Hello Friends and Patients!
Today we will debunk 10 Important Myths on Hair loss and Baldness!.
Frequently asked questions like – - Does Hijama or Cupping Treatment work to
treat hair loss?, - Can Rubbing your finger nails regrow hair?,
- Does Shampooing or washing hair daily causes hair loss?,
- Do balding men have high testosterone levels?, - Does Wearing Helmets make your bald?,
- Can Salty water or sea water cause hair loss? and many more interesting frequently
asked questions on hair loss revealed in this episode.
Please watch it till the end and save your hair!
Let’s Get Started!
On No. 10: If One of Your Parents were bald, you too will become bald?
This is a commonly asked and commonly misinterpreted myth.
This is actually not true.
You not necessarily inherit baldness if you father or mother were bald and infact this
is a complex thing and not as simple as you think.
In fact, hair loss is polygenetic: meaning a random mix of genes of your entire family
tree are involved.
On #9: Wearing hats or Helmets can cause baldness!
This is another big myth.
People often say your hair cannot breath when you wear hats or helmets.
This is not true, because the hair that you see above your skin is not a living structure
but your hair follicle that is embedded into the skin gets its nutrients and oxygen from
the blood supply and not from air.
And One point to remember: If you are wearing a really tight hat!, May be this can cause
traction alopecia due to too tight pressure on areas where it contacts your head but this
is reversible form of hair loss.
On #8: Washing or Shampooing Hair Daily leads to Hair loss!
This is another big myth on hair loss.
Washing your hair simply removes the hair that is already loose – that’s in Telogen
and exogen phase and not anagen phase.
80 percent of your hair are in anagen or growing phase which do not easily fall off.
On #7: Rubbing You Finger Nails can Regrow Hair and prevent Baldness!
This is another biggest myth!
They claim rubbing your finger nails against one another for 5 to 10 minutes once or twice
daily can prevent hair fall and even regrow hair.
They say some nerve endings in nails or under the nails are stimulated which are directly
connected to scalp.
#6: Hair Loss Stops as Men start to Age - like above 50.
No!
Once male pattern baldness or hair loss starts it continues over a person's lifetime.
But it's hard to estimate the rate of hair loss.
In general, the younger you were when you started losing hair, the more likely you are
to become completely bald.
Again it also depends on many other factors including your unlucky genes.
#5: Salty water or Sea Water causes hair loss!
Contrary to the popular belief that salty or sea water causes hair loss and makes you
bald, the fact is that sea water is actually beneficial to your scalp and therapeutic for
certain skin issues like eczema and psoriasis.
It s also very useful for people with oily skin and oily hair plus It acts as an exfoliant
to your scalp and prevents dandruff and fungal infections of the scalp.
And infact Heavily chlorinated water what we get in cities and swimming pools is bad
for your hair.
#4: Balding Men have High levels of Testosterone!
Some people think that bald guys have lot of testosterone and lot of libido and they
have a promiscuous behaviour.
This is not True!
Testosterone is not the cause for male pattern baldness, and infact testosterone is a youth
hormone and keep your hair thick and dense.
The real hormone responsible for male pattern baldness is DHT – that s Di-Hydrotestosterone
which is a byproduct of testosterone formed by the enzyme 5-Alpha reductase.
We have discussed this in detail in one of my videos titled DHT and hair loss.
You can check that at the end screen of this video or from description below.
#3: The Drug Finasteride is a steroid?
Many people think that finasteride is a steroid and they have even misspelled it as “Finasteroid”.
This is not true.
It is just a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor medication that prevents formation of DiHydrotestosterone
– a DHT blocker used to treat male pattern baldness.
Of course like every other drug even finasteride has some side effects in a certain percentage
of people.
We have discussed these side effects in detail in one my episodes.
#2: Stress can Cause Hairloss!
Yes this is true.
Prolonged Stress can lead to hair loss, whether due to illness or whether it is an emotional
stress.
But this type of hair loss is usually temporary and completely reversible when you are out
of stress.
#1: Does Hijama or Cupping treatment cure Hair loss?
Well, this question will be discussed in depth in my next episode.
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