Does hair gel cause hair loss?

The use of hair gel on it’s own does not cause hair loss and in fact you could use gel regularly for a long period of time without experiencing any negative side effects, providing you wash your hair and scalp well every day and avoid going to sleep with gel in your hair.

However gel may have an impact on hair loss.

Here’s why

Hair grows in phases. Each individual hair on your head grows for a period (several years), then it goes into a resting period for around two weeks, before it falls out. The hair that has been shed will be replaced with a new hair. This is why it is important to keep the scalp clean and the pores clear and unblocked.

Ever noticed bald people often have shiny scalps?

You may have made the observation that many bald people and people with receding hair lines or thinning hair, often have shiny scalps. This shiny layer is caused by a build up of an oil called ‘sebum’, which combines with dead skin cells, cosmetic styling products (such as hair gel) and other pollutants. This oil layer builds up and becomes embedded into the scalp, making it impossible to wash out using conventional shampooing methods. The hardened embedded oil fills in pores around the edges, eventually entirely filling the pores. This causes hair follicle miniaturization and eventually can contribute to total hair loss.

So, while hair gel does not cause hair loss, it may be a contributing factor, especially if you have used it for years without being careful to wash your hair and scalp daily, particularly before bed, in order to prevent the clogging of your skins pores.

Examine your scalp under a good light. Is it very shiny? If so it may be coated with a hardened and embedded layer of sebum based plaque.

What can you do about this?

Unfortunately in many cases the plaque layer is so embedded into the skin that no shampoo can remove it. In fact there is really only one way of effectively removing it and clearing the pores.

In step 1 of the nicehair.org Hair Loss eBook I provide detailed instructions explaining exactly how to fully remove the embedded layer of plaque, in your home, using the only known method for achieving this vital objective — to the fullest extent, making your scalp absolutely like new. This will revitalize and invigorate your scalp, encouraging blood flow and cell production.

Once the coating has been removed you will learn how to reactivate the dormant hair follicles and you will start to see new hair growing within a month or so.

Then you will learn how to stop the the sebum based plaque layer from reforming by normalizing your sebum levels.

That’s the first step of the book. There are six steps. After you’ve completed step 1 you will go on to learn how to eliminate stress, making yourself a calm relaxed person using our free audio files that you can listen to at any time, without any effort. These files will bombard your brain with positive messages that will gradually change the way you think, making you a calm individual who reacts to stressful situations in a relaxed manner.

In steps 3 to 6 you will learn how to normalize hormonal balance (a key factor to stopping hair loss), improve the efficiency of your liver (another key factor), turbo charge your hair growth with a key food (eaten at a specific time in combination with several other key foods) and finally you will learn how to turbo charge your circulation to get an abundance of nutrients to the newly re-activated hair follicles.

This six step programme will change the ‘mode’ of your body from one that is experiencing hair loss to one that naturally grows hair.

50 Comments

joshua - hair loss treatment solutions says: June 3rd, 2010 at 1:53 am

hi .. nice articles .. i know that hair loss makes everybody stress . anyway, i wanna put several things about do and dont for your hair loss :

Hair loss ‘Do’ lists
1.Use filtered water when washing your hair. Sometimes, the levels of the chlorine are very high. It’s not good for our scalp and might cause damage on it. It tends to cause hair loss .
2.Massage olive oil onto your scalp. Hair loss sometimes is caused by the dry scalp condition. Your body might lack of proteins, iron and water. Olive oil will help your scalp to keep healthy to prevent hair loss .
3.Take gingko Supplements. I already write an article about gingko biloba for hair loss problem. It will help you fixing the blood circulation in your body. Don’t forget that hair loss might be caused by poor blood circulation.
4.Treatment your hair with rosemary essential oil. Later I will give you a recipe about this rosemary essential oil remedy.
5.Use eggs. It could be either white eggs or the yolks. Eggs are very rich of protein. You could massage it into your hair and scalp, then shampooing and rinse well. It will fix the damage on your hair and promote more volume hair.
Hair loss ‘Don’t’ list
1.Don’t be stressed. Over stress only accelerates your hair loss .
2.Don’t drink too much alcohol and smoking. It affects your hair loss . These bad habits are affecting your blood circulations.
3.Don’t eat too much sweet.
4.Don’t apply too much chemical on your scalp. It will only make your hair loss to get worse.
5.Don’t rush. Hair loss treatment result might appear at least after six months.
6.So, patience is a key for your hair loss problem
Akashdeep gazmer says: October 11th, 2010 at 11:21 am

