Wednesday, March 7, 2012
What's Causing Damage To My Scalp? Part 3
Caring for the scalp is not so very different from caring for the rest of the skin, but it's more important to do it regularly because the scalp is exposed to far more potential damage. Few things that can cause scalp problems and/or alopecia (hair loss) are: mental stress, iron deficiency, poor nutrition, changes in hormone levels and traction alopecia (due to prolonged or continuous pulling on the hair from braiding, twisting, wearing ponytails & sewing in hair extensions that are all too tight). We'll discuss a few remedy options next time. Please, feel free to share any comments. Below are 2 cases of traction alopecia.
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This is very interesting. thanks for the info and especially for showing the young girl with hair pulled tight. I remember girls who used to get bumps from hair pulled so tight into braids and tied with rubberbands and such. Also, wearing the same thing all the time like scrunchys with pony tails. got to be careful when choosing hair accessories too, I guess.
ReplyDeleteYes Jackie you're right. If the tension is stopped right away (in children) the hair follicles can grow back, if not by the time those pretty young girls becomes preteens, their hairline is even thinner or bald. Thanks for the comment.
ReplyDeleteThis is informative and not something most women recognize.
ReplyDeleteSome women define their hair as 'naturally thin' when the root cause is too much tension placed upon the hair in the same spots.
Yes S.W., that's one reason for starting this blog to help our present and next generations hair and scalp. Thanks for the comment.
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