Facts about hair loss that you should know
Nowadays, hair loss is the most popular issue among women. Alopecia refers not just to hair loss but also to hair thinning or balding anywhere in the body. Hair is made of a protein called keratin. This protein is produced inside the hair follicle on the uppermost layer of the skin. The production of new hair cells in the follicle pushes the old dead cells out. The compact strands made of dead keratinized cells are the hair visible on the head. 90% of the hair on the scalp continues to grow and no two hair strands have the same pace of growth. In fact, the hair follicles have an entire growth cycle of their own. These cycles are normally influenced by age, ethnicity, nutrition, and illness. It is due to the different growth cycles that an individual experiences hair loss every day. There are three stages that the hair goes through from growth to eventual shedding. Growing phase (anagen) This phase lasts from 2 to 7 years. At any given time, most (80 – 90%) of the hair on the head are in this phase. During this phase, the hair could grow from one centimeter to half an inch every 28 days.