Secrets to natural hair growth
[Healthy family] There is a shampoo that alleviates hair loss, but if you expect a hair growth effect, you will be disappointed.
There must be one or two people around who suffer from hair loss. Hair loss has emerged as a major health problem of modern people, as one in five people experience. At the same time, interest in the treatment and management of hair loss is hot. Various overcoming methods are introduced, from easily accessible foods to cosmetics, medicines, and surgery. The problem is that if you blindly trust the wrong management method, your symptoms will worsen and you can only throw money away. In the fall season when hair loss symptoms are prominent, it is necessary to acquire accurate information and to filter out unverified rumors.
Is it better not to wash your hair often?
Hair loss patients, whose hair is precious, sometimes do not wash their hair because of the loss of hair. In fact, 60 to 80 hairs fall out every day and new ones grow out. Hair that falls out when you wake up from sleep or when you wash your hair is a natural phenomenon because hair falls out at the end of the hair growth cycle. Rather, if you do not wash your hair, waste products such as sweat and sebum accumulate on the scalp, causing inflammation. This inflammation can cause hair loss, so it is recommended to wash it once a day. As much as possible, in the evening after work rather than in the morning, wrap it around the fingertips of your hand, not your nails, and press firmly without rubbing your hair with a towel to remove moisture. Then, it is better to dry it with natural wind or cold air from a fan or dryer.
Are there any shampoos approved for symptom relief?
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety examines the quality, safety and efficacy of cosmetics and classifies them as functional cosmetics if they meet the standards. One of them is a product that can help relieve symptoms of hair loss. It refers to shampoo, tonic, treatment, etc. containing a certain amount of ingredients such as dexpanthenol, biotin, L-menthol, zinc pyrithione, and zinc pyrithione solution (50%). The known effects of these ingredients are moisturizing, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, and they are usually used for the purpose of reducing scalp dermatitis. It can help prevent hair loss by providing nutrition to the scalp and hair, but it has no effect on treating hair loss itself and making new hair grow.
Are there different treatments for different types of hair loss?
The types of hair loss that Koreans commonly experience are circular alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, and telogen hair loss. Although the cause of alopecia areata is unknown, it is considered to be a type of autoimmune disease. It is presumed that if the immune system of the hair follicle changes for some reason, the immune cells damage the hair follicle and cause hair loss. Therefore, alopecia areata is treated with steroids or immunomodulators. In particular, in case of circular hair loss, hair transplantation should not be done because hair loss occurs if an immune response occurs again even after hair is planted. Androgenetic alopecia is caused by the action of the male hormone testosterone. Testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by 5-alpha reductase in the metabolic process, and DHT attacks the hair follicles and causes hair loss. In the early stage, minoxidil, an external solution that promotes hair growth, is mainly used, and in the middle stage, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride and dutasteride are taken. In severe cases, hair transplantation can be performed. Resting hair loss is temporary hair loss that occurs when there is a cause such as stress, acute fever, or childbirth.
Can I stop taking the drug if it works?
After taking the medication, hair loss slows down 3 to 6 months after taking it, and hair regrowth can be seen after 6 to 12 months. Around 12 to 24 months, you will feel that the appearance of your hair is continuously improving. However, you should not stop taking the drug just because you have noticed a noticeable effect. About 6 months after stopping the drug, hair loss starts again. However, once the hair has recovered to a certain extent after 1 to 2 years of use, the dose can be reduced little by little. The same goes for hair transplants. You might think that you can stop taking the drug because you think the effect is permanent, but you are mistaken. If you don't take medication, other hairs around you that haven't been transplanted will start to fall out. The scope of hair transplantation is determined on the assumption that hair loss treatment is continued. Therefore, to maintain natural hair condition after hair transplantation, drug treatment must be accompanied.
Are your treatment options becoming more diverse?
Recently, many new hair loss treatment methods have been tried. A representative example is a medical device that activates hair follicle cells by exposing a low-power laser light to the scalp. The fields such as laser therapy and cell therapy are gradually expanding. Since these attempts do not fundamentally block the cause of the disease, they cannot completely replace drug treatment or surgery. It is also necessary to conduct large-scale clinical studies on efficacy and safety in the future. However, it can be considered for those who are reluctant to the existing treatment, have low compliance, or want a better effect by combining it with the existing treatment.
Does black food have a hair growth effect?
There is a saying that eating black foods such as black beans and black sesame is effective for hair growth, but there is no scientific evidence. It is difficult to treat hair loss with food alone. Hair is made up of a protein called keratin. However, while reducing salt, fat, and sugar intake, it is beneficial to eat plenty of high-protein foods such as milk, eggs, and beans, vegetables
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