ETIOLOGY OF DANDRUFF

     ETIOLOGY OF DANDRUFF

Dandruff  is  the  shedding  of  dead skin cells  from the scalp. It  is  one of  the common scalp 

disorder affecting  almost half  of  the  population  at  the post -pubertal age and  of  any  sex

and ethnicity. Some  people  experience  unusually  large  amount  of  flaking  either chronically or  as  a result  of  certain triggers which  can  be  accompanied  by  redness  and  itching. In majority of cases  of  dandruff, there  is  no  known  cause. However,  there  are  indications that heredity, diet  and upset in the  body`s  hormonal  balance may  be  contributory factors. However, the  etiology  of  dandruff  has  focused on the role  of  a fungus normally found  on the human scalp and skin ( Malassezia furfur), a dimorphic  lipophilic  fungus.

Although the actual  cause of dandruff  is generally not known, but it can have several causes including:-

• Irritated oily  skin 
• Not shampooing often enough
• A yeast like fungus ( Malassezia)
• Dry skin
• Sensitivity to hair care products

The  severity and occurrence of  symptoms of  dandruff  vary  between  individuals .It  is generally  not  a serious  condition but  there is  potential  for  complications in some people, such as  a secondary bacterial  infection or  fungal  infection. Some  of the  symptoms can be easily appreciated .For most  teens  and  adults , dandruff signs  are  easy  to spot:-

• White, oily looking flakes of dead  skin that dot your  hair and  shoulders.
• Scaly  and  itchy  scalp.
• Red  and  greasy  patches  of  skin and  feeling tingly  on the skin .

Dandruff  is  a  chronic  condition that  comes  and  goes  and is  not  curable. However, with a well  integrated  treatment  plan, symptoms  of  dandruff  can  be  effectively controlled  and  minimized.

• Use  of  anti-dandruff shampoos.
• Rosemary Oil
• Tea Tree Oil
• Vitamin B12
• Topical  Corticosteroid 
• Salicyclic acid  shampoos

TREATMENT :-

In general,  daily  cleansing  with a gentle  shampoo  or  any anti- dandruff  shampoo  to  reduce  oiliness and  skin  cell  build  up  can  often  help  mild  dandruff.  If  dandruff  is  worsening  ( spreading , causing  hairloss,  swelling,  increasing  redness, painful or  infected), you  should  contact  your  doctor  if  your  symptoms  show  no signs  of  improvement  after  using  anti- dandruff  shampoo  for  2  weeks. You  may  require  stronger  prescription treatment.

 MICROSCOPIC   VIEW   OF     DANDRUFF

  

Golden Rules of Good Hair Care !!

Golden Rules of Good Hair Care !!

1. Do invest in a good haircut. Caring for your locks becomes so much easier when you are sporting a fabulous 'wash and wear' style.

2. Do wash your hair with the correct products. Dry hair requires a moisture-drenching shampoo, while oily hair benefits from frequent shampooing with a purifying, oil-regulating shampoo.

3. Do brush your hair each morning. This will help remove dust, dirt and loose scales. It also stimulates the blood supply and distributes sebum along the hair shaft.

4. Don't use a brush on wet hair. Use a wide-toothed comb instead. Start at the ends, gently working your way up towards the roots. Brush your hair at night before going to bed. If your hair is long, tilt your head forward and brush from the base of the head forward.

5. Do allow your hair to dry naturally as often as possible. Use a highly absorbent towel to mop up excess moisture then finger dry.

6. Don't expose your hair to the sun during the hottest time of the day. Cover up and wear a hat instead.

7. Don't forget to clean your brushes and combs. Let them soak in warm, soapy water once a week.

8. Do nourish your scalp with oil twice weekly. This will help to soften and strengthen graying hair. Choose from almond, coconut or extra-virgin olive oil. Soak a cotton ball in the oil and dab on to the scalp, leave for half an hour then wash with very warm water. Finish with a cold rinse to flatten the cuticle of the hair. The result?  Softer, smoother, manageable hair.

9. Don't tie your hair back too tightly and never when it is wet. This stretches the hair shaft, causing it to break and split.

10. Do eat foods rich in skin and hair enhancing essential fatty acids. By taking care of your diet, the state of your inner health will reflect in the condition of your hair. Be kind to yourself.

11. Don't over-style. Experts recommend using a blow dryer only for special occasions. At the end of your styling session, switch to cold air. This closes the hair shaft, leaving the hair smooth, glossy and 

shiny.

12. Don't forget to keep regular scheduled appointments with your stylist. Making an appointment for a trim every 4 to 6 weeks will leave your hair in tiptop condition.

THE SEARCH FOR A BALDNESS CURE!!!

