‘THIN’ is an extremely repulsive word for hair. By the convention of good looks, your tresses should be strong, healthy, and THICK. Unfortunately, excessive shedding happens and your scalp shows up regrettably, often, because of your silly habits.
And, following everyone’s advice and your favourite celeb’s recent, unbelievable transformation, you, too, plunge into seeking a hair transplant service in India. But, is it going to make any difference if you don’t do away with your bad habits right now?
Confused about what’s ‘bad’ for your tresses? Here’s a list:
Steamy showers:
Dare to pour some hot water on your skin? Well, if you can’t, then how did you brave to pour it on your tresses? You must realise that you are dehydrating the strands, robbing them of their luster, rendering them dry and brittle, and urging them to fall off your scalp.
The heat takes away the essential oils, which, in turn, persuades the pores on the scalp to open up. The roots are damaged and the result, of course, is shedding.
Starving:
Whoa, but this is true! A crash diet can make your body put more effort in managing the proper functioning of the heart and the brain. Thus, only a little energy goes into producing hair.
Have you ever seen an anorexic person? Read up and you will know how, the very first symptom of the disease is excessive hair loss. Reason? – Well, dieting for the sake of weight loss. Moreover, a diet that lacks enough proteins is also a big cause behind falling tresses.
Styling tools:
Fashion comes at a price, especially, when you choose to style your tresses too much. Using blow dryers and flat irons is a common trend. But, did you know you are only inviting split-ends, fragility and dullness?
While the style that results is temporary, the damage that occurs is most irreparable. A worse scenario is when your use such appliances on wet hair. Remember what hot water does to your tresses? The effect is somewhat similar to this.
This is because the heat damages the proteins that make up the strands. The protective cuticle is disrupted and moisture escapes promptly. This makes the strands brittle.
Tight hairstyles:
Imagine the tresses as your neck and the hair tie as a giant anaconda. The tighter the grip, the more difficult it will be to breathe. There will be a lot of breakage and an irreversible damage. Would you like it?
While it’s understood that your favourite celeb is your inspiration, hairstyles like tight ponytails and braids can lead to merciless hair loss. This is because the knot exerts tension on the follicles, thereby permanently damaging them and leading to scars. And yes, re-growing the strands is practically impossible after this.
Bad hair washing:
While maintaining a mane of clean tresses is advisable, over-shampooing, shampooing daily, not using conditioners, using conditioners on the scalp, not washing your tresses often enough, or using the wrong products can be detrimental.
Yes, some people like to apply shampoo and wash it off after an hour. Others like to use it daily, every time they take a bath. Both these habits are bad. Over-shampooing or shampooing every day will not clear your tresses off the grease. Instead, it only makes them oilier, discoloured, and more prone to damage.
Yet again, conditioning after each wash is essential to save the frizz and the subsequent breakage. However, if you have a habit of applying the conditioner onto your scalp, nothing can stop the strands from falling out. The same idea is applicable to tresses that are seldom washed.
Another problem is people often don’t buy products that suit their hair type. While this looks extremely trivial, it can have an ugly effect on the health of their tresses. Yes, a hair transplant service in India can come to your rescue. But, it won’t be of any worth until you shed these bad habits.
Ill-treating wet tresses:
The wetter, the more fragile – this is what you should always follow for your tresses. Yes, the strands are pretty much prone to breakage when it has water on it. But, some people choose to ignore this repeated warning and comb their hair while it is still wet.
This is also followed by vigorous towel-drying, which slaps the strands of their charm. If you are following this, you can very well forget growing quality hair on your poor scalp.
Scratching the scalp:
Dandruff or conditions like seborrheic dermatitis (itchy scalp) often prompt you to scratch your scalp. While this provides temporary relief, it will induce the destruction of the follicles as well as the cuticle. The strands will be damaged, and eventually break or fall out.
This one habit can make you wonder why your transplanted hair never grew. Now, that’s called ‘scratching your head’ literally.
Over-the-counter oral contraceptives:
Yes, this could be one reason behind massive hair fall. These pills lead to hormonal changes and hinder the production of tresses. They contain the hormone, androgen, which triggers the problem, especially in people who are sensitive to it.
And, should you be regularly consuming these over-the-counter pills, don’t expect much to come out of that ‘already turning barren’ plot of scalp on your head.
Sun exposure:
Sun rays silently gnaw at your tresses and chew away their elasticity and strength. Long time exposure to the Sun can make the cuticle layer to crack, wear out, and shatter. This will make the strands brittle. And, do we not know what happens to bad, brittle hair?
So, if at all you want a lavish mane growing on your scalp, toss out all these bad habits this instant. Remember, it is only thick hair which gets praised, not thin. So, can you not make a simple, humble effort to render the painstaking surgery worth the effort? Well, at least for the sake of the investment you have put in, TRY.
Dr. Arindam Sarkar 