There are hundreds of old wives tales circulating on the reasons behind hair loss and in most cases they are completely unfounded and untrue. Here we sort the true from myth, so you have to low down on why men experience perdita di capelli .
Hair loss is caused by genes from your mum: Sadly you can inherit baldness from both parents, however genes inherited from your mum are more likely to influence how much hair you have in your adult years. Washing your hair too much will make it fall out: How much you wash you hair will not affect the likelihood of you going bald. You should still take steps to care for your scalp by using gentle shampoos.
Blow-drying and colouring can cause hair loss: Neither will cause male pattern baldness, however both can involve using processes which damage the hair and scalp. Avoid harsh styling as it may cause more hairs than normal to fall out.
It’s normal to lose around 100 hairs a day: Most people will lose this many hairs a day through the natural shedding process. Hairs will simply grow back, unless you suffer from male pattern baldness in which case your shrinking hair follicles will make it difficult for hair to grow back.
Cutting my hair regularly will make it grown faster: Cutting your hair only affects its length and has nothing to do with the growth process itself.