Why Can’t Beauty Salons Help You With Hair Fall?

Losing 50 to 100 hairs every day is common as a segment of the normal hair growth cycle. Most people get back their lost hair and have a head full of hair. However, if you lose excessive strands of hair every day, not getting them back and you start looking baldish from the front, it’s not a normal hair fall but a matter of concern. Excessive hair fall may occur because of aging, stress, genetics, hormonal imbalance, and any health issues.

With our advanced treatment, you can get rid of consistently excess hair fall. People tend to. rush to salons but they can’t stop your rainfall as they can only make your hair look beautiful but can’t increase its density. At Clinic Next Face, our doctor checks your hair fall condition, identifies the exact causes, and performs the right treatment to give you a head full of hair.

Understanding Hair Fall: A Brief Overview

Hair fall, also called “hair loss” or “alopecia”, is caused due to a complication in the hair production cycle of your body. All your body parts may experience hair loss. However, your scalp mostly experiences hair fall. The scalp hair follows the cycle of growth, rest, fall, and regeneration. Once this cycle breaks or hair follicles get damaged, your hair may start falling faster than it regenerates, which causes severe thinning, hair falls in patches, and receding hairline. 

Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder, i.e., your immune system damages tissues, like hair follicles. The damaged follicles cause hair fall and prevent the growth of new hair. People of all ages may suffer from severe hair fall suddenly without any previous indications. Hair tends to fall from your scalp in patches and doesn’t cause any pain. 

If not treated on time, consistent hair fall may lead to full hair loss or alopecia totalis. Our doctor can find the causes of your hair fall and suggest the right treatment to fix the concern.

The Salon Illusion: Expectations vs. Reality

People tend to visit salons frequently for various hair treatments with the hope of getting thicker and voluminous hair. However, salon treatments can make your hair more manageable, shinier, healthier, and look better, but they can’t fix the issues from the roots. Plus, you need touch-ups after every few months to maintain the look.  With bond-building treatments, you can repair breakages in hair and make them stronger, thicker, and easily manageable. Olaplex is a pre-shampoo treatment that repairs bind breakages caused due to coloring, heat styling, and other environmental reasons. 

Hair extensions are one of the quickest and short-term solutions to get a head full of hair. However, none of these solutions fixes the inherent and exact cause of your hair fall. They offer aesthetic but not permanent solutions to your hair fall. You don’t get new hair on your head. While the advanced treatments at the clinic regrow your hair and gradually stop your hair fall.

Part I: The Limits of Beauty Salons

When it comes to hair services in beauty salons, you can expect a stunning makeover but
certain limitations. Check the points below to understand the limits of beauty for your hair.

The Surface Level Approach: Why Salons Focus on Aesthetics, Not Health

You may be experiencing massive hair fall because of health and other issues. Salons can be a great go-to place for hair grooming but not for getting rid of your hair fall issue. They follow the surface-level approach and focus only on aesthetics, not on health. 

Nowadays, many salons are offering nourishing spas, deep massages, and Ayurvedic therapies to treat various types of hair texture to grow and maintain your hair. At the salon, you may get solutions to get the desired-looking hair. However, you can never get the required medical treatment to stop hair fall by curing the causes and regrowing your tresses.

Cosmetic vs. Medical Treatment: Understanding the Difference

The key difference between hair cosmetic and medical treatment is that the former is based on your desires, while the latter is based on your requirements. A doctor is knowledgeable about cosmetic resources besides the different types of hair care products, their utilities, and possible side effects. Thus, they can treat your hair fall and scalp issues depending on your hair type. 

Experts in scalp management and hair fall concerns can always identify the exact issues and perform the right medical treatment to fix your concerns. Cosmetic treatment isn’t related to medicated solutions and is customized depending on hair aesthetic goals.

Lack of Medical Expertise: Why Stylists Arent Hair Health Specialists.

When people have consistent hair fall, they tend to visit their known hair stylists whom they trust. They can style your hair suited to your face shape and skin tone but can’t stop your hair fall because of their limited medical expertise. You should consult a hair health specialist instead as they are knowledgeable on hair and scalp issues. Hair loss may be due to poor diet, stress, hormonal imbalance, and other factors. Hair falls can’t be stopped until the causes are identified.

A hair health specialist can examine your scalp and hair to identify the causes of hair loss and the solutions. The specialist also asks you about your nutrition, lifestyle, and health issues. They also educate about various types of treatments, proper medications, cosmetic solutions, possible side effects, and risks. 

A hair health expert performs tests, such as Trichogramma, capillaroscopy, FCT, hair pull, sebum analysis, and densitometry to identify the hair fall causes. Unlike a hair stylist, they fully understand your concern and suggest the right solutions to stop your hair fall and regrow hair on your scalp.

Part II: The Root Causes of Hair Fall

You may lose strands of hair every day because of reasons you may not know. So find below the root causes of hair loss to understand why you may be losing your hair. 

Genetic Factors

Hair fall may run in your genes. A hereditary condition, known as “Androgenic Alopecia” occurring with aging is one of the most common causes of hair fall. The male-pattern and female-pattern baldness tend to occur slowly. Bald spots and receding hairline get gradually visible in men. While thinning hair near the scalp crown becomes visible in females.

