Some tips of hair care:
Here are some useful hair tips to nurse your hair in daily life. All of them were collected by myself, I want to share it with everybody and hope it could gives help to you.To help maintain healthy hair: Get a good night sleep and eat a balanced diet.
Backcombing: Work in small sections, holding the hair ends at a 90 degree angle to the head. Run comb through hair from ends to root in smooth, gentle strokes for maximum effect;Fine tooth rattail: Precise teasing or backcombing;Dip pik: Great detangler for wet hair;Create curls on a flat iron: Place the hair section between the plates as normal. with the plates closed, rotate the iron 2 complete revolutions and then slide to the end of the hair section as normal;Add volume on a flat iron: Flips or curves hold hair between plates and wrap around outside of top plate;Straightening with comb: Helps guide hair and eliminates tangles for smoother and faster straightening. Comb your hair under the flat iron while straightening to prevent fuzz;Create an alluring up do: After removing the iron from the hair, re-roll each curl and pin up randomly. Leave a few trailing tendrils. For sexy, tousled curls make small vertical curls in hair. Separate curls with fingers. For tighter curls, use a small barrel. for loose curls, use larger barrel. Section hair evenly and comb each section before winding. Place curling iron midway up hair section; spread hair evenly between spoon and barrel. Or avoid crimped ends, securely wind hair under spoon in direction of desired curl;Sexy and tousled curls: Make small vertical curls in hair. Separate curls with fingers. for tighter curls use a small 3/4" barrel, for loose curls use a larger barrel. Section hair evenly, and comb each section before winding. Place curling iron midway up hair section; spread hair evenly between spoon and barrel. to avoid crimped ends, securely wind hair under the spoon in the direction of desired curl;Curling iron: Use low heat settings for curling extra fine, damaged, or dry hair;Total styling: Begins with hair that is clean and dry;Hair dryer: Select lower heats and speed for finishing hairstyle or for drying permed, color-treated, or fragile hair;Hair dryer: Use higher heat for initial drying, lowering the heat as you finish styling. Use Cool Shot to set curls or style in place;Hair dryer: Initially when hair is wet, use dryer on high speed without the concentrator nozzle. dry hair until it is slightly damp. Attach concentrator, using medium to high speed to style and/or straighten hair. always blow dry hair starting from root down to ends. use cool shot button to lock in style;Hair dryer: Use medium to high speed to style or straighten hair. blow dry hair starting from the root down to ends to seal the cuticles. Result use slim concentrator nozzle for detailed styling;Lint filter: Take off the dryers rear cap and clean any lint or hair caught in screen. it improves dryers airflow and takes strain off motor, improving life of dryer.Always treat hair right with superior quality shampoos and conditioners prior to styling.
here are some links which tell you about skin care, teeth care ,etc.
Here are some useful hair tips to nurse your hair in daily life. All of them were collected by myself, I want to share it with everybody and hope it could gives help to you.To help maintain healthy hair: Get a good night sleep and eat a balanced diet.
Backcombing: Work in small sections, holding the hair ends at a 90 degree angle to the head. Run comb through hair from ends to root in smooth, gentle strokes for maximum effect;Fine tooth rattail: Precise teasing or backcombing;Dip pik: Great detangler for wet hair;Create curls on a flat iron: Place the hair section between the plates as normal. with the plates closed, rotate the iron 2 complete revolutions and then slide to the end of the hair section as normal;Add volume on a flat iron: Flips or curves hold hair between plates and wrap around outside of top plate;Straightening with comb: Helps guide hair and eliminates tangles for smoother and faster straightening. Comb your hair under the flat iron while straightening to prevent fuzz;Create an alluring up do: After removing the iron from the hair, re-roll each curl and pin up randomly. Leave a few trailing tendrils. For sexy, tousled curls make small vertical curls in hair. Separate curls with fingers. For tighter curls, use a small barrel. for loose curls, use larger barrel. Section hair evenly and comb each section before winding. Place curling iron midway up hair section; spread hair evenly between spoon and barrel. Or avoid crimped ends, securely wind hair under spoon in direction of desired curl;Sexy and tousled curls: Make small vertical curls in hair. Separate curls with fingers. for tighter curls use a small 3/4" barrel, for loose curls use a larger barrel. Section hair evenly, and comb each section before winding. Place curling iron midway up hair section; spread hair evenly between spoon and barrel. to avoid crimped ends, securely wind hair under the spoon in the direction of desired curl;Curling iron: Use low heat settings for curling extra fine, damaged, or dry hair;Total styling: Begins with hair that is clean and dry;Hair dryer: Select lower heats and speed for finishing hairstyle or for drying permed, color-treated, or fragile hair;Hair dryer: Use higher heat for initial drying, lowering the heat as you finish styling. Use Cool Shot to set curls or style in place;Hair dryer: Initially when hair is wet, use dryer on high speed without the concentrator nozzle. dry hair until it is slightly damp. Attach concentrator, using medium to high speed to style and/or straighten hair. always blow dry hair starting from root down to ends. use cool shot button to lock in style;Hair dryer: Use medium to high speed to style or straighten hair. blow dry hair starting from the root down to ends to seal the cuticles. Result use slim concentrator nozzle for detailed styling;Lint filter: Take off the dryers rear cap and clean any lint or hair caught in screen. it improves dryers airflow and takes strain off motor, improving life of dryer.Always treat hair right with superior quality shampoos and conditioners prior to styling.
