Women’s hair loss is a very common phenomenon. Many women will have symptoms of hair loss. Some female friends’ hair loss is particularly serious. Women’s hair loss has a great impact on the physical and mental health of female friends. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends seek timely treatment if they experience symptoms of hair loss. If you want to treat hair loss in women, you need to understand the cause of hair loss and then prescribe the right medicine.
1. What are the causes of hair loss in women?
1. Mental or physical factors
Excessive mental stress is a common cause of hair loss. Stress, depression, fear or severe insomnia can cause neurological disorders. Capillaries continue to contract, and hair follicles do not receive sufficient blood supply. The scalp is located at the top of the human body, so hair is most likely to fall off. If the pressure continues and the psychological quality is weak, hair breaking (hair) addiction, hair eating (hair) addiction, trichotillomania, etc. may easily occur. Head trauma, lesions of the spinal cord, medulla oblongata, midbrain and brainstem can all cause hair loss. Mental factors can also seriously affect the hair growth cycle. Long-term visual fatigue, excessive mental stress, excessive nervousness, impatience or worry, staying up late, etc. can all lead to shortened hair growth cycles, hair loss, and premature baldness. . Common ones include postpartum hair loss, hair loss after serious illness, hair loss after exams, and hair loss among some unit leaders or businessmen who bear heavy responsibilities.
2. Hormone secretion imbalance and genetic factors
The growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland can promote hair growth, while the lack of growth hormone will cause the hair to grow relatively slowly. Sex hormones also affect hair health: female hormones make hair soft and shiny; male hormones make hair hard and thick. Once the balance of sex hormones in the body is lost, hair abnormalities may occur. Therefore, conditions such as postpartum, menopause, oral contraceptives, etc. will cause estrogen deficiency and hair loss within a certain period of time; hypopituitarism, adrenal tumors, advanced acromegaly, etc., can all lead to hair loss. Most women will lose hair when they approach menopause, which confirms that hair loss can indeed be caused by hormones. If this is the case, you can choose to receive hormonal treatment or take medications prescribed by a doctor.
3. Factors related to disease and drug treatment
Anemia, malnutrition, acute high fever, infectious diseases or long-term liver disease will interfere with the function of hair mother cells in the hair root. It affects the growth and color of hair, and even inhibits the normal division of hair mother cells, leaving the hair in the resting phase and causing hair loss. In addition, when suffering from ovarian tumors, excessive secretion of male hormones may lead to increased dandruff and greasy hair, leading to seborrheic dermatitis and hair loss.
4. Factors of food and nutrient metabolism
Nutrition caused by partial eclipse and other factors, as well as nutritional imbalance or malabsorption caused by indigestion and chronic wasting disease, All can cause the normal growth of hair to be inhibited and enter the resting phase, resulting in thinning, scorching, premature graying or loss of hair. Excessive sugar or salt intake, protein deficiency, iron deficiency, zinc deficiency, excess selenium, etc., as well as certain metabolic diseases such as argininosuccinic aciduria, homocystinuria, hereditary orotic aciduria, methionine Acid metabolism disorders, etc., are also causes of hair loss. The relationship between nutrients and hair
Iodine can promote the formation of melanin in the hair cortex, help active cell proliferation, and produce sufficient melanin. When iodine is lacking, black hair will turn white during the growth process; calcium man When the body is deficient in calcium, the hair will become excessively thick, dry, brittle and brittle; when the vitamin is deficient in folic acid, pantothenic acid or B vitamins, the hair will turn gray; in children with severe protein deficiency, the hair will slowly turn red; metal Zinc deficiency can cause hair loss and baldness; copper, iron, and cobalt deficiency can cause hair to gradually turn yellow or white.
5. Congenital factors
Congenital factors such as: complete loss or sparse hair caused by developmental defects, various syndromes, progeria, etc.; thin and soft hair caused by underdevelopment of hair follicles Easy to break. Congenital alopecia is an autosomal dominant genetic disease, which is more common in the offspring of consanguineous marriages.
6. Physical and chemical factors
Living environment is closely related to hair fitness. The black smoke and exhaust gas in modern cities have seriously polluted the space where people live, thus causing harm to the hair; long-term working under strong sunlight will cause the melanin in the hair to fall off and turn into brown, and can cut off the protein supply in the hair. , making hair rough and dull. Physical factors such as strains, abrasions, burns, trauma and electrical injuries; hair loss caused by physical factors: including hair loss, local friction irritation alopecia and other mechanical hair loss; radiation damage is clinically divided into four degrees, all can be Causes hair loss; excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays in the sun, frequent use of hot hair dryers, and hair can easily become thinner.
