Patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment tend also to lose their hair. Although some may have thin hair, most go bald. Chemotherapy is basically treating a disease using chemical medication. It is very common in the treatment of cancers although it can be employed for other diseases involving the cells. The therapy is targeted at killing malignant cells or drastically reducing their rate of division and growth. Hair loss is one of the side effects. All the hairs of the body can be...

Hair loss is a problem that is quite prevalent around the world. Most commonly, it is seen in adults, but in some cases, adolescents are also suffering from hair loss problems. Many individuals do prefer to let their baldness show it to the world, hence prefer to keep it untreated and unhidden, whereas there are many who really bother about their hair loss and prefer to get a hold with various strategies and possible treatment policies.

Among all other treatments such as...

Losing hair is one of the most common problems that arises as we age. Many people believe that their own hair loss is due to the fact that hair loss runs in their families.

But what most people don't know is that most hair loss is NOT genetic.The reason why many people lose hair is because their hair follicles are trapped and blocked from receiving the necessary blood supplies that are needed to grow the hair within them.

Your hair follicles are not defective. But...

Hair dryer, also known as blow dryer, is an electric device for blowing hot, warm, or cool air onto damp hair. The device is very useful for everyone to creating, drying, or styling hair quickly. It is easy to use. But, if you do not use it safely, it can damageyour hair. The heat output from a hair dryer can be very dangerous. The hair can be going to dry, damage, shaft splits at the end, falls out, and then you lose your beautyful hair. Once your hair got damage, hard for you to...

There are so many hair straighteners out on the market today, but two of the most sought-out ones would be the titanium and the ceramic kinds. This is because both of them surpass quality standards. But hair straighteners are not created equal and so in order to find out which of these two will most likely suit you and your hair straightening demands, we put them head to head until we get to the very last detail. A lot of people like hair straighteners that are made of titanium.

Approximately 25 million women in the United States are suffering from female hair loss, and unfortunately, they are suffering in silence. Society quietly accepts male hair loss as a natural part of life, but by some unspoken rule, the idea of a woman with thinning hair is strictly taboo. It isn't just the idea that the hair is falling out that causes the most damage; it is the emotional scarring and pain that these women suffer even after a hair loss treatment has been found.

You don't know why you do it, but somehow, you cannot resist the urge to pull out your own hair when you feel stressed out. As a child, you remember not being able to sleep unless you fiddle with your tresses. Soon, you discovered the gratification of pulling out your hair strands. It calms your nerves. It pleases you. Except that when you regain your senses, you are left with a balding spot on your head. You need help.

What is trichotillomania?

Smooth and silky hair is the most important factor in beauty. Blow drying your hair is one of the tool in preserving delicate hair. It is also the best method to straighten out your curl, provided you do it right way. Carelessness in handling the heat on your hair may damage them permanently. Blow drying is an effective method in adding volume to your hair. Add brilliance and shine to your hair with right blow drying and styling. Here are few tips that can be used to blow dry your hair...

Back To Basics

Seems everyone is going back to basics.  Instead of treatments and cures that use chemicals we are taking the time to look into safe and natural alternatives.  We love the natural alternatives to better health, weight loss, skin and hair care.  This time of year as the weather gets colder, some of us will suffer from dry skin and dry hair.  Natural home remedies are once again becoming as popular as they were years ago with our parents and...

Jojoba Oilis fast emerging as a mystical elixir of life for hair and the fight against hair loss. Though it is not the "be all and end all" as far as the perfect solution for hair problems is concerned, it is an excellent hair treatment for dry hair and a natural hair conditioner acting similar to and having the properties of sebaceous oil (sebum).

A Hair Conditioner and Moisturizer

Sebaceous glands of the scalp produce a natural hair and skin oil called 'sebum',...