here are some links which tell you about skin care, teeth care ,etc.
NOW I AM TELLING ABOUT AYURVEDIC TREATMENT. YOU CAN CARE YOUR HAIR BY MASSAGING AND HERBS. 
Ayurvedic treatment for hair loss –{ Massaging }
Ayurvedic treatment for hair loss –{ Massaging }
Massage [Ayurvedic massage] greatly improves the blood circulation, thus increasing the health of the hair and also scalp. Daily massaging the scalp for 5-10 minutes greatly stimulates the circulation. This is very essential for healthy growth of your hair.
Use coconut or almond oil to rub your scalp and on the soles of your feet before going to bed. Massage your hair with the oil that contains vitamin E. This greatly prevents or slows down the hair loss. Vitamin E oil strengthens fragile hair and also helps to prevent the dry and flaky skin. Boil the lemon leaves in water, cool it and rinse your hair with it. The most effective remedy for treating hair loss is the application of herbal serum on your scalp. During first week, you need to apply this for 2-3 nights by using a dropper and then apply it once or twice in a week. It is very easy to apply the serum on your scalp. Massage your scalp with the serum and leave for one night to penetrate into the affected area.
The next morning, rinse of the serum by using a conditioner. You will definitely observe best results within few weeks. The herbal serum helps to nourish your hair follicles, stops itchiness and also it restores the hair in thinning area.
Ayurvedic treatment for hair loss –{ Herbs }
Ayurvedic herbs help to improve the blood circulation, disinfect your scalp and stimulate the growth of hair.
Rinsing your hair in apple cider vinegar and sage tea stimulates the growth of the hair. Licorice extracts help in preventing the hair loss. Horsetail is the best source of silica, which helps to keep your hair strong and look shiny and sleek. Use stinging nettle, rosemary, birch, and horsetail to massage your scalp regularly for stimulating the hair growth. Tea made from burdock and marshmallow is good for dry hair. Before going to take ayurvedic treatment for hair loss, inform the practitioner about any other treatments that you are currently using because they can interfere with ayurvedic treatment methods and cause side effects.
NOW I AM TELLING ABOUT HAIR LOSS CAUSES:
Every day, you lose about 50 to 100 hairs. You've seen them. They swirl down the drain in the tub or get stuck on the back of your sweater. Or, worst of all, one might get in your mouth. Gross.
Normally, when hair falls out, new hairs start forming in the same place as the old ones. But when someone has hair loss, the hairs may not grow back. Or they do grow, but there aren't enough of them to take the place of what's already fallen out. This often happens to men, who start to go bald as they get older.
But anyone can have hair loss, even kids. The medical name for hair loss is alopecia (say: al-uh-pee-shuh).
The Hair-y StoryThe hair on your head is made of keratin (say: kair-uh-tin), the same protein that makes up your nails. Hairs grow from follicles (say: fahl-ih-kulz), which are very tiny holes deep in your skin. Each follicle contains a hair root, the part of the hair that is alive and growing. The part of the hair you can see, the part above the skin, is dead. (That's why it doesn't hurt to get a haircut!)