THE  SEARCH  FOR  A BALDNESS CURE!!!

                    Sometimes,  despite  the  huge  and  lucrative  potential  market  for  an  affordable  and   effective  hair loss  remedy, it  seems  as  if  nobody  is  even  trying  to  find  one.

A  full  head  of  hair  is  always   associated  with  strength, confidence, youth  and  power. In  our  day-today life, we  can  easily  appreciate   the  people  talking  about  common  hair  loss  problems and  finding  remedies  for  it, but  most  important  thing  is  to  pick  up  the  right  ingredient. We can  easily  visualize  reactions of  different  people in  the  form  of  frustration, depression , loss of self esteem, social withdrawal. Its  not  about  looks , although  that's  certainly a part of it , its  about a  loss  of  control, the passage  of  time and  mortality. In  the  last  5 to 7 yrs ,there  has  been  a boon in  the  understanding  of  hair loss. Our  scientists  armed  with  powerful  new tools are  learning  how  to  coin  treatments  for  various  forms  of  hair loss. Now a days, treatments for  various  forms  of  hair loss  have shown  moderate  success and  are  broadly  available in  the  form of :-

• Medications
• Dietary Supplements
• Surgical treatments
• Non surgical hair loss treatments 

Many  studies  are  going  on , although  human  hair  follicles  were  previously  thought  gone  in  areas  of  complete  baldness, they  are  more likely  to  be  dormant, as  recent  studies  have  shown that  the  scalp  contains  the  stem  cells  from  which  the  follicles  arose .As  per  May  2015  review , no  successful  strategy  to  generate human  hair  follicles for  hair regrowth  from  adult  stem  cells has  yet  been  reported. However  research  is  still  going  on  these  follicular  stem cells leading  to  successes  in  treating  baldness  through  hair  multiplication, also  known  as  HAIR CLONING.                          

Hair loss or Hair shedding?

Hair loss or Hair shedding?   

If you’ve been noticing more hairs on your pillow or hairbrush than normal, you may worry that you have hair loss. You could actually just be shedding more hairs than normal.

Hair shedding often stops on its own

It’s normal to shed between 50 and 100 hairs a day. When the body sheds significantly more hairs every day, a person has excessive hair shedding. The medical term for this condition is Telogen Effluvium.

Excessive hair shedding is common in people who have experienced one the following stressors:

• Lost 20 pounds or more
• Given birth
• Experiencing lots of stress
• Had high fever
• Undergone a surgery
• Stopped taking birth-control pills

Most people notice the excessive hair shedding a few months after the stressful event. For example, a new mom can see excessive hair shedding about two months after giving birth. The shedding usually peaks about four months after giving birth. This shedding is normal — and temporary.

As your body readjusts, the excessive shedding stops. Within 6 to 9 months, the hair tends to regains its normal fullness. People who are constantly under a lot of stress can experience long-term excessive hair shedding.

Hair loss differs from hair shedding

Hair loss occurs when something stops the hair from growing. The medical term for this condition is Anagen Effluvium. The most common causes of hair loss include:

• Hereditary hair loss
• Immune system overreacts
• Some drugs and treatments
• Hairstyles that pull on the hair
• Harsh hair care products
• Compulsion to pull out one’s hair

If you have hair loss, your hair will not grow until the cause stops. For example, people who undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatments often lose a lot of hair. When the treatment stops, their hair tends to regrow.

Other causes of hair loss may require treatment. Many people who have hereditary hair loss continue to lose hair without treatment. A woman who inherits the genes for hereditary hair loss may notice gradual thinning. Men who have hereditary hair loss tend to develop a receding hairline or bald patch that begins in the center of the scalp.

Specialized Doctors can distinguish between hair loss and hair shedding

If you are concerned by the amount of hair falling out, you don’t need to suffer in silence. You can turn to a Specialist Doctor for help. These doctors specialize in diagnosing and treating the skin, hair, and nails. Doctor can tell you whether you have hair loss or excessive hair shedding. Some people have both.

Doctor also can find the cause or causes and tell you what you can expect. Effective treatments options are available for many types of hair loss. The sooner treatment begins, the better the prognosis.

HOW TO BRUSH YOUR HAIR THE RIGHT WAY.

HOW TO BRUSH YOUR HAIR THE RIGHT WAY.

Do combing several times help?

Yes, combing serves a similar function as massaging and helps to keep your scalp and hair in good health.

Here is how:

Combing stimulates the scalp and helps increase blood flow. The increased circulation brings with it more oxygen and nutrients, which nourishes the hair roots and promote hair growth.
Combing also activates the sebaceous gland, which produces sebum (scalp’s natural oil). Along with keeping the scalp and hair moisturized, sebum coats the scalp surface and work to create the right pH balance which is very important for healthy hair.

