Bosley Hair and The Causes of Hair Loss

With so many people, both male and female, dealing with hair loss, it is easy to understand why so many myths about hair loss abound.  Perhaps one of the most widespread myths about hair loss is that the genetic predisposition to baldness is inherited from the maternal grandfather.  While this was once believed to be true, more extensive research has demonstrated that it is possible to experience hair loss even if your mother’s father had a full head of hair.  Similarly, just because your mother’s father was bald, it does not guarantee you will experience hair loss as well.

Some other myths about hair loss are not as scientifically grounded as this myth.  For example, some have said that having a cow lick the top of a person’s head will help prevent him or her from going bald.  Or, rubbing curry on the head or cleaning the scalp with sebum will help prevent hair loss from occurring.  Again, neither of these myths is true.
Another popular myth about hair loss is that a person that was bald as a baby will experience hair loss as an adult.  In reality, the amount of hair you have on your head when you are born has nothing to do with how much hair you will have when you get older.  You also don’t have to worry about wearing a hat because, unless you wear a hat that is exceedingly tight, it is not going to cause you to experience hair loss.  It is true that pulling on the hair can have a mild effect on hair loss, but a properly worn hat will not cause this to occur.

In a desperate attempt to prevent hair loss from occurring, some have tried standing on their heads or hanging upside down in order to increase the amount of blood flow the head.  While this will increase blood flow, it has no effect on hair loss.  Along the same lines, some have thought that massaging the scalp, brushing the hair 100 times each day, or rigorously towel drying the head would stimulate the scalp and help encourage hair growth.  This is also untrue.  On the other hand, towel drying vigorously does not  cause hair loss either.

Another popular myth about hair loss is that cutting the hair causes the hair to grow faster and stronger.  While cutting hair does help remove hair that has become slightly thinner as it has grown out, the hair really is not any stronger after it is cut.  In addition, this does not speed up the rate of growth nor does it increase the number of follicles that are producing hair.