Category: Hair Loss

What Causes Hair Loss?

What Causes Hair Loss?

Over 50% of men tend to experience hair loss by age 50, and the number increases with an increase in age. While shedding 50-100 hair strands daily is normal, more than that indicates an underlying problem. Shedding copious amounts of hair, balding, or experiencing thinning usually signals abnormal hair loss that may require treatment. Below… Read more »

What is Alopecia?

What is Alopecia?

If you’ve started noticing a lot of hair stuck on your hairbrush or in the shower drain, you could have alopecia. This condition results in patches of hair loss on your scalp. Although these spots could be as small as the size of a quarter, in extreme cases, you could lose all of your hair…. Read more »

Stress And Hair Loss

Stress and Hair Loss

According to the Mayo Clinic, stress definitely has a relationship to hair loss. There are three primary areas of hair loss that are associated with exceptionally high levels of stress. These include: Telogen Effluvium Trichotillomania Alopecia Areata Telogen Effluvium This particular family of stress-related hair loss essentially makes it so that hair stops growing–the hair goes into… Read more »

Stress or Genetics: Which Is Worse For Your Hairline?

Stress or Genetics: Which is worse for your hairline?

While most of us know that there are several different factors that can contribute to hair loss in men. Knowing what causes hair loss can give you an edge on slowing it, stopping it and even reversing it. The two main causes of hair loss in men are genetics and stress. Now, it may seem… Read more »