Hair Loss

Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of hair in the basin after shampooing, you may think you are on the way to baldness, but this is not usually the case. Of course, bald areas are an obvious sign of hair loss, but otherwise it can be difficult to tell whether your hair is getting thinner.

In this section you will find information on wigs, hairpieces and hats; hair loss in women; thinning of the hair; total hair loss; bald patches; male pattern baldness; as well as general information on hair loss.

Hair Loss – General Information

Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of hair in the basin after shampooing, you may think you...

Bald Patches

Baldness in patches, which is not in the typical male pattern, is usually alopecia areata. However, braiding and other tight hairstyles, hair pulling and fungal infection also cause bald patches....

Hair Loss in Women

Women who lose their hair often worry that they are going bald like a man, and that their hormones are becoming masculinized. In fact, patchy baldness (alopecia areata) and total...

Male Pattern Baldness

Most men eventually lose hair at the sides of the forehead. This mainly occurs at or after middle age, but it can start at any time after puberty. In fact,...

Thinning of the Hair

If you think your hair is thinning, although you do not have any real baldness, it is important to check that this is actually the case. Try the tug test...

Total Hair Loss

Hair loss is a side effect of some chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Although this is very distressing, at least the sufferer is prepared for it and knows the hair will...

Wigs, Hairpieces and Hats

Most people with extensive hair loss usually caused by alopecia totalis or cancer chemotherapy prefer to wear a wig. In recent years, wigs have improved greatly, and it is no...
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