How to control hair Fall

Few Recommended Tips for Hair fall control:

• Wash hair regularly with lukewarm to cold water to keep the scalp clean and healthy - but avoid washing hair too frequently
• Condition hair regularly to prevent hair loss due to breakage
• Avoid blow drying hair especially with high heat since it leads to easy breakage of hair. Let the hair dry naturally
• Avoid rubbing wet hair vigorously with a towel - just gently pat them dry
• Avoid combing hair when wet since it is prone to breakage at such time
• Use a wide-toothed comb instead of a hair brush
• Don't choose hairstyles that put pressure on hair - e.g. tight ponytails, buns, etc
• If you must color your hair, choose ammonia-free products
• Avoid damage to hair as caused by chemical treatment, perming, straightening, ironing, etc.

Hair Care Tips Recommended by Our Nutritionists:

• Avoid red meat since it's a DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) activator and therefore aggravates hair loss
• Include more of green tea and soya in your diet since these are natural DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) inhibitors and therefore help to control hair loss
• Pumpkin seeds (sun-dried or roasted) taken daily helps control hair loss
• Black dates, Halim seeds (gardencress), black raisins, fenugreek, eggs, nuts, cods are good for treating hair loss due to anemia
• Limit intake of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and lentils if you are hypothyroid and its causing you to lose hair
• For controlling hair loss due to dandruff (scaly scalp), take 2 tbsp of roasted powdered flax seeds daily. Yogurt also reduces intensity of scaling
• Reduce / stop smoking