What are causes of hair loss?

• There are many causes of scalp hair loss, and they do differ in men and women.  Studies show that losing up to 100-150 hairs per day is normal. Human hair naturally grows in three phases: anagen, catagen, and telogen. Anagen is the active or growing phase. Catagen is a fairly short phase of the natural hair cycle during which hairs begin to break down. Telogen is the resting phase. The hairs that are shed daily are often in the resting or late phase in the hair cycle. Normally, about 10% of the scalp hairs are in the resting or telogen phase at any time. These hairs are not growing and are getting prepared for cyclic shedding.
• Most hair loss is not associated with systemic or internal disease, nor is poor diet a frequent factor. Hair may simply thin as a result of predetermined genetic factors, family history, and the overall aging process. Many men and women may notice a mild and often normal physiologic thinning of hair starting in their thirties and forties. Other times, normal life variations including temporary severe stress, nutritional changes, and hormonal changes like those in pregnancy, puberty, and menopause may cause a reversible hair loss.
• Several health conditions, including thyroid disease and iron deficiencyanemia, can cause hair loss. While thyroid blood tests and other lab tests, including a complete blood count (CBC), on people who have ordinary hair loss are usually normal, it is important to exclude underlying causes in sudden or severe hair loss. If you are concerned about other underlying health issues, you may start by seeing your family physician for basic health screening.
• Dermatologists are doctors who specialize in problems of skin, hair, and nails and may provide more advanced diagnosis and treatment of hair thinning and loss. Sometimes a scalp biopsy may be taken to help in diagnosis of severe or unexplained hair loss.
• Many medications list “hair loss” as potential side effects. Drugs are also common causes of thinning or lost hair. On the other hand, with cancer treatments and immune suppression medications including chemotherapy, hair loss is a very common side effect. Complete hair loss often occurs after a course of major chemotherapy for cancer. Usually, hair regrows after six to 12 months.

 

 

 

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Your Are Beautiful !!!

 

 

 

 

 

Have you seen any of these “You Are Beautiful” stickers?  

 

Did you smile or even cry when you saw the wonderful message that is being spread worldwide?  

 

We are all beautiful!

Beauty is not in the clothes we wear or the home we live in. It is not in how we look or what we have. Certainly, when facing something as serious as cancer, or dealing with alopecia for a long time, you learn this very huge lesson…. You are beautiful!

 

So, if wearing a hair piece gives you more confidence to spread your inner beauty for all to see and feel, we at Invisible Hair would like to help you.  

Let’s start spreading the word…

 

You Are Beautiful…

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Our Patented Hair Grafting Attachment

Discover why our patented Hair Grafting attachment

will benefit you…

 

Q: Who is it for?

A Woman interested in a hair loss solution that remains attached 24/7 and guarantees a cosmetically significant increase in hair density. She is unsatisfied with removable hair additions, surgery, topical ointments, or laser light therapy.

 

Q: How is it done?

Hair grafting employs a skin like membrane that is non-surgically grafted to your scalp’s own layers of skin

 

Q: How long will Grafted Hair Additions Stay Attached?

Invisible Hair Additions can be worn attached to your scalp for 5-8 weeks at a time.

 

• Non-surgically grafted hair systems: Allow you to wear your new hair 24/7. You wear it when you go to bed; you have it on when you wake up. You would shower and style your hair addition as if it were your own.
• No Shaving required: We do NOT have to cut any of your natural hair, Grafted Hair Additions are designed to be attached directly on the scalp while maintaining clients existing hair.  Natural hair that is present does not hinder the attachment.
• Undetectable to the touch or eye the Invisible Hair Additions are virtually undetectable. Even if someone were to run their fingers through their hair, it is unlikely that they would really feel or see the Addition or attachment site
• Smooth/Seamless no seams, bumps, clips, Velcro, hooks, stays, braids,  knots,  wax or resin beads,  metal tubes, or soreness. Product lays completely flat making it very comfortable to wear and sleep while it is grafted
• The look of growing hair: The Technique of attaching one single strand of hair at a time to a man-made skin replica gives the most convincing and natural appearance
• Can be Grafted onto bare scalp: The skin replica can be grafted onto bare scalp to help customers experiencing conditions such as: alopecia areata, scarring, radiation, burn, trichotillamania. New advanced grafting technologies allow the skin based hair addition to be grafted directly onto balding areas surround by growing hair.
• Can be re-used: You will be able to wear your grafted Hair Addition for multiple consecutive attachments.
• Short Salon visits: Full head of hair restored in less than 3 hours.
• 100% Human Hair: The most luxurious, tangle-free hair superior quality, luster, full body and exceptional long life.
• 360º Pivotability: Hair flows freely in any direction. Can be parted or brushed from side to side. Hair pivots 360 degrees for the most natural looking hair and variety of styling capabilities.