Which hair gel do i put when i have a thin hair? or shold i avoid putting hair gel?
admin says: October 14th, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Look for any natural or ideally organic hair gel that contains nutritious ingredients. Avoid high street and supermarket sold gels and waxes. Try searching Google for “organic hair wax”
Avinash says: June 24th, 2011 at 5:27 am

Hellow..
My name is avinash,im a student,my age around 19years.My problem is,I have gray hair.so please suggest me,how to cover gray hair with an easy method.
Thank you.
admin says: June 24th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Hi Avinash,

Greying hair can be reversed. In order to do so you need to reactivate cells in the base of the hair follicles. The methods used to reactivate these cells are much the same as those used to reverse hair loss and re-initiate hair growth. I could write you an essay on how to do that but you’re best off downloading my eBook, which explains everything you need to know. Just follow the steps. You will not need to complete the first part of step 1 in the eBook, as this is more of an extreme technique for stopping hair loss, but the rest of the instructions will all help reverse the onset of greying. However, unlike with stopping hair loss, it may take some time (years) to completely reverse the greying.

The eBook is available to download here:

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-ebook

I’ve also emailed you from my personal email address. If you have any other questions just give me a shout.

Chris
nicehair.org
Scott says: July 12th, 2011 at 9:19 pm

hi, im 21 years old and realised that my hair at the front is thinning(not bad just thinner than other areas of my hair) when i lift it up (spike it up). Ive been using hair wax for years daily. However i read somewhere that if the hair around your temples (circle part) is behind the front by an inch and a half is doesnt mean balding just a mature hairline. I do wash my hair a few times a week, but does this all product on hair thing mean i should just shave my head short. Also there is no baldness on my mothers side of the family (uncles have hair and there in their early 50s) but my dad started losing his hair around mid 60s. Please reply back.
admin says: July 26th, 2011 at 5:31 pm

Hi,

It is quite normal for mens’ hairlines to recede in the late teens. This probably occurs in around 35% of men. The rest of the hair can stay thick for a good ten years on. However if your hair is starting to thin at the front centre, this sounds like a fairly standard example of the onset of male pattern baldness. It’s very likely that your hair is thinning due to DHT, which is starting to have a noticeable effect on your hair. Your best bet is to start combating the problem now. You can remove DHT from the scalp and reduce DHT production, using my method. To regrow lost hair you would need to increase blood circulation in the scalp and feed the hair.

I explain how to do this in my eBook.

I don’t think you need to shave your hair. However if you are using hair wax daily you should try to wash it out every night before bed (or at least in the morning). You don’t really want hair wax building up on the scalp. Try to keep your scalp clean — wash it well and use a good shampoo.
bonie says: September 11th, 2011 at 2:26 pm

hi iam 21 year old male ,my hair was quite alright till last year and never had hairfall in my whole life but suddenly since the last 7_8 months my hair have started to fall drastically so i shaved my head but the new hairs took a long time to grow back and the new hair is very thin and less in volume and the hairfall havent stopped and i loose a lot of hair everyday. I shampoo and condition thrice a week and have stopped using any kind of gel etc.
My hairline has receeded lot and becaise of that i also had to change my hair style. please suggest something to stop this, and also i do smoke 2_3 ciggarates daily does that also contobute to hairfall
Joy says: September 12th, 2011 at 11:42 pm

Hi i am joy i am 19 years old. I had great problem of hair fall my scalp is too shiny and oily even though i am not using oil tell me how can i reduce my hair fall
ramandeep says: September 13th, 2011 at 2:03 am

Hi,

i’m 26 yr old and my beard had starting turning into white and two mouth at the end of hairs, is this might because of using gel, hair spray etc kindly suggest me the best oil for beard which could help me to fix this problem of hair.

thanks and regards,
ramandeep
admin says: September 16th, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Hi Joy,

If you have very oily skin it’s possible you have a vitamin deficiency, unbalanced hormones, too much of certain foods in your diet, or your liver is operating at sub-optimum levels. Stress and anxiety can also cause the sebaceous gland to become over-active. I also suffered from this problem and fortunately it is quite easy to fix completely.

