| If you've found this article, you probably know that | | | | through a massive shed is to focus on the regrowth. |
| hair shedding is different from typical hair loss. | | | | Because if you can quickly replace what is shedding |
| Shedding is hard to ignore. Hair gets every where - | | | | with healthy, thick, high quality hair, your net loss is |
| your clothes, your floor, in your food and your | | | | not going to be as bad. |
| mouth. It clogs your vacuum, dryer lint drawer, and | | | | So, the first thing to concentrate on is minimizing |
| shower drain. It's scary, frustrating, and difficult to | | | | inflammation. There is a condition that goes hand in |
| live with. I have lived with and I know that when you | | | | hand with shedding called "burning scalp syndrome." |
| are going through it, you think that you can't handle | | | | Many people notice a pink, sore, red, itching, |
| this for one more day and you want to stop it | | | | throbbing, or tingling scalp. This is caused as so many |
| immediately. I'm often asked what to use for hair | | | | hair follicles are being cycled and effected at one |
| shedding or if there is anything that will help to stop | | | | time. Inflammation can make shedding or hair loss |
| it. I'll answer this question in the following article. | | | | worse and can compromise regrowth, so it's very |
| Understanding The Difference Between TE (Telogen | | | | important to nip this in the bud. |
| Effluvium) and CTE (The Chronic Variety): By | | | | There's a lot of shampoos formulated to help with |
| definition, telogen effluvium is the condition with | | | | inflammation, but you should be careful here. Because |
| which you are losing over 100 hairs per day | | | | many of the "popular" shampoos like nizoral contain |
| consistently. This condition is often caused by a shift | | | | very harsh ingredients. Some of the cleaning solvents |
| in your body like pregnancy, starting and stopping | | | | are also used in industrial cleaners for floors. If this |
| medications, or lessening or adjusting hormones. With | | | | shedding has made your scalp at all sensitive, you'll |
| straight run of the mill TE like with pregnancy, your | | | | want to steer clear of these because they can only |
| body will usually adjust in a few months and this | | | | lengthen this cycle. |
| nightmare will be a distant memory that hopefully | | | | There are some very effective, gentle natural |
| you can leave behind. | | | | cleaners that can work just as well but irritate much |
| But, if the TE doesn't end on it's own in a few | | | | less. It's very important that you don't put off |
| months or continues to start and stop over and | | | | shampooing your hair. I know it's difficult to wash |
| over, it's possible that you have CTE which is defined | | | | regularly when every time you do, you clog the drain. |
| as a TE that lasts for over six months. In these | | | | But, if you don't, your follicles are going to become |
| cases, there is usually some trigger that isn't able to | | | | clogged or compromised and your regrowth is going |
| fix itself. Maybe you're nearing perimenopause or | | | | to be affected. Just shampoo very gently (you can |
| your body just can not adjust to a new medication. | | | | use a spray bottle to spray on the shampoo) and |
| Maybe your thyroid is swinging from high to low. | | | | never pile your hair on top of your head. Just gently |
| Perhaps you have unresolved scalp issues or | | | | work the shampoo or cleaner through your scalp. |
| inflammation that you aren't addressing. | | | | Don't worry so much about the shaft. The rinsing |
| Whatever the reason, the easiest and most non | | | | process will ensure that this is taken care of. |
| invasive way to stop a CTE is to find the trigger and | | | | In addition to inflammation, there are many gentle |
| fix it. Sometimes, this is as easy as finding a new | | | | substances that can help to bump up regrowth. |
| medication or working with a knowledgeable and | | | | Examples are rosemary, lavender, apple cider vinegar, |
| open minded doctor to fix whatever is misfiring. | | | | and zinc. You'll want to effectively rotate and dilute |
| What You Can Do To Support A Healthy Scalp And | | | | these though so that your hair doesn't get too used |
| Healthy Regrowth In The Meantime: Fixing or | | | | to one certain thing so that you can get the full |
| stopping shedding is often a time game or | | | | benefit out of each substance. And different |
| experimenting with different things. Sometimes, this | | | | substances are more effective in different situations. |
| just takes a bit of patience. In the meantime, though, | | | | So, what works well for someone with scalp or |
| there is a lot that you can do to keep your scalp and | | | | dermatological issues will not likely work quite as well |
| your regrowth healthy and optimal. Sometimes, the | | | | for someone with hormonal TE. |
| best thing that you can do when you're going | | | | |