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Hair Care Top Tips

18.02.2008 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

Hair care is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Care of the hair and the scalp skins are sometimes considered separate, but are often intertwined because hair grows from underneath the skin.

The living part of hair is the hair follicle which contains the hair root, the sebaceous gland the vessel for delivering nutrients (via the blood), and other parts. Hair itself is very living; however, much can be done to manage hair and ensure that the outer surface of hair, the cuticle, will remain intact and continue to protect the inner parts of the hair cell Curly hair is every girl’s worst enemy! It seems like no matter what curly hair care products she uses, those curls are out of control! Curly hair whether it be short curly hair or long, can either be a blessing, or a curse, depending on how it is treated!

Healthy hair begins with effective shampoos, conditioners, vitamins & treatments. Hair care products deep clean and infuse moisture, vitamins & proteins for growth, shine, & health. Reduce thinning; prevent dry and oily hair, repair damage from breakage, frizzing, coloring, sun, chemicals, stress, and overheating. Address slow growth and hair loss with hair vitamins, follicle stimulators, proteins, and botanicals.

Hair Care Top Tips:

1) Firstly, if you pick out a shampoo for oily hair when your hair is actually dry, it will only damage your hair. Understanding the kind of hair you have is important; the proof lies in that nearly all shampoo brands produce different products for different kinds of hair. Your hair can be oily, dry or balanced. Find out what your hair type is so you can nourish it better.

2) Brush your hair regularly before going to bed each night.

3) Take a calcium supplement or drink two glasses of milk a day.

4) Add iron and minerals in the natural form in your diet.

5) Don’t leave the blow dryer in one spot for more than a few seconds, keep it moving and at a good distance away from your hair.

6) When swimming where a cap to protect your hair from chlorinated water, if you choose not to wear a cap make sure you shampoo and condition your hair right after you are done swimming.

7) Get a trim every 6 to 8 weeks as part of your regular hair care routine. Even if you are growing your hair longer, it is still vital to make a routine trim a major part of your hair care routine. Snipping ends before they split will keep your hair looking healthy and save you hair care headaches in the end. (8)Kitchen beauticians and friends do not cost as much as putting your hair care needs in the hands of a qualified professional, but they often cause blunders that end up costing you more money than if you went to the salon in the first place.

9) Always hold hair dryer away from your hair. Direct air from the hair dryer down hair shaft and not directly into the roots and keep it moving.

10) Wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Use very little but enough to cover hair completely with lather. Use a conditioner to keep hair manageable.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

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Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment.

26.01.2008 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

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Find out what to expect when it comes to chemotherapy and hair loss. Plan to use your energy staying healthy rather than worrying about how you look.
You might not think about how important your hair is until you face losing it. And if you have cancer and are about to undergo chemotherapy, the chance of hair loss is very real. Both men and women report hair loss as one of the side effects they fear most after being diagnosed with cancer.

Whether or not you have hair loss from your chemotherapy depends mostly on the type and dose of medication you receive. But whether you can maintain a healthy body image after hair loss depends a lot on your attitude and the support of your friends and family.

Chemotherapy and hair loss: Why does it occur?
Chemotherapy drugs are powerful medications that attack rapidly growing cancer cells. Unfortunately, these drugs also attack other rapidly growing cells in your body — including those in your hair roots.

Chemotherapy may cause hair loss all over your body — not just on your scalp. Sometimes your eyelash, eyebrow, armpit, pubic and other body hair also falls out. Some chemotherapy drugs are more likely than others to cause hair loss, and different doses can cause anything from a mere thinning to complete baldness. Talk to your doctor or nurse about the medication you’ll be taking. Your doctor or nurse can tell you what to expect.

Fortunately, most of the time hair loss from chemotherapy is temporary. You can expect to regrow a full head of hair six months to a year after your treatment ends, though your hair may temporarily be a different shade or texture.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Link:  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/CA00037

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Top 10 Myths About Hair Loss.

11.01.2008 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

1. HAIR LOSS COMES FROM YOUR MOTHER’S SIDE OF THE FAMILY

It is true that hair loss is in the genes. But the genetic link is to both the mother’s and father’s side of the family. It is not true that hair loss is determined by your mother’s father alone.

2. WEARING A TIGHT FITTING HAT CAUSES HAIR LOSS

Wearing a hat has nothing to do with hair loss, though it is true that many people who are balding wear a hat to hide it.

