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March 22nd, 2012

Healthy Women Don’t Lose Hair and Other Myths

Hair loss myths abound. You’ve likely heard many of them yourself. Let’s debunk a few of these and get you some straight information on hair loss.

 

Myth 1: 100 strokes of the hairbrush daily will create healthier hair.

 

This myth has been around since your grandparents’ days. It was widely believed that 100 strokes of a good hairbrush would fix any hair loss issue by creating healthier hair.

 

Unfortunately, excessive hair brushing can actually break hairs, contributing to a thinner head of hair. You can also end up pulling hairs completely out of their follicle because of knots and tangles. So, experts recommend that you only brush to style your hair and never brush hair when it is wet! Wet hair is better handled by a wide comb.

 

While brushing doesn’t nourish the hair, you can use hair care products that will. Look for shampoos and treatments that contain hair healthy herbal extracts and nutrients. Products like SureThik Shampoo and Treatment will allow your scalp to absorb nutrition directly.

 

Myth 2: Permanent hair loss is caused by perms, colors and other cosmetic treatments.

 

This is also generally false. While perms and colors do damage your hair in order to get you the desired effect (curls or color), they should not cause permanent hair loss. The only way that these kinds of treatments can cause permanent hair loss is through chemical burning of the scalp. However, today’s perms and colors are not the same as they were even a decade ago.

 

The same cannot be said of chemical relaxing products, which may be called “perms” as well. There are documented cases of these products resulting in damage to the scalp. Once the scalp is burned by either chemicals or other agents, hair will not grow through the scar tissue. This kind of hair loss is definitely permanent.

 

Myth 3: A healthy woman will never have hair loss.

 

Our last myth is false too. A healthy woman can have hair loss for a variety of reasons. Not the least of these is the dreaded post-pregnancy shedding, which usually arrives three to four months after the baby is born. All those lovely pregnancy hormones encourage the growth of your little one, and that meant that your hair follicles grew continually instead of going into their regular “resting” phase.

 

Androgenic hair loss – the most common kind – can and will occur in healthy women as well. This is another kind of hair loss that can benefit from topical products like shampoos and treatment serums. So, while hair loss can be an indicator of some other kind of health issue, it doesn’t have to be. But, as with any health symptom, if you have any concerns, talk to your health professional.

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February 27th, 2012

Thinning Hair: An Early Warning Sign?

We all want a lovely, thick head of hair. We want it because it looks good. However, it shouldn’t just be our vanity that has us looking at why we are losing our hair: it’s possible that hair loss is an early warning sign of certain health conditions and nutritional deficiencies.

 

It can be as simple as a Vitamin D deficiency – research does show that a large percentage of people in North America are deficient in Vitamin D, and hair loss is one of the primary symptoms. The further north you live, the more likely that you don’t have enough of this vital nutrient! Recent studies indicate that intake of up to 4,000 IU’s of Vitamin D is safe, particularly given the push to use sunscreen to avoid skin cancer.

 

Low iron can also result in hair loss. Iron is arguably the single most important mineral in the human body, because of its critical function in our blood. Because of its importance in the body, it can affect a wide range of functions, including hair growth. As high as 70 % of cases of hair loss in women can be due to pervasive and long-standing iron deficiency – as such, low iron is the most common cause of hair loss in pre-menopausal women.

 

Beyond warning about nutritional deficiencies, hair loss can also be an early warning for a large number of health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, depression, multiple sclerosis, gum disease and even tuberculosis. Given how serious these conditions can be, get them ruled out! It is extremely important for anyone who is dealing with thinning hair to have an examination by a health professional, to ensure your health is good. Then, any hair loss that continues can be the focus of your attention.

 

Once other conditions are out of the picture, focus on the health of your scalp and your hair follicles. The best way to do this is to nourish them directly. Topical products, using hair healthy ingredients, are a great way to keep your hair looking its best and growing well. SureThik Shampoo and Serum are a combination that will deliver vitamins and herbal treatments directly to the scalp to help you to keep the hair you have and keep it growing.

 

Keep in mind that subtle hormonal issues are a significant trigger to hair loss issues. The most common hormone to torment both men and women is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In both genders, other adrogenic hormones can be converted into DHT. DHT then goes to work, blocking receptors in the hair follicles, which starves them of nutrition. Again, it’s critical to get the right nutrition to the hair. Look for products – both topical and oral – that contain saw palmetto. This herbal supplement helps to convert DHT into other hormonal forms, which helps to protect hair growth. The very good news is that saw palmetto is considered safe for long-term use. Taking this orally, in addition to a quality topical product, is a one-two punch to hair loss!

 

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February 15th, 2012

The Primary Causes Of Female Hair Loss

Female hair loss is not the same as male hair loss – even if some of the causes are similar. Women differ in hormonal levels and other metabolic processes, which tend to result in differing types of hair loss.

 

Women – like men – can have hair loss due to hormonal imbalance. The key hormone that directly affects hair follicles is DHT. DHT stands for Dihydrotestosterone. DHT is a male sex hormone that is present in both men and women. In fact, DHT is a normally occurring metabolite of testosterone. However, it is a more potent male, and it has much greater affinity for male hormone receptors than testosterone has.

 

The problem arises when DHT interferes with normal functions, including hair growth.

