Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

What are the causes, remedies and treatments for hair loss?

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They fall down, inexorable, they remain by the millions among the bristles of the brush, they come down in avalanches if you pass your hand over your head. It sounds terrifying, it looks like an ocean waterfall for which there is no remedy, yet there hair loss it is, within certain limits, a perfectly normal fact. Often, in fact, and especially in women, hair loss is a phenomenon of transitory character. What are the causes, remedies and treatments for hair loss?




Growth (anagen), phase involutive (catagen) and di rest (telogen) of hair are the three phases of hair growth and constitute the so-called "life cycle”, Whose duration is on average from the 2 7 years. Thus, each follicle would produce around 20 hairs over its lifetime. As long as hair loss is part of this physiological regrowth cycle, it shouldn't worry and is back to normal.

But how to understand if a hair loss is physiological or pathological?

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Hair loss causes

Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

Especially if it occurs in autumn or spring, hair loss is absolutely natural, even if you must never forget to treat and nourish it with the best methods.


Men and women do not lose their hair equally, indeed the loss is greater in men than in the female world, even if some types of hair loss are identical, as well as some causes (such as stress). Other fall types are of a different nature: alopecia, for example, is considered a typically male phenomenon.

The most common causes of hair loss are:

  • stress
  • aggressive cosmetic treatments
  • frequent washing with unsuitable shampoos
  • change of season
  • environmental pollution
  • inheritance
  • hormonal imbalances or changes, such as a drop in estrogen in women, hormonal changes after pregnancy and menopause
  • drastic diets
  • some hair conditions, such as seborrhea
  • anorexia and bulimia
  • vitamin A deficiency
  • zinc deficiency
  • anemia
  • thyroid and liver dysfunctions
  • vitiligo
  • diabetes
  • some medications such as in the case of chemotherapy

How much hair does it fall out in a day?

The number of hairs that fall out in a day can vary a lot from person to person, but generally 40 - 120 hairs per day are normal, based on the number of hair follicles that are still active and based on their growth cycle (healthy follicles have independent life cycles, with different growth and resting phases than those of neighboring bulbs).


Those who have fine hair tend to have more top bulbs than those who have thicker shafts and because of this they also lose more hair in absolute terms.

Therefore, it can be said that the amount of hair that falls in a day depends on:


  • sex, because men lose more hair than women during the day
  • amount of bulbs present on the scalp
  • health state general of the patient
  • shortages nutritional
  • types of products used for hair care

Types of hair loss: physiological or pathological?

Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

We said that losing hair especially in the season autumnal and in that vernal it is a physiological phenomenon and should not cause concern, unless the fall is excessive. If, in fact, the relationship between hair in the growth phase and those close to falling is unbalanced in favor of those that are lost, it could be in the presence of an abnormal fall and a pathological type of hair loss.

It is worthwhile in that case, then, to also take into consideration the first signs of a more serious problem such as:

  • itchy head
  • pain in the scalp
  • fat hair
  • dandruff

Once this is done, your doctor will be able to advise you:

  • a trichological visit, which consists in examining the hair to check for any structural deterioration
  • a trichogram, which is the microscopic analysis of a hair sample to see if there are any problems in the natural regrowth cycle
  • mineralogram, with which any food shortages are identified

Specifically, then, it is possible to distinguish different types of hair loss:


  • receding hairline and thinning
  • temporary and scarring alopecia
  • androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness: hereditary fall
  • seborrheic alopecia
  • stress alopecia
  • trichotillomania alopecia (manic pulling or pulling)
  • Telogen effluvium (reversible hair loss) and Telogen effluvium (irreversible loss)
  • female pattern baldness
  • seasonal fall
  • youthful fall

Classification of baldness

It was the American doctor James B. Hamilton to develop in the early 50s a scale for the classification of androgenetic baldness, which was then taken up and adapted by Norwood, giving life to what is now known as the Hamilton-Norwood scale:


Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

Androgenic baldness progresses, primarily affecting some genetically predisposed areas, but there are cases where androgenic baldness homogeneously affects a large area of ​​the scalp.

The Hamilton-Norwood scale only affects individuals of male sex affected by Androgenetic Alopecia. To evaluate this phenomenon in women, the so-called Ludwig scale is generally used:

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How to prevent hair loss

Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

If very little can be done against alopecia (do not rely on gurus who promise you miracles or use drugs beyond measure), in general to prevent conspicuous hair loss it is useful to follow some suggestions.

On the other hand, it is obvious that if we have hair loss originating from a pathology or, worse still, hereditary then we will have very little means to counter it. The fact is that, in any case, already a balanced diet rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals can already do a lot. Remember, in fact, that the nutrition of the hair is something that occurs with the blood supply of the scalp, therefore from the inside and not from the outside. For this reason, if the nutritional intake is not enough, the scalp will also be affected.

Also, remember to:

  • avoid damaging the hair reducing the use of hair dryers, straighteners, brushes and thermal curlers: the heat weakens the hair proteins and makes them brittle
  • avoid perm, both chemical ironing and curly perm
  • drastically reduce dyes and similar chemical treatments and do not bleach them
  • do not pull them too often with rubber bands and clips
  • choose a shampoo with an excellent INCI, a delicate brush of natural fibers and do not brush from the top to the tips but from the bottom to the tips
  • occasionally do a scalp massage with egg oil to increase arterial flow to the skin surface of the head and hair follicles

Hair loss in autumn

Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

There are months of the year when there is an increase in hair loss and hair loss. From April to May, as well as from September to November both men and women can lose more hair. It happens, in fact, that the hair is in the telogen phase in these months, that is, it has end the regrowth cycle, while at the same time the follicles are in the process of producing others.

There are actually several theories about the causes of seasonal hair loss

  • alteration of the light / dark hours ratio? Some experts argue that changing this ratio leads to hormonal imbalance which consequently causes hair loss.
  • genetic causes? Many think that a process closely related to the change of hair of mammals develops in these months
  • psychological and sociological causes? The end of summer, the shortening of the days, the return to the daily routine typical of autumn, also stress the hair which, consequently, falls out

Even in cases of seasonal loss, it is useful to follow certain remedies.

Hair loss, all natural remedies

Hair loss: causes, types, how to prevent it and effective remedies

For hair loss if in the most serious cases in which it is better to consult a medical specialist, in others, especially seasonal ones, there are several natural remedies, compresses or rinses that are beneficial for scalp and hair.

Here are the best natural remedies for hair loss

  • avocado strengthening mask
  • essential oil of rosemary, which stimulates blood circulation in the scalp
  • Orange juice
  • tea tree oil packs, to be diluted with other vegetable oil
  • apple vinegar
  • ginger, which stimulates hair growth and reactivates circulation in the scalp
  • Fenugreek seeds, once softened, are to be used for a compound to be applied on the hair
  • aloe vera
  • henna, to strengthen the hair and at the same time give it coppery reflections
  • olive oil, as a compress to be applied in a few drops to damp skin and hair
  • coconut oil
  • flax seed

Germana Carillo

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