Hair loss in young women

• Young women also experience premature hair loss.
• The causes range from care errors to hormonal imbalances.
• Hair loss is preventable and almost always reversible.
• The active ingredient thiocyanate promotes healthy hair growth.

Hair loss in young women seems paradoxical, as they have the most beautiful and longest hair of their lives. Their magnificent hair is created by highly active hair follicles, primarily due to the effects of the growth hormone estrogen. However, this gender-specific advantage is no guarantee of beautiful, full hair. Declining hair quality, hair breakage, premature hair loss, and thinning hair also affect young women.

External causes of hair loss

weather

Hair is meant to protect our head and our sensitive scalp from the elements. UV rays from the sun, heat, cold, wind, rain, high humidity, or dryness cause the cuticle of the hair to become damaged over time. As a result of many physical or chemical influences, long hair tends to become dull, meaning its surface becomes rough.

Washing hair

Frequent, overly hot shampoos with overly harsh surfactants tend to dry out hair. Hair with damaged cuticles lacks shine. It's also more prone to breakage. Repair products only address the damage to the hair structure at a superficial level.

Brush

Long hair needs to be combed regularly. Numerous, even brush strokes distribute the scalp's oil all the way to the tips. This keeps the hair soft and prevents split ends. Brushing too harshly has the opposite effect. Pulling and tugging overstretches the hair, which can cause it to tear or break. Hair breakage is a form of hair loss.

styling

Hot, long blow-drying, and intensive styling with a flat iron or curling iron can thermally alter the hair structure. Hair breaks off at the damaged areas, but continues to grow if the hair follicles aren't traumatized by the heat.

Traction alopecia

Certain hairstyles, such as ponytails, buns, tightly braided braids, and even curlers, place strong tension on the hair roots. If this traction persists for a long time, the hair detaches from the follicles, resulting in hair loss. If these tensile forces persist continuously, hair loss imperceptibly develops into traction alopecia, or hair loss caused by the tension. Dermatologists also refer to this as factitious alopecia.

What happens with traction alopecia?

When women suffer from hair loss and a diagnosis excludes both androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata or other forms of scarring alopecia, traction alopecia is often considered. Traction alopecia is typically characterized by short, broken hairs, especially at the hairline.

Traction alopecia occurs in areas of the head where the greatest tensile forces are exerted, such as the forehead. Hair loss at the hairline is typically triggered by ponytails, buns, or top knots. Dreadlocks and cornrows can cause bald patches all over the head. The permanent wearing of hair extensions also promotes hair loss.

A consequence of traction is Hair lossBut even worse is the inflammation of the hair follicles. If the hair follicles become scarred, they can no longer produce hair.Hair loss is gradual and irreversible. The best treatment to prevent or stop traction alopecia would be to avoid tight hairstyles, wear your hair down, or tie it much looser. Otherwise, you risk a "high" forehead.

Internal causes of hair loss

Nutrition

If trace elements such as iron are lacking in the cellular metabolism of the hair follicles, for example, due to an unbalanced diet, the hair follicles have difficulty maintaining cell division and growth. Iron deficiency can also be responsible for brittle hair if defects occur during hair keratinization.

stress

Another cause of hair loss is mental or physical stress. This ranges from stress at school, university, and work, to relationship stress and even the stress of living in a big city (noise, dirt, exhaust fumes).

The cellular metabolism of hair follicles is disrupted by stress messengers circulating throughout the body. To stop stress-induced inflammation, the hair follicles stop hair growth.

Hormones

Hair loss all over the head occurs when hormone levels fluctuate: during puberty, when hormone preparations are discontinued (birth control pill) or after pregnancy – when less estrogen is available to the female organism.

Young mothers are more or less affected by diffuse hair loss This is due to the rapid drop in estrogen levels after childbirth. However, hair loss after pregnancy is usually only a temporary effect. Once the shock of estrogen deficiency has been overcome after the resting phase of the hair follicles, the hair grows back as beautifully and strongly as before.

A relative increase in androgens caused by estrogen deficiency can androgenetic alopecia Hair thinning is usually very discreet between the ages of 20 and 30 and is often confused with diffuse hair loss. Unlike men, who develop a receding hairline and a tonsure, young women are at risk of androgenetic alopecia. thinning hair affected in the vertex area.

What treatment helps with hair loss?

Diffuse hair loss in young women can be relatively easily controlled: through a balanced diet, avoiding stress, and restoring hormonal balance. Causes of hair loss As a result of androgenetic alopecia, certain hair follicles are sensitive to the testosterone derivative DHT. These conditions cannot be corrected because they are genetically programmed. However, it is possible to compensate for disruptive factors that impair cell division and growth at the hair roots and lead to hair loss.

Prevent hair loss

The patented thiocyanate formula in Thiocyn Hair Serum strengthens the hair roots from within and protects hair from growth-impairing influences. Irritated scalps are soothed within the first two months of use. When the scalp is balanced, hair follicles can function better, and your hair can complete its entire hair cycle without premature hair loss.* One could also say: Healthy hair growth is the best protection against hair loss.*