How to Prevent Hair Loss: Tips for Healthy, Lush Locks

Although there are treatments to help hair loss once it has started to happen, preventative measures might help keep your hair in a strong and healthy-looking condition.

What are these preventative measures? And do they work? This article will look at what you can do to keep your hair in the best shape possible so the chances of hair loss might be reduced.

Is It Possible to Prevent Hair Loss?

It’s difficult to say with certainty whether hair loss can be prevented by good habits, but specific tasks might help the overall state of your hair and, therefore, leave it in a better condition.

Our hair and scalp need the requisite amount of vitamins and minerals to ensure that they can grow effectively as part of standard hair health. One such vitamin, provided in supplemental form for those who might not get enough in their diet, is Biotin.

Also known as Vitamin B7, Biotin helps with the production of keratin, a vital protein that positively contributes towards hair, skin, and nail maintenance.

Using a high-quality shampoo that won’t damage your hair follicles or your scalp is also advised.Sons’ DHT-Blocking Shampoo contains a natural ingredient called Saw Palmetto, which is a natural DHT-blocker, may help protect against the effects of male pattern baldness by reducing DHT levels on the scalp when used regularly. It also contains ingredients such as caffeine, iron and argan oil to help boost overall hair quality.

What Lifestyle Tips Should I Consider?

Studies have shown that stress can play its part in affecting the quality and thickness of your hair. Although genetics is indeed the most likely reason for your hair loss, chronic stress has been linked to a number of health conditions, including hair loss. By taking steps to manage stress, you can make a difference not only to your overall wellbeing, but potentially your hair as well.

If you smoke or drink alcohol, you should consider cutting down or quitting altogether. The amount you smoke and drink can have negative consequences to not just your overall health, but your hair too.

When drying your hair after a shower, don’t aggressively scrub your head with the towel after as this can aggravate the scalp and damage your hair follicles. Similarly, a very hot hair dryer can also damage your strands and rid it of natural moisture so be cautious of how exactly you dry your hair.

We all want to look our best but putting a lot of styling products into your hair be detrimental. Always make sure to check out the ingredients of the products you are using on your hair, and avoid anything harmful.

Taking these measures to protect your hair from damage and breakage can be beneficial for the way your hair looks and feels. If you are suffering with hair loss, take our free consultation for treatment recommendations.

All of our blog articles are reviewed for medical accuracy by our Medical Director before publication.

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