Dandruff and alopecia are probably two of the biggest worries for men. Can they go away? The answer is “it depends on the cause. If it is caused by genetic causes, no”, but there is good news in this topic, you can still do lots of things to prevent many hair struggles and problems. You can always look at your best:
- Avoid high temperatures and don’t think just of sun exposure. You need to start caring about how warm your showers are and in case you have to use a hairdryer, make sure that the air is cold.
- Don’t wash your hair more than 3 times per week and use conditioner. Yes, men need to use conditioner too, especially if you are looking for brightness, volume and smoothness, but do it on the ends and not directly on the root.
- Don’t scratch your hair with your nails very hard or with sharp objects.
- Watch what you eat. The same as with our health, our hair needs some vitamins in order to keep nourished. The following are the main vitamins:
-Biotin: Some shampoo that you find at the supermarkets say that they include this vitamin, however, this is not enough. In this case, you will either get the vitamin at a store or include some of these foods in your diet: beef and pork liver, egg yolks, spinach, nuts and beer yeast. Biotin is good to help you in the prevention of thinning hair.
-Folic acid: its low levels are the main cause of hair loss. You can increase it with consumption of spinach, asparagus, oranges and sunflower seeds.
-Pantothenic acid: it has been shown to delay the appearance of grey hair and reduce dandruff. The foods that have high content of it are salmon, eggs, cauliflower, cabbage, integral rice, beer yeast. -Zinc, iron and copper: they are very important to protect and strengthen hair. In addition to helping to keep hair follicles in good condition and to help hair development. These minerals increase testosterone and strengthen the immune system. You can find them in: carrots, mango, pork liver, oysters, integral rice, aubergines, asparagus, celery
These are some useful advice, but if the problem continues, make an appointment with a dermatologist. Every case is different and you might need a stronger treatment.
