Your Hair Legacy
All of us, men and women, have a "hair legacy" which we need to preserve. Hair is often regarded as a reflection of health and, on average, we have 100,000 to 150,000 hairs. People are sensitive about the quality of their hair. Very recent research has made it possible for science to understand the secret life of hair, from its birth to death.
Hair Physiology
MELANOCYTES : these cells supply the pigments which
give hair its colour.
DERMAL PAPILLA : play a vital role in supplying the scalp with blood.
HAIR FOLLICLE : this is a double sheath which anchors hair in the epidermis
and dermis.
SEBACEOUS GLAND : this gland helps keep hair permanently lubricated.
HORRIPILATE MUSCLE : this muscle makes hair bristle in cases of stress.
HAIR STEM : composed entirely of keratin-packed cells.
CORTEX : hair colour is determined by melanin located in the centre of
the hair stem in the cuticle (keratin filaments make up the structure
of the cuticle).
MATRIX : a hair production workshop, the matrix allows germinal cells to divide rapidly so that older, keratinised cells are pushed outwards. The hair stems originate here.
The Hair Cycle
Hair is a living material and is therefore undergoes growth and death cycles.- Hair in the growth phase : anagenesis
- Hair in the non-growth phase : catagenesis
- Hair in the falling phase : telogenesis
The ideal ratio is 4 anagenesis :1 telogenesis.
Generally speaking, for hormonal reasons, men's hair does not grow as long as women's hair. There are evidently many factors, environmental or stress-related, that can affect, if not disrupt, the hair cycle. Disruption of hair growth generally originates in the deepest part of the hair: the matrix. Alopecia is very commonly linked to hormone imbalances (androgenetic alopecia) and can affect both men and women, although it is more common in men. Apart from extreme or pathological cases, alopecia in women is linked to the aging process which leads to hormonal imbalances such that the hair cycle becomes shorter.
Sudden Hair Loss
Hair loss, whether in men or women, is always a handicap that is often neglected. Many factors, whatever a person's age, can lead to sudden hair loss or gradual loss of hair over a period of time.
The main causes of hair loss are :
- Physical fatigue or overworking
- Neurovegetative disorders
- Trauma and shock (birth, surgery)
- Infectious diseases
- Certain types of medication
- Hormonal disorders
- Professional factors
- Hereditary factors
In addition, alopecia can occur as a result of treating the hair and scalp harshly, for example through the use of overly detergent shampoos, perms, dyeing and aggressive backcombing in addition to the mechanical effects of brushing.
When hair loss starts to be excessive (over 30 to 50 hairs per day), whether in men or women, treatment has to be started in order to stop hair loss or to prevent it becoming worse.
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