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Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:56 pm  |
| When I wash my hair and brush it gently alot of hair comes out! I have fine hair and used to have alot of it. Now I am afraid of becoming one of those women who have see-through hair to their scalp. Anyone have any products or remedies to suggest? I do take vitamins but they don't help. I am new to this site so please forgive me if this has been discussed somewhat and I couldn't find it. |
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havana8
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:33 pm |
| Vitamin B complex is useful for hair growth. |
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:31 pm |
Hi,
Try Shapley's M-T-G orginal oil and make sure you take MSM and biotin |
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:07 am |
i have a similar problem, however mine i think is due to stresss. What about you??
Chorally, will taking vitamin B cause hair growth in other areas of body too   |
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:06 am |
| I do take a stress vita B complex, I hope it helps and I am under stress. I don't sleep properly and never did. This has been going on for about 2 years so I got hair extensions so I wouldn't notice so much, when I took them out my hair was thinner but no bald patches. I take a supplement called Nutricap which also used have have scalp serums and it made my hair grow really fast but I can't find the product anymore. Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada used to have it. |
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:23 pm |
I have the similar problems too and that bothers me a lot! actaully I think i have some bald spots already on the back of my head.
I dont have any sleeping problem nither I am under stress. My dad is bald, so I can't get off the thinking that I might get this from him! |
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:41 pm |
I posted some tips for simran in a similar thread, and I'm just going to quote myself here because I'm lazy. 
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simran, if you have time and health coverage at uni, I would also recommend going to see a doctor or a naturopath. Sometimes hair loss (especially if it's at a young age, as I'm assuming you are since you're in uni) can be a sign of a bigger health problem, and is just one of the outward symptoms. For example, you could have some sort of parasite (and trust me, you can have these for months and not know it, that happened to me recently!) or a thyroid condition or any number of other potential factors. I think a natural/holistic health care provider would be more proactive about looking for other possible warning signs than a more Western doc.
And for what it's worth, I know it can be a huge pain to take care of yourself while you're studying, especially if it means you have to shell out money and make time for an appointment - but try and think of it as an investment in your future health! You'll be healthier, happier and more beautiful all down the road if you nip whatever this might be in the bud now, instead of waiting and letting it potentially get worse.
Of course, it may be the case that this is just stress-related hair loss. If that's the case, obviously, some sorts of stress management are good to incorporate, but everyone's suggestions here are helpful too. Nettles, rosemary, and to some degree castor oil and sweet almond oil are supposed to be helpful. Brushing/massaging the hair and scalp are important to stimulate hair growth, so don't totally shy away from brushing just because you're worried more strands will come out - they'll come out anyway eventually if that's their intention, but the act of bristles gently massaging the scalp will be healthy in nourishing your hair and stimulating the follicles. Look for a 100% natural bristle brush - some swear by expensive ones like Mason & Pearson, but for all-bristle ones I think a cheap drugstore one is fine. I have a pure boar bristle brush from Conair that was $7USD.
I'd also try applying oil directly to the scalp - make up a mixture of sweet almond, castor and apparently avocado oil per violetanne's suggestion (I never knew that was a hair growth ingredient, cool!) and massage it in and leave it on for a while before washing out. It's good to avoid SLS like you're doing, but there are so many other scary ingredients too - try to avoid shampoos and conditioners with dimethicone or anything ending in "cone" while you're fixing things. Maybe try a natural line like John Masters Organics - lots of people have great success with them, and the products are fairly concentrated so even though it's expensive it'll last a long time.
Good luck, hope this helps and take care of yourself! |
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