External factors that influence the loss of hair

This article focuses on problems that are a result of external factors. Perhaps the most obvious are the wide range of problems caused by genetic shaft defects. An example could be the structure of the hair shaft, leading to hair breakage, general poor condition and ultimate hair loss. The majority of genetic shaft problems are untreatable, and cause detrimental effects to the victim.

Ailments of the scalp and hair can be vast and complex and generally should require the specialist knowledge of a Dermatologist or Trichologist. Diseases like Seborrhoeic eczema, Psoriasis and ringworm cause great distress to the victims, but if treated quickly can easily be eradicated. Hair growth will not resume properly again if treatment is not applied to these conditions as rapidly as possible.

External damage can, of course, be self-induced and damage and scarring following cosmetic treatment is relatively common.Bleaching hair too heavily and dry weathered hair is likely to be brittle would probably have sustained structural damage.When the central cortex and outer layer of cuticle have been damaged, the ends can unwind like a piece of rope, which signifies that the hair is dead. This structural collapse will not stop the hair growing at the active growing root end, but it will cause extensive hair breakage and the resultant appearance of female hair loss.

The hair shaft may also be damaged or destroyed by professional treatment, particularly with the incorrect use of perming, straightening or colouring or poor quality hair loss products. The hair should regrow again later, unless it has suffered permanent damage or has scarred the scalp irrepairably.If you have paid for this poor treatment it may be wise to forget the legal action, as this could result in even greater hair loss.

Hair growth rate gets slower with age and there is a noticeable loss of texture and condition as hair begins to turn grey. Melanin production in the dermal papilla is considered by some researchers to be a highly significant mechanism and thought to be involved in the progress of alopecia universalis. This is still the subject of further research but may explain why young men in their 20s and 30s who become prematurely grey do not appear to suffer from Androgenic Alopecia.