This part is called the hair shaft, and it's the part of your hair that can get long. Most kids' hair grows about half an inch (2 centimeters) a month. About 85 out of 100 hairs on your head are growing (the anagen phase) at any time. When a hair is done growing it goes into its resting (telogen) phase and eventually falls out. Usually, 15 out of 100 hairs on your head are in the resting phase.
What Causes Hair Loss?Men, especially older men, are the ones who are most likely to lose their hair. This kind of hair loss is called androgenetic (say: an-dro-jeh-neh-tik) alopecia, also known as male-pattern baldness. It's the most common type of hair loss and it doesn't affect kids. This type of baldness runs in families and happens when people get older.
So why do some kids lose their hair? A kid's hair may fall out if he or she uses harsh chemicals to dye, bleach, straighten, or perm the hair. Even drying hair with very high heat can hurt it and cause it to fall out. Too-tight braids, ponytails, and barrettes can also make hair hit the road. Hair also can be lost if a person combs or brushes the hair too hard, especially when it's wet.
Here are some other causes of hair loss:
Telogen effluvium (say: teh-luh-jen eh-flu-vee-um). This means that more hairs than usual are in the resting phase and fall out more easily. As a result, you lose more hair than usual. You might notice more hair on your brush or a big clump of hair in the drain after you shower. A fever, stress, or surgery can cause this change in your hair. The good news is that you're not going bald and your hair will be back to normal within 6 months. Ringworm. Kids who have a fungus called ringworm on their scalp might lose their hair. This infection causes the hairs to break close to the scalp. Alopecia areata (say: ar-ee-at-uh). In this condition, round patches of hair completely fall out. No one knows exactly what causes alopecia areata, but it looks like the body's own immune system attacks the hair follicles. It also runs in some families. In 95 out of 100 cases of alopecia areata, the hair grows back completely. Trichotillomania (say: trik-oh-till-oh-may-nee-ah). This is the fancy name for the habit of pulling and twisting your own hair. Some kids may pull their hair because they're stressed out or anxious about something. Hair will grow back when it's not being pulled, but some kids find it hard to stop. For these kids, the doctor can recommend treatment. Hormone problems. If your thyroid gland isn't working right, it can also cause hair loss. (The thyroid gland sits in the front of the lower neck and makes important hormones that keep the body healthy.) Severe problems with nutrition also can result in unhealthy hair that falls out or breaks easily. Cancer treatment. Most people think about cancer when they see a kid who is bald. Cancer does not cause hair to fall out, but the powerful drugs and treatments used to kill cancer cells (chemotherapy and radiation) kill the cells that make hair grow, too. A kid getting chemotherapy may lose a lot of hair quickly, but the hair will grow back when the treatment is stopped. What Will the Doctor Do?If you think you're having some hair loss, talk with your doctor. Your doctor might look at a few strands of your hair under a microscope. This will give the doctor a better look at what's going on to help decide what to do next.
For a fungal infection (ringworm), the doctor will probably prescribe some medicine to treat it. Or if you are taking a medication that can cause hair loss, the doctor might stop it or prescribe something different. If the doctor thinks that an illness is causing the hair loss, you might need more tests.
Coping With Hair LossIn some cases, it can take a while for hair to grow back on its own — especially if a kid has alopecia areata or is getting chemotherapy. Being bald can be upsetting and scary. Some kids wear wigs or hair extensions while they wait for their own hair to return. Others feel more comfortable just wearing a baseball cap, bandanna, or scarf.
It's always tough to be different, especially in a way that's easy for people to notice. Friends and classmates can make all the difference to someone who's dealing with hair loss. They can tease the person and make him or her feel even worse. Or they can support the kid, be kind, and remember that a person is more than just his or her hair.
Some kids have really gone the extra mile for a friend who had hair loss due to cancer treatment. How? They decided to shave their heads, too, so their friend wouldn't be the only one. What a bald and beautiful thing to do!
HERE I AM TELLING HAIR LOSS EXPLAINATION
Each of these problems can be a contributory factor towards hair loss, if there is a combination of two or more then the chances of hair loss are increased considerably.
Explanation One
Natural hair loss in a man, or male pattern baldness, as it is normally called is basically due to male hormones, (collectively known as Androgens). The most relevant of these hormones with regards to hair loss is called testosterone. In the case of a man who has inherited the necessary genes for hair loss, a little of this testosterone is formed by some of the hair roots into a derivative called Dihydrotestosterone. It is Dihydrotestosterone that is actually responsible for hair loss.