I explain all the different ways of reducing skin oil (sebum) in my eBook, which you can download from here:

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-ebook

Sebum contains DHT, which is the primary cause of hair loss. If you have a greasy shiny scalp, this is likely to be one of the causes and it’s important that you solve it at the root (eliminating the underlying causes). There are several things you need to do in order to do this, all of which is explained in my eBook instructions.

Chris
admin says: September 16th, 2011 at 2:47 pm

Hi Ramandeep,

Are you using hair spray or gel on your beard??? Providing that you wash your face well every day to make sure your skins pores are clear you shouldn’t be having any problems here.

You might try a natural nutrient rich face moisturiser — this may help. Make sure it’s a good quality moisturiser with natural, nutritious ingredients, to help feed the skin.

Chris
admin says: September 17th, 2011 at 5:38 am

Hi Bonie,

The slow rate at which your hair is regrowing suggests to me that you may have a nutrient deficiency. In my eBook I have a chapter dedicated to nutrition, in which I explain a combination of ‘superfoods’ that really accelerate hair growth a lot by massively feeding the hair (I think this will help you a lot).

However I would estimate that the cause of your hair loss (due to receding hair line, age, gender and miniaturization of follicles), is DHT. Therefore in order to stop your hair loss you most likely need to remove DHT from your scalp and reduce DHT levels in your scalp. This will help stop further hair loss. Once you’ve done that you will need to increase blood circulation in the scalp and directly feed the dormant hair follicles to re-initiate hair growth.

I explain how to do all of this in the eBook, in step-by-step instructions. Follow them and you should be able to stop your hair loss and restart hair growth.

Let me know if you have any further questions. Email me at any time.

You can download the eBook from here:

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-ebook

Chris
Mireylis says: September 24th, 2011 at 1:38 pm

Hi,what can I do to have less dry hair so that I won’t have to put gel on and leave it naturally like other girls?
Monique says: October 18th, 2011 at 2:45 pm

I used kinky curl shampoo gel and leave in (basically their whole line). My hair was coming out in random clumps but I don’t know why I assumed it was”just shedding” then I decided to switch to tresemme 2-in-1normal hair shampoo ( my hair is curly) and then deep conditioned with nuertogena triple moisture recovery mask. Thenn follow up with tresemme mousse. NO HAIR CAME OUT(also note before I washed my hair I deepconditioned with coconut milk and olice oil so I’m assuming that’s what stopped the hair fallout) I’m assuming the gel was causing build up? I want to love the gel but I’m not sure if I should try again? Should I use it again? & 3 questions I have is I was going to start cowashing my hair. If I use john freida smooth start conditioner then try out its a ten miracle leave in would that be ok? And can you use another deep conditioning after I cowash ? I was going to use the triple moisture mask again. And can I use the olive oil/coco milk miix again or would that create build up? Thank you in advance! this site is helpful!
admin says: October 21st, 2011 at 12:13 pm

Hi Monique,

Thanks for your questions. I would not recommend co-washing. There are two majot problems with co-washing. 1. You cannot properly wash your scalp with conditioner. 2. Conditioner leaves residues behind on the hair. With time (and especially if you’re not shampooing) this will build up. Conditioner does make hair LOOK healthier, but it doesn’t actually make it healthy. The reason it looks healthier is because it adds synthetic protein to tiny chips and breaks in the hairs, which makes hair appear smoother and shinier because the surface becomes more even and is coated in conditioner residue.

