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What is the first thing men and women do when they notice their hair is starting to thin? They start treating it like fragile glass. This is the worst thing to do, as it escalates the problem. See, thinning or receding hair means that the roots are not getting enough circulation for blood nutrients to keep them fed/healthy and producing nice, strong follicles. Try this: Press your fingertips into your scalp and see how far you can move your scalp across your skull. Wiggle it back and forth. You should be able to move it about a half inch back and forth, IF your scalp is sufficiently hydrated and relaxed. If not, you have just isolated the cause of your thinning/receding hair problem. The solution? Two parts: 1. Start drinking enough good clean water every day and less dehydrating drinks, like coffee and alcohol. 2. Start giving yourself a daily scalp massage, and here's how to do it: Press fingertips into scalp and move it in small circles or back and forth over your skull a few times. Move your fingers a bit and repeat until you've massaged the entire scalp, so it takes a couple of minutes. You really have to stimulate the circulation and a light touch just won't do it. Also make sure you're moving the scalp and not just scratching your head, which can break the hair. It's even better if you do this while inverted to get more blood to the scalp -- that is, standing with your head at or below your waist. If this isn't comfortable, you can try doing it while leaning over the sink so that you've got something to support you while your head is at waist level. Don't do this while washing your hair. When hair is wet, it is easier to break it, especially as it's already getting weak, so just shampoo gently and do the scalp massage at another time. Be sure to spend more time massaging the thinning/receding zones. It also helps if your thyroid is working well, so seafood or kelp two or three times a week may help. Results vary by individual. You should notice results within a few months or so, and that's what they say with the expensive hair treatments, so try this for free. Your new hair at first may be fuzzy-looking, like baby hair, but it will strengthen as you continue to supply it with the blood nutrients it needs to be healthy. Refer to the section on dandruff for tips on how to cut back on washing your hair too often and continually stripping it of natural oils. Also, go easy on burdening your scalp with hair gels and sprays. These chemicals are toxic to your hair and scalp cells. Back to Info list. Contact Us | My Daily Dragon Home | |
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