Posted by Gary, on November 28th, 2007, under HAIR LOSS: TRICHOLOGIST AT WORK by Gary Heron, HAIR SCIENCE Trichology Institutes, TRICHOTALK by Gary Heron Trichologist
ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2007) — There is a close relationship between infection outbreaks on teeth and the presence of alopecia areata or localized alopecia, a type of hair loss which has an unknown origin. Alopecia areata starts with bald patches on the scalp, and sometimes elsewhere on the body. The disease occurs in males and females of all ages, and experts believe that it affects 1 out 1000 people.
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Posted by Gary, on November 27th, 2007, under HAIR LOSS FACTS trichology institute, TRICHOTALK by Gary Heron Trichologist
By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor
Published: 26 November 2007
Smoking is known to make your legs fall off. Now, it appears, it makes your hair fall out, too – and possibly for the same reasons.
A study of Asian men, renowned for hanging on to their hair compared with follically-challenged Europeans and Americans, found puffing on cigarettes can hasten male hair loss.
Smoking is known to accelerate ageing and is associated with facial wrinkles and grey hair. It is also causes a dozen different kinds of cancer and heart disease and damages circulation.
But none of this counts for much with the average red- blooded male – at least not as much as maintaining a healthy head of hair. Unlike grey hair and wrinkled skin, baldness is harder to treat and harder to disguise. Doctors see the latest discovery as a potentially valuable weapon in the battle to persuade smokers to give up.
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Posted by Gary, on November 27th, 2007, under TRICHOLOGICAL HAIR LOSS PRODUCTS HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS, TRICHOTALK by Gary Heron Trichologist
Cade and Tea Tree Oil Cream for Scaling - (No.14).
This scalp cream is formulated to loosen scale and flaking and to allow it to be removed by washing. It also works to slow down the formation of skin cells that cause scale to form on the surface of the scalp. The main active ingredients of this cream are salicylic acid and cade oil, which have excellent antiseptic and antimitotic properties. It also contains modern antiseptics and fungicides that are highly effective but, unlike many other modern chemicals, will not aggravate the skin tissues, which can lead to further scale forming within a short time of it having been cleared.
Directions for use: Directions for Use: To be applied as often as directed. Leave on for 30-60 minutes, rinse off well and shampoo thoroughly
Ingredients: Aqua, Steartimonium Methousulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Saliylic, Cade Oil, Preservative, Glycerine, Tea Tree Oil, Aloe Vera.
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