fall of the hair to make room for new hair in anagen phase
On average it lasts about three years, with a growth of 1 centimeter per month. At the end of this cycle, the hair is replaced by new hair that forms in the same hair follicle. This causes, under normal conditions, hair that falls out to be replaced by new growing hair.
If this turn over mechanism is altered, either because too much hair falls out or too little grows back, problems can begin, leading to the appearance of real patches of hairlessness and androgenetic alopecia.
This can happen for many reasons
- pathologies affecting the skin such as dermatitis (for example due to psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis)
- deficiency of minerals and trace elements
- very abundant menstrual cycles
- problems of malabsorption or celiac disease
- thyroid or autoimmune diseases
- stress.
Nutrition
Unbalanced diets affect the health of your hair; taking care of your diet is therefore the first step towards healthy hair.
Fruits and vegetables are always at the top of the recommended foods, as they are rich in biotin, vitamin C, copper, zinc and other nutrients useful for healthy hair.
Beware then of drastic diets: they don't help the beauty of your hair and, even, they could promote abundant hair loss.
Stress, smoking and alcohol
Stress is the enemy of beautiful, strong, flowing hair.
Stress can be either a period of intense study or work, as well as excessive exposure to the sun and the use of hats to protect your head from heat and cold.
Smoking and alcohol, in addition to promoting oxidative stress, can also promote organic stress conditions.
Stress, smoking and alcohol, therefore, are often interrelated and must necessarily be kept at bay for your overall health, not just your hair health.
So let's find out together how to prevent and/or remedy hair loss.
In cases where the increase in hair loss is not related to specific diseases, it may be useful to take supplements with silicon and sulfur amino acids that represent the building blocks of keratin, the substance that makes up and gives body to the hair.
Fundamental then is to ensure the body an adequate intake of:
- magnesium, because it accelerates the processes of cellular metabolism
- selenium, which helps to preserve the elasticity of skin and hair
- zinc, because it protects skin and hair and helps cell repair.
Other good habits are:
- do not overdo it with straighteners and hair dryers, which should never be brought too close to the scalp
- use shampoos suited to the specific characteristics of your hair and scalp.
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