Hormonal Imbalances 

You may suffer from temporary or permanent hair fall because of sudden hormonal imbalances because of pregnancy, child delivery, thyroid, and menopause. 

Medical Conditions

Certain medical conditions may cause hair fall. Alopecia Areata is an immune system-related disorder that causes patchy loss of hair and scalp infections, such as trichotillomania (hair pulling disease) and ringworm. 

Poor Diet and Nutritional Deficiencies

A diet lacking vital nutrients causes severe hair fall. Calorie-deficit diet may contain extra or deficient minerals and vitamins required for her health. Low-protein diet slows down hair growth and causes hair fall. 

Stressed Lifestyle

Living a stressed life may increase your hair fall. Maybe you are experiencing a general hair thinning only because of having an emotional or physical shock for a temporary period. 

Medications

Certain medicines and supplements that you have been taking for a long may be causing your hair to fall. It can be a mere side effect of drug consumption for depression, arthritis, cancer, gut, blood pressure and heart complications  

Hair Styles and Treatments

Hair styles, such as tight ponytail cornrows or pigtails may cause traction alopecia, a type of hair loss. Treatments involving iron heat application, like permanent hair straightening and smoothening may weaken the hair strands and cause hair loss.

The Salon Treatments & Misconceptions

Hair treatments at the salon have certain misconceptions that you should know to make the right choice for your hair fall issue. Check the points below to get an idea about such misconceptions.

Common Salon Treatments for Hair Fall: A Critical Examination

Here are the most common treatments that salon experts may suggest you to get rid of hair fall:

Keratin Treatment

Your hair contains keratin, a type of protein. A keratin hair treatment is a chemical process that removes the frizziness from your hair and gives you smooth and silky dresses.

However, you need to use the right shampoo and conditioner and protect your cuties to maintain the results for at least 6 months. Since keratin treatment repairs your rough and damaged hair, the salon experts claim the treatment to control your hair fall. However, their claim isn’t true as keratin adds shine and health to your hair but can’t regrow it. 

Botox Treatment

Botox treatment is one of the best solutions to get silky hair but does not promote hair growth. This treatment works perfectly to add life to your frizzy hair with dry ends. Botox is a deeper conditioning treatment than keratin, which retains your natural hair texture. 

Protein Treatment

Many people go for a protein treatment to restore their damaged and dry hair and grow more hair. However, protein only prevents hair breakage and reinforces the strand structure by strengthening the weak areas. 

You can immediately see the improvements after the treatment, the effects of which stay 1 to 1.5 months.

Scalp Treatment

As hair grows from the scalp, many salons claim the repeated scalp treatments to be a hair fall solution. However, this treatment only prevents your scalp and hair from getting extremely oily too quickly. Scalp treatment in the form of sprays, foams, oils, and scrubs gives a clean hair.

Hot Oil Treatment

Hot oil treatment suits all types of hair and is the best solution to add life to your damaged and brittle hair. Many people have the misconception that applying oil every day grows more hair, however, oil massage only improves blood circulation and nourishes the scalp. That too doesn’t help with hair fall much.

Pro Olaplex Treatment

Pro Olaplex treatment repairs hair and prevents further damage, but it can’t boost hair growth. It functions at the molecular level, rebuilds the structure, and strengthens your hair. Bis- aminopropyl diglycoldimaleate, the main ingredient, restores the breakage in your hair.

The Myth of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Solutions for Hair Fall

OTC medicines have no effects on hair follicles. Doctors prescribe certain supplements to regrow hair. Minoxidil is the only FDA-approved OTC medicine to be used by both males and females, but it can fix a receding hairline. 

Minoxidil promotes hair growth even though scientists haven’t confirmed how this medicine works.

Temporary Fixes vs. Long-Term Solutions

Hair loss is a common issue among both males and females. If you are experiencing patchy hair loss, i.e., alopecia areata, your hair may regrow with no treatment. In case your hair falls and continues for months and even years, you can get rid of this issue with both temporary fixes and long-term solutions. 

Medication can control your hair loss for a temporary period, while surgery can regrow your hair and give you permanent relief from hair fall.  Medications, such as Minoxidil (Rogaine), and Finasteride (Propecia) can treat baldness in men and prevent further hair loss. Hair transplant/restoration surgery, the permanent hair fall. solution, helps in getting back most of your lost hair. Laser therapy can be an effective permanent treatment for genetic hair fall in males and females. It can also increase hair density.

The Chemical Conundrum: How Salon Products May Worsen Hair Fall

People use high-quality hair products to control their hair fall. Unfortunately, the condition of hair fall worsens after using such products. They trigger the damages caused to over-processing and thus, hair fall. The chemicals in such hair care products affect the water molecules’ surface tension. They get attached to surrounding materials rather than staying attached. As a consequence, water washes off the accumulated dirt and oil in your hair and skin.

Long-term use of hair products containing harsh chemicals may gradually make your hair dry and brittle. A small amount of everyday chemical application may not harm your hair much. However, the consequences can be critical if your hair gets an overdose of chemicals. They create a hormonal imbalance that weakens the follicles and causes hair fall. So, be sure to check the ingredient labels before buying a haircare product to prevent hair fall and damage.