Does shampoo stop hair loss ؟

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Hair loss is a common problem that can occur in any age . There are dozens of hair diseases that can cause hair loss; therefore it is very important to diagnose the disease and then start a suitable treatment accordingly.

Today, the market is full of advertisements for various shampoos, most of which claim that their shampoo stops hair loss and strengthens hair. The fact is that there is no anti-shedding shampoo, vitamin shampoo, etc. Many of the vitamins that are mentioned on shampoos do not penetrate into the hair at all because the hair is biologically dead and these shampoos have large molecules that are not absorbed by the scalp. Therefore, a shampoo alone can not thicken or increase the number of hairs. These attractive ads are just deceptive and have no scientific basis and the use of these vitamins will not have any effect on your hair.

The purpose of using shampoo is to clean the scalp and only remove impurities from the scalp and hair, just like using a soap cleanser for the skin, with the difference that they cover the hair shaft like a layer and repair its appearance damage. What helps hair growth is good nutrition, rest and stress-free life.

In general, there are two common types of hair loss: one is hereditary hormonal hair loss, which can not be controlled through shampoo, and the other is hair loss called telogen effluvium, that iscaused by various stresses such as nervous shock, accident, surgery, childbirth, diet, various diseases such as anemia and thyroid, and the use of certain medications. The treatment for this type of hair loss is to remove the relevant background and support the hair to restore the natural cycle of hair through multivitamins and stimulating hairtonics and therapeutic shampoos prescribed by a doctor can be partially helpful.

Shampoos can be divided into two categories:1- Shampoos with cleansing properties 2- Therapeutic shampoos

In the first type, the shampoo is responsible for removing fat and dead cells from the keratin layer of the skin and local impurities. The skin glands of the human body store a type of fat called sebum. These fatty substances are released from the skin and cover the hair shaft, and their viscous nature absorbs any contaminants and germs in the air around the head. Shampoos remove these germs and impurities from the hair. To choose the right shampoo, it is important to know your hair type. Depending on the type of hair, suitable shampoos for normal, oily, dry, brittle and colored hair, etc. are selected. For example, for thin hair, you can use volumizing shampoos, for dry hair, shampoos containing natural oils such as coconut and avocado oil and argan oil, which have moisturizing properties.

For children, baby shampoo is used that contains amphoteric detergent that does not irritate or irritate the eyes. For colored hair, acidic cationic detergents are used that neutralize the alkalinity of colored hair.A number of shampoos also have conditioning properties that combine hydrolyzed proteins that make hair shine more and minimize electricity. There is usually no resistance to non-therapeutic shampoos, so there is no need to change the shampoo.

In therapeutic shampoos such as dandruff shampoo with ketoconazole, perithone zinc or selenium sulfide, climbazole and tar, etc., which also have anti-inflammatory properties, and anti-lice shampoos such as permethrin are used.

The number of times you wash your hair during the week varies depending on the type and needs of each person's hair. But as a general advice is to wash your hair every otherday. For a better wash and effect, the shampoo should stay on the scalp for at least two minutes. Finally, it should be noted that people who go for expensive shampoos to treat their hair loss and use them arbitrarily to treat their hair loss, this is wrong and it is better to first determine the cause of hair loss by a specialist in this field, then treatment to start.