Alopecia areata is nothing but hair loss in the form of patches. Discreet small patches of hair are lost from the scalp of the person suffering from Alopecia areata. It is common to lose around 100 strands of hair per day, but excessive hair loss with a specific pattern can be a sign of an underlying medical condition. The medical term for hair loss is Alopecia. And when you experience patchy hair loss in a circular pattern, the condition is called Alopecia areata. It is autoimmune in nature, which implies that the body is working against its organ. Since hair follicle is also a part of our body, in the person suffering from Alopecia areata, the body feels that the affected region on the head is not a part of the body! So when it occurs the body's immune system starts attacking the healthy hair follicles. Therefore in the affected area, the body is acting against its hair follicles by killing and destroying them with antibodies. Alopecia Areata Symptoms :- ·      

Alopecia simply means hair loss, for any reason whatsoever, from areas of body where in normal circumstances it is supposed to grow. Alopecia has many different types but broadly any kind of hair loss is called Alopecia. There are multiple causes of hair loss in men. Alopecia when occurs due to androgen and genetics, is also called androgenetic alopecia. Genetic predisposition to lose hair in a typical pattern and in a typical area is identified as androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness. The most common affected areas for Alopecia in men include the frontal hair line and the crown. Losing hair from the front recedes the hairline, due to which forehead appears bigger and an “M” shaped hairline is formed. Gradually, the hair line keeps receding, if not controlled at the initial stage ultimately it becomes bald. Similar phase occurs at the crown area as well. Causes for Alopecia :- 1.  First is genetic predisposition . It means, whenever in family anybody is havin

  Receding hairline?!? Does your forehead appear to be bigger than it was a few years back? Does your hairline appear to have shifted back creating an “M” shape at the frontal part of the scalp? Then there is a probability that you are facing alopecia of some form. Alopecia simply means hair loss, for any reason whatsoever, from areas of the body wherein normal circumstances it is supposed to grow. Alopecia has many different types but broadly speaking any kind of hair loss is called Alopecia. Receding hairline among men is fairly common, it affects almost 50% of men before the age of 50 and 90 % of the men at some point in their life and 50% of women in their lifetime. The most common affected areas for Alopecia in men include the frontal hairline and the crown. Losing hair from the front recedes the hairline, due to which forehead appears bigger and an “M” shaped hairline is formed and thus the receding hairline is formed. Gradually, the  hairline keeps receding , if not contr

Are you worried that grey hair is making you look older than you are? Can hair greying be reversed is one of the frequent questions that pop up in your head? Well, gaining knowledge about the causation can equip you with the weapons to tackle it. And yes, to some extent it can be fought. But what is the average age that men start getting grey hair? Caucasians mostly go grey in their mid-40s, Asians in their late 50s  and Africans in their late 40s. But why people go grey early in life, as opposed to later is largely thought to be due to genetics, as well as some environmental influences. Grey hair occurs as a result of the loss of pigment production in the hair by Melanocytes . Melanocytes produced by hair follicles are responsible for the color of your hair. When the production of Melanocytes reduces, the natural color of the hair starts wearing off and slowly turns grey. Pigment production in our hair coincides with specific phases of the hair cycle, unlike in our skin.

Having healthy hair can have a tremendous positive impact on your persona and confidence. Maintaining the health of the hair is extremely important if you don’t want to lose it to various factors that are quite all over the place at present, be it the availability of quick-fix foods, excessive harmful chemical-laden products to pollution. If you are not tackling these factors to protect your hair, your hair growth may get hampered. You must imbibe certain activities in your daily life to promote hair growth. Let us see some of the major causes that affect your hair growth and ways to fix it :- 1.  Excessive heat in any form is bad for your body. So, taking a hot water bath frequently, excessive use of a hairdryer and a straightening machine should be avoided. Use these at a moderate temperature and for a minimal amount of time. Avoid hot shower, instead, wash your hair with fresh water. Do not shampoo your hair every day. What shampoo is supposed to do is get rid of

Female pattern hair loss is a slowly progressing hair loss seen in women. As it is quite less talked about when compared to men, female hair loss cure needs to be discussed more often. In this Kind of hair loss, there is a very slowly progressive thinning of hair, where you start noticing that your scalp becomes visible, the area in which you part your hair, the partition becomes wider and it affects mainly at the top of the scalp. As the affected area is quite visible, the female hair loss cure becomes very important. You may have an intact hairline but the top area of the head is thinned out.  It affects about 12% of women in the age group of 20 to 30 years, but above the age of 70 years, it can affect up to 60% of women. It usually occurs, after 18 years of age, but in severe cases where there is a strong genetic predisposition, it can be seen, even at the age of about 12 to 14 years, statistically, the major age group is between 25 to 40 years. Lastly, it can also affect a lot