Home Remedies and Natural Cures
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When oil and moisture escapes your hair, it becomes dry and lacks the sheen and soft texture you desire. As the issue worsens, hair becomes brittle and dull – sometimes displaying straw-like characteristics. At some point in time, dry hair becomes inevitable, as strong hair care products; over-processing; or elevated exposure to the sun and wind causes hair damage. Some people will experience dry hair that comes and goes regarding various outside influences. A chronic issue requires a higher level of attention because a deeper health concern may exist.
When hair easily breaks off, feels rough, looks dull, and appears frizzy or hard to manage – you are probably suffering from a case of dry hair. If paying special attention to the conditioning of your hair for a couple of weeks don’t seem to work, paying a visit to your doctor is suggested. They will perform a physical examination and ask appropriate questions to find the best course of action.
They will ask when you first noticed this hair dryness problem; inquire about your eating habits; ask about the type of hair care products you use; note the number of times per week you wash your hair; assess your normal mode of hairstyling; question your hair dryer use; and ask if any other symptoms are present at the same times, such as scalp bumps or itchiness. Sometimes, diagnostic tests are performed, including an examination of hair under a microscope and blood tests.
a) Excessive Hair Care Habits: When you wash your hair too much (especially using shampoos containing damaging chemicals), you only strip away the elements that keep your locks moist. The heat that comes with excessive blow drying, curling iron use, and electric curlers also intensifies dry hair. It is important to remember that with each shampoo, essential oils are also eliminated from the hair.
b) Environment: If you reside in a city where the climate is quite humid, you stand the risk of drying out your hair. A great deal of sun, humidity, and dry heat is known to damage hair. This risk increases if you are a person quite fond of the great outdoors, including frequent romps in the ocean or pool or constant contact with wind and the sun.
c) Eating Disorders: Anorexia is a disease where people self-starve themselves in an effort to stay thin. Through this process, the body is robbed of vital nutrients. Most of these nutrients are needed to keep hair shiny, soft, and full of luster. A common side effect of anorexia is dry hair, which eventually causes hair to fall out.
d) Poor Diet: Malnutrition occurs when a person follows a diet that lacks essential vitamins and nutrients. As a result, hair become dry, brittle, and damaged. Usually, this is a sign of a diet lacking omega-3 essential fatty acids.
e) Hypothyroidism: When the body produces too little of the thyroid hormone, an individual is suffering hypothyroidism, which not only causes dry hair, but also weakness, fatigue, depression, and muscle pain. f) Hypoparathyroidism: When the body produces too little parathyroid hormone, fallen levels of calcium and increased concentrations of phosphorus can cause dry hair among other symptoms.
g) Sickness: When one suffers a prolonged illness, they face the risk of dry hair. This may also come as a result of taking certain medications. An example of this is seen in cancer patients who commonly battle hair issues, including dryness.
h) Dyes and Perms: Using these kind of hair treatments place undue stress on the hair, which causes dryness.
i) Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs: The chlorine contained in these refreshing dips in the water wreaks havoc on hair – causing strands to dry out.
j) High Mineral Contact: When local water supplies contain a high amount of minerals, washing your hair becomes a drying-out experience.
Dry hair is brittle and prone to breakage, where in extreme cases, one face hair loss. The appearance of dry hair is unhealthy and often produces a frizzy, unruly mess. This makes hairstyling much more difficult to accomplish. Hair that is continuously dry is also a sign that a more urgent issue is at hand – health and medical concerns.