• Secure/Non Damaging: An air tight, water tight seal is created allowing 5-8 weeks of secure attachment. “Skin” base is adhered directly to client’s scalp. Hair will continue to grow out undamaged, in a resting position
• Hair Grafting / Non-surgical: Semi-permanently attached to your skin using medically approved Hair Grafting Adhesive.
• Skin to Skin: Grafted Invisible Hair Additions eliminate the limitations presented by traditional attachment methods.  You can have baby fine hair and/ or hair loss. Does not rely on attaching “Hair to Hair”; instead we attach “Skin to Skin”. Regardless of the extent of your hair loss.
• Anywhere on the head: We can attach our “Growing Hair Replica” anywhere on the head.
• Dimensional Color Combinations: Available in flattering personalized combinations.

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12 Quick Tips to Keep Hair Frizz-Free

1. Don’t brush dry hair.

avoid brushing hair after it dries. Brushing not only disrupts your hair’s cuticle, it can also stretch
hair, leading to breakage.

• Instead, towel dry hair after a shower; brushing, combing, or finger-combing it; adding a touch of your preferred
  conditioner or anti-frizz product, then just say no to styling with brush or
  comb.

2. Comb dry hair with wet fingers

•  If you shouldn’t brush, what can you do when humidity or a brisk day leaves your hair a frizzy mess?
  Water is the key,  “The problem with frizzy hair is that it’s dry. Water is a basic response to this basic problem.”
  wetting your hands, then finger-combing to tackle frizz and tame tangles.

3. Tame with a touch of conditioner.

To foil  frizz, water down a bit of hair conditioner, then using her hands to apply it to just the tips of her hair.

4. Look for protein in your conditioner

A protein-infused conditioner will not only help you manage frizz, it helps create shine, too.

5. Don’t over-process hair.

Relaxers and straighteners can make hair brittle and lead to breakage, so go easy on these products.

6. Put moisture back in your mane.

Frizzy hair tends to be drier, so you need to put moisture into it. Use a conditioner, a natural oil, or a frizz cream, says stylist  Natural oils are better than synthetic because they are absorbed into the hair, while synthetic
silicon moisturizers lay on top of the hair, making it appear dirty.

7. Stop ‘cooking’ your curls.

Anything that would blister your skin doesn’t feel so great on your hair either,”  To minimize frizz,  avoiding flat irons, curling irons, and limiting heat sources to a blow dryer with a diffuser.

8. Use a round brush to smooth your hair.

 If you spin a round brush through your hair as you blow dry it, it helps smooth the cuticles flat.

9. Dry only the roots of your hair.

To help reduce the chance of frizzy hair, blow dry  your roots only, it gives hair lift but helps you avoid drying out the hair shaft and hair tips.

10. Go alcohol-free.

Because alcohol can dry  hair out, setting you up for frizz, look for alcohol-free products. That may mean switching to       salon-quality shampoos, conditioners, and hairsprays. “Salon-quality products don’t have to last as long on the shelf,
so they don’t contain as many harsh ingredients — like alcohol — as supermarket and drug store products do.”

11. Fight afternoon frizz

by smoothing hair with a small amount of detangling spray, the kind made for baby hair.  Spray a smidge of it in your  hand and then smooth it down. It’s very lightweight and doesn’t make your hair look oily.”

12. Talk to your stylist.

If what you’re using works, use it, whether it’s a pricey product or a great drug store find. But if you want help in the fight against frizzy  hair, remember that your stylist is there to help and probably has a host of hints that’ll help keep you frizz-free from morning to night.

 

Dawn Harrison, owner of Invisible Hair Pieces, Extensions, and Human hair wigs.

Dawn has earned two U.S. Patents for inventing the “Invisible Hair Grafting”, which is a non-surgical method of attaching human hair pieces to women’s hair and skin.

 

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Healthy Looking Hair

 

 

 

Healthy looking hair has a smooth, tightly closed cuticle layer that protects the inner cortex from drying out. The cuticle layer allows hair to maintain its moisture balance, and gives hair its elasticity, strength and shine. Hair Damage is a serious problem for many people. Hair damage can range from uplifted cuticle scales resulting in dullness and decreased shine to bubbled and brittle cuticles to complete removal of the cuticle layer.

