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Hair Care (dandruff, hairloss...)

Everyone wants beautiful hair.
You can have beautiful hair if you look after it in the right way.

Hair: what are the facts...

Hair has a “dead” part (shaft) that emerges from the scalp and a “living” part (the root) ensures growth and renewal implanted quite deeply in the dermis of the cuticle of the cranium.

The shaft is composed mainly of a hard protein (keratin) that gives the hair the property of resistance and robustness. The structure of the hair is very complex, consisting of multiple interwoven bundles of fibre which make the hair elastic and flexible. To put it simply, if we can imagine cutting hair transversely and enlarging the section, we would see three concentric circles, like those in a tree trunk. The outside one is the thin cuticle, which has the task of protecting the internal parts and is composed of hard overlapping scales strongly adhered to each other like the tiles on a roof. In centre position there is the cortex, the layer which most often contains the pigments of melamin that provide the hair colour, and in the centre we find the medulla, consisting of soft cells.

The root (or piliferous follicle), can be defined as the “hair factory”; in its interior it has a cavity, the papilla, in which are inserted the nerves and the capillary vessels that carry the nutrients necessary to ensure continual reproduction of the cells of the root. This reproduction causes the growth of the hair that continues to lengthen until the end of its life cycle.

Dandruff

What is dandruff?

• It is a disorder of the scalp consisting of small white scales that appear in the scalp and hair accompanied by irritation and itching.
• It causes a lot of discomfort like need to scratch the scalp, dust off the flakes from shoulders.
• Hair looks dull with visible dandruff.
• It recurs hence the treatments become tedious and repetitive.

Factors affecting dandruff

2 major factors
1. Micro organism (Malasezzia Ovalis or Pityrosporum Ovale)
2. Sebum
Other factors
1. Psychological, nervous, medical, hormonal
2. Climatic and pollution related

How is dandruff caused?
Fungal micro-organism, pityrosporum ovale or malassezia ovalis develop in large quantities at the hair’s root.

It is carried to the scalp by sebum where it reproduces which causes an inflammatory reaction on the scalp

Epidermal cells renew themselves at an increased rate and flake off from the scalp in “clumps” which is called dandruff

View Vichy’s solution for dandruff.

Premature Hair Loss

Symptoms.
Hair becomes thin and fine. Less hair on the scalp. It is found in comb or hair brush, on clothes, pillow etc.

In men: Hair loss pattern is followed. It
begins at the temples, above the forehead
and the crown of the head.

In women: Generalized thinning of hair over the entire crown of the head. The hair line remains intact and there is little or no loss at the temples.

How does hair loss happen?
• Tissues surrounding hair follicle stiffen.
• Hair root gets compressed.Cell growth activity is distributed. The root cannot develop freely.
• It becomes weakened and produces a sickly, weak and fine hair strand.
• It is unable to get enough nutrients and essential ingredients to grow.
• Hence in this weakened state, it fails to regrow. This process is called ‘Rigidification of root’.

Factors affecting hair loss
Men
i) Heredity
ii) Hormone related (genetic)
iii) Pollution, stress

Women
i) Hormonal fluctuations (post –pregnancy, menopause)
ii) Seasonal changes
iii) Pollution, stress, strong medication
iv) Nutritional deficiency

Hair myths exploded

Shampoo does not weaken the hair and does not cause it to fall out.
The time shampoo is in contact with the scalp is very short. Shampoo is diluted with water and rinsed out after a few minutes. Shampoo does not cause hair loss.

Cutting the hair does not make it stronger but it can improve it aesthetically.
The hair shaft which has emerged from the scalp is dead and, therefore, hair does not gain any benefit from cutting. Even so, the whole head of hair appears more pleasing aesthetically and thicker because the ends of the hair, removed by cutting, are the parts most damaged and thin.

Frequent washing does not damage your hair.
Washing the hair frequently does not cause damage. Hair can be washed daily. The reason for hair falling out during washing is that the mechanical process of washing which results in hairs that were about to fall out, falling out. It is always important to use a conditioner after shampooing to help protect hair against external aggressions. It is also important not to put the hairdryer too close to the hair or use a setting that is too hot.

Mouse, hairspray, gels and waxes do not damage the hair.
These products do not penetrate to the scalp but are placed on the shaft, so do not have any effect on the follicles and the hair growth. Split ends are a result of over combing, hot hair drying and colouring. It is important not to treat hair roughly but to be as delicate as possible in its treatment. It is therefore necessary to protect the hair by using products which intensely condition the hair and protect it. The only way to get rid of split ends it to cut them.

Sebum and hair
The covering of sebum that we have on the hair protects the shaft from the surroundings. The sebum present in the upper part of the follicle does not interfere with the activity of the roots. When it emerges from the follicle the sebum is deposited on the skin and spreads with an increasing speed according to the fluidity of the sebum and the thickness of the hair. Seeing that heat tends to make the sebum more fluid, those with increased greasy hair must avoid the use of a hair dryer. Also frequent use of a comb diffuses the sebum and worsens the problem of greasy hair. Crash helmets for motorbikes or hats do not cause hair loss. Contrary to what most people think the use of hats and helmets do not cause an increase in hair loss.

Cutting the hair is of no use in case of hair loss or thinning.
It is, in fact, useful only if there are split ends or other external alterations on the shaft or for a purely aesthetic reason.

Shaving does not make the hair thicker or coarser.
The hair appears coarser only because we remove the ends that are naturally thinner. In reality, shaving does not change the thickness or density of the hair.

View Vichy’s solution for hair loss/early hair loss.