Hair Lossing after Hair Straightening
Posted by guest on Mon, Jan 5th, 2009
After straightened my natural wavy hair with a heat activated hair straightener, I found that the wave kicks in and kinda curls upwards when the hair gets to the length comes to about the top of MY ears. Then I used hair straightener to eliminate the problem, and got a perfect straight after the first time. But after I addicted to it and proceeded to use it everyday for about a month sometimes 2 times a day. Well, ever since then my hair has seemed to thin a lot and lose pieces of hair a day. Be
Well, first of all, I'd recommend that if you haven't stopped using the chemical straighter you suspect of causing the problem. Having hair with an annoying wave sounds better to me than having no hair at all.
Second, calm down. One of the primary reasons for hair loss in most people is stress (caffeine....which causes dehydration...can be a culprit, too).
Vitamin deficiency is probably third on the list. If you're currently taking a good multi-vitamin, it might be a good idea. Take a multi-vitamin plus a complete amino acid supplement, it would took several weeks before you noticed any results.
With shorter hair, you need to wash it more often, but it's hard on it to wash it everyday. I don't think it would hurt to skip a day every now and again. It may be that the reason you see more of it shedding when you skip a day is simply that when you shower the loose hairs are going down the drain.
Check out the ingredients in your shampoo. The difference between sodium lauryl sulfate (harsh) and sodium laureth sulfate (milder) doesn't look like much in print, but the difference it makes to your hair is substantial.
I hope you find it helpful.
Second, calm down. One of the primary reasons for hair loss in most people is stress (caffeine....which causes dehydration...can be a culprit, too).
Vitamin deficiency is probably third on the list. If you're currently taking a good multi-vitamin, it might be a good idea. Take a multi-vitamin plus a complete amino acid supplement, it would took several weeks before you noticed any results.
With shorter hair, you need to wash it more often, but it's hard on it to wash it everyday. I don't think it would hurt to skip a day every now and again. It may be that the reason you see more of it shedding when you skip a day is simply that when you shower the loose hairs are going down the drain.
Check out the ingredients in your shampoo. The difference between sodium lauryl sulfate (harsh) and sodium laureth sulfate (milder) doesn't look like much in print, but the difference it makes to your hair is substantial.
I hope you find it helpful.
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