Hair Loss

HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

2008-03-08T18:22:00.000-08:00

HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

According to medical experts, only two drugs are proven to slow down hair loss - minoxidil, a lotion available at pharmacies, and finasteride, pills that have to be prescribed.

These have to be taken for a few months before results can be apparent.

According to one of the Dermatologist, minoxidil works best on the top of the head, and less on the frontal region. With few side effects, this treatment may help grow a little hair, but it is "better at holding onto what's still there".

Another solution, finasteride, sold as Propecia , works only for men and has been proven to retain hair.
(extraced from Spring)

You can also try to check this medicine - "Avodart" in capsules form from your family doctor which is quite effectively for treating and maintaining Hair Loss issue.

Dandruff Woes

2008-03-08T18:06:00.000-08:00

With the tropical humidity and heat in Singapore, flaking and itchy scapls are common.

Soothe your Dandruff problem with Phytheol's Anti-Dandruff Treatment with a reportted 100 per cent success.

The range contains the intensive Anti-Dandruff Shampoo,Anti-Dandruff maintenance Shampoo and Deep Cleansing and Soothing Lotion that contain regenerating and stimulating botanicals to treat and keep your scalp clean and fresh anytime of the day.

The prices if about $40 each and is available at most Pharmacy outlet .
(ezyhealth&beauty)

HAIR LOSS PREVENTION

2008-03-04T05:41:00.000-08:00

Hair Loss Prevention

While you can't really prevent the causes for balding - age, genes and hormones - you can downplay some other risk factors.According to experts, you can control the behavioural factors, such as habitual hair pulling or tugging, or hair styling.

When properly done, hair treatment like colouring,perming, straightening usually do not cause permanent damage, but constant application of heat and chemicals on the scalp and hair may weaken hair or damage scalps.

Tying your hair too tightly in braids or ponytails may also put stress on the scalp, say trichologists , so it's best not to wear your hair in tight hairstyles for long periods.

Lifestyle too can contribute to hair loss. Smoking and extreme lifestyle coupled with stress and late night sleep can aggrevate hair loss.Avoiding these aggrevating factors may lessen or prevent hair loss.
(extracted from Spring)

Hairs with Lots of Dandruff

2008-03-02T23:09:00.000-08:00

Dandruff can be quite annoying if it is not being taking-care-off to bring back to the general healthy conditon of the scalp.

Dandruff appears due to dead skin dies off and flake off from the scalp.Sometimes this flaking will casue your skin to become 'RED' and itchy which is quite irritating and unpleasant.

Dandruff can be easily treated by using specialised medicated shampoo.It is good to use this specialised medicated shampoo regularly once a day plus the use of a normal shampoo to wash your hair everyday at different interval to reduce your level of Dandruff.

Specialised medicated shampoo for Dandruff can be purchased from any Pharmacy outlet.

Dandruff if left untreated,may lead some form of hair loss.

For more information regarding Dandruff you may click here to find out.

Shampooing Every Day

2008-03-02T01:10:00.000-08:00

HAIR LOSS FACTS

We lose an average of 100 hairs a day - these hairs that have finished their three-year life span.

Baldness is inherited from either parent, not just your mother's male relatives, as commonly believed.

After childbirth, women do not lose more hair. Hair is usually thicker during pregancy due to hormones - the additional hairs will fall out after hormone levels resume.

Baldness is not only a human trait. Some primates, such as monkeys, also exhibit balding symptoms.

Shampooing, especially with a mild daily shampoo , does not accelerate balding. In fact, those with oily scalps should shampoo at least once a day.
(Spring Jan/Feb issue)

Hair Loss

2008-02-25T01:09:00.000-08:00

Hair loss,its cause and how to slow-down minimizing hair losses further.

Hair Loss Fact
It's one horseshoe that many don't consider lucky espically men because it appears on the top of their heads.According to medical experts,there are hundreds of causes for hair loss,such as autoimmune disorders,hormonal disorders,dietary deficiency,self inflicted hair pulling and diseases of the scalp.The most common is androgenetic alopecia - usually referred to as male pattern baldness.

BALD FACTS

A 2005 surveyed by the Dermatological Society of Singapore estimated that about 15 per cent of Singaporean men aged over 15 years old suffer from hereditary balding.And while it's condition that affects mostly men,women,to a smaller extent,suffer from it as well.Unlike the common receding hairline shape found in male pattern balding,hair loss in female pattern is distributed throughout the scalp.

And understandably,whether you're a man or woman,it's a worrisome problem.

One of the dermatologist doctor's says that "Scalp hair and the lack of it have far-reaching psycho-social and sexual implications.That is why it is called one's 'crowning glory'".

While men suffering from hair loss report feelings of lowered self-esteem and a sense of isolation,women with hair loss appear to suffer more psychological distress than men.
(extracted from Spring Jan/Feb issue)