Preventing Alopecia

Preventing Alopecia:
Here are some tips which you can follow to prevent hair loss and coping with it:

• Brushing and washing hair that is falling out.
• Using herbal powder to clean the hair and scalp twice a week, and massage the scalp.
• Avoid using harsh products that contain bleach, ammonia, peroxide, alcohol or lacquer.
• Avoid heating appliances like blow-dryer, hot rollers and curling irons.
• Keeping the hair short so that it will be easy to maintain and style.
• To avoid the strands from breaking, do not braid the hair or make ponytails.
• Use a wide tooth comb of good quality with smooth edges.
• Protect the head from the sun with a hat and SPF sunblock.
• Use a soft pillow or a hair net while you sleep..

Homeopathic Treatment For Alopecia:
Hair loss is an indication that something is not well with your body. It can be due to any reason. The treatment varies according to the cause. The following homeopathic medicines are helpful in the treatment of hair loss.

• Alum, Ars, Bar-c, Carbo-veg, Flour-ac, Lyco, Nat-m, Phos, Selen, Sep, Syph, Thallium, Vinca, Graph, Nit-ac, Phos-ac.
• According to the hair fall, homeopathic treatment is given and it varies. Arsenic album, Alumina, Baryta carbonica, Carbo Vegetabilis, Flouricum acidum, Graphites, Lycopodium, Natrum muriaticum, Nitricum acidum, Phosphoricum acidum, Phosphorus, Selenium, Sepia, Syphilinum, Thallium and Vinca minor are used as remedies. Arctium lappa, Ceanothus, Malva sylvestis and Tropaeolum can be applied when it is mixed with coconut oil or any other oil. Lycopodium, Sepia and Natrum muriaticum can be given for hair loss after pregnancy.
• Homeopathic medicine should be taken under the supervision of a physician as it requires strict individualization.

Other Treatments For Alopecia:
There are several treatment options for alopecia. If the patch is small, allow it to grow or apply a strong topical steroid known as Diprolene or Temovate to the patch. It will most probably take several months for the hair to grow back. Another common therapeutic option is to use a steroid injection, such as Celestone into the scalp. In mild cases of Alopecia Areata the first choice of treatment would be a cortocosteroid cream or lotion which is applied directly to the bald areas. An alternative is an injection of cortocosteroid directly onto and around the bald area.Oral zinc has been shown to be of occasional benefit in Alopecia Areata and appears to possess an immunomodulatory effect as well as an anti-androgenetic effect. However very high doses are needed for it to be effective and this may result in side effects which can include vomiting and diarrhoea. Minoxidil is used to promote hair growth and has shown result in 30% cases. When all the methods fail to improve hair growth, then PUVA , also known as photochemotherapy can be used as a treatment. It involves taking a drug called psoralens (P) two hours before exposure to long-wave ultraviolet light (UVA)