Many of us face the problem of Hair fall, especially youngsters and women. Hair fall means the loss of hair from head and body. Normally a person’s head has 100,000 to 150,000 hairs and the shedding of the hair is 50 to 100 hairs a day. But if the amount of it increases, then you may have hair fall problem. It is also known as ALOPECIA or BALDNESS. Hair is made up of a protein called KERATIN which is produced in follicles of hair at outer layer of skin. As new hair cells are produced, the old ones are being pushed out through the skin. Each follicle has its own life cycle, which can be influenced by various factors that can be the reason for hair fall.

Causes of Hair Fall

There could be many causes for hair fall. Your Doctor or Dermatologist can try to determine the cause of your hair fall by asking you some questions about you and your family background and your health history or by your physical examination. Below are some causes that can lead to hair fall.

Dandruff and Hair Fall

Dandruff is the sign of an unhealthy scalp. It also makes hair unhealthy, damages hair, break roots, produces itching and more prone to breakage and increases hair fall. Due to heavy dandruff, the condition of hair fall can become worse.

Diabetes And Hair Loss

Diabetes is the other main cause of hair loss. Uncontrolled diabetes can cause hormonal imbalance.  Hormones are very complex substances that work intricately together to control body actions, including hair growth. Hormonal imbalance due to diabetes can affect the regeneration process of hair follicles and increases hair fall, damages blood vessels and blood circulation. The poor blood circulation negatively affects hair follicles. This can cause a loss of hair of body too.

Thyroid and Hair Fall

The severe condition of HYPOTHYROIDISM and HYPERTHYROIDISM can cause loss of hair. In both conditions, the hair becomes dry, brittle and thin on your scalp. Due to Thyroid, specifically the t3 and t4 hormone production is negatively affected. These two hormones play a significant role in development of hair. Hair falls out and becomes thinner day by day not only on the scalp, but on the whole body across including eyebrows. It is an autoimmune condition in thyroid. It causes patches of hair loss. This can make the condition worse and may cause baldness. Certain drugs which are used to treat thyroid conditions may also contribute for hair fall.

Stress and Hair Fall

Today’s life of the people has become very stress full. Work pressures, relationship issues, and all other problems are affecting our body in many ways. The causes of stress could include many conditions such as, death in family, accidents, people with high fever, surgeries and other kind of severe emotional stresses. However, the research has told that hair loss due to stress is a temporary condition and does not lead to baldness. As soon as your body recovers from stress, you can control hair loss too.

Deficiency of Vitamins

Deficiency of VITAMINS in our body also leads the problem of hair loss. Every vitamin has its own importance for the growth of hair. In which the most important is VITAMIN-B called BIOTIN. It helps to carry oxygen and nutrients to your scalp. It is also used in hair loss treatment. Vitamin A is necessary for hair to stay them moisturized and grow. Vitamin C can help to prevent hair from aging. Vitamin E helps to boost the growth of hair. Deficiency of Zinc and Iron also increases hair loss problem, especially in women. Hair is made up of protein, so protein is very important for good hair. Deficiency of protein may decrease hair growth and lead to severe condition of hair fall.

Hereditary and Hair Loss

It is the common cause of hair loss. The problem of hair fall continues in families generation to generation, is known as hereditary hair loss. Hair loss is caused by a mixture of genetics, hormone levels and the aging process, especially in men. The regular process of hair growth stops in certain parts of the scalp, which causes hair fall. But now, this problem is very common in women too. The condition of hair loss depends upon the genes given by parents. The risk of hair loss increases, if your relatives have experienced it too.