The 'bald' Truth Ladies – You Can Control Your Hair Fall
Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Shilpa Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu – what is one common thing in these beautiful women apart from the fact that they are leading bollywood actresses? Well, they all are brand ambassadors of either an anti hair fall shampoo or a hair strengthening oil.
Have you ever noticed that we haven’t seen many male actors endorsing anti hair fall product in recent times, barring a few anti dandruff shampoos? Why are the hair product companies targeting women? Because today, hair loss is not a prominent problem only among men, but women are nearly as likely to lose hair. In fact, when it happens in women it can feel particularly bleak. Moreover, earlier, women started showing signs of hair loss in their 50s. Today, they are experiencing it at a much younger age due to variety of reasons.
However, can only shampoos and hair oil help women control hair fall. Nope. To, some extent these products might help condition the hair and scalp, thereby making it smoother but controlling hair loss needs much more than that. It needs treatment. So, how do you find what is the right hair fall treatment for you?
Treat your hair loss by knowing what causes it
Hair loss is a condition that requires a personalized approach to the treatment. Any hair fall treatment is based on the extent of hair loss, the grade of baldness, the condition of the hair and scalp and the cause of your hair loss.
There are many potential causes of hair loss in women, including medical conditions, medications and physical or emotional stress. A parlour treatment or hair product will only be superficial, and it will certainly not treat your hair loss. Hair loss can only be treated by scientifically diagnosing the underlying medical conditions and treating them accordingly.
Hair loss in women is primarily triggered by hormonal imbalance in the body. Conditions, such as anaemia, thyroid, ovarian cysts (PCOS), or menopause, are some of the triggers. What can also activate the disorder is a fall below normal levels in the ‘hair-protective’ female hormone, oestrogen. This ‘ups’ the level of the male hormone testosterone in the body — the result is hair loss.
Other reasons for hair loss include extreme stress; physical trauma like surgery or intense illness; dramatic weight loss over a short period of time; and taking too much Vitamin A.
So, if your hair loss is due to these medical conditions or hormonal imbalance, you need to first correct these ailments by taking an appropriate treatment for them. How will shampoos and conditioners treat hair fall due to iron deficiency or thyroid? Just think about it.
The other basis of hair loss, especially female pattern hair loss, one of the most common types of hair loss in women is genetics — the problem tends to run in families and is passed on from one generation to the other. This type of hair loss needs proper medical treatment and therefore it is suggested that you visit a trichologist to understand your type and treatment for the hair loss. The sooner treatment is started, the better the chances are for improving your hair.
Why homeopathy is best to treat hair loss in women?
Homeopathy works excellent for hair loss in women. Why is it the best hair fall treatment for women? Because it is an individual medicine. What it means is that every women suffering from hair fall is given a different medicine, which is specific to her. It is not a one-suit-fits-all. It treats you as an individual and not just the symptoms of your illness. Understand that hair loss is a symptom. The real problem is the underlying medical ailment that has caused hair loss.
As discussed above, a lot of the times the causes of hair loss in women are stress, anaemia, thyroid, or PCOD. So homeopathy forms a treatment to address all these conditions. The underlying condition is what homeopathy identifies and treats beautifully. It helps to nourish the hair follicles, it helps to bring a mind-body balance, that helps to treat the hair loss and the underlying cause. The second USP of homeopathy is that it has no side-effects. It is absolutely natural.
Based on videomicroscopic assessment of your hair and scalp, your homeopathic doctor will give you a right hair care regime such as the right shampoo, conditioner, diet, chemical procedures you can or cannot do and suggest you an individualized treatment best suitable for you based on assessment of your hair.
So be wiser in which treatment you select for your hair loss. The best is the one that actually treats the cause of your hair loss without any side-effects.
