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Can Aromatherapy Help Treat Hair Loss?

April 8th, 2009

Aromatherapy has been used for many centuries; dating way back to the Egyptians for different purposes relating to the human body, Aromatherapy uses the concentrated extracts from flowers, leaves and roots of various plants to assist in the regeneration of the human body and psyche.

Hair loss has been a problem for as many years as humans have had hair, and Aromatherapy can be used quite successfully in many cases to treat this hair loss. Specific oils such as cedar wood, lavender, rosemary and thyme have been used to treat alopecia for many years with varying degrees of success.

It has been discovered that massaging a specific blend of oils into the bald areas of the scalp for two minutes each evening and then wrapping the scalp with a towel will aid the absorption of these oils and further any improvements.

There have also been scientific experiments carried out with regards to this type of treatment, and it was found that 44% of volunteers noted significant improvements with this type of treatment.

You will need the following essential oils to help you treat Alopecia

2 drop – Thyme
2 drops – Atlas cedar wood
3 drops – Lavender
3 drops – Rosemary

You will also need the following carrier oils:

Jojoba oil – ½ teaspoon
Grapeseed oil – 4 teaspoons

You need to measure out the essential oils into a small glass jar and mix them well. Then add the carrier oils and mix it all thoroughly.
Rub this mixture of oils into your scalp for at least two minutes, rubbing it in thoroughly every night and wrap your head in a warm towel after giving your scalp this treatment.

Here is a list of further essential oils considered suitable for hair loss:

Bay
Cedarwood
Grapefruit
Jojoba oil
Lavender
Lemon
Rosemary
Roman Chamomile
Ylang Ylang

Further Treatments

Add 2 drops of a chosen essential oil either to the rinse water or to a good vegetable oil. Again it needs to be well massaged into the scalp. Wrap the hair in cling film then place a warm towel around it. Leave it on for 2 to 3 hours, or if you can, overnight. Shampoo the hair as usual, using a very mild shampoo. The mild shampoo is so you do not damage the sebum balance of your hair.

To stimulate the circulation in the scalp and improve hair
Blending bay and lavender essential oil stimulates the scalp and hair follicles and helps your hair remain healthy. Add six drops of above oils to four ounces of a warm carrier oil such as almond, soybean or sesame oil and rub this mixture into the scalp. You must allow it to absorb for 20 minutes. Then add three drops of bay essential oil to the shampoo you regularly use and wash the hair with this shampoo.

NB
Avoid rosemary oil if you suffer from high blood pressure or use it infrequently. Keep lemon and grapefruit doses low if you have sensitive skin, as they may cause some irritation. Do not exceed any of the quantities of essential oils.

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Hair Loss Treatments Need Time to Work

February 27th, 2009

You have invested in some hair loss treatment that the FDA has approved for your type of hair loss even though you are a little sceptical as to how successful it will be. Three months into the treatment you finally decide it is not going to work for you and you decide to quit trying and shave off all your hair to resign yourself to your new bald self gracefully. Your spouse thinks you are acting a bit hasty and for once you could do well by paying attention to what they say, because they may well be right.

So you sit down in a family meeting and your spouse produces charts, maps, graphs and illustrations to prove to you why three months isn’t enough time for the treatment to begin to make a difference. (Well he might just as well go to all this effort, it’s not often he is right, so let him have his moment of glory)

To your horror though his presentation starts just as you shed a huge clump of hair. And to make matters worse he just shouts “yippee!! I told you it was working”

Although it might seem your husband has lost the plot, he’s right – sudden shedding of more hair is likely to happen as the drug causes hair follicles to eject existing hairs to allow a new cycle of hair growth to begin.

The reason why hair loss treatments can take so long to show any signs of improvement is something called hair cycles. The hair follicles on your head go through a cycle of growth, rest and shed, before the follicle starts all over again with a new hair. This growth period can be anywhere from two to six years, and every time a new hair emerges it will be thinner, shorter and lighter than the last time. This is the natural order of things. The next stage is for the follicle to be ejected and replaced by a new and stronger one.

With some treatments the resting follicle will be ejected to shed the hair that is already there, giving room to a new and stronger follicle. So a sudden burst of lots of hairs simply means your hair follicles are about to start growing some new hair these take time to show however.

You know already that hair does not grow quickly. In fact it only grows at about one cm a month or four inches a year. So you can see why it will take some time for your hair to be restored to its original glory.

The first stage of a hair re-growth program will take about six months because of these hair cycles. The follicles that are resting have to be woken back up and have to be reminded to grow new hair. Or they get pushed out and shed to give place to a new follicle.

So if your husband tries to stop you from shaving your hair because the treatment will work, listen to him. And if you have already shaved it off don’t worry.