subject: The Last Taboo: Hair Loss and Women [print this page] Women spend much of their life removing unwanted body hair, which adds a certain situational irony to an unexpected bout of hair loss in the one place hair is actually desired the head. Accepting hair loss can be very difficult for women. Confidence is knocked, self esteem is lowered, and reliable treatments are often thin on the ground.
Common causes of hair loss in women generally originate from precursory hormonal changes within the body. These changes tend to be unique to a woman and have very little to do with genetic predisposition. A radical or gradual change in hormone levels during or after pregnancy and menopause can cause temporary thinning of the hair. Hair loss supplements rich in collagen, vitamin B or fenugreek can encourage the re-establishment of the body's regular hair growth pattern. However, whilst it's easy to blame everything on hormones, conditions like stress, an unhealthy lifestyle or illness can also have a disruptive effect on a woman's natural hair growth cycle.
For many women natural beauty products are very important. The preference for a natural hair loss remedy is often heightened by issues that stem from feeling a need to rid the body of synthetic (potentially harmful) chemicals. Natural beauty products are available via market leaders like Folligrow and Pure Collagen, who both profess to tailoring natural ingredients to encourage hair growth.
In the vast majority of cases, hair loss is temporary for women. Hormones can be regulated, stress levels reduced and an unhealthy lifestyle altered. Identifying the reason and subsequent treatment options is the first step towards a potential cure for a woman's hair loss.
