Hair
growth and hair fall are part of a
natural rotating cycle in our scalp.
The
average scalp contains about 100,000
hair.
Each individual hair stay for an
average of 4 to 5 years, during which
time it grows about half an inch a
month. Usually in its 5th year, the
hair falls out and is replaced within
6 months by a new one. Roughly 100
hair are lost from your head every
day.
There are three main phases of the individual hair growth cycle: anagen,
catagen, and telogen. Anagen is the active hair growth phase. It
lasts for about 4 to 5 years. In the 5th year, the catagen stage evolves, a
period of regression of the hair follicle. Ultimately, the hair follicle falls
out as a resting period, the telogen stage. Ten percent of the hair is in a
resting phase that lasts two to three
months, and at the end of its resting
stage the hair fall out. When
hair falls in a healthy growth cycle,
a new hair from the same follicle
replaces it and the growing cycle
starts again. By the 6th year, new hair grow and
the hair growth cycle begins again.
Hair loss problem usually develops
gradually. Genetic baldness is caused
by the body's failure to produce new
hair.
On average, 50 to 100 hair fall from the head every day in a normal
hair growth cycle. Hair starts to recede when fewer
number of new hair is in the re-growth stage. As we age, the
hair cycle slowly becomes disrupted and more hair is shed.
In time hair growth stops completely and thin hair areas or baldness results.
In addition to normal hair fall
cycle, most men and women experience some
form of hair loss or thinning
hair during their life. Both men
and women tend to lose hair as they
age.
Some
men and women start losing hair by showing thinning hair all around the scalp, while others develop
a slight hair loss as a bald spot at a specific area. Some
individuals have complete hair loss or total baldness within a short time.
Inherited or "pattern baldness"
affects many more men than women.
About 25% of men begin to bald by the
time they are 30 years old, and about
two-thirds are either bald or have a
balding pattern by age 60.
A typical male pattern baldness
imply to a
receding hairline and thinning around
the crown with eventual large bald
area of the scalp.
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For women with excessive hair
falling, some women also develop a
female pattern hair loss due to
genetics, age, and male hormone
testosterone that
tend to increase in women after
menopause. The pattern is different
from that of men.
Female pattern baldness involves a
thinning throughout the scalp while
the frontal hairline generally remains
intact.
People who notice excessive hair
falling out, thinning, or appearing in
large amounts on their brush should
consult with their doctor or a
dermatologist.
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