When anyone washes their hair there are always a few hairs left in the basin afterwards. This does not necessarily mean that the person is thinning. All that is happening is that some of the hair roots are shedding their old hairs and, in time, these will be replaced. The new hairs are as strong as the previous hairs were. The small white bobble on the end of the hair is not the hair root, it is in fact, formed from degenerated cells from within the hair root and is called the club. If it were possible for a hair to be pulled from the scalp bringing a hair root with it then the scalp would actually bleed.
If dihydrotestosterone has been produced it will be present in the surface sebum (grease) which is secreted by everyone from the sebum glands present through their skin tissue. Under these circumstances, when a hair is shed the dihydrotestosterone will enter the follicle (the hole in the scalp from which the hair has come) and inside there it reacts chemically. What it actually does is to miniaturise the hair root and follicle. This means that the new hair growing through will be finer. When this new fine hair is later shed the Dihydrotestosterone again miniaturises the follicle and hair root even further and hence the next hair will be finer still. This process will continue until the hair is so fine that it may as well not be there at all and if this happens over an area, then the man will obviously thin over that area and hence baldness occurs.
You can usually tell when a person is thinning on the front hair line by feeling the thickness of the hair and comparing it with the hair at the back of the head. It takes a bit of skill but eventually you should be able to tell just by touch when the hair is starting to thin.
Explanation TWO
Baldness occurs not through heredity, nor as a result of the effects of testosterone on the hair follicles in the target zone. Rather it is caused because of: poor blood flow to the scalp (from a number of causes) insufficient nutrients in the blood and poor drainage of waste products through the lymphatic systems.
Explanation THREE
Men go bald because the hair is prevented from growing by being blocked at the hair growth centre - the hair follicle. What causes this blockage is the accumulation in the scalp, which some men are prone to, of dihydrotestosterone. This is the villain, not as is frequently thought testosterone. This accumulation of dihydrotestosterone may be the major reason for excess hair loss, combined with one or more other minor factors.
Explanation FOUR
A co-operation of three factors brings about, especially in men, a typical hair deficiency in the area of the temples, a bald crown mid head or forehead area or a general thinning of these areas.
The three important factors for this development are as follows:
General disposition with a transmitted dominant tendency for male pattern baldness, female members of a family are transmitters as well.
Male Hormones (Androgen-Testosterone) are sponsoring male pattern baldness by means of increased production and a subsequent increase of Androgens in the blood stream thus increasing baldness.
As the period for hair loss is between the 20th and 50th years of age there is no danger of male pattern baldness before puberty.
Other factors such as mechanical irritation (washing, combing of hair, wearing a helmet, etc.) stress, lack of vitamins or minerals or undue influences of the weather are no cause, but only trigger male pattern baldness.
Through the already described genetic disposition, the hair growing Enzyme 5-Reductase is blocking the forehead, mid head and crown area, only the Donor areas at the back and on the sides of the head are not affected.
As scientists so far have not managed to influence the three factors above, and have not managed to arrest hair loss, not to mention growth of new hair, research tried to bring to the fore an attempt to activate the Enzyme 5-Reductase against the generic determination.
Conclusion
From the above it is obvious some explanations are plain and simple, though not necessarily correct, while others just become to technical for the average person.
As you can see there are many and varying explanations given for the cause of hair loss. Each clinic, consultant and even doctors will give different explanations for the cause of baldness as each person is trying to convince you that their products are the best on the market. Doctors who are not out to sell you anything do not usually see hair loss as a problem and are therefore not interested in giving you a reason for hair loss. Clinics have to sell to make a profit, so will try to convince you that their explanation is the real one and they just happen to have a cure for it.
I believe explanation one is the cause of hair loss.
The male hormone testosterone appears to be the main problem and is heavily linked to heredity.
