Hair Care

Scalp folliculitis can happen anywhere due to an infection in hair follicles. It can cause burning, itching, hot red spots, tender spots. If you have such symptoms along with severe hair fall, then it’s time to visit your dermatologist. What Is Scalp Folliculitis? Scalp Folliculitis is an infectious scalp disease...

Hair loss is a very common concern and most of us face this at some point in our lives. While a few strands of hair falling out each day, is normal but anything beyond 100 strands a day and apparent signs of hair loss from specific areas of scalp, is...

Male pattern baldness is the ultimate enemy for most men. Since there are no preventive measures, it becomes a living nightmare for those who have this genetic makeup. If you are suffering from this hereditary problem, you must not ignore the early signs and symptoms and refer to an expert...

Our body needs some vital vitamins and minerals to function. The deficiency of any crucial mineral like iron can cause a drastic change in our body. With deficiency of iron, hair loss becomes apparent as the hemoglobin levels decrease in the blood. Both, male and female can suffer from iron...

Testosterone may not be directly related to hair loss, but indirectly it can influence hair fall. Sensitiveness of hair follicles to DHT causes hair loss. DHT or dihydrotestosterone is made from testosterone by certain enzymes called 5-alpha reductase. Both men and women can suffer from testosterone hair loss. What Is...

Hair problems like hair thinning, hair loss and hair breakage can be extremely painful. Sometimes we ignore problems like split ends or trichoptilosis. This splitting and fraying of hair shaft cause immense hair damage from the beginning until the end of the hair shaft. When we talk about hair problems,...

Medications, or drugs, are formulated to relieve us from many ailments. However, it is often seen that many drugs possess side effects that can become annoying or at times, even life threatening. One such side effect is drug induced hair loss. An increase in hair fall and hair thinning are...

Hair loss is a common problem faced by both men and women, and it has a histrionic impact on our lives. Hair loss affects most men at a certain point in their lives, and for women also there are varying degrees of hair loss felt. There is a steroid and...

For centuries we have believed in old wive's tales of hair loss and hair thinning. While most of them are pure myths mistaken as facts, some have even become a part of popular culture, causing immense aggravation to the already existing problem of hair-fall. How hair loss facts and myths are...