Hair Care Tips: How to Treat and Prevent Hair Loss & Breakage
Introduction
When you run your hand through your hair and a few strands fall off, it is easy to wave it off, but it can become disturbing once you notice it’s becoming persistent. And even more frustrating with continuous breakage despite the amount of products used. If this sounds familiar, come closer.
Most people confuse hair loss and hair breakage together, but they are different, and the causes for both are different. Understanding what the meaning of both and their causes are will help you know how to treat them. Hair loss happens from the root, and this is due to internal factors like stress, etc., while hair breakage is when the hair strand falls out due to external factors like poor hair care practice.
So we will look into the causes of hair loss and breakage, understand the science of hair growth, and find the solutions for hair loss and hair breakage. We would also cover how the use of the ancient chebe powder that has helped most women achieve healthy long hair from generation to generation can help you too.
Healthy hair is not only about what we apply; it is about understanding first and putting it into action.
Hidden Causes of Hair Loss and Breakage Most People Overlook
Most people concentrate on the use of products alone when it comes to hair care, but if you want to really address hair loss and breakage, you need to understand the science behind your hair. Know that your hair is not growing or falling off; it follows 4 phases.
Phase 1
Anagen
This is the growth phase; it often lasts 2-7 years. This phase determines how long your hair can grow; the longer this period, the longer your hair will be.
Phase 2
Catagen
This is the transition phase; it usually lasts a period of 2 weeks, and it is when air detaches from the blood supply.
Phase 3
Telogen
This is the resting phase, the hair resting here for like 3-4 months before shedding naturally so new hair can grow.
Phase 4
Exogen
This is the shedding phase; hair strands fall out, giving space for new growth.
There will be increased hair shedding if too much hair enters the shedding phase at once, and factors like stress and illness, etc., can shorten the anagen phase (growth phase) and prevent hair growth.
Why does this matter? If too many hairs enter the shedding phase at once, you’ll see increased hair loss. Stress, hormonal shifts, and poor scalp health can shorten the anagen phase, leading to excessive hair loss.
So understanding this phase will help you understand if your shedding is normal or if it should be a big concern.
Common Causes of Hair Loss and Breakage:
Most people blame genetics or aging as the reasons for their loss and breakage, whereas there are other factors that can cause this.
● Stress and cortisol
Stress goes beyond affecting our mental health; it also has the ability to impact our hair. "Cortisol" is a hormone the body releases when you are stressed, and if it is released in excess, it can disturb the hair growth cycle. A high level of cortisol makes the hair follicles fall into the telogen (the resting) phase prematurely. This condition is known as telogen effluvium.
Reasons why some people see increased hair loss after a stressful event.
Examples of hidden stressors include poor sleep, overworking, and emotional strain, etc. These can cause hormonal imbalances that can weaken the hair.
● Product buildup and follicle suffocation
It is good to use hair products, but overuse of them can lead to product build-up, which can suffocate the scalp by clogging the hair follicles. This does not only weaken the hair; it also slows down growth.
● Nutritional Deficiencies
There is a link between your diet and your hair health.
Your hair is a reflection of your health, and any nutritional deficiencies can affect your hair. For example, iron, biotin, zinc, and vitamins are very essential for hair growth. A deficiency of iron can cause anemia, which reduces oxygen supply to the hair follicles, leading to stunted growth. Missing even just one key nutrient can trigger hair loss months before symptoms even appear.
● Over looking of environmental factors
Your environment has a big role to play in our hair care journey. We will take a few examples.
Hard water contains high levels of minerals, which block the absorption of moisture, which makes the hair dry and weak. Even pollution introduces free radicals that can damage the hair cuticle. UV exposure, staying in the sun for long, breaks down the protein structure of hair strands, which makes the hair more fragile.
Chebe powder—a game changer for treating hair loss and hair breakage.
Chebe powder is a traditional ingredient from Chad that contains a different mix of natural ingredients; it helps prevent hair breakage and retains length and strength. Adding chebe powder to your hair care routine will give you a holistic approach to help prevent hair loss and breakage.
To avoid frustrating the abilities of chebe powder and seeing effective results, it's advisable you use it consistently.
It can be used or incorporated as shampoo, hair butter, hair conditioner, oil, or mask treatment, so no matter what your hair needs, it will be able to solve it.
So now that you know that other factors like nutrition, stress, etc., have a role to play in ensuring that you have preventive hair loss and hair breakage. Also, ensuring you use the right external treatment is also very important, and this is what makes chebe powder a game changer.
Tips for hair loss and breakage
● Use of chebe for treatment
Use treatment infused with chebe powder to strengthen your hair strands, reduce breakage, and promote length retention.
● Balance protein and moisture.
To strengthen your hair, alternate between protein treatments and deep conditioning to add moisture to help with healthy strands.
● Protect your scalp.
Ensure you keep your scalp healthy by using sulphate-free shampoo, and avoid heavy products that can cause buildup that can clog follicles
● Avoid heat damage.
Ensure you don't always use heat on your hair, and even if you will use heat, ensure you use a heat protectant.
● Protect hair from environmental damage.
Ensure you use a silk pillowcase or satin bonnet/scarf. Avoid tight hairstyles.
Conclusion
After reading this blog, if you were to score yourself, would you say you have been keeping up with healthy hair care practices? If the answer is yes, then we applaud you, and we hope you can take more actions from today's blog, and if your answer is no, don't worry; you know better now. Always remember that consistency and patience are needed when growing healthy hair. Ensure you eat well; also remember you are what you eat. Combining the knowledge you have about the hair growth journey and using chebe powder will help you prevent hair loss and breakage.