The following is a list of drugs know to cause hair loss in certain cases:
Cholesterol-lowering drug:
clofibrate (Atromis-S) and gemfibrozil (Lopid)
Parkinson Medications:
levodopa (Dopar, Larodopa)
Ulcer drugs:
cimetidine (Tagamet), ranitidine (Zantac) and famotidine (Pepcid)
Anticoagulents:
Coumarin and Heparin
Agents for gout:
Allopurinol (Loporin, Zyloprim)
Antiarthritics:
penicillamine, auranofin (Ridaura), indomethacin (i\Indocin), naproxen (Naprosyn), sulindac (Clinoril), and methotrexate (Folex)
Drugs derived from vitamin-A:
isotretinoin (Accutane) and etretinate (Tegison)
Anticonvulsants for epilepsy:
trimethadione (Tridione)
Antidepressants:
tricyclics, amphetamines
Beta blocker drugs for high blood pressure:
atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal) and timolol (Blocadren)
Antithyroid agents:
carbimazole, Iodine, thiocyanate, thiouracil
Others:
Blood thinners, male hormones (anabolic steroids)
If in doubt always ask your doctor to look up know side effects on any medication you are taking.
Use coconut or almond oil to rub your scalp and on the soles of your feet before going to bed. Massage your hair with the oil that contains vitamin E. This greatly prevents or slows down the hair loss. Vitamin E oil strengthens fragile hair and also helps to prevent the dry and flaky skin. Boil the lemon leaves in water, cool it and rinse your hair with it. The most effective remedy for treating hair loss is the application of herbal serum on your scalp. During first week, you need to apply this for 2-3 nights by using a dropper and then apply it once or twice in a week. It is very easy to apply the serum on your scalp. Massage your scalp with the serum and leave for one night to penetrate into the affected area.
The next morning, rinse of the serum by using a conditioner. You will definitely observe best results within few weeks. The herbal serum helps to nourish your hair follicles, stops itchiness and also it restores the hair in thinning area.
Ayurvedic treatment for hair loss –{ Herbs }
Ayurvedic herbs help to improve the blood circulation, disinfect your scalp and stimulate the growth of hair.
Rinsing your hair in apple cider vinegar and sage tea stimulates the growth of the hair. Licorice extracts help in preventing the hair loss. Horsetail is the best source of silica, which helps to keep your hair strong and look shiny and sleek. Use stinging nettle, rosemary, birch, and horsetail to massage your scalp regularly for stimulating the hair growth. Tea made from burdock and marshmallow is good for dry hair. Before going to take ayurvedic treatment for hair loss, inform the practitioner about any other treatments that you are currently using because they can interfere with ayurvedic treatment methods and cause side effects.
NOW I AM TELLING ABOUT HAIR LOSS CAUSES:
Every day, you lose about 50 to 100 hairs. You've seen them. They swirl down the drain in the tub or get stuck on the back of your sweater. Or, worst of all, one might get in your mouth. Gross.
Normally, when hair falls out, new hairs start forming in the same place as the old ones. But when someone has hair loss, the hairs may not grow back. Or they do grow, but there aren't enough of them to take the place of what's already fallen out. This often happens to men, who start to go bald as they get older.
But anyone can have hair loss, even kids. The medical name for hair loss is alopecia (say: al-uh-pee-shuh).
The Hair-y StoryThe hair on your head is made of keratin (say: kair-uh-tin), the same protein that makes up your nails. Hairs grow from follicles (say: fahl-ih-kulz), which are very tiny holes deep in your skin. Each follicle contains a hair root, the part of the hair that is alive and growing. The part of the hair you can see, the part above the skin, is dead. (That's why it doesn't hurt to get a haircut!)
This part is called the hair shaft, and it's the part of your hair that can get long. Most kids' hair grows about half an inch (2 centimeters) a month. About 85 out of 100 hairs on your head are growing (the anagen phase) at any time. When a hair is done growing it goes into its resting (telogen) phase and eventually falls out. Usually, 15 out of 100 hairs on your head are in the resting phase.
What Causes Hair Loss?Men, especially older men, are the ones who are most likely to lose their hair. This kind of hair loss is called androgenetic (say: an-dro-jeh-neh-tik) alopecia, also known as male-pattern baldness. It's the most common type of hair loss and it doesn't affect kids. This type of baldness runs in families and happens when people get older.
So why do some kids lose their hair? A kid's hair may fall out if he or she uses harsh chemicals to dye, bleach, straighten, or perm the hair. Even drying hair with very high heat can hurt it and cause it to fall out. Too-tight braids, ponytails, and barrettes can also make hair hit the road. Hair also can be lost if a person combs or brushes the hair too hard, especially when it's wet.
