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Q. Why is my hair falling out?
A. First establish if the hair is
actually falling out or breaking off.
Q. Why should my hair break off?
A. Too much heat from blow dryers,
curling irons and hot rollers. Chemical damage from perms, color, bleach
or chemical relaxers. Too much exposure to the sun. Poor brushing
and/or combing habits. Always brush or comb gently especially with wet
hair. The oldest and weakest parts of the hair are the ends. Frequent
trimming helps prevent split ends from splitting up to the newer hair.
Your salon professional can give you more detailed advise on breakage and the
best products to use for the problem.
Q. How much hair loss is normal?
A. A healthy head of hair can lose
about 100 to 150 hairs a day.
Q. What can cause abnormal hair loss?
A. First, I must tell you that your
hair care professional is your best source of advice and information. He
or she may even refer you to a doctor for more detailed help and information.
Here are some reasons for hair loss.
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Genetic: Can be inherited from
your mother's or father's side of the family.
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Nutrition & Diet: Too much
animal fat in the diet. Rapid weight loss. Deficiencies in some
vitamins & minerals. (Consult your doctor.)
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Stress/Trauma: Stress or trauma
can constrict blood supply to the capillaries which can cause lack of oxygen
and nutrients. (Relax.)
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Environment: Air pollutants,
water pollution, chlorine, metals and over exposure to the sun. Ask
you stylist for best course of action. I am sure your salon can recommend
products to help.
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Medications: Side effects of some
drugs can cause hair loss. Some hormonal therapy can potentially can
cause loss. Steroids, specific chemotherapies as well as many blood
pressure, diabetic and even some acne medications. (Consult your doctor.)
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Health: All healthy people don't
have beautiful healthy hair. Malfunctions of the thyroid gland is one of the
only known health related causes of hair loss. Side effects of the
medications used to treat thyroid diseases can also cause hair loss
problems. (Consult your doctor.)
Q. Are there any other reasons for
my hair loss?
A. Hair loss has also been found
with fluctuations in hormone levels due to birth control pills, menopause and
some over the counter drugs. (Consult your doctor.) Rough scalp treatment
such as rigorous hair brushing and styling or rough scalp massages. Pulling,
twisting and binding hair too tight. Poor scalp hygiene.
Q. Are there products to help with
my hair loss?
A. At our salon we recommend Nioxin
hair and scalp products for hair loss problems for men or women. Much of
the information supplied on this topic is from "An Educational Look Into
The Causes Of Hair Loss" by Nioxin. My advice is always, "Talk
to your hair care professional and/or your doctor for the best course of action
to take for your hair loss problem.
Q. What brush is right for me?
A. Every brush has a specific
styling purpose.
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Paddle Brush: Flat and wide. Best for
brushing out long hair and creating straight smooth styles. Not good
if hair is layered and you want volume.
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Cushion Brush: Good for medium lengths which is naturally
straight. You won't get much bend with this
brush.
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Sculpting Brush: Good for backcombing to get
volume.
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Thermal Round Brush:
Comes in
different sizes and has a metal core. When heated acts like a roller to
create bend or curl depending on size. It is not as strong when compared to
hot rollers or curling iron.
Brush tips: It is best not to use
brushes to untangle wet hair after shampooing. A wide tooth comb is best.
Use brushes that have ball tips on the end of the bristles. The ball
should be molded into the tips of the bristles not glued to the bristle tips.
Q. I just moved to a new home what
is the best way to find a good salon?
A. My advice is to find three or
four salons that are convenient to get to. Next on the salons busiest day
(usually Saturday) book a manicure appointment only. With that appointment
you will be in the salon at least 30 minutes. In that time you can observe the
salon staff, the type of work they do and the personality of the salon.
After a few manicure appointments at different salons you should be able to pick
a salon and stylist that can best serve you.
Q. How long should my new perm
last?
A. Generally speaking you can't
expect more than 2 to 3 haircuts or 2 to 3 months, whichever comes first.
Q. How often should I tint my hair?
A. Depending on hair growth between
3 to 5 weeks.
Q. I have long brown hair.
Every time I get a perm the ends of my hair turn lighter and redder. Why
and how do I prevent this?
A. As long as you get perms and
won't cut off enough of your ends they will always be a lighter color. The
reason is that most neutralizers contain a small amount of low volume
peroxide. To counter the lightening effects on the hair our salon will use
a non peroxide color on the ends of the hair such as Redken Shades.
Q. My hair is fine and thin what
type of perm solution should my stylist use?
A. Leave that decision up to your
stylist. He or she know your hair needs best.
Q. What is a root perm?
A. A root perm differs from a
conventional perm in the technique used to wrap. Instead of end paper we
use a plastic similar to Saran Wrap to protect the ends from getting any of the
solutions on them. In that way only the hair shaft is curled not the
ends. An excellent way to get volume with minimum curl. Also used to
protect hair ends that still have curl from previous perm.
Q. I have long hair when I blow dry
it always seem to have no shine and I get the fuzzies. Am I doing
something wrong?
A. The best way to dry long hair is
to use a medium to low heat setting on your dryer, use a good quality medium to
large round or paddle brush. Always be sure to direct the air flow of the dryer
down the hair shaft, i.e. away from the scalp to the ends. This will help
close the hair cuticle which will allow the hair to reflect more light and to
have more shine. It also will reduce the "fuzzies".
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