Twelve Interesting Facts About Baldness That Just Might Help You Overcome Hair Loss
Balding can be a life changing event that can signal the presence of an underlying medical condition, trigger psychological and physical stress, and change both how we view ourselves as well as how others perceive us. While not considered a life threatening condition it certainly can become a life altering event given the right set of circumstances. In this article titled “Top Twelve Interesting Facts About Baldness” we will paint a broad based picture of baldness and its causes.
- For a person to go completely bald they will have lost roughly 100,000 scalp hairs.
- By the age of 50 six out of every ten men will have begun to see some degree of baldness.
- By age 50 three out every ten women will start to experience noticeable balding.
- Male pattern baldness is responsible for eight out of every ten cases of hair loss in men.
- While there are FDA approved products that can slow male pattern baldness and re-grow hair, there currently is no cure.
- Vitamins have been indirectly linked to hair health, especially the B vitamin complex due to their role in metabolizing carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Vitamin B12 may be particularly important due to its ability to reduce Homocysteine levels, a amino acid that when elevated increases the risk of circulatory disease.
- Permanent baldness is generally caused by follicle destruction rather than damage to the hair itself.
- It is normal to lose between 50 and 100 scalp hairs a day. Baldness only occurs when these lost hairs are not replaced through the natural replacement cycle.
- When balding has been triggered by chemotherapy, sudden weight loss, psychological stress, physical stress, high fever due to illness, or surgery the hair loss is only temporary and will grow back over time.
- Both male and female pattern baldness are inherited conditions that can come from either side of the family tree.
- Both male and female pattern baldness are caused by the buildup of the testosterone derived androgen hormone dihydrotestosterone deep within the hair follicle.
- There is no good solution for total baldness in which follicle damage has occurred. In these instances hair transplant surgery may not even be an option due to the lack of donor hairs.
What can be done?
There are currently a handful of hair re-growth products (specially formulated for both men and women) which have been proven effective both in blocking harmful hormones and bringing the all important dead hair follicles back to life. These specially formulated products can be used both as a preventative tool, starting before hair loss becomes severe, or after loss of hair has become noticeable. Whatever the level of balding or thinning you are experiencing these products could be just what is needed to overcome this latest life challenge.