The first person you talked to about your hair loss was a family member,
friend, or your hair stylist. Unfortunately, there are so many myths about hair loss it is very difficult to determine what is fact or fiction.
This page will help eliminate some of the myths and set you on the right path.
Hair loss for men is primarily hereditary. The mother's side of the family does not determine hair loss but more specifically by whether or not your DNA was established in a specific order upon which you carry the hair loss gene. Yes reviewing your family history can give you some good clues of what may likely happen as you progress in age. Women can experience hair loss as well. Note that women tend to be subjected more to hair loss during extreme periods of stress or pregnancy and should consult your family physician if you see this occurring, also during menopause due to hormonal changes and overall adjustments in the body's chemical system.
See diagram of: Appendages Associated with the Skin,
Specialized Skin Receptors,
and Components of the Skin.
For the Myths we have listed on this page, there are likely a thousand more. Hair loss is strictly hereditary. Either you have the hair loss gene or you don't, nothing else determines or will cause the hair loss. Exceptions are advanced medications and treatments such as chemotherapy. With special medications and treatments, hair loss is primarly temporary and is a side effect due to the nature of the drug or treatment. Additional exceptions are hair loss diseases, causing patchy hair loss and other similar patterns. Normal hair loss, gene related, occurs on top of your scalp and in the crown.
Book your Free Consultation with your local office so we may advise you on what will best help your hair loss.
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- MYTH: Wearing a hat for long periods of time or for many years causes
hair loss
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TRUTH: You can wear all the hats you like, or not wear any at all. Your
hair loss is not affected either way.
- MYTH: Your shampoo is causing hair loss
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TRUTH: If you were having hair loss due to a shampoo you will also be
having some sort of allergic reaction and/or overall skin problems with
your scalp, face, neck and possibly shoulders.
- MYTH: Hair can be grown back by off the shelf hair treatment shampoo
kits available in hair salons; would be nice but unfortunately there is
no truth or clinical fact to support such claims.
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TRUTH: The best you can expect from the hair salon hair loss treatment
products is a healthier feeling scalp. If you're lucky you may see the hair loss slow down, but this would only be temporary.
- MYTH: Lack of sex causes your hair to thin.
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TRUTH: Lack of sex does many things to our self-esteem and social
abilities, but it does not cause hair loss.
- MYTH: The direction you face when sleeping determines how much hair you
will lose that night.
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TRUTH: Absolutely false. Based on that theory all men in Australia would
be BALD!
- MYTH: Using mousses and hair sprays cause hair loss
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TRUTH: No Mousses and hair sprays do nothing more than coat the hair
shaft with a sticky substance which holds the hair shaft in the giving
angle style etc. The coating is always dissolvable by water. Hair loss is
within your scalp down in the dermas at the follicle.
- MYTH: Hair loss is caused due to the follicles being clogged with oils
and dirt.
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TRUTH: If your hair is blocked by oil residue and dirt you will develop
acne, and or develop ingrown hairs. In addition you would find that your
scalp would constantly itch and your skin would develop several problems
requiring a visit to a dermatologist.
- MYTH: There is no way to have a full head of Hair.
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TRUTH: There are three ways of achieving a full head of hair -
see YOUR OPTIONS
- MYTH: What you eat can cause hair loss
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TRUTH: A balanced proper diet is very important for overall general
health and well being. Nothing considered nutritious and part of the
proper food groups has been labeled as having a positive or negative
affect on your hair.
- ETC. ...... Our point is hair loss is only due to what physically makes
you a human being, your DNA.
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