This can be a good thing if it achieves what you want to achieve. However I would recommend washing your hair and scalp with a good, natural shampoo, such as these organic SLS free shampoos. The Green People range is particularly good and they have a Vitamin shampoo, which is worth trying.

It’s a good idea to wash your scalp to keep your pores clear and scalp in good condition. Using a natural shampoo that contains a healthy amount of nutrients is a good way of doing this.

If you want to improve the condition of your hair I would try coconut oil. Check out my latest article for more details. This I think will really help you — How to End Split Ends.

All the best,

Chris
admin says: October 24th, 2011 at 5:46 pm

Hi Mireylis,

Dry hair is a sign that your hair is lacking nutrients. I’d recommend eating some more oily fish such as mackerel and salmon.

And check out my latest blog post. This should help –

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-care-advice/how-to-end-split-ends-the-easiest-most-effective-way-of-stopping-split-ends

I hope that helps.

Chris
prasoon says: October 29th, 2011 at 4:08 pm

holla,
why is it so important to wash hair gel coated hair before going to bed? i’ve been going to bed with gel on since couple of months and now i’m worried about hair loss. plus, what is a safer hair product, hair cream or gel??
admin says: November 8th, 2011 at 4:33 pm

It’s not the most important thing regarding hair loss. However with years of use it won’t help your hair. If you don’t wash it out of your hair before bed, over several years the residue may combine with dead skin cells, skin oil and air born pollutants and embed into your scalp, clogging pores and potentially posioning the hair!

However two months of hair gel use is not going to have caused your hair loss — we’re talking about years of use here.

If you’re looking for a safe hair gel or wax product take a look at this list, which includes a few of the better ones — 9 High Quality Nutrient Rich Organic Hair Styling Waxes and Gels.
vaneisha says: November 21st, 2011 at 6:22 am

i am 17 years old, i was using styling gel on my hair for one week and a half, will it cause my hair to damage. what type if shampoo should i use i have thick hair can it go thin, one more thing my cousin have thin hair can it get thick i need your help please because i hate loosing my hair i have dandruff or fungus in my hair can i still wear weave please help me.
vaneisha says: November 21st, 2011 at 6:25 am

hi again my cousin don’t perm hair she trying to grow natural can her hair get damage
admin says: November 21st, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Hi Vaneisha,

Pore clogging associated with gel use usually takes a lot longer than a week so don’t worry about that, you should be fine. If you’re looking for good products get one like these: 9 High Quality Nutrient Rich Organic Hair Styling Waxes and Gels.

I would recommend not wearing your hair in a weave. See Is it possible to reverse traction alopecia (hair loss caused by tight braids, weaves, etc)?.

If you have a fungal infection you should see your doctor about this and ask to get it treated.

All the best,
Chris
Alex says: November 30th, 2011 at 1:34 am

Hi, im alex im 17 years old.. I been noticeing for some.time.knw that right side of my hair is thining and falling out..i was sure it was because of all the gel I would use.. I would leave it on all day.. I would sleep with it.. I did this.for.abt 2years.. I didnt knw it was a big deal.. But knw I.see that it is my hair is thin in one side and nice on the other.. My ? Is will I go bold?? Or is there a way to fix this??
admin says: December 7th, 2011 at 3:28 pm

Hi Alex,

It’s a good idea to wash hair gel out before you sleep to avoid rubbing it into your scalp as you sleep. Do you usually tend to sleep on one side?

At the age of 17 you have a good chance of preventing further hair loss now before it gets too bad. I would suggest keeping your scalp clean and healthy and following my advice on hormonal balance, DHT, nutrition and stress control.

