All Your Hair Needs

It is advisable to continue with your normal handling of your hair and scalp such as shampooing, drying, and tonging (if you already use electrical appliances), combing and or brushing.  This care of your scalp and hair is unavoidable, as these procedures are part of the everyday grooming process.  Looking after your hair during a period of anxiety can be beneficial in promoting “the feel good factor” 

To seek  to improve the quality of the hair you must firstly look at your diet and eat a balanced diet,  three meals a day  - as healthy hair requires regular intake of protein.

Finally, if you have lost hair,  it may be beneficial to visit your hairdresser to have your hair trimmed to give the appearance of fuller, thicker  hair by the removal  of  the wispy ends. 

Have you got anything you would like to share with how you have dealt with this problem? We would love to hear your responses!

It is not unusual if you are suffering hair shedding due to anxiety to a change of how you handle and care for your hair. You may be unsure whether to shampoo or not, whether to use a hairdryer, or a brush or comb.

On an average head there are approximately one hundred thousand hairs and between 50 to 100 of these are shed daily.  Changing your routine, such as moving from daily wet shampooing to only occasional shampoos or replacing with dry shampoos can lead to what appears to be greater hair loss.  This is because hairs that would have been removed  a few at a time during daily wet shampooing will stay loosely in place until the next wet shampoo when they are lost en masse.  This then gives a false indication of the degree of hair loss being experienced and the appearance of a greater problem – and a source of increased anxiety.

Have you ever noticed how, when you are unwell, your hair lacks lustre and is dull and lifeless and appears to shed more? Unhealthy hair can signal problems such as poor dietary habits, anxiety and emotional pressure.

There are many symptoms of anxiety which are related to hair loss that seem to become self-fulfilling. A common example is thinking that you are going to go bald. It often seems that  living  in constant fear about losing your hair may actually contribute to your own hair loss, as stress and anxiety can lead to a reluctance to eat and rest and undertake recreational activities. 

Anxiety and hair loss have a very complex  relationship.  Anxiety can, as suggested above, in some cases, cause hair loss to occur, but it can also make hair loss due to other causes more difficult to control and finally become an obsessive condition, which again is more difficult to treat.

Over the next coming days we will discuss anxiety and hair loss in more detail. 

If you are in need of advice please contact our Trichologist for additional help via telephone: +44 (0)1543 670717 or visit our website: www.birminghamtrichologycentre.co.uk

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A good weekly routine is helpful in looking for and dealing with any infestation especially during the start  of the school term:-

Things you may not know about head lice (Pediculus Capitis) and why they are difficult to remove from your hair.  

Normally head lice infest a new host only by close contact with another individual, who already has head lice. The lice do not jump or fly and hence direct head to head contact is necessary for passing on the lice, such as may happen among children in social situations at play or at school and in parent-child interactions. Humans cannot pick up head lice from dogs or cats. 

Birmingham Trichology Centre has a vast range of Nanogen Products. 

Nanogen is a perfect way for you to conceal thinning areas on your head or even thicken your hair. 

There is a product for every hair need. 

For more information please visit our website or call the office on 01543 670717