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submitted: Aug 26th 2008 | by: MarkHall | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 414 | |

How often have you judged someone by the style of their hair or said that their hairstyle really doesn't suit them? The problem with hair loss effects women differently than men. Because of societal norms hair loss in women causes lowered self esteem and confidence.

Generally male or female pattern baldness or hair loss is inherited. If your mom had problems with hair loss you are more likely to have it too. This may be a simplistic answer, but it is statistically proven in research studies.

It is hormone balance that is the key with hair loss as both the male (androgens) and female (estrogen) hormones need to be at the correct levels. This hormonal imbalance can cause significant hair loss.

At any point in a person's life about 10 percent of the hair on their head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. This growing phase can last anywhere from 2 to 6 years. While it may seem frightening at first, this hair loss is quite normal. Hair normally grows at a rate of approximately one centimeter every month but some women lose hair for other reasons.

Our hair growth takes place in cycles which last between two to six years. At any one time about ten percent of our hair is in a dormant phase and not growing. It starts to shed after a few months when new hair will grow in its place. Hair in the growing phase can grow as much as one centimeter every month (sometimes more); this of course is quite natural just as losing your hair in these cycles is. However, some individuals have hair loss problems that are attributable to other causes.

Many reasons for hair loss are circulated like wearing a hat, stress, sweat or even poor circulation but these are all untrue. With the exception of stress, none of these factors has been proven as a definitive cause of hair loss but stress is also not very likely unless you have undergone extreme physical or psychological torture. Fortunately this hair loss is can also be temporary in nature.

Some other reasons for hair lose are illness, medical treatment, depression medication, infections of the scalp, even too much vitamin A. This is a huge problem that will take some time to cure fully. Meanwhile existing remedies will need to be used more thoroughly if hair loss is to be controlled.

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Mark Hall is a freelance writer for www.best-hairloss-products.info, He has studied numerous projects in order to discover the best hairloss products. Go to his site to discover out more about the issues discussed in this article. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service

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