Hair Care Tips – Hair Problem – Dandruff

Dandruff appears as fine snowy flakes on the scalp and is, in fact, dry dead skin cells that are shedding naturally. The condition is usually associated with dry hair and skin, dandruff also occurs in greasy skin types, when it appears as yellow, oily flakes. In either case, dandruff is both a problem and an embarrassment. In extreme situations of dry white dandruff, consult a recognized trichologist or a doctor who may be able to recommend a specific treatment. If your hair is dry and your scalp tends to itch, always use a very mild shampoo and a gentle, unscented conditioner.

In cases of oily dandruff, the cause could be the sebaceous glands which have gone out of control, or extreme stress. This type of dandruff needs to be treated with enormous care to prevent scalp inflammation and the infections that might result. To keep minor cases in check, use a mild shampoo and wash your hair as often as necessary. Use a soft brush to remove the yellow flakes. There are certain products available to treat this condition. They come in cream or lotion form, and are applied to the scalp to remove the greasy deposits. Discuss these with a trichologist. If your scalp or skin has become excessively spotty, itchy or inflamed, seek professional or medical advice at the earliest occasion. Avoid touching the troubled areas, otherwise the infection will spread.

Hair Care Tips – Split Ends
Probably the most common of all hair complaints is split ends. They usually occur in dry hair, and are the result of rough treatment-over processing, excessive heat, or brushing the hair when it is wet and stretched. When a hair splits, it actually forks at the end and becomes dried out due to a lack of sebum. If left untreated, the split will travel to the root and the hair will become completely weak and broken. Treat early signs of dryness and splitting with conditioners and warm oil treatments.

Split ends should be cut off as soon as they appear. If your hair is long, dry and the splitting severe, an all-over cut is the only answer. It is not worth sacrificing the health and good looks of your hair for the sake of keeping. Its length, when the hair is in good condition, then you can let it grow again.

Hair Care Tips – Hair loss

Natural for the hair to shed as part of the growing cycle. Excessive hair loss, however, could be a sign of illness, stress or simply age. As you get older and your hair thins out naturally, baldness may result. This is often a hereditary condition, and is certainly more common in men than in women. If the hair follicle fails to enlarge after a hair is shed, no new hair will grow to replace it. Over the years creams and positions have appeared on the market with wild but inviting claims about the product’s ability to grow hair on anything. The majority of these are based on an herbal mixture, and require daily application and lengthy scalp massages.

Some of these products claim to stimulate hair growth and to reactivate the hair-producing cells. But once the hair root is dead, nothing will bring it back to life. The massaging action, however, does have its benefits and increases blood circulation.

Bald patches are a quite different problem, and are usually the result of the physical condition alopecia. In this case, the hair comes out in clumps and leaves small white bald patches on the scalp. You must consult a doctor if alopecia occurs, so that the exact cause can be determined and the appropriate treatment undertaken.

Hair Care Tips – Grey, White Hair
When white hair is mixed in with darker hair-salt and pepper style- it gives the impression of being grey. The hair is white because there is no color pigment present in the cortex. As the body ages, the color pigment generally becomes less strong and new hair may develop without any pigment at all. These white hairs are usually stronger and coarser than the other hairs. When a person goes completely white, the hair can appear to be thicker and have more volume, especially it is cut really well.

Some people spot the odd white hair when they are still in their 20s, while others notice a sprinkling of grey from about the mid-thirties onward, hair goes white for a variety of reasons. A sudden shock, illness or stress may bring the graying process forward considerably. If this causes concern, a permanent tint may be the answer.

Grey-white hair can look marvelous if it is left as is, and treated with the occasional color rinse to bring out the silvery highlights. Hair cab be bleached and toned to a shade of white. But this never looks natural hair cannot be colored to make it look grey.