7. Factors of endocrine disorders
Endocrine factors such as hyperthyroidism; overactive and underactive thyroid may lead to thinning and thinning of hair. Thyroid supplements can restore hair to normal. . The amount of thyroid hormone secreted is also related to the quality of the hair: when the thyroid function is hyperactive, the hair will be thinner and softer, and when the thyroid function is hypothyroid, the hair will be dry and dull.
8. Disorders of immune system function
The immune system may attack hair follicles, causing hair loss, such as hair loss caused by autoimmune disorders such as lupus erythematosus; doctors usually treat patients with A small amount of steroid is injected directly into the area of ??hair loss.
9. Improper care and human factors
(1) Wearing a hat all day will compress the blood vessels of the scalp and affect blood circulation. Especially in the hot summer, hats hinder ventilation and may cause hair to fall out over time;
(2) Excessive drinking can lead to gastrointestinal diseases, thus affecting the digestion and absorption of nutrients such as proteins and vitamins; wine contains preservatives Agents also have a great negative impact on hair fitness.
(3) Frequent consumption of carbonated drinks can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, cause digestive disorders, affect the absorption of nutrients and lead to hair loss;
(4) Excessive exercise can also affect Healthy hair can cause thinning of the hair and lead to hair loss;
(5) Living in an air-conditioned room for a long time can cause increased dandruff and hair loss.
2. How to treat hair loss in women
1. Appropriate amount of ginger. Soak the ginger in wine for 2-3 days, take out and cut off a piece, and rub the ginger regularly on the hair loss area. Rub the affected area with the cut surface to promote hair growth. Use it for one week or until it takes effect.
2. Crush 500 grams of black sesame seeds and 60 grams of dried mulberry leaves together into powder, mix with honey to make pills, as big as apricot kernels, take one pill each morning and evening every day, continuously.
3. 3 grams each of lotus root (dried in the shade) and tonka incense, 15 grams each of selaginella leaves, angelica dahurica, chuanxiong, and sapsroot. Finely chop the medicine, wrap it in cotton, add 70 raw peppers and 250 grams of raw sesame oil, soak it in a new bottle, bury it in the ground for 7 days, take it out and apply it on your hair to treat hair loss.
4. 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 raw egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of black or castor oil, mix with two teaspoons of shampoo and appropriate amount of onion juice, apply on the scalp, and wear a plastic Thin film hat, constantly apply warm towel to the upper part of the hat. After an hour or two, wash your hair with shampoo.
5. Use an appropriate amount of mulberry root bark and an appropriate amount of water, add 2 taels of mature vinegar, bring to a boil and wait until it is warm to wash your hair. Use once a day, do not overuse water after washing, use for 5 days in a row, it can promote blood circulation in the scalp, has the effect of fixing hair and preventing hair loss, and can cure dandruff and itchy scalp, and can regenerate hair.
6. Wash and cut 100 grams of Polygonum multiflorum into long strips, soak in water for 15 minutes, add 2 eggs, and then add an appropriate amount of onions, ginger, salt, cooking wine, etc. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook over low heat until the eggs are cooked. Take out the eggs, soak them in cold water, peel off the eggshells, and boil them in a pot for 2 to 3 minutes before eating. Eat the eggs and drink the soup once a day.
7. Take 200 grams of walnut kernels, 100 grams each of sesame seeds and japonica rice. Grind the walnut kernels and sesame seeds into powder and set aside. Add water to the japonica rice and cook the porridge until it is seven-mature, then add 30 grams each of walnut kernels and sesame seeds, and cook. Take 1 to 2 times a day.
8. Dissolve 100 to 150 grams of table salt in half a basin of warm water, then immerse it in the hair, rub it for a few minutes, add an appropriate amount of shampoo and continue washing, and finally rinse it twice with clean water.
9. Add a little brandy to the shampoo, and then massage the scalp while washing. As long as you persist for a long time, you can ensure that the hair will no longer fall off.
10. Cut 10 grams of small pointed peppers into thin strips, soak them in 50 grams of wine for 10 days, filter the residue to get the juice, and use cotton dipped in the bald area to promote hair regeneration.
11. 90-120 grams each of sesame stems and Qingming willow (tender leaves of willow branches collected during Qingming Festival). Decoction, shampoo, and rub the scalp, use for 1-7 days.
12. Soak three live centipedes in vegetable oil for 3-4 days. First, wash your hair with raw wood chip soup. After washing, apply centipede oil on your hair until it heals.