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Hair Loss and Its Causes

What is the normal cycle of hair growth and loss?
The normal cycle of hair growth lasts for 2 to 6 years. Each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter (less than half an inch) per month during this phase. About 90 percent of the hair on your scalp is growing at any one time. About 10 percent of the hair on your scalp, at any one time, is in a resting phase. After 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and new hair starts to grow in its place.

It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children.

What causes excessive hair loss?
A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Many women notice hair loss about 3 months after they’ve had a baby. This loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. When the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls out and the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.

Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), birth control pills and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.
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CANCER HEADWRAPS, CANCER TURBANS, & CANCER SCARVES–one size fits all!
How to wear a headwrap? Wear your wraps about 1 inch below your natural hairline. If you wear your wraps too far down on your face-it ages you. Show off your pretty eyes!
Want to avoid the flat head look? You can add fullness under your cap with a soft shoulder pad. The shoulder pad adds fullness thus giving you the illusion of hair.
Headwrap gets too hot? Stuff your wraps with soft tissue (that’s what I did to soak up perspiration during those hot, humid days in Houston). Then, you can throw away the old and stuff with the new. Remember the days when you stuffed your bras!
Can I wear earrings with my headwrap? Accessorize with earrings that have some movement-the movement feels good and gives the illusion of hair. Also, the accessories you wear will get the attention, no one will notice your head. Your friends and family will fuss with their hair wondering why you look so good and they don’t!
How do I maximize my headwear? Layer your scarves, braids and accessories over your “Sonny” caps-match your scarf with your outfit-a scarf with bright colors brighten your face and everyone else around you.
Too Large? To make the cap fit close to your head, cuff over the front panel and you will have a smaller size.
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