Hair loss or baldness has been a mounting concern for women living in urban areas. Even before they reach the age of 40, around an estimated 40% of women suffer from hair loss. But usage of highly chemical-based hair products, tight hairdos and hairstyles, hair related issues have been affecting people, even as young as in their teens or early twenties.

What are the prominent causes of female pattern baldness? 

Balding starts with thinning of hair. One must know that losing 50-100 strands of hair a day is typical. This is a natural process since regular shedding helps regenerate and boosts healthy hair.

Causes of Female Pattern Baldness

Apart from modern hairstyling products etc., hair loss happens due to:-

• Hereditary – Though genetic issues affect men mainly, women are not entirely immune to them. If baldness runs on the maternal or paternal sides of the family, then women may also inherit it.
• Diseases – Most common health issues affecting hair are thyroid, scalp infections, a few kinds of lupus, and alopecia areata. Some of them can cause permanent damage to hair follicles. 
• Hormonal changes – Women predominantly suffer from hair loss due to hormonal changes followed by pregnancy, childbirth, discontinuation of birth control pills, and menopause.
• Medications for treating cancer, heart problems, depression, high blood pressure, and arthritis also result in significant or complete baldness.
• Stress – Stress automatically affects every part of your body, and hair is not immune to it. So we recommend a healthy diet, good sleep and regular relaxation to combat excessive hair fall. 
• Weather 
• Poor hair care habits.

While there are various medical treatments and procedures to regain a decent hair-line unless caused by medical conditions, here are a few dos and don’ts to avoid baldness:

Here are the top 3 things you must do to prevent baldness

1. Ensure that you are consuming a diet rich in nutrients, especially iron and protein – Do you know that any deficiency in the body first affects hair? One should consume that both macro and micronutrients are essential. Macronutrients are in a good protein diet, and micronutrients are all vitamins and minerals. Make spinach, seafood, beet-root, chicken, lentils, nuts, seeds, and yoghurt part of a diet to improve hair.
2. Maintain a clean and moist scalp-Having a clean scalp is essential for healthy hair, but do not use harsh chemical-based shampoos. Opt for a mild shampoo to eliminate natural sebum secretion and environmental pollution. Though there are chemical-based conditioners, try out deep conditioning using home hacks like egg, henna, curd, and aloe vera on the scalp and along the length of your hair. Conditioning will give you a lustrous look and boost your hair’s health.
3. Oiling – Try for yourself or book a soothing oil massage. One can choose from oils like coconut, almond, and castor. Oil massages help in healthy scalp circulation and tightening of hair follicles.

As it is crucial to know what should be done, please also be aware of what you should avoid. 

Only do the following things if you want to prevent baldness.

1. Stay away from products with a high sulphur content and artificial scents. Go for organic shampoos, as they don’t leave any residue on the hair.
2. Beware of long and high heat exposure – A temperature higher than 175 degrees Celsius is dangerous to the hair. Even a five minutes exposure to this kind of heat will physically damage the hair.
3. Do not go for chemical and heat-based treatments – You might enjoy new hairstyles. Still, please avoid excessive blow-drying, heated combs, hair straighteners, colouring products, bleaching agents, perms, and relaxers. They all leave the scalp dry, prone to quick hair fall. This is particularly harmful if applied to wet hair.

There are many treatments available to treat female pattern baldness. One can try medications and daycare treatments. Successful hair transplantation treatments such as FUE, FUT, and PRP can also be tested. But prevention is better than cure. So it is best to follow the dos and don’ts carefully to control hair fall and female pattern baldness at an early stage.

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