Here are some other causes of hair loss:
Telogen effluvium (say: teh-luh-jen eh-flu-vee-um). This means that more hairs than usual are in the resting phase and fall out more easily. As a result, you lose more hair than usual. You might notice more hair on your brush or a big clump of hair in the drain after you shower. A fever, stress, or surgery can cause this change in your hair. The good news is that you're not going bald and your hair will be back to normal within 6 months. Ringworm. Kids who have a fungus called ringworm on their scalp might lose their hair. This infection causes the hairs to break close to the scalp. Alopecia areata (say: ar-ee-at-uh). In this condition, round patches of hair completely fall out. No one knows exactly what causes alopecia areata, but it looks like the body's own immune system attacks the hair follicles. It also runs in some families. In 95 out of 100 cases of alopecia areata, the hair grows back completely. Trichotillomania (say: trik-oh-till-oh-may-nee-ah). This is the fancy name for the habit of pulling and twisting your own hair. Some kids may pull their hair because they're stressed out or anxious about something. Hair will grow back when it's not being pulled, but some kids find it hard to stop. For these kids, the doctor can recommend treatment. Hormone problems. If your thyroid gland isn't working right, it can also cause hair loss. (The thyroid gland sits in the front of the lower neck and makes important hormones that keep the body healthy.) Severe problems with nutrition also can result in unhealthy hair that falls out or breaks easily. Cancer treatment. Most people think about cancer when they see a kid who is bald. Cancer does not cause hair to fall out, but the powerful drugs and treatments used to kill cancer cells (chemotherapy and radiation) kill the cells that make hair grow, too. A kid getting chemotherapy may lose a lot of hair quickly, but the hair will grow back when the treatment is stopped. What Will the Doctor Do?If you think you're having some hair loss, talk with your doctor. Your doctor might look at a few strands of your hair under a microscope. This will give the doctor a better look at what's going on to help decide what to do next.
For a fungal infection (ringworm), the doctor will probably prescribe some medicine to treat it. Or if you are taking a medication that can cause hair loss, the doctor might stop it or prescribe something different. If the doctor thinks that an illness is causing the hair loss, you might need more tests.
Coping With Hair LossIn some cases, it can take a while for hair to grow back on its own — especially if a kid has alopecia areata or is getting chemotherapy. Being bald can be upsetting and scary. Some kids wear wigs or hair extensions while they wait for their own hair to return. Others feel more comfortable just wearing a baseball cap, bandanna, or scarf.
It's always tough to be different, especially in a way that's easy for people to notice. Friends and classmates can make all the difference to someone who's dealing with hair loss. They can tease the person and make him or her feel even worse. Or they can support the kid, be kind, and remember that a person is more than just his or her hair.
Some kids have really gone the extra mile for a friend who had hair loss due to cancer treatment. How? They decided to shave their heads, too, so their friend wouldn't be the only one. What a bald and beautiful thing to do!
HERE I AM TELLING HAIR LOSS EXPLAINATION
Each of these problems can be a contributory factor towards hair loss, if there is a combination of two or more then the chances of hair loss are increased considerably.
Explanation One
Natural hair loss in a man, or male pattern baldness, as it is normally called is basically due to male hormones, (collectively known as Androgens). The most relevant of these hormones with regards to hair loss is called testosterone. In the case of a man who has inherited the necessary genes for hair loss, a little of this testosterone is formed by some of the hair roots into a derivative called Dihydrotestosterone. It is Dihydrotestosterone that is actually responsible for hair loss.
When anyone washes their hair there are always a few hairs left in the basin afterwards. This does not necessarily mean that the person is thinning. All that is happening is that some of the hair roots are shedding their old hairs and, in time, these will be replaced. The new hairs are as strong as the previous hairs were. The small white bobble on the end of the hair is not the hair root, it is in fact, formed from degenerated cells from within the hair root and is called the club. If it were possible for a hair to be pulled from the scalp bringing a hair root with it then the scalp would actually bleed.