 

Damaged hair is dry, porous, weak and hard to manage. Knots, tangles, back-combing and hair elastics can lift the cells of the cuticle layer, which can eventually lead to cortex exposure and hair breakage.

Too much heat can cause the water in hair to a boil. Hair dyes lift the cuticle so that the dyes can enter the cortex of the hair. The process can also dry out the hair. Ultra-violet rays of the sun breaking down keratin and melanin in the cortex and cuticle of the hair.Wind tangles the hair and causes individual strands to rub together. This can cause enough friction to damage the cuticle layer, weakening the hair shaft and leading to breakage. Cold weather dries out hair more quickly because there is less
humidity in the air.

 

Damaged Hair Treatment and Prevention Tips

1. On a regular basis cut and trim damaged areas with split ends.

2. Use a  shampoo that is suitable for your hair type

3. Long hair needs regular conditioning to rejuvenate strands

4. Drink plenty of water for natural moisture to hair.

5. Eat a balanced diet, including multivitamins and protein in order to encourage the growth of hair.

6. Brush on Jojoba oil with a boar bristle brush at least once a week before washing your hair.

7. Exercise also helps stimulate blood flow to the scalp and hair follicles.

8. Avoid stressful situations that may prompt hair loss

Dawn Harrison, owner of Invisible Hair Pieces, Extensions, and Human hair wigs.

Dawn has earned two U.S. Patents for inventing the “Invisible Hair Grafting”, which is a non-surgical method of attaching human hair pieces to women’s hair and skin.

 

 

 

 

 

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Thyroid and Hair loss

What is a “thyroid disorder”?

Thyroid and hair loss disorders are fairly common. The hormones that are produced by this gland affects almost every part of your body – from your heart to your brain, to your muscles to your hair. A main cause of hair loss among women is subpar or low thyroid function. Other common symptoms of low thyroid function include cold hands and feet, yellow teeth, widely spaced teeth, depression, morning headaches, as well as other symptoms.

Severe and prolonged hypothyroidism (low) and hyperthyroidism (high) can cause hair loss. The hair loss is usually spread out through the entire scalp. The hair appears uniformly thin. Regrowth is usual with successful treatment of the thyroid disorder, though it will take several months of finding the right treatment and may be incomplete.

Some forms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism come on abruptly and fortunately are diagnosed early, while in other instances they have been present for months or years before diagnosis. Hair loss due to thyroid disease usually becomes apparent several months after the onset of thyroid disease. This is due to the hairs long life cycle. Because hair loss does not show as a symptom right away, people who start their thyroid treatment, may experience hair loss soon after and mistaken the loss as a symptom of their treatment, and in turn stop their treatment.

 

A good percentage of people with hypo- or hyper-thyroidism also have autoimmune thyroid disease. If a person has one autoimmune disease, they are more likely than others to develop other autoimmune conditions. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss that occurs in people with autoimmune thyroid disease more often than not. Unlike the types of all over hair loss described above, alopecia areata causes discrete, often circular, areas of hair loss. In most cases this stays confined to where it starts and does not progress, but unfortunately it can cause significant baldness.

 

Thankfully, with todays advanced technology, knowledge and education, there are many hair loss solutions to choose from. It is so important to be able to look and feel your best while you are going through life’s changes.

 

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Tips For Dry Damaged Hair

Repairing and Healing Dry or Damaged Hair

Tips for dry damaged hair  will fall
into two primary categories. One, the styling technique and procedure and two,
hair treatments and hair products to repair and heal hair that has been damaged from
over-styling, chemical treatments such as perms, relaxing or coloring, or
damage from environmental factors.

 

• Avoid over-styling with flat irons or curling irons. Both have a tendency to kill  hair follicles  by
  overheating and destroy both hair moisture and nutrients.
• Avoid perms and coloring if possible. The  number one cause of  hair damage we see in women  is color damage.
  Chemicals and coloring can kill the hair follicles and root. As we grow older nutrition delivery lessen and the shaft become more susceptible to damage.
• Use your fingers or a wide-bodied comb when drying and maintain a proper distance between the nozzle of the dryer and your hair.
• Repair and healing dry damaged hair requires adding hydration. Use root treatments designed to condition. Use spray-on, leave-in conditioners when styling to add protection
• Conditioners enriched with Argan oil are the products we have found best to repair and heal dry or damage hair.
• Dawn Harrison, owner of Invisible Hair Pieces, Extensions, and Human hair wigs.
• Dawn has earned two U.S. Patents for inventing the “Invisible Hair Grafting”, which is a non-surgical method of attaching human hair pieces to women’s hair and skin.

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