What Causes Hair Loss

Hair loss has been around since the dawn of time, so we know it isn’t a modern phenomenon causing men and women to both go bald. A combination of genetics, environmental factors and even internal factors can all contribute to the reasons why one person may lose their hair.

What Actually Causes Hair Loss?

When you ask someone or talk about hair loss, the automatic response is genetics. My dad was bald, so I am bald. Or baldness has been in my family for years, so that’s why I’m going bald too. However, there must be a factor in the genetics causing hair to fall out, right?

Saying anything in particular causes hair loss without a diagnosis is unpractical. Sure, genetics may be the main reason why you have less hair now than a few years ago, but how come every male in the world isn’t bald then? Genetics don’t mean you have to be bald or else the male population would al be without hair.

Diseases, medicines, genetics, toxins, stress and even shampoos can all cause various forms of hair loss. Make sure you know exactly which form, or even combination, has made your hair fall out. You might have genetics that say your hair will fall out like your father’s at 60, but yet you lost yours at 35. A phone call or trip to the doctor might be in order to eliminate a disease being the culprit for your hair loss.
Your diet may also be the cause of hair loss. If you have a poor diet, lacking in vitamins, your hair will suffer. Hair (and your nails and your skin) grows better when your body is rich with nutrients. Not only will a poor diet lead to slow hair growth, existing hair can split, fall out and stop growing until the proper nutrients are put back in to the body.

Also, hair loss isn’t immediate. If you eat something bad today, your hair isn’t to fall out tomorrow. Damage to hair and follicles happens over time, with the most results being seen in six months. For example, you may have had to take a strong medicine for several weeks in the spring. You might not notice any difference in your hair for six months, when a bunch falls out.