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The skin is the largest organ of the human body and is the most vulnerable because of its exposure to attack from the environment. Body skin has fewer oils glands per square inch than the face. Read More >>
The skin is the largest organ of the human body and is the most vulnerable because of its exposure to attack from the environment. Body skin has fewer oils glands per square inch than the face. Because of this, it can be particularly vulnerable to dryness. As skin ages, oil production slows and moisture retention capacity is reduced, especially on the arms and legs. It is important to choose cleansers and moisturizers with high oil concentration to bond moisture to the skin. But at the same time it should not be so rich that they trap perspiration and bacteria. This could interfere with the skin’s eliminatory function. Botanical oils are particularly beneficial for this purpose. They are compatible with the sebum on the skin and do not clog.
Pamper Yourself With Audra Herbals’ Body Products:
Start every day with Audra Herbals Refreshing Shower Gel , Exfoliating Body Scrub and Relaxing Hand & Body Lotion.
Is there any treatment for hair loss?
Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available. If a medicine is causing your hair loss, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine. Recognizing and treating an infection may help stop the hair loss. Correcting a hormone imbalance may prevent further hair loss.
Medicines may also help slow or prevent the development of common baldness. One medicine, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), is available without a prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Both men and women can use it. Another medicine, finasteride (brand name: Propecia) is available with a prescription. It comes in pills and is only for men. It may take up to 6 months before you can tell if one of these medicines is working.
If adequate treatment is not available for your type of hair loss, you may consider trying different hairstyles or wigs, hairpieces, hair weaves or artificial hair replacement.
The term "common baldness" usually means male-pattern baldness, or permanent-pattern baldness. Male-pattern baldness is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Men who have this type of hair loss usually have inherited the trait. Men who start losing their hair at an early age tend to develop more extensive baldness. In male-pattern baldness, hair loss typically results in a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head.
Women may develop female-pattern baldness. In this form of hair loss, the hair can become thin over the entire scalp.
Androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia or alopecia androgenetica) is a common form of hair loss in both female and male humans, chimpanzees, and orangutans.[1] In male humans in particular, this condition is also commonly known as male pattern baldness. Hair is lost in a well-defined pattern, beginning above both temples. Over time, the hairline recedes to form a characteristic "M" shape. Hair also thins at the crown of the head. Often a rim of hair around the sides and rear of the head is left, or the condition may progress to complete baldness.
The pattern of hair loss in women differs from male pattern baldness. In women, the hair becomes thinner all over the head, and the hairline does not recede. Androgenic alopecia in women rarely leads to total baldness.
Tips to prevent hair loss and how to do something about hair loss
Hair is a serious matter whether we have it, or we are losing it. Western society puts a lot of emphasis on being bodily thin, but when it comes to our hair, thin is not the word we want to hear!
While most baldness occurs in males, women are not immune to thinning and hair loss. 1 in 4 will experience this hair loss phenomenon before and during menopause, thanks to the changing hormones, estrogen and testosterone. The flip-flop in ratio of estrogen to testosterone during menopause causes women to lose the hair on their heads while growing it on their face, (now girls, we have always known some things are out of balance in our society, but this is ridiculous!), and while most men will accept this loss and move on, women have a harder time coming to terms with their hair loss.
