For most of us, having a full head of healthy looking hair is vitally important to how we feel about ourselves. But looking after our hair, especially long hair can be very time consuming. There are fortunately, an abundance of hair care products widely available to us and we spend a lot of money on keeping our hair in tip top condition.Although most of us enter the world without much hair, if any at all, we do spend a lot of our time trying to keep our hair thick and wholesome, many of us just try to maintain our thinning hair to the point of spending thousands of pounds on expensive surgical procedures, whilst some try to cover up the obvious bald patches with an ill fitting wig.Most of us will lose somewhere between 40 and 130 strands of hair each and every day. There are factors which will determine the exact amount, as every one of us is different.Certainly, we will suffer from a certain amount of hair loss during our lifetime and this will be dependent upon how we look after our hair. We more often than not do not notice lost hair, as it is very quickly replaced and doesn't show any signs of loss at all.Most of the time, any natural hair loss we suffer, goes completely unnoticed, however you may be aware any or all of the following symptoms:Hair on the floor of the shower or bathHair staying on your hair brushHair found on your pillowYour scalp is more obvious than beforeIf any of the above apply to you, then you have to realize, you're going to have to come to terms with a problem of thinning hair or worse.Of course, genetic factors can come into play as well, especially in the case of male pattern baldness, which can affect generation after generation of men in the family. If both your paternal and maternal grandfathers lost their hair at an early age, then the chances of you (if you are a male) losing your hair early are increased too.Coping with sudden thinning of your hair and hair loss is not easy. Many of us pride ourselves with the look and feel of a full, healthy head of hair and hair loss can bring on a lack of confidence and low self esteem, much anxiety and depression can be felt too. In more extreme cases, severe paranoia can develop which can lead to the onset of more serious mental health issues.But all is not lost. Whilst many men who start to lose their hair from an early age, do so without giving it much thought. They simply cut their hair short and see it as part of "life". But for women who lose their hair due to stress or a medical condition, it can be much more debilitating for them.
