Hair loss is not always linked to food, in fact, nowadays we suffer from many daily attacks . Stress and hormonal imbalances have their share of guilt. Cortisol is the stress hormone , it is triggered when we are subjected to daily stress. Its role is to help us prepare to deal with the stress suffered. However, when the stress is too great and constant , it can become chronic and its rate remains too high . Its secretion causes the hair follicles and blood vessels to retract, the hair fiber is no longer irrigated correctly , the nutrients are therefore no longer provided in sufficient quantity and the hair becomes thin, fragile and eventually, it ends up falling out.

Then, we are not all equal, genetics has its little say. There are genetic pathologies such as alopecia for example. It is seen more in men than in women . It is in fact, an excess of male hormones : testosterone, which accelerates hair growth and modifies the hair cycle which is done in three phases . The first phase is the Anagen phase , a growth phase for a period that can span 2 to 5 years. Then, with age, this phase becomes shorter and shorter . The second phase is the so-called Catagen phase . It concerns only 3% of our hair and is likened to a “sleep” phase since the hair no longer grows . However, it remains attached to the hair follicle. The third and final phase is the Telogen phase . It is a resting phase , it concerns 12% of the hair. The hair does not grow , it remains attached to its follicle for a period of 6 to 7 months until it eventually falls out and gives way to the creation of a new hair.

In the case of alopecia, the bulb gets tired more quickly and ends up atrophying and creating areas of fine hair where there are fewer of them. Once the hair dies we can observe “empty” areas .

Finally, there are hormonal disorders that occur during menstrual cycles, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or at the time of menopause. Since hair growth is linked to the action of estrogen when these hormones fall, hair also falls . Take the example of pregnancy, throughout this stage of conception, our hormones work, their production is increased. Thanks to estrogen we have beautiful, silky, shiny hair and when we give birth we lose all these benefits. Progesterone and estrogen drop causing significant hair loss. Most women are affected by hair loss at the time of certain hormonal disturbances and it is completely normal. It is generally regulated automatically at the end of the menstrual cycle, for example. However, in the event of menopause, the production of estrogen stops suddenly, which can cause a significant thinning of the hair. For some, they push back for others it will be a disaster. This is why there are cosmetics adapted to this problem.