Hair Myth Buster

A woman should brush her hair one hundred strokes everyday to keep it healthy and shiny

Brushing does help distribute the natural hair oils but more that 8 to 10 strokes of the hair brush a day, can damage your hair. Excessive brushing can tear the hair, pull it out and damage the cuticle layer causing split ends, especially in people with dry and colour-treated hair. Over-brushing does no good for oily hair either - it merely stimulates the sebaceous glands and thus, increases the level of sebum in the hair.

Shaving hair will make it grow thicker

Despite the fact that it has become almost mandatory to shave a baby's hair at least twice, in the hope of promoting good hair growth, there is no evidence to suggest that shaving helps. Shaving the hair will result in coarser hair thereby giving you a feeling of thicker hair.

Shampoo is harmful to the hair

Women in India seem to have unfounded fear of shampoo. It is advisable not to wash your hair more than thrice a week (with or without shampoo), unless you find it distinctly greasy or dirty. If you are s sports-person, or travel a lot don't hesitate to use shampoo while washing your hair - only make sure it is formulated for daily use. Shampoo is merely a cleansing agent and it makes no difference, as long it is suited to your hair type.

Moreover, shampoo has no effect on Hair loss information neither does it cause an increase in the production of sebum (oil). The hairs that fall out during shampoo were due to fallout anyway ( telogen phase) and people with oily hair should, in fact, shampoo daily.

Cutting hair frequently will make it grow long faster

The fact is that we cannot really hurry our hair in its growth process but we can keep it healthy by eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of water and washing it and brushing it correctly. Trimming the ends of the hair will help in getting rid of split ends. If split ends are allowed to remain, they will continue to split higher, causing hair to break off and thus shortening the hair.

Oiling is not good for the hair

Despite the fact that oiling performs the essential function of hair and scalp conditioning, it will not stop hair from falling if you are having a Hair loss problem, nor will it accelerate the rate of hair re-growth. Oiling is prerequisite to condition the scalp.

It is normal to loose 50-100 hair a day

Our hair does go through a natural cycle of growth and fall and as part of these process we lose a ceratin amount of hair after our hair has completed its period of growth. Excessive Hair loss simply means losing more hair than you naturally lose. A Trichologist can best check this by calculating you're A/T ratio (ie ratio of growth to ratio of fall).

Remember Trichology is the science of hair and scalp in health and disease,Trichologists the hair and scalp specialists are there to ensure that you do not have a bad hair day!