Preventing Hair Loss & Hair Dryers Etc
Does a hair dryer cause damage to my hair? Is it preventing hair loss? Does it accelerate hair loss?
UHLO comment: Get in the habit of handle your hair gently and use a hair dryer with a temperature
control botton. It is an easy
method by preventing hair loss.
Blowing Your Hair Away?
Hair
dryers & other hair heating devices are not preventing hair loss or
preventing female hair loss. They help you style your hair but that is
about all the positive we can say about hair dryers.
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There is no scientific evidence that hair dryers causes thinning
hair. However, if you dry your hair with too hot hair, too close or for too long, it may make your hair fragile and brittle, and
in the worst instance, break it and cause lasting damage
What can you do to prevent this?
The
best thing is to allow your hair to air-dry naturally
as frequently as possible. Then you can brush it and style it when it
is almost dry. This provide the best look for the hair with the
least damage to the hair follicles. However, if you do need to dry it
with a hair dryer, then you should consider the following.
When choosing your hair dryer, ensure that it has a
temperature control button. This is the most important feature of a
hair dryer so you can control the
temperature at which you dry your hair.
The higher the heat from the hair dryer, the longer you
dry it and the closer it is to the hair, the more damage it can do to
your hair.
When
your hair is soaking wet from washing it, you should never dry it.
First let it dry gently with a towel wrapped around your head or pad it
gently.
Afterwards you can start blow dry your hair at a low warm setting
keeping the hair dryer at least 8-10 inches (20-25 cm) away from your
hair.
The hair is the weakest and
most vunerable to brakeage when it is wet. By taking these
precautions you will give your hair the best chances to stay healthy
and look great.
Other Hair Heating Devices
High heat on your hair can damage it, and in and
in the worst instance, break it and cause lasting damage.
Avoid to the greatest extent possible other hair heating
devices such as hair strengtheners, flat irons, curling irons and hot
rollers. And if you have to use them, try to use them for the shortest
time possible and at the lowest heat possible.
Tight curlers can result in permanently thinned areas on the head, and in the worst case, Traction Alopecia.
By using the above suggestions, you can preventing
thinning hair, you can preventing hair falling out, you can preventing
alopecia, you can preventing baldness, you canpreventing male pattern
baldness. All this could save you a hair transplant one day.
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