You’re taking a shower or brushing your hair and you notice that your hair is falling out by the handfuls. You then ask yourself the age-old question, “How can I prevent further hair loss?”

Before you begin to experiment with the many hair loss prevention products available, you should understand what causes hair loss — there are two main causes of hair loss; the first is genetics, also known as androgenetic and male pattern baldness.

The lifespan of a single hair is around five years and a human will lose around 100 hairs a day. Hair loss happens when the body stops replenishing the lost hairs, so this is normal to a certain point. However, genetic baldness will cause the body to completely fail in replenishing the dead hair.

As a matter of fact, the gene for male baldness is present in all men but is only active in about 50 percent. This active gene suffocates the hair follicles so that when the old hair falls out, the new will not grow in its place.

The second largest cause of male baldness is stress. There are also other causes of hair loss, for example, malnutrition, consuming foods that don’t have the right amount of vitamins and minerals. Coffee and other caffeinated drinks have been linked as cause of hair loss.

Prevention

First of all, the key to hair loss prevention is catching hair loss before it becomes very noticeable. What type of hair loss prevention product you use depends on what the underlying cause is to begin with.

When you first notice that your hair is thinning, try using a different shampoo, one that is gentle, because your regular shampoo may be damaging your hair. Scalp massages with rosemary oil have been known to stimulate the hair follicles, but you have to give yourself a massage at least once a week to be effective.

If stress is causing your hair loss, then try reducing the amount of stress in your life.
Change your diet to ensure that you are getting the right amount of proteins, vitamins and minerals. Make sure to include dried beans, fish, eggs and grains in your daily diet.

If a hair loss prevention method doesn’t work, remember that in some societies a bald head is a sign of wealth and in others it’s a sign of being virile and manly. Also remember that about 50 percent of the men around the world will suffer from one form of baldness or another, so you are not alone, in fact, you are average.

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