Hair Care

From Chapter XII Jean: We have to die at least once every three or four years Some of us die once a year

In men, a receding hairline and gradual disappearance of hair from the crown is called male pattern baldness. In women, female pattern baldness is typically a general thinning over the entire scalp, with the most extensive hair loss at the crown. This does not usually occur in women until later on in life, if at all.

Alopecia areata is a sudden loss of hair in patches usually occurring in children and young adults. This disorder may result in complete baldness, but in about 90 percent of cases the hair returns, usually within a few years.

With alopecia universalis, all body hair falls out and the likelihood of regrowth is slight, especially when it occurs in children.

Tearing out one's own hair, a disorder known as trichotillomania, is seen most frequently in children.

Contact dermatitis (an allergic reaction)

· A red rash that is restricted to the area of skin exposed to an irritant.

Nummular dermatitis

· Red, itchy, circular lots of weeping, scaly, or encrusted skin, common in older people who have dry skin or live in dry environments.

Seborrheic dermatitis

· Greasy, yellowish scales on the scalp and eyebrows, behind the ears, and around the nose; in infants it is called cradle cap.

Stasis dermatitis

· Scaling, greasy-looking, sometimes ulcerated skin appearing inside the lower legs and around the ankles.

Atopic dermatitis, or eczema

· Extreme, persistent itchiness.

Skin cells that grow and die off too fast are the cause of dandruff, but doctors do not know why this happens. Some people with severe flaking have overactive sebaceous glands; others have an elevated level of fungus which is present in most people but to excess in dandruff sufferers. Other causative factors include hereditary, food allergies, excessive sweating, use of strong shampoos, yeast infections, stress or the time of the year.

Dandruff flakes are greasy and yellow are linked to a type of dermatitis; Dry, thick lesions consisting of large scales may be psoriasis of the scalp. You do not usually have to worry about these types of dandruff unless you scratch your scalp continuously, then bacteria have more chance of entering the skin.

There are 20 million women in America with excessive hair loss Ten million of them are under the age of 40

This is an article about female hair loss and what you can do to avoid it.

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You wash your hair and you have the same old problem, how can I straighten my hair from curly to straight There are a number of ways to achieve your desired results of which we will go through in this article

Have regular haircuts to keep your hair in great condition and style. · If you colour your own hair, always do a patch test before applying the colour all over.

· Don’t be afraid to ask the advice of a hairdresser or one of the trained professionals at our pharmacy before applying a colour yourself

· Don’t choose a colour too much darker than your natural colour as you can always go darker later on. Do it gradually.

· If your hair is in poor condition, do not colour it. Ask our advice.

There are not many places on our bodies which are not covered by some kind of hair. It is obvious on our scalp, armpits, legs, pubic area, arms and eyebrows, lids, the chest and face (on men). The part of the hair we can see is called the shaft. The shaft is connected to a part of the skin called the follicle. The shaft is formed from a protein called keratin and is made of dead tissue. The hair develops from a root which is at the end of the follicle in the scalp and is fed and nourished by the bloodstream. The root is about 3 - 5 mm deep in the skin on the scalp. The daily rate of growth is between � - ½ mm. If the root is damaged, the hair may fall out and never regrow.