Dry hair occurs when your scalp produces a less than average amount of oils to naturally moisturize the shaft. Either you have few oil glands, or the glands produce a low amount of oil; dry hair is not influenced by hormones. Dry hair tends to occur in the darker shades, and it holds a style..

Hair is considered one of the most defining aspects of hu man appearance. Through out history, hair length, style, and color have been used to make statements about virility, sexuality, religion, military status, and more. Alopecia, or hair loss, is a common and distressing problem and is often met with feelings of grief and a..

Long Illness – One of the more common causes of hair loss is a long bout with a serious illness or a very stressful period of family strife. Stress can cause many problems with your body with one being the excessive loss of hair...

Dry frizzy hair thirsts for moisture and needs to be quenched. Drinking plenty of water helps hydrate your entire body including your hair. Add olive oil to your diet. Known as ‘liquid gold which brings life to anything it touches’, you will be able see a difference in the elasticity of your skin as well..

Shiny hair is a sign of health because the layers of the cuticle lie flat and reflect light. When the scales of the cuticle lie flat they overlap tightly, so the inner layers are well protected from heat, sun, chlorine, and all the other hazards that can come from living in our environment. When hair..

Hair loss that is connected to pregnancy usually occurs after delivery. During pregnancy, an increased number of hairs go into the resting phase, which is part of the normal hair loss cycle. This condition is not serious enough to cause bald spots or permanent hair loss, and should begin to diminish within 3-4 months after..

Hair loss occurs when the diet is inadequate in the B vitamins – especially B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid; and the minerals magnesium, sulfur and zinc. The B vitamins, especially B5 (pantothenic acid and B3 (niacin), are especially important for hair growth. There are a variety of vitamins that influence the health of hair..

Dandruff is simply dry skin flakes from the skull, being released into the hair when brushed. The main symptoms appear when brushing the hair or scratching the scalp. Flakes of shiny skin fall on the eyebrows, shoulders, and clothes. Sometimes the flakes may appear thick, like lumps. The causes of Dandruff are varied, including improper..

The most common type of hair loss seen in women is androgenetic alopecia, also known as female pattern alopecia. Alopecia means baldness, but just as in men, it does not have to be complete hair loss. This is seen as hair thinning predominantly over the top and front of the head. It affects approximately one-third..

Baldness (alopecia), or severe hair loss, is much more common in men than in women. Hair loss can result from genetic factors, aging, local skin conditions, and diseases that affect the body generally (systemic diseases). Some medications, such as those used to treat cancer, also cause hair loss. Perhaps a poor diet with lots of..

There are a number of herbal supplements out there that claim to work as a hair loss treatment.  Whereas there is no question that marketing is over-reaching at best in order to sell a product, the real question for any hair loss sufferer is: will this product help combat hair loss or is there any..