Hair Loss Basic Understanding

By: Paton Jackson

Before solving a problem one must understand the problem. Hair
loss is the most common medical problem. Millions of people all
over the world are struggling in the endless battle to stop
their hair loss. However, most of them did not spend a couple
of minutes learning what exactly the meaning of hair loss is.
Read the following lines to learn the basics about hair, hair
loss and hair loss treatments.

Did you know that an average scalp has about 150,000 hair
follicles and hair - more than 90% of them are continuously
growing.

What is hair? Hair is the fastest growing tissue of the body. It
is made of keratins which are a type of proteins. Each hair
strand includes three layers: the medulla (the inner layer), the
cortex and the cuticle. Hair grows from roots - Those roots get
the vital ingredients to the hair growth by the blood. The roots
are a living tissue but the visible hair strand is a dead
tissue. Therefore, any hair loss treatment should take care of
the scalp and roots and not of the hair strands.

How does the hair grow? It is natural to loose hair. Actually,
we all loose about 100 hairs a day. We start noticing that we
suffer from hair loss only after losing more than 50% of our
hair.

The phases of the life cycle of hair are:

Anagen - In this phase the hair is actively growing. This phase
lasts about 5 years. Catagen - In this phase the hair falls out.
It lasts about 3 weeks. Telogen - In this phase the hair is
resting. It lasts about 12 weeks.

What are the causes of hair loss? There are various conditions
that may cause hair loss from heritage to stress. For each cause
one may find different hair loss treatments. Hair loss
treatments include anything from the FDA approved hair loss drug
called Propecia or Rogaine to natural hair loss treatments as
Rogaine to hair transplant surgeries.

About the author:
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