F.A.Q.

WHY DOES OUR HAIR BREAK UP?

Hair possesses a very resistant stem, because the keratins in the cortex are very strong. If the cortex suffers damages and the bonds among the atoms in the sulphur of cystin (an aminoacid that constitutes the strong keratin) are broken, hair becomes fragile.

WHY HAVE WE DRY HAIR EVEN IF WE HAVE A GREASY SKIN?

Dry hair represents a damage at the stem and that the cuticles raised up. Dry hair is delicate it is not a problem due to the production of sebum.

IS HAIRLOSS NORMAL?

All suffer hairloss because there is an continuous exchange. Generally, hair falls after that the follicle has already produced a new hair. The loss from 10 to 50 hair a day (70-350 a week) is a normal thing. There are some seasonal periods during the year, when hairloss is higher: in Autumn and, in some subjects, in Spring . The reason is not well known yet but we suppose that the autumn loss is due to the exposures to the solar rays in the summer.

WHEN WE MUST TO WORRY ABOUT?

When the daily loss overcomes 100 or 700 hair a week and when the loss continues for some weeks. When you begin to see the scalp. We have to remember that, when this situation is pointed out, it means that we already have the reduction of 50% in the stricken zone.

THE TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM (Increased hairloss)

The telogen effluvium is a frequent dysfunction and normally with a brief duration (3-6 months). Sometimes the problem arrives periodically and in some people it becomes chronical for some years. Hair that falls has a small whiteswelling that corresponds to the root. The telogen effluvium can be caused by different factors and it is evident after three months from the cause that created it .
Possible reason of telogen effluvium:
ultraviolet rays
Stress
Diets
Smoke
High fever
Anemia
Post-partum
Surgical interventions
Serious illnesses
Medicines


The sun and the ultraviolet lamp, sun lotions cause the hairloss.

The sun frequently causes the autumn hairloss ; for this reason it is advisable to protect, in the summer, the scalp, above all, if your hair is growing thin. Therefore it is important to put on a hat during the outside activities.
Smoke
Hair is damaged by the smoke ; a recent study has demonstrated that the passive smoke causes the increase of hairloss.
Stress.
One of the most frequent causes of chronic telogen effluvium is the stress and the problem is increased because a lot of anxiolytic and antidepressive medicines cause as collateral effect, the increase of hairloss.
Anaemia. The iron lack and the anemia are frequent causes of hairloss especially for the woman. The predisposed subjects should to verify with regularly the iron levels in the blood (sideremia) and the iron deposits (dosage of ferritin) so that to foresee the loss of hair.
Diets.
Any kind of diet, even the most balance, cause, together with the slimming an increase of hairloss.
Medicines.
A great quantity of medicines as. the anticoagulants and antidepressives cause, as collateral effect, hairloss. Also the medicines used for the cholesterol, antiviral medicines have some side effects. When you interrupt the use of the contraceptive pill, can follow a loss of hair similar to that that introduces him after a post fallen partum. That hairloss is due to the hormones in the pill that reduce the normal follicle metabolism and they prevent the physiological hairloss.
Post partum.
Hair growth is positively influenced by the estrogenic hormones and it is for this reason, that hair falls rarely during the pregnancy, even if, two or three months after the birth , hair that won't be fallen out, will fall totally. To increase this situation we can also add a possible lack of iron (non difficult event in this period, especially if the mother nurses). Generally the post partum telogen effluvium turnes out , spontaneously, after two or three months.

HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND IF HAIRLOSS HAS A NORMAL CYCLE OR NOT?

The simplest thing to do is to count daily hair that falls during the washing and when you brush them . You can even talk with a dermatologist that can effect domr specific examinations as the "pull test" and the thricogramma.

WHAT DOES ALOPECIA MEAN?

The alopecia is a common term that describes thinning hair or hairloss. There are different kinds of alopecia, according to the causes; some alopecies that are curable while others are not.

DIFFUSED ALOPECIA, LOCALIZED ALOPECIE

Alopecia areata Telogen effluvium
Androgenetic Alopecia Alopecia areata
Traction Alopecia Alopecia caused by medicines
Cicatricial Alopecia Timea capitis (the hair's mycosis)
The correct treatment of alopecia depends on a correct diagnosis but even is due to is due by other parameters as age, sex, gravity

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