If dihydrotestosterone has been produced it will be present in the surface sebum (grease) which is secreted by everyone from the sebum glands present through their skin tissue. Under these circumstances, when a hair is shed the dihydrotestosterone will enter the follicle (the hole in the scalp from which the hair has come) and inside there it reacts chemically. What it actually does is to miniaturise the hair root and follicle. This means that the new hair growing through will be finer. When this new fine hair is later shed the Dihydrotestosterone again miniaturises the follicle and hair root even further and hence the next hair will be finer still. This process will continue until the hair is so fine that it may as well not be there at all and if this happens over an area, then the man will obviously thin over that area and hence baldness occurs.
You can usually tell when a person is thinning on the front hair line by feeling the thickness of the hair and comparing it with the hair at the back of the head. It takes a bit of skill but eventually you should be able to tell just by touch when the hair is starting to thin.
Explanation TWO
Baldness occurs not through heredity, nor as a result of the effects of testosterone on the hair follicles in the target zone. Rather it is caused because of: poor blood flow to the scalp (from a number of causes) insufficient nutrients in the blood and poor drainage of waste products through the lymphatic systems.
Explanation THREE
Men go bald because the hair is prevented from growing by being blocked at the hair growth centre - the hair follicle. What causes this blockage is the accumulation in the scalp, which some men are prone to, of dihydrotestosterone. This is the villain, not as is frequently thought testosterone. This accumulation of dihydrotestosterone may be the major reason for excess hair loss, combined with one or more other minor factors.
Explanation FOUR
A co-operation of three factors brings about, especially in men, a typical hair deficiency in the area of the temples, a bald crown mid head or forehead area or a general thinning of these areas.
The three important factors for this development are as follows:
General disposition with a transmitted dominant tendency for male pattern baldness, female members of a family are transmitters as well.
Male Hormones (Androgen-Testosterone) are sponsoring male pattern baldness by means of increased production and a subsequent increase of Androgens in the blood stream thus increasing baldness.
As the period for hair loss is between the 20th and 50th years of age there is no danger of male pattern baldness before puberty.
Other factors such as mechanical irritation (washing, combing of hair, wearing a helmet, etc.) stress, lack of vitamins or minerals or undue influences of the weather are no cause, but only trigger male pattern baldness.
Through the already described genetic disposition, the hair growing Enzyme 5-Reductase is blocking the forehead, mid head and crown area, only the Donor areas at the back and on the sides of the head are not affected.
As scientists so far have not managed to influence the three factors above, and have not managed to arrest hair loss, not to mention growth of new hair, research tried to bring to the fore an attempt to activate the Enzyme 5-Reductase against the generic determination.
Conclusion
From the above it is obvious some explanations are plain and simple, though not necessarily correct, while others just become to technical for the average person.
As you can see there are many and varying explanations given for the cause of hair loss. Each clinic, consultant and even doctors will give different explanations for the cause of baldness as each person is trying to convince you that their products are the best on the market. Doctors who are not out to sell you anything do not usually see hair loss as a problem and are therefore not interested in giving you a reason for hair loss. Clinics have to sell to make a profit, so will try to convince you that their explanation is the real one and they just happen to have a cure for it.
I believe explanation one is the cause of hair loss.
The male hormone testosterone appears to be the main problem and is heavily linked to heredity.
The following is a list of drugs know to cause hair loss in certain cases:
Cholesterol-lowering drug:
clofibrate (Atromis-S) and gemfibrozil (Lopid)
Parkinson Medications:
levodopa (Dopar, Larodopa)
Ulcer drugs:
cimetidine (Tagamet), ranitidine (Zantac) and famotidine (Pepcid)
Anticoagulents:
Coumarin and Heparin
Agents for gout:
Allopurinol (Loporin, Zyloprim)
Antiarthritics:
penicillamine, auranofin (Ridaura), indomethacin (i\Indocin), naproxen (Naprosyn), sulindac (Clinoril), and methotrexate (Folex)
Drugs derived from vitamin-A:
isotretinoin (Accutane) and etretinate (Tegison)
Anticonvulsants for epilepsy:
trimethadione (Tridione)
Antidepressants:
tricyclics, amphetamines
Beta blocker drugs for high blood pressure:
atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal) and timolol (Blocadren)
Antithyroid agents:
carbimazole, Iodine, thiocyanate, thiouracil
Others:
Blood thinners, male hormones (anabolic steroids)
If in doubt always ask your doctor to look up know side effects on any medication you are taking.
