Hair care: |
Hair care is a worldwide industry involving cosmetics, fashion, cutting, styling, and hygiene. Billions of dollars are spent each year on a part of our bodies that is essentially dead; the actual hair shaft is not alive, but the scalp and skin follicles from which hairs grow is very much alive. Proper hair care, therefore, involves more than just the hair itself. A healthy scalp, skin. and metabolism are all needed to produce the vibrant, healthy hair that flows across our television screens in elaborate slow motion. Much like tree rings, our hair is a good indicator of our current and past health. Tobacco, drugs and poisons, even in minute quantities, can be measured from sampling and analyzing hair. It was recently determined that the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven died as a result of chronic lead poisoning; this was discovered after a chemical analysis was performed on a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's head, as he lay upon his deathbed. Most nutritionists and dieticians agree: if you want your hair to be healthy and look it, the place to start is by eating a healthy diet. One of the most worrying aspects of hair care or hair loss treatment is the tendency of so many people to seek solutions without first determining what has caused their loss in the first place.
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Hair Loss Reasons: |
It is important to note that
shedding of
hairs is a natural process with anything
from 100 to 300
hairs randomly shed each day. In this
article we'll look at two distinct aspects of normal
hair loss. Firstly, we'll examine what is
actually involved in the hair growth cycle. Secondly, we'll assess the
natural progression of hair loss over time.
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Hair Care Products: |
Take a walk down the
hair care aisle of any drug or department
store and you will be amazed by the huge variety of
shampoos,
conditioners,
colorings,
treatments, and other accessories such as
combs and
brushes. Not all of these are directed at
women; men and children are also prime targets for hair care marketers.
Advertisers have striven to make their hair care products seem new and
interesting, often coining pseudo-scientific names for their products'
active ingredients or including unusual
botanical extracts. In general, however,
most
hair care products can be divided into
shampoos and
conditioners, and further subdivided into
those formulated for dry, normal, and
oily hair. Men are usually content to use
soap or shampoo on their hair to keep it clean. Women, on the other hand,
generally enjoy the
hair care "mystique"
and the multi-stage care regimens that this entails. |
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