Is it true that hair excessive/daily use can cause hair loss?

Janelle asks...My mother and sister are great supporters of the theory that the excessive use of hair products (E.g: lacquered hair, shampoos, gels, etc.) are the reason why my hair fall is / is not so thick. In general, then use these gels and hairsprays every day cause hair loss? I do shampoo twice a week, but I use Hairspray and gel on my hair every day. They are correct, or is it an old wives tale?

The brain of beauty reply:

Ah, Janelle. You are wise to ask us rather than just blindly believe what you are told to 'old women '. (No offense to your mother and sister).

Hair care products can be associated with certain types of hair loss, but this does not mean that they cause it. For example, shampoos and conditioners almost always involve the use of water that causes a swelling/subcontracting cycle that damages hair. This damage may cause the hair to break. Also, if you use a hard portfolio Hairspray or gel and crudely, you drag a brush through your hair, then Yes, you will experience hair loss. (Because hair are locked in place by styling products and you're out there ripping off by the roots!) And of course, the use of towels or styling tools heating to dry your hair is also harmful.

In other words, the ingredients used in the lacquered hair, shampoos, gels, etc. do not intrinsically cause hair loss even though the process of use of these products may cause damage that could lead to the loss of hair due to the rupture.

There is a special type of hair loss called central 'Follicular degeneration syndrome' or "centrifugal cicatricial alopecia" where use of relaxer and permanent of similar chemicals and even heat treatment, can permanently affect the follicle causing hair loss. ?In these cases extreme, shampoos that dries the scalp or conditioning products that occlude the scalp and can cause irritation which can worse hair loss. However, this occurs only in the types of African hair.

Whenever you wash and dry your hair or use a brush or comb you can ask damage that can cause the hair to break. But there's nothing special about the chemicals used in hair care products that cause your hair to fall just.?The exception is for certain medical conditions that can cause hair loss may be exacerbated by cosmetic ingredients that irritate the scalp.

Reference: UPDATE ON THE diagnosis and treatment of the common CAUSES of alopecia and possible interactions of hair cosmetic Elise A. Olsen, MD Duke University Medical Center, presented at the annual meeting of the CSC, 2004.

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