All the best
James says: December 28th, 2011 at 1:27 am

Hi I am 16 years old
I have been using gel for few years now, usually just to keep my hair down and nice instead of standing up and messy (mostly just the upper part where the circle in the middle of my head is ) but in about a month ago I bought the gel “Spiker” and started spiking my day everyday all day, I take a shower and wash it before I go to sleep everyday but the thing is I really use too much gel on my hair to make sure that all of it is standing up and spiked so I have been watching my hair carefully and make sure that it doesnt start falling out or anything, I think I have normal shedding but nothing more but for few years (more than 3 years) now I have felt like there is
some kind of a layer on my scalp right on the middle of my head where the circle is, when I first felt it I tried to scratch it out or something while using the shampoo but that didnt work beside hurting me during scratching but I first felt it at least 3 years ago and I didnt lose any hair or anything but since I started spiking my hair I think the same kind of layer is starting on my front and middle hair.
I am not sure if its too shiny or normal and I thing I have normal shedding but still not sure
all I know is that I am too worried and stressed that I might be losing hair and that I might go bald in the future…
Do you have any suggestions to what I should do?
also is it okay to use too many gel as long as I take a shower and use the shampoo and conditioner everyday before I go to sleep?
admin says: December 29th, 2011 at 3:21 pm

Hi James,

Yes you should be fine to use gel providing you wash it out so it doesn’t get rubbed into your scalp when you sleep.

I would recommend asking someone to have a look at your scalp where you can feel it feels a bit odd — it’s probably nothing but worth getting someone to have a quick look.

If you’re concerned about future hair loss I would recommend making sure you follow a healthy diet including green leafy vegetables, lot’s of other fresh vegetables and oily fish. Exercise regularly, sleep well, manage your stress levels and perhaps consider using a healthy hair gel like one of these organic hair gels and waxes.

Chris
sam says: December 29th, 2011 at 11:41 pm

Hi my name is sam…..
my problem is zat my hair is falling off………
Sometimes a little and smetimes alot………
the problem is zat i do use a good gel (Fructis Garnier) and a good shampoo (Pro-V pantene)…….
What should i do???
admin says: January 3rd, 2012 at 3:13 pm

Hi there,

Pantene isn’t really a good shampoo. However it won’t do you any damage. The most likely cause of your hair loss is DHT — your best bet is to reduce your DHT levels naturally, using the instructions in the eBook.

Chris
Hussain Ahmad says: January 13th, 2012 at 5:21 pm

Hi,
I am writing to tell you that I want to get information about hair gel.
I use hair gel for regular and daily usage. So I don’t know properly that does it remove hair from head or not.
So I want you to give me some information about hair gel.

Many Thanks

yours Sincerely Hussain Ahmad Date:13.01.2012
admin says: January 14th, 2012 at 3:59 pm

Hi Hussain,

I have sent you an email with instructions on what to do

Chris
Haeley says: January 21st, 2012 at 8:09 pm

hey,
i am a 21 year old female and for the last 2 years my hair has been falling out. i feel so foolish for leaving it this long,just thought it would correct itself. but the last couple of months it has just got so bad. my hair is now really thin and is so unhealthy. also, my scalp is very dry and itchy. always has been but iv never thought to link the two together. my hair is dull and lifeless and every time i touch it, i am guaranteed to have hair fall. i dread having to wash my hair becasue of the amount of hair loss. i did have a baby 5 years ago,so dunno if thats part of the problem. hormones? do you think my problem if DHT related?
looking forward to hearing back,
Haeley
admin says: January 21st, 2012 at 9:30 pm

Hi Haeley,

I’ve emailed you some advice on how to deal with this. Also, try apple cider vinegar for the itchy scalp. There are details on how to use vinegar in edition 2 of the eBook.
Craig says: January 25th, 2012 at 1:44 pm

Hi, I was using Sandal Wood shower gel in my hair for a few months. About a week or so ago I realized it was body wash. Would this, in any way, cause hair loss? Because I would like to know before I go to the doctor’s to find out why I’m losing hair at 20.
admin says: January 26th, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Hi Craig,

No the shower gel will not have caused hair loss. It is far more likely that your hair loss is either caused by DHT, stress, a scalp condition or possibly a nutrient deficiency.

The best thing you can possibly do is follow the special scalp therapy instructions in my eBook, which explain how to remove DHT, block DHT from the follicles and increase blood flow to the hair. Then follow my intense hair nourishment diet to feed your hair with the exact nutrients required for hair growth. You should also consider using the free audio mind training program that comes with the eBook to train your mind to be relaxed and calm, if you think your hair loss is at all stress related.

