Plenty of myths abound when it comes to hail loss! Some of them so ludicrous that there you might fall down laughing such as, have your shiny scalp licked by a cow to have the hair grow on your head again!
Don't be surprised, this and many more entertaining stories are floating around as people are unable to filter fact from fiction when it comes to hair loss and get so confused that real causes and right treatments for their baldness or hair loss are missed by them.
Some companies and individuals seek to exploit hair loss myths to make a fast buck. They try and, sometimes quite successfully, sell bogus hair loss treatments on the basis of tall promises, to men and women desperate to solve their hair loss problems. Also people with hair loss, particularly women, are hesitant to talk about an issue that remains sensitive and sometimes quite emotional.
Let's examine some of the myths in the light of the facts on this website. Some of them have been heard so many times that they begin sounding true! But are they? No way. A myth is just that - a myth. There's no scientific evidence that supports any of these tall tales.
The maternal side of your family is responsible for the inheritance of pattern baldness
What a bunch of hooey! The hair loss gene does not get transferred from your mother's side, nor does it skip a generation. What is more, probably there isn't even one single hair loss gene. According to the scientists pattern baldness might be because of interaction of several genes inherited from both parents.
It is for men only
In reality, both men and women suffer baldness and hair loss, though the degree of hair loss tends to vary by gender. The timing and pattern of baldness is also different in men and women. Pattern baldness commonly starts to develop in men in their 30s and 40s. In women, its occurrence commonly begins when they are in their 40s or 50s, although it can occur as early as the 20s. Pattern wise, front and at the top of the head in men lose hair first while in women, the hair thins diffusely throughout the top of the scalp.
That's why there are hair loss treatments available for both men and women which if done properly and regularly can check hair loss to some extent.
Poor blood flow causes pattern baldness
This myth has been used and popularized by companies seeking to sell hair loss products. But if it had been true, hair transplants would not have worked so well.
Pattern baldness is caused by hair mites, plugged follicles
No, it is just another attempt by manufacturers seeking to sell their shampoos. They claim that pattern hair loss is due to a hair mite called the demodex mite that can be removed with certain shampoos, or due to plugged hair follicles, which can be unplugged with a shampoo.
This is a myth because there's no evidence that corroborates any of these theories. The dermodex mite is found in the hair follicles on the face and scalp of most of the population. Had the mite been responsible for hair loss, most of the population would have been bald. So far as plugged hair follicles are concerned, they simply lead to ingrown hairs.
Cut your hair to make them stronger
Total claptrap! Hair fiber is dead material. It has no way to send a signal to the hair follicle root that it has been cut. Cutting your hair will only make it shorter and hairs grow almost exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.
Brush your hair as much as you can
It might make you look good, but overdoing it is very bad for your hair and the leading contributor to split ends and hair breakage. Sure comb your hair, but once it is in place, STOP.
Tight hats are behind baldness
Young men entering the military service are required to wear hats, and supposedly show signs of going bald soon after. This is just coincidental timing. The age of entering the military matches with that of the beginning of male pattern hair loss. Hats do cause hair breakage or split ends, but not baldness.
Now that you know what is true and what is just figment of one's imagination , you can decide what are the causes behind it and what would be the best treatment for it in consultation with a qualified medical professional.
