This will be a very random post but the thought just occurred to me. Whenever I run my fingers through my hair I always notice strands of hair all over my hands. I shed my hair quite a lot and have done so all my life. I was conditioned to thinking this was normal and attributed to stress, diet, or that it's simply normal for our hair to shed a lot. But could it be even simpler than that? Is there something in our shampoo products that is causing our hair to fall out?
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Possibly. There are a lot of hair products that you generally find on the shelves that do various things; dry out your hair, dry out your scalp, coat your hairs in what is essentially silicone which prevents moisturization.
But you can also be experiencing the sadly natural hair fall dilemma.
Avoid alcohol and sodium lauryl sulfate, which is in a lot of hair care products to create a lather effect.
This can still be achieved with a different chemical (also with SLES).
I should also specify that it's not specifically alcohol that's bad -- it's alcohol without any moisturizing or hydrating ingredients to counteract it.
Take Blackwood For Men as an example: It's full of hydrating and moisturizing ingredients that protect your hair from the damage that the alcohol causes.
Men in particular are known for thinning, finer hair that causes hair fall, and we also have a different composition than women and tend to require stronger products.
Also: Diet and stress absolutely affects your DHT levels and therefore hair health.
Oh: If you use a hair dryer or straightener investigate better products.
A lot of these Chinese made pieces of trash do not stay at their advertised temperatures, and going above a certain temperature (around 185 if I recall?) is damaging to your hair