If you go to your doctor ask to have your DHT levels checked and ask if you have any nutrient deficiencies or any other underlying problems.
Do da da says: January 27th, 2012 at 10:30 am

Dude I think I may be losing hair crow the sides. I don’t quite remember how my hairline was before but I think I ve lost a few strands. I use gel ,wash it everyday maybe the problem is I brush it too much.I’m only 17 and my fathers bald as an egg though my grandpa isn’t so what’s my fate. Am I balding or teen receding whatever. I cover my forehead up now in a sexy way but i feel fake. People keep telling me I have good hair but the truth is I work on it alot like 20-30minutes of my day I spend infront of a mirror.
admin says: January 28th, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Receding of the hair line is quite common in males in their late teens. It’s possible that the hair loss will discontinue after a fairly short spell of frontal hair loss, but it’s more likely that the hair loss will continue and get worse in your twenties.

I would advise that you do something about it now. By increasing blood flow to the hair and increasing your consumption of nutrients required for hair growth you can increase the supply of the right nutrients to your hair to help grow more hair. You probably need to reduce your DHT levels but as you’re in your late teens you are almost certainly experiencing a temporary increase in DHT levels, which will increase your facial hair etc. So you’re best off only reducing the DHT levels in your scalp using a special topical solution — which I explain how to make in my eBook.

You can download the eBook from here:

http://www.nicehair.org/shop/download-the-hair-loss-ebook-full-version
Alexis says: March 5th, 2012 at 2:03 am

Hi,
How often do u recommend hair to be washed? because i’ve heard that washing hair everyday causes hair loss….Is that true? or is it safe to wash daily?
Thanks
admin says: March 21st, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Hi Alexis,

Check out:

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-care-advice/how-often-should-you-wash-your-hair-to-prevent-hair-loss

Also check out:

http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-treatments/what-is-the-best-shampoo-for-hair-loss
http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-treatments/10-organic-shampoos-that-do-not-contain-sodium-lauryl-sulphate
http://www.nicehair.org/hair-loss-treatments/6-anti-dht-shampoos-shampoos-that-block-dht
Rap says: March 25th, 2012 at 11:19 am

.. umm… i have thinning hair due to gatsby hair wax.. is it permanent?
admin says: March 26th, 2012 at 5:20 pm

I can’t say whether this product would cause your hair loss. What I will say is it is far more likely that there is another more significant cause of your hair loss, such as DHT.

I’d advise discontinuing the use of the hair wax if you think it’s causing any pore clogging (due to leaving in the the hair overnight for example).

Then I would suggest clearing your scalp’s pores and beginning an intense hair nutrition regime to feed and reactivate your hair follicles.

All the best,

Chris
Smith Marshall says: March 27th, 2012 at 7:37 am

Hello Doctor:

I’m smith 23yrs of old, And I have problem in hairfall particular spoot near my sidelock . Since last year my side lock is getting thin and even edge position of my 2 sides could you please assist wat is cause and how to solve it.
Rade says: March 28th, 2012 at 3:00 pm

Hi there, I am 16 and I have been using hair products for a couple of weeks now. I want to ask you a couple of questions.
First, I use Schwarzkopf Taft hair wax daily, so is it a good hair product?
Second, I heard that washing your hair every day can cause hair loss and I see that you suggest washing your hair daily.
Third, what amount of gel/wax should I use?
And fourth, I wash my hair 2 times a week. So when I wash my hair, does it take away all of that things that block the pores?

Thanks!

P.S. This site is great, it is really helpful. Keep up the good work!
admin says: March 28th, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Hi Smith Marshall,

I would recommend reading through the pages on this website as a start. Hair loss is not a straight forward thing to cure and it does take some work. The best advice I can give you is to follow the instructions in my eBook.

All the best,

Chris
admin says: March 29th, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Hi Rade,

Thanks for your comment.