Here is how often you should wash your hair suggested by our Experts:

Frequent hair combing also helps condition your hair. Combing moves the natural conditioning oils from your scalp down to the hair shaft thus conditioning these parts of the hair.
Here is how to condition your hair without using a conditioner.
* Combing also helps to loosen and remove dead skin which could clog the pores of the scalp and block the follicles, causing scalp irritation and breakouts on the scalp.
* It detangles hair and hence prevents breakage.

What is the normal number of times one must comb or brush hair in a day?

Many hair experts believe that over brushing/combing your hair will damage the hair. There is no right number. You can comb for 20, 50 or even 100 strokes. Do what feels right for your hair. And you can do it at night or morning it doesn’t matter as long as it’s done the right way. Just don’t be too harsh and apply a few drops of serum or argon oil if your hair is very messy or tangled.
The reason over brushing or combing must be avoided to prevent damage to your hair and could also scratch your scalp. If you are combing your dry hair, you can strip your hair’s cuticle, which is the outer layer consisting of many layers of shingles, leading to breakage and dull looking hair. So the bottom line is when it comes to combing or brushing your hair right don’t overdo it.

Here are few tips for effectively combing your hair:

1-Use wooden comb: its gentle, safer and no static charges
2-Use serum or argon oil before combing rough and tangled hair
3-Start at the bottom to untangle the ends first.
4-Always use a wide-tooth comb.
5-Brush wet hair too. There is no harm in doing so.

REDEFINING BEAUTY FOR HAIRS - BY MESOTHERAPY

REDEFINING BEAUTY FOR HAIRS  - BY MESOTHERAPY

Mesotherapy is a non invasive procedure whereby micro-injections are administered below the epidermal layer to reach targeted problem tissues. The perforations are superficial in nature and mesotherapy targets the mesoderm which consist of the middle layer of the skin  of the human hairs.

Interestingly, the amino acids, minerals, vitamins, co-enzymes, and nucleic acids administered to the patient can be completely customized according to the unique needs and preferences of the patient.

MECHANISM OF ACTION  -   The needle used to form micro perforations induce a healing reaction involving elastin and collagen. Mesotherapy  is a time release based delivery system that takes between 30 to 40 minutes to complete. In addition , the active ingredients in mesotherapy are Biochanin A and Acetyl tetrapeptide-3. These ingredients stimulate hair growth, curbs hair loss, and reduces inflammation, as well as promote tissue remodelling that has direct impact on hair follicles.

 SITTINGS REQUIRED - 8 TO 12 

 INDICATIONS -  

•  Effective in female and male pattern baldness
•   Incipient or partial hair loss.
•   Thinning of hairs

 BENEFITS -

• Safe and painless
• Less time consuming
• Blood circulation is stimulated
• Increasing the thickness of hair shaft

   
 

                           

Understanding Hair Loss: Symptoms, Causes

Understanding Hair Loss: Symptoms, Causes

Everyone loses some hair every day. Losing up to 100 hairs a day is normal.

But if losing hairs runs in your family, you could lose a lot more hair. With this kind of hair loss, you may end up with bald spots if you are a man. If you are a woman, you may find that the hair on the top of your head is slowly thinning. About half of all people have this type of hair loss by around age 50.

Although hair loss is very common, it can be a tough thing to live with, as it has a lot to do with your appearance, losing it may cause you to have lower self-esteem if you don't like how you look especially in woman's. But there are different treatments available to treat your hair loss.

Common causes of hair loss include:

• In most cases, hair loss is inherited, which means it's passed down from one or both of your parents. This is called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss.
• Stress, including physical stress from surgery, illness.
• Damage to your hair from pulling it back too tightly, wearing tight braids or ponytails, or using curling irons or dyes.
• Age. You grow less hair as you get older. Hair also gets thinner and tends to break more easily as you age.
• Poor diet, especially not getting enough protein or iron.
• Thyroid diseases

Your symptoms will depend on what kind of hair loss you have.

If your hair is thinning, it happens slowly over time, so you may not notice the hairs falling out. If your hair is shedding, then clumps of hair fall out. You may lose hair all over your scalp, which is called general hair loss. Or you may lose hair only in one area, which is called focal hair loss.

With inherited hair loss,men usually get bald spots around the forehead or on the top of the head, while women have some thinning all over the scalp, but mostly on the top of the head.Hair loss that runs in the family can be treated with medicines or hair transplant surgery.

When medicines, stress, or hair damage cause you to lose your hair, it often will grow back after you take away the cause. If this doesn't help, you may need other treatment.

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