Hair loss in women is just that — when a woman experiences unexpected, heavy loss of hair. Generally, humans shed between 50 and 100 single hairs per day. Hair shedding is part of a natural balance — some hairs fall out while others grow in. When the balance is interrupted — when hair falls out and less hair grows in — hair loss happens. Hair loss is different than hair shedding. The medical term for hair loss is “alopecia.”

Hair grows on almost all of your skin surfaces — not the palms of your hands, soles of your feet, lips or eyelids. Light, fine, short hair is called vellums. Terminal/androgenic hair is thicker, darker and longer.

SYMPTOMS

• Seeing more hair fall out daily either on your brush, on the floor, in showers, on your pillows, or in the sink.
• Seeing noticeable patches of thinner or missing hair, including a part on the top of your head that gets wider.
• Seeing scalp skin through hair
• Having smaller ponytails.
• Seeing hair break off.

CAUSES

Hair style: Your style of hair can cause hair loss when your hair is arranged in ways that pull on your roots, like tight ponytails, braids, or corn rows. This type of hair loss is called traction alopecia. If hair follicles are damaged, the loss can be permanent.

• Vitamin deficiency.
• Dieting (rapid weight loss).
• Restrictive diets.
• Over processed scalp hair (breakage).

There are many reasons for hair loss here are some:

  Anlagen effluvium hair loss

• Toxic substances, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and some medications. These cause sudden hair loss that can occur anywhere on your body. It happens to hair in the growth stage. Sometimes, this type of hair loss can be permanent if your hair follicles are damaged.

Telegenic effluvium hair loss

• Extreme physical stress or shock to your body: This causes temporary hair loss. This category includes events like losing a lot of weight, surgery, anemia, illness and having a baby.
• Extreme emotional stress: mental illness, the death of a loved one, etc.
• An abnormal thyroid.
• Medications and supplements: blood pressure medicines, gout medicines and high doses of Vitamin A.
• Hormone changes caused by pregnancy, menopause or birth control pills.

Female Pattern Hair Loss

• Genes: Your family’s genes can cause thinning of hair along the top of your head.
• Aging: Hormone changes as you age can cause balding.
• Menopause: This type of hair loss often gets worse when estrogen is lost during menopause.

PREVENTION

Preventing hair loss is not possible when it is due to disease, aging, heredity or physical stressors like injuries. You can prevent hair loss caused by caustic chemicals or tight hairstyles by avoiding them. You might be able to prevent some hair loss by eating a healthy diet that provides necessary nutrients in terms of vitamins, minerals and protein. You can stop smoking.

Homeopathy treatment

Yes, homeopathy medicines are beneficial as a remedy for hair loss issues. Homeopathy medicines can even help to regrow after the thinning of your hair. Hair loss is a problem that affects most people at any point in their lifetime. Eventually, hair loss changes your overall appearance.