3. BETTER USE A BRUSH AND NOT A COMB

Most experts believe a comb is better for hair care as it’s less likely to cause split ends than use of a brush. Neither however, will cause baldness

4. HAIR LOSS CAN BE REVERSED BY STANDING ON YOUR HEAD

The theory is by adding more blood to the head that it would stimulate growth. Wouldn’t this be nice? It’s not true however.

5. CUTTING YOUR HAIR WILL MAKE IT THICKER

Though cutting your hair may make it appear thicker due to the removal of split ends and added volume, your hair will not become thicker.� Once it grows back, it will appear as it did before.

6. BLOW DRYING CAUSES HAIR LOSS

Although it is possible to damage hair by exposing it to very high temperatures, use of a blow dryer as recommended by the manufacturer will not cause hair loss.

7. WASHING YOUR HAIR TOO MUCH CAUSES HAIR LOSS

Being cautious of what chemicals we put in our hair is wise; every day shampoo will not cause hair loss. The hairs seen in the shower could be due to normal hair shedding or hereditary hair loss but shampooing in itself does not cause hair loss.

8. HAIR LOSS IS CAUSED BY STRESS

Though in rare circumstances there are occasions where certain types of stress can cause sudden hair loss, every day prolonged stressors will not. Examples of this include meeting deadlines, financial concerns, time constraints, etc.

9. VIGOROUSLY TOWEL DRYING YOUR HAIR CAN CAUSE HAIR LOSS

Irreversible hair loss is not caused by towel drying. Hair may shed because of the normal hair growth cycle or because it is damaged but will always grow back. The only hairs that won’t grow back are those that are affected by hereditary hair loss. In other words, they would have gone anyway.

10. HAIR LOSS CANNOT BE TREATED

Though there is no cure for hair loss to date, there are ways that hair loss can be treated. Hair loss medications such as finasteride and minoxodil, hair transplantation, and hair pieces are all means to help hair loss sufferers restore hair or the appearance of hair. Hopefully future potential treatments such as hair multiplication will get us closer to being able to restore a full head of hair.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

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HAIR LOSS NEWS AND PRESS RELEASE – The Westminster Practice (Europe’s Premier Trichological Practice) are NOW in the TOP 5 says GOOGLE.

08.01.2008 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

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Thanks to the hard work by Fresh Egg and their SEO Team lead by Mr. Lee Colbran SEO Director, The Westminster Practice (Europe’s Premier Trichologistical Practice) has entered the top 5 ranking of Google on most of the 1,000 Key Phrases in our industry since starting work with the Fresh Egg SEO Team back in 2000.

Since 2000 our overall rankings have steadily climbed seeing our latest positional jump with the major Key Phrases ‘Hair Loss’, “Male Hair Loss”, “Female Hair Loss”, propels our site on to the first page of Google.

More importantly in the current crop of results we are the highest ranking clinical practice as the other sites are all self help sites such as NHS Direct.

Thanks to Fresh Egg we receive an average of 400 to 500 fresh visitors on our website a day, totaling 15,000 new visitors on an average month. They are also responsible for the success of our Blog.

The teams at Fresh Egg under Lee Colbran guidance are already working on new SEO strategies to improve our organic results further and are now looking to consolidate and improve on these top 5 positions in the longer term.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Direct Link to Fresh Egg: http://www.freshegg.com/

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HAIR LOSS NEWS AND PRESS RELEASE – The Westminster Practice (Europe's Premier Trichological Practice) are NOW in the TOP 5 says GOOGLE.

08.01.2008 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

male_hair_loss_pic.jpgfemale_hair_loss_pic.jpg

Thanks to the hard work by Fresh Egg and their SEO Team lead by Mr. Lee Colbran SEO Director, The Westminster Practice (Europe’s Premier Trichologistical Practice) has entered the top 5 ranking of Google on most of the 1,000 Key Phrases in our industry since starting work with the Fresh Egg SEO Team back in 2000.

Since 2000 our overall rankings have steadily climbed seeing our latest positional jump with the major Key Phrases ‘Hair Loss’, “Male Hair Loss”, “Female Hair Loss”, propels our site on to the first page of Google.

More importantly in the current crop of results we are the highest ranking clinical practice as the other sites are all self help sites such as NHS Direct.

Thanks to Fresh Egg we receive an average of 400 to 500 fresh visitors on our website a day, totaling 15,000 new visitors on an average month. They are also responsible for the success of our Blog.

The teams at Fresh Egg under Lee Colbran guidance are already working on new SEO strategies to improve our organic results further and are now looking to consolidate and improve on these top 5 positions in the longer term.

Do you have Hair Loss Problems, read our Hair Loss Help

Direct Link to Fresh Egg: http://www.freshegg.com/

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