Hair loss in coily hair and specific problems

In this article, we share the causes of hair loss in frizzy and curly hair. Our hair breaks as it grows, which mistakenly leads us to believe it isn't growing. In reality, frizzy hair curls up on itself as it grows.

 

Therefore, the only solution to combat the natural dryness of our hair and promote its growth is to avoid subjecting it to a battery of chemical and mechanical aggressions, eat a healthy diet, hydrate it from within by taking borage and evening primrose oil capsules daily, and regularly apply moisturizing masks.

 

General hair loss factors

 

Hair loss can be attributed to common general factors: a hormonal problem, stress, or a nutritional deficiency... Loss is also often linked to specific Afro hairdressing practices: braids, extensions, relaxers. These two types of factors can affect the same hair.

 

Androgenetic hair loss

For frizzy hair, it is less common and generally slower in its progression than for Western-type hair. Almost always hereditary, it is due to a dysfunction of androgen hormones in the scalp and manifests as a thinning of the hair, followed by its gradual disappearance in well-defined areas of the head.

 

In men, it results in gradual baldness at the temples and on the crown (tonsure), rarely in complete baldness. In women, it is localized on the top of the head and the crown and often appears during pregnancy or, much later, at menopause.

 

Stress-related hair loss

Stress, fatigue, or a violent emotional shock can lead to diffuse hair loss over the entire head, or (sometimes for women) localized on the sides. After arriving in France, the distress caused by changes in climate and lifestyle habits is often the cause of this type of hair loss.

 

Hair loss due to iron deficiency

These are diffuse hair losses, affecting the entire head, and concern women. They begin with a characteristic thinning of the keratin and the hair roots. More frequent in Afro-Caribbean women than in Western women, they should be systematically screened for in cases of IUD use, heavy periods, or multiple pregnancies.

 

Our advice: consume iron-rich foods such as black pudding, liver, red meat, cocoa, almonds... And don't forget that vitamin C facilitates iron transport: an orange juice taken during a meal triples the absorption of iron contained in ingested foods.

 

Hair loss factors related to hairstyling

 

Traction alopecia

 

Hair loss often begins with a receding hairline at the front. In the most severe stages, this hair loss presents the classic appearance of false alopecia, in areas where strong traction is exerted: forehead first, but also sides and nape. Less hair is also present on the crown.

 

The disorder is sometimes accompanied by signs of inflammation of the hair follicles (folliculitis), with the formation of tiny pustules around the hair or new growth.

 

Source Clauderer

 

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