Hair Damage and Solutions

Hair comes in array of structures from fine to coarse. Hair can suffer a variety of damage from split ends, fraying to damage caused by hair dyes, straightening hair or hair iron. Hair damage can also occur due to heat from curling iron or blow dryers or over production of oil from sebaceous glands.
Our daily life habits play an important role on your health and the appearance of the hair.
Nowadays people generally prefer fast food and additives, which means a diet low in fruits and vegetables. This causes hair to grow more slowly. Vitamin B especially B6 plays a leading role in maintaining healthy hair. Vitamin B recourses are peas, carrot, beans, eggs, bran, nuts and cauliflower. You must also be sure of getting adequate amount of sulfur, zinc and magnesium.
Caffeine is also apart of our daily life. It is most commonly distributed in coffee and soft drinks. Caffeine has the stimulating effect on nervous system, lungs and heart. Recent studies in the year 2005 have shown that caffeine helps in preventing hair decay. This means that your daily coffee is good for you. But remember that excessive drinking of coffee can be harmful and it can show symptoms like trembling hands and headaches.
Studies of baldness suggest that lack of sleep results in hormone imbalance in the body that leads to hair loss. The chemical process which leads to hair loss in men is conversion of testosterone to DHT in the body. Researches have shown that if the adults take appropriate sleep they would work much better. It is advised to sleep in a dark and quite place, rather sleeping in front of television or with lights on.
Poor hygiene is the root of many hair problems. Poor hygiene can mean both not washing enough and washing too much. The chemicals and the detergents present in the shampoo makes the hair dry and lifeless as natural oils produced by the sebaceous glands on the scalp is stripped away. You must shampoo every other day and apply conditioner twice a week. If it is still necessary to shampoo everyday, then you must apply baby shampoo. On the other hand the people who does not shampoo there hair, allow the oil secretion build up in there hair and hence giving them a greasy appearance. It creates an environment for the growth of dandruff. Dandruff can lead to the growth of bacteria and fungus.
Sunlight can also cause sunburn to the hair as easily as the skin. In summer season heat combined with humidity makes the hair dry and further making it subject to breaking. You must avoid blow driers and curling irons in summer.
Sometimes hair products can also lead to hair damage. Hair gels and sprays contain alcohol which leads to drying up the scalp. Many hair products contain perfumes which can often lead to allergy.

The conclusion that we draw from this article is the healthier your life style is the healthier your hair will be.