If you are using wax daily and sleeping with wax in your hair it’s possible that the wax could ‘mash’ (for want of a better word!) into your scalp. Take a look at the ingredients in your product. You don’t really want those ingredients absorbing into your scalp every night while you sleep do you?

If you use wax daily I’d recommend washing it out daily too. Ideally you should wash your hair when it gets oily (this varies from person to person, but is usually between 2 and 7 days. But if you’re applying wax to your hair every day you should wash it out, to keep your scalp clean and clear.

Remember, when you wash your hair you should wash your scalp too — in fact the scalp is the most important part.

Check out: 9 High Quality Nutrient Rich Organic Hair Styling Waxes and Gels. Next purchase, go for something along these lines.

Chris
naveen says: May 2nd, 2012 at 11:33 pm

i put gel everyday on my hair. and now i have noticed that some of my hair has turned white. how can i stop it?

and does this mean i can’t use gel any more. cause if i don’t put gel on my hair, it will look ugly. thnaks.
James says: May 3rd, 2012 at 10:52 am

Hello. I’m 21 years old, and I have yet to experience any signs of hair loss, but quite a few members of my family (literally half of my uncles on both sides) have baldness to some degree. My two half brothers developed a more pronounced widows peak in later in life (late 20′s/early 30′s). despite not experiencing any of these signs, are there preventative measures I can make now to ensure baldness does not arise?

side note, I shower(and wet my hair) everyday, but only wash my hair with shampoo/conditioner every other day. I typically take my showers around 5pm-6pm and use leave-in conditioners. Just curious as to weather or not my current habits may be doing more harm than good
Gus says: May 3rd, 2012 at 11:36 pm

hi im 25 yrs old and i started to notice my hair to fall in the shower every time,about 10 or more hairs. is this normal? and when will it stop? not sure if im going threw a hair cycle phase. i used to have my hair a bit long this past winter and cut it 3 months ago very short. i also started talking vitamins just in case and use less hair gel, thinking of not using anything at all anymore. or is this a sign of high stress? my dad is bald and he started losing his hair at the same age and got worst by 27.. im worried and dont know what to expect.. should i kiss my young stud life away ? p.s this has been goin on for 3 moths now.
admin says: May 6th, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Hi Naveen,

Hair gel will not cause your hair to turn gray or white. As we age, the level of ‘melanin’ in our hair reduces. Melanin is what gives hair colour. It is believed by some trichologists that it is possible to increase melanin in hair by improving diet — particularly by increasing consumption of B vitamins.

However, whether you use hair gel or not, will not have any impact on your melanin levels.

Chris
admin says: May 6th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Hi James,

By the sounds of it what you’re doing seems fine — however it’s difficult to know whether you’re doing anything that may cause hair loss without knowing more about your diet and hair care habits.

Preventative measures you can take to keep your hair healthy without spending any time on specialist treatments would include:
- Eat plenty of vegetables and amino acids that help promote hair growth
- Keep your stress levels in check to reduce stress related hair loss
- Make sure you keep your scalp clean — don’t sleep with gel in your hair
- Exercise well, three times a week and stay healthy
If you need more powerful measures, check out my eBook.

Chris
admin says: May 6th, 2012 at 3:08 pm

Hi Gus,

No you should not kiss you young stud life goodbye lol. Noticing around 10 hairs in the shower everyday is not really an unusually high number. However the fact that you’ve started to notice your shedding (as well as genetic factors you mention) would suggest to me that hair loss has started.

If you want to stop it I highly recommend you start doing something about it now. I can’t really stress enough how difficult it is to stop hair loss. So many people think that they can simply take some hair loss supplements or perhaps use some Rogaine and their hair will start getting thicker in months. It’s simply not the case.

Hair loss is extremely difficult to reverse. If you want to get your body out of ‘hair loss mode’ and into ‘hair growth mode’ you have to do some fairly extreme things. It’s not easy, but it’s well worth it.

My best suggestion is that you check out my eBook, which explains how to eliminate the underlying causes of hair loss and how to massively promote hair growth.

You can take a look inside the eBook for free here.

All the best,

Chris

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