How to Maintain Healthy Hair and Prevent Early Hair Loss

Hair loss is a problem affecting a third of the entire population. Moreover, everybody loses about a hundred hair strands on a daily basis, which is absolutely natural and nothing to worry about.

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However, problems like male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia affects up to 95% of all men, according to the American Hair Loss Association. Moreover, by the age of 35, most men will also start to experience a receding hairline or some form of hair loss.

Apart from genetic predisposition to hair loss, the problem can be attributed to a plethora of reasons. A lot of them can be associated with poor diet, bad habits like smoking, mineral deficiencies, potent medications, stress and environmental factors.

This post sheds light on how you can maintain your hair health and what ingredients you should look for before buying mainstream hair loss products.

 

Maintaining Healthy Hair

 

• Use Mild Shampoo to Wash Your Hair on a Frequent Basis

Washing your hair regularly can also be a good routine to prevent hair loss. Keeping your scalp nice and clean can keep your hair fresh along with steering you clear of any potential risks of infection due to dirt and oil build-up. Moreover, washing your hair daily can also make your hair follicles strong and dandruff-free.

• Take Vitamins to Prevent Hair Loss

We all know how a daily intake of vitamins can improve our metabolism, keep our immune system strong, and that they promote brain health. However, what most people don’t know is that there are certain vitamins that can also help keep their hair and scalp healthy. Vitamin A for example, is great for boosting sebum production in your scalp. Similarly, vitamin E can help enhance your blood circulation to the scalp and hair follicles. Moreover, vitamin B can help you maintain your natural hair color, adding more vibrancy to it.

• Don’t Fall Short on Your Protein Intake

Eating your daily proteins in the form of lean meat such as chicken and fish, or lean beef can go a long way in keeping your hair healthy. Eggs for example, contain plenty of biotin as well as protein, both of which are essential for strong hair and growth.

 

The Wonders of Low-Level Light Therapy to Treat Hair Loss and a Receding Hairline

 

LLLT or low-level laser therapy is fast becoming a mainstream hair loss treatment for receding hairlines and androgenic alopecia. LLLT works by inhibiting 5-alpha reductase (an enzyme that converts your testosterone to DHT), by emitting powerful red light wavelengths via a series of laser diodes.

Illumiflow’s LLLT technology promotes shock protein stimulation, which will help promote cellular growth in your scalp. What that does is gradually encourage hair regrowth in the deepest layer of your hair cells as well as the cells on the top layer of your scalp.

 

Anti-Hair Loss Ingredients You Need to Keep in Mind Before You Buy a Hair Loss Product

 

Whenever you shop for products that can help with hair loss, it is vital to understand the necessary ingredients you require to combat hair loss effectively. So you need to ensure the products you are buying have these essential ingredients. That’s not all; you also need to keep realistic expectations from the products and treatments. You need to take into account your genetics and the type of hair loss you are experiencing.

It is also important to see a dermatologist or a trichologist before opting to buy any hair loss product. A specialist will help accurately identify the right products for you because there isn’t a one-stop solution for hair loss. In light of this, here are some products and the ingredients you need to consider:

• Hair Loss Shampoos

If you are suffering from androgenic alopecia, it is important to ensure that the shampoo you use for it contains DHT blockers (dihydrotestosterone). DHT plays an active role in shrinking your hair follicles. When this happens, the new hair strands will end up growing thinner. DHT blockers include:

• Saw palmetto
• Pumpkin seed oil
• Stinging nettle

 

• Topical Creams and Treatments

Minoxidil is a common topical treatment for hair loss, however, if you are looking for better alternatives, it is important to get products that contain rendensyl and green tea extract. You need to wash the topical treatments using a hair loss shampoo, which is why you must always opt for quality ingredients. Rendensyl is an active ingredient that stimulates hair growth by firing up the stem cells in hair follicles.

 

• Exfoliators

Exfoliating your scalp can keep it itch-free; a dry scalp will also exacerbate your hair loss symptoms. Excessively scratching your scalp can lead to irritation and more hair loss. The best ingredient to promote a soft and soothing scalp is tea tree oil. It contains several antimicrobial properties that keep the scalp healthy and increase its nutrient absorption rate.

 

Bottom Line

 

In all, it can’t be stressed enough the importance of understanding what is actually in the hair loss products you buy. You have to understand that hair loss shampoos and conditioners are rinsed off, which means if the products do not have essential hair loss combating ingredients, you may not experience the results you might hope for.

 

I am a yoga and wellness enthusiast, which is why I gravitate towards meditation and the power of positivity in everything that I do and write. Having been doing yoga for the past couple of years, which has drastically changed my life, I have developed a knack for outdoor adventures and camping.