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Hair loss remedies

If you're a typical adult, you have about 100,000 hairs on your head. And you're not willing to part with a single one of them. Yet once your hair starts to thin, there's little Western medicine can do.

The effectiveness of modern hair loss treatments is clear for all to see, but many people simply prefer not to use strong chemicals or non-natural substances.

Except in cases caused by radiation treatments, scalp infections or severe stress, hair loss in men and women is hereditary and permanent.

The natural remedies in this page, used with the approval of your doctor, may help slow hair loss or increase hair growth, according to some health professionals.

Hair loss remedies: Lavender

To stimulate the scalp, try a blend of bay and lavender essential oils. Add six drops of each oil to four ounces of warm carrier oil (almond, soybean and sesame are popular carrier oils; all are sold in most health food stores). Massage the mixture into the scalp and allow it to absorb for 20 minutes, she says, then wash with your regular shampoo, to which you've added three drops of bay essential oil.

For information on preparing and administering essential oils, including cautions about their use, click here.

Hair loss remedies: Oil Recipe

• 3 drops of essential oil of thyme
• 3 drops of essential oil of lavender
• 3 drops of essential oil of rosemary
• 3 drops of essential oil of cedarwood
• 1/8 cup of grapeseed oil
• 1/8 cup of jojoba oil
Mix the ingredients together. Cover your pillow with an old towel. Apply several drops of the mixture to areas of hair loss each night, massaging gently into scalp for 3-5 minutes. Store the oil tightly covered. Do not take internally or near the eye area.

Hair loss remedies: Alopecia

Alopecia, the nice scientific sounding name for hair loss and baldness happens for a variety of reasons, and since some of these reasons, like your genetic programming, cannot be helped by any external lotions or creams, nor any supplements, it would be a waste of time and money to spend a fortune on rubbing a variety of compounds into your scalp, or to fill your body with equally expensive supplements.

For information on preparing and administering essential oils, including cautions about their use, click here.

Hair loss remedies: Oil Recipe

Since everybody has their own favorite shampoo, we do not have a special shampoo recipe, but do suggest that you add the following essential oils to your regular shampoo. It is however suggested that you use a mild natural shampoo.
The dilution that you should use is as follows, and please do not add more essential oil than specified, as it may cause irritation.
100 ml shampoo mixed with:
15 drops jojoba oil 
8 drops carrot oil 
7 drops rosemary oil 
7 drops lavender oil 
2 drops tea tree oil
You can use this shampoo as your regular shampoo.

Hair loss remedies by food therapy

Hair loss occurs when the diet is inadequate in the B vitamins - especially B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid; and the minerals magnesium, sulfur and zinc. The B vitamins, especially B5 (pantothenic acid and B3 (niacin), are especially important for hair growth.

A diet that contains whole foods, particularly the outer skin of plants such as potatoes, cucumbers, green and red peppers, and sprouts can give strength to hair because they are rich in the mineral silica. Foods that are high in iron, such as lean meats, are important for people with a known iron deficiency.

For women, thinning hair or hair loss can be a sign of a problem in the gastrointestinal tract. It could be a sign of insufficient stomach acids; It could also mean a deficiency of protein, zinc and other nutrients. Taking two acidophilus tablets after or between meals (four to six tablets per day) for two months will help.

 
For men, balding process can be slowed down by taking a low-fat diet. Some scientists postulate that the male pattern baldness is tied to increased testosterone levels during puberty. A high-fat, meat-based diet raises testosterone levels, and that may adversely affect hair follicles. For example, in Japan, male pattern baldness was very rare prior to World War II when the diet was lean and healthy. The Japanese now consume a more fatty, Westernized diet. Baldness is now increasing substantially among Japanese men. Eating low-fat foods may not stop hair loss; but it might help slow down the hair loss.

hair loss remedies: Massage

Giving your scalp a three-minute massage each day may increase blood flow to your hair follicles and help hair growth, says Acharyaji. He suggests using your fingertips to gently rub all over your scalp. Don't be too rough; vigorous pulling or brushing can actually pull hair out of your head.

General Precautions

Essential oils are very concentrated. Their safe use requires they be treated with care and respect. The user should be knowledgeable about their properties and actions before any use. Most personal applications require drops rather than ounces... Click here for more information.

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