Why Petroleum Jelly is Not Good for your Scalp or Hair

Your mother used it, your grandmother most definitely used it, and perhaps you even still use it on your hair and scalp.  So, what is the "it" that has been a staple to the beautification of black or African American hair for well over a century?

Petroleum.

You may know it by some of its other aliases,petrolatum,petroleum jelly,soft paraffin,white...

A receding hairline or thinning hair in a patch over the back of the head has shown to cause more anxiety, lack of confidence and effect a man's self-image more than anything else in a man's life. Why does it happen? Genetics can play a role in why, through a hormone. Other causes of baldness can include a deficiency in iron (anaemia), an under active thyroid, some prescribed medicines, a fungal scalp infection or even stress. The main cause for hair loss however is the DHT hormone.

Job getting you down? Bills piling up? Hair falling out? Stress hair loss is one of the most predominant reasons both men and women lose hair. While many people feel this can be due to the emotional side, physical stress also contributes to the problem. Unfortunately, this isn't something you can just turn on and off whenever you want which is why I wanted to cover it today.

The main goal today is to give you information on stress hair loss itself and the two types that a...

The psychological aspects of wearing human hair systems are what turned the industry around back in the 1980's. For many people the idea of having a hair piece with "Fake" hair was just not palatable and the industry quickly moved to human hair for virtually all hair replacements.
The benefits of using human hair in hair pieces are many. When custom blending the hair for a system it is the responsibility of the production to match the hair color exactly allowing for a...

These days not only men are losing there hair but it is also women who are experiencing hair loss. There is not many products available for a woman at the moment, due to the simple fact that it is not a very common occurrence. This being said there are a lot of natural solutions that are available to help get your hair back and growing strong. The reason that women actually lose there hair is because of the fact that blood flow is decreased to there hair follicles. This being said there...

Today, one of the most highly evolved industries since years is the hair care industry as the focus is clearly on maintaining the hair. Maintenance of lengthy hair poses many problems since shampoos and conditioners have to be applied periodically. If there is lack of maintenance of hair, it will result in multiple problems for the person. Eventually, lack of hair care will result in loss of hair or baldness that may not be good for the individual. Therefore choose the hair care...

Now, if you are wondering how to straighten wavy hair without hair straightener, stop worrying about hair straighteners and straightening irons. There are plethoras of ways of hair straightening and you’ll be surprised that using hair straighteners is not the only option. For example, just use an iron – No kidding! Use a household iron! Just make sure that you don't do this too often, just keep it blocked only for special occasions otherwise you run the risk of getting your...

Alopecia is the medical phrase for hair loss. If hair follicles are still safe, hair loss can be temporary. But if hair follicles have been harmed, condition may be everlasting.

In men, most frequent type of hair loss is baldness (male pattern), which is mainly hereditary. If hair loss is only moderate, it can be from hormonal imbalance, stress, tension or too much contact of chemicals or over usage of cosmetics. Moderate hair loss can sometimes be corrected...

Many men and women have hair loss problems such as male pattern baldness or thinning of hair, but there are many different treatments you can do to help the problem. 95% of men have some degree of hair loss by age 35 to 40 American men have some degree of hair loss, and by age 50 approximately 85% of men having thinning hair. This problem happens less and women but the problem still does exist.

Most of the time when women have hair loss problems is because of diets, stress,...

Home hair removal by electric epilators, which encompass both needle and tweezer types, constitute yet one more way in which men and women employ to eliminate unwanted hair. Needle-type epilators do their job by the insertion of a very fine needle to the hair follicle beneath the skin. A low-current jolt of electricity sent through the needle theoretically kills the follicle, and the hair is then removed by tweezers. The other type of electric home hair removal epilator, the tweezer...