True or False Hair Care: You should brush your hair 100 strokes every day.
False. Brush hair lightly, only to style it, because brushing pulls hairs out of their follicles and possibly weakens individual strands.
True or False Hair Care: Rinsing with ice-cold water after a shampoo will give you shinier hair.
False. It might wake you up, but a dousing of cold water will have no effect on the shininess of your tresses.
True or False Hair Care: Some hairstyles can cause hair fall.
True. Styles that put too much tension on hair – such as tight plaits, ponytails, cornrows or winding too tightly onto rollers (especially heated rollers) – can cause some hair loss.
True or False Hair Loss Stories
Stress will make your hair fall out.
True. Stress reduces blood circulation at the scalp and a healthy scalp needs blood flow.
My hair will fall out if I eat too much steak.
False. There is no link with hair loss and consumption of red meats, such as steak. Seriously?! What kind of hair care is this???
A problem with your thyroid cause you to lose handfuls of hair at a time.
True. Either an under-active or over-active thyroid can cause one to lose hair. Check with your internist or endocrinologist to be sure your thyroid levels are where they need to be.
Wigs and toupees can make hair loss worse.
False. Hair doesn’t need to breathe. Only the roots are alive, and they get their oxygen from the blood in the scalp. Wigs and hairpieces only damage hair if they are too tight.
Hair dyes can cause hair loss.
True. Most hair-coloring treatments contain chemicals that, if not properly used, are harmful to hair. Use all natural plant-based hair dye.
Stress can cause hair loss.
True. Stressful episodes, such as an accident or surgery, can cause hair production to shut down temporarily. However, stress does not cause male-pattern baldness.
Hormone problems can cause hair loss.
True. Problems with your thyroid gland can cause hair loss. Women may have short-term hair loss shortly after pregnancy.
Steroids can cause hair loss.
True. Steroid use can cause hair loss. Research has proven that anabolic steroids increase the levels of male hormones that induce baldness.
Blow drying doesn't cause permanent hair loss.
True. Blow drying can damage, burn or dry the hair, which can cause it to fall out, but this hair will grow back immediately. It is not considered to be permanent hair loss.
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