All of us somehow imagine that we will have the same texture and type of hair that we are born with until the day we die.
You might have noticed a textural change in your hair as you age. No you're not dreaming there a lot more reasons that change your hair apart from chemical treatments as is the common misconception.
The texture of your hair might not even been in your control as it all depends on what has caused the textural change. There are several things both physical and self-triggered that cause this change in texture that include:
1) Hormones
Hormones are the things that cause havoc on our hair. Fluctuations in the levels of hormones take a toll on our hair. An imbalance can affect textures.
2) Diet
As most moms tell their kids, what you eat shows on your face, skin and hair. Healthy hair needs zinc, protein, vitamins, minerals and omega fatty acids. If your diet is lacking any of these essential nutrients, your hair also will look unhealthy.
3) Stress
Have you noticed how you lose tons of hair when you are under stress, when you have mounting deadlines at work or in a difficult relationship?
What happens is that when the body is under stress,
4) Chemical Treatments
The modern day woman can transform her hair into anything she wills whether it is to change her curls to straight strands or highlight her hair in different colors.
These chemicals have side effects. They damage the follicle and in turn ruin the texture resulting in frizzy hair. Even the treatments that claim to nourish the hair like keratin affect the texture in the long run.
5) Heat and over styling
Heat is the main culprit in the change in texture for most young girls and working women. What they don't realize is that heat damages the shaft and makes it coarse. So limit the use of heat your hair unless you want dull, coarse and brittle hair.
Same goes with over styling your hair using styling products. Give a break to your hair and allow it to breathe.
6) Aging
Yes, we all age. And yes our hair changes in its texture as we grow older. The oil glands in our scalp produce less sebum due to which our hair becomes coarser.
7) Genetics
Sometimes it's just not you or what you do. The genes that you are born with, your link to your past might just be responsible.
You can now blame your parents for your hair texture and how it ages.
8) Pregnancy
Pregnancy is that phase in life when your hormones go for a rollercoaster ride. When a woman is expecting her hair becomes all silky thick and healthier looking because of all the high estrogen levels in the body that increase the life of the hair.
Months after delivery the cycle resets and then again women suddenly experience hair fall.
9) Medical Conditions and Treatments
Several medical treatments can result in textural change of our hair. For example chemotherapy causes severe hair loss and even hormonal conditions like thyroid can affect the way your hair is and its treatment can affect the texture of your hair.
10) Medication
You cannot just pop in medicines and not expect it to have any side effects. As a matter of fact, hair loss as a side effect is very common in most medicines be it painkillers or other prescription meds for diabetes or blood pressure and more...
It's now up to you to figure out why your hair has changed in color, texture or volume.
