Excessive hair fall before 30 is a disastrous problem for men and they gradually lead to baldness due to it. No one can deny the importance of hair in men and it is a major point of attraction for women. Many worldwide surveys suggest that girls like men with sexy hair styles, especially when they are below 40.
Excessive hair loss creates depression and lack of confidence in men as it affects their personality by a major fraction.
What may cause hair loss
Hair Loss may happen due to many reasons such as dandruff, scalp infections such as (alopecia areata), DHT (a form of testosterone that affects hair follicles) and stress or malnutrition.
Excessive hair loss between 18 to 30 is mainly due to DHT or Dihydrotestosterone which is made by an enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. Men with high sensitivity of hair follicles to DHT may fall prey to male pattern baldness and excessive hair loss.
How DHT works in hair loss
DHT weakens hair follicles and makes the hair thin and thin gradually. Evantually hair diminishes and hair follicle becomes dormant. If DHT level is higher men will become bald before 30.
Fungal infection
Fungal infection exists in hair follicles damages hair root and makes it weaker. Poor hair follicle health induces hair fall. Hair loss depends on how severe is fungal infection is. If someone don’t treat infection for a long time it may cause deep hair root infection and excessive hair fall. So, it would be better to treat infection in early stage and keep your scalp clean with a soft herbal shampoo.
Poor hygiene of scalp
If someone don’t look after his hair well and don’t wash your scalp with a shampoo regularly (at least twice a week), chances of scalp infection are increased.
Ayurveda, Herbs and Hair loss treatment
There are many herbs that helps prevent hair fall with different mods of actions. Some herbs helps boosts immunity when taken orally. Some kills infection causing microbs on scalp when applying topically. There are some prescious herbs that blocks DHT by reducing enzyme 5-alpha reducatase.
So, lets have a look on the best herbs that can help in hair loss.
Herbs that may help cure hair loss and can re-grow hair in Men
Neem
Don’t get surprised with this name. Neem or azadyracta has powerful antispetic properties and it is widely used in different herbal preparations, specially to cure skin infections. Neem oil can be prepared from neem leaf or seed. Neem oil smells offensive and bitter. Applying neem oil can cure fungal and baterial infection in your scalp and helps keep it healthy.
How to use neem oil – Neem oil is a carrier oil and can be applied directly on the scalp. Take a few drops and massage it on scalp (not on your hair).
Tea Tree oil
Tea Tree oil is obtained from tea tree leaves. This oil is available in the form essential oil so you must not apply it without mixing it in a carrier oil like olive oil, argan oil etc.
Tea Tree oil has great antibiotic properties and it can keep your scalp infection free if used properly.
How to use tea tree oil
Take 4-6 drops of tea tree oil and mix it with one tablespoon of any carrier oil. Then gently massage it on your scalp.
Rosemary oil
Rosemary oil is made by distillation process. Its leaves are used to prepare rosemary essential oil. Rosemary essential is a high quality essential oil rich in highly active bio-chemicals. Rosemary essential oil works as an effective antimicrobial agent and helps fight skin infection. Applying rosemary oil (essential oil mixed with a carrier oil) on the scalp may help cure fungal and bacterial infection. In short rosemary oil can keep your scalp and hair healthy.
Researches suggest that application of rosemery oil can give similar results as of minoxidil and prevents hair loss.
Black seed oil
Black cumin seed oil is said to have increased blood circulation in hair follicles and induced hair growth. Black cumin seed can be applied directly on the scalp.
Amla or Indian gooseberry
Amla fruit is high in vitamin C and it is believed that it promotes hair growth. Amla is widely used in herbal medicines like chyawanprash. Amla increases immunity and helps maintain scalp health. Amla oil is used to massage scalp and it is said to be very effective in hair loss.
Bhringraj or eclipta alba
Dried plant of bhringraj is used to preparae its oil by cooking it in any carrier oil like olive oil or sesame oil. In ayurveda bhringraj oil is used to treat excessive hair fall and thin hair.
Argan oil
Argon oil is high in omega 6 and omega 9 fatty acids. Argon oil is considered highly nutritive for hair follicles and to induce hair growth. Now a days Moroccan argon oil is high in demand and being sold worldwide.
Onion oil
Believe it or not but onion oil is now trending due to its properties to accelrate hair growth. It may not be effective for everyone but many researches suggest that massaging onion oil on scalp increase blood circulation in hair follicles and reduce hair fall. As per some reports onion oil can reproduce hair on scalp.
Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto is an herb that can prevent the formation of DHT by blocking 5-alpha-reductase enzyme. Note that this enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of DHT from testosterone which causes baldness in men. Saw Palmetto is kind of palm and its berries’ extract is used as medicine.
Pumpkin Seed oil
Pumpkin seed has an extraordinary amino acid that may block DHT action on hair follicle.