 

DHT compromises the nourishment of follicles, by blocking the receptor sites on the follicle and starving it. In the end, the hair follicles shrink and the hair gets finer and finer until there is no hair at all. This is called miniaturization, and is the process behind 95% of hair loss. The women who lose the most hair will be the ones who are predisposed to producing the most DHT.

 

You can fight DHT directly at the hair follicle. Topical products such as SureThik Shampoo and Serum will deliver natural ingredients to control DHT and nourish hair.

 

Other hormones that affect hair loss and growth are thyroid hormones. Women are typically more prone to thyroid issues than men. Whether the thyroid is overactive or underactive, hair loss can result. Thyroid disease can be easily diagnosed with blood tests.

 

Most women know that their head of hair is particularly luxurious during pregnancy. Unfortunately, nature catches up later, as hair that has stayed in the growing phase then drops out by entering the resting phase. This usually happens a number of months after the baby’s birth. Similarly, changes in hormonal status associated with menopause also tend to affect hair and increase hair loss.

 

It isn’t just hormones that affect hair. Anemia can result in excessive hair loss. Women often have greater issues with maintaining enough iron in their bodies, due to the strains of menstruation, pregnancy and lactation. When iron stores are too low, hair loss will result. This kind of hair loss is best diagnosed by a simple blood test to ensure that iron levels are optimal.

 

Women often become anemic when dieting. Dieting itself – especially severe dieting, which also results in potential deficiencies of essential nutrition – can lead to hair loss. Hair requires essential fatty acids, adequate protein, and minerals like zinc. Without key nutrients, dieting women may find that they are sacrificing their hair for a slimmer body. This is another place where nourishing topical products can help to restore the health of hair follicles.

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January 18th, 2012

Can medications cause hair loss?

 

Drugs can often have unwanted side effects, and hair loss may just be one of them. While it’s true that some medications can help you to grow hair, it’s also true that there are medications that can cause excess hair loss!

 

The issue is that the drug may be affecting either the growth phase of the hair, or the resting phase of the hair. Your hair follicle grows during the anagen phase, which usually lasts three to four years. Your hair follicle rests during the telogen phase, which usually lasts three to four months. At the end of the telogen phase, the existing hair falls out, and a new hair begins to grow.

 

Medications can cause two kinds of hair loss called telogen effluvium and anagen effluvium. Of the two, telogen effluvium is most common. If hair loss is related to a specific drug, it will generally start within two to four months of starting the new prescription. With telogen effluvium, the drug is influencing hair follicles to go into dormancy early – therefore, falling out early. With this type of hair loss, people will lose 100 to 150 hairs daily. This amounts to about 30 percent more hair loss than normally.

 

A large number of drugs can cause hair loss. Common drugs that will affect hair include acne medications, antibiotics and antifungals, birth control pills, cholesterol drugs, high blood pressure drugs, steroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain medications.

 

If a prescription drug is causing anagen effluvium, then the drug is preventing the matrix cells in the follicle from dividing normally. This stops the hairs from growing properly and they fall out. If your medication is causing this kind of hair loss, it will become obvious within a few days or weeks. Chemotherapy is the most common cause of this kind of hair loss, and can be quite severe.

 

In most cases, if you stop the offending medication, then the hair loss stops. However, it can take as much as three months for the hair loss to end. If you are on multiple medications, you may need to stop one at a time to determine which drug is the problem. Your doctor will know alternative medications that you can take to manage the same health condition – but without the negative side effect of hair loss.

 

When you stop taking a drug, but the hair does not come back, you may need additional help. In this case, it’s time to consider hair products that nourish the scalp, and even other prescriptions that help to grow hair. If you are looking for natural products to promote hair growth, good options include products like SureThik Shampoo and Serum. When the scalp is nourished well, you have the best chance to grow healthy hair.

 

In some cases, you will need to be evaluated for medical treatment of drug-induced hair loss. A doctor who specializes in hair loss will be best able to evaluate you for the best possible treatment, whether that is hair growth medications, hair transplantation, or other options.

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November 14th, 2011

Tips on Reducing Hairloss and Encouraging Hair Growth

Do you wash style or brush your hair regularly? We hope so! But did you know that the WAY you do these things can drastically alter how likely you are to experience hair loss? Here are some helpful tips to make sure you are getting the most from your hair care routine, and reducing the chances you could be encouraging hair loss!

  1. Hair Styling Products can Harm your Hair!

If the products you’re using are “sticky” to the touch, and/or cause your hair to hold a shape it wouldn’t normally hold without product, consider washing them out every night before your head hits the pillow. When you lie down on a pillow with hair product still in your hair, your head will press heavily against the products allowing them to work their way into your scalp, and of course into your pores/hair follicles. In addition, most styling products contain harsh chemicals which may not be the best thing for newly “sprouting” hair.  Ensuring that you wash them out completely at the end of each day will greatly benefit your efforts to achieve a full, healthy head of hair.

  1. Use gentle, natural shampoos
    It’s becoming more well known that mainstream shampoo products contain ingredients one would never want to slather on their skin. Why we ignore this fact and continue to put these same products on our hair is beyond me. Look for shampoos that contain botanical ingredients designed to help with hairloss or use a shampoo formulated to help hair grow-such as Surethik’s Hair Building Shampoo.
  2. Ponytails are for ponies

When you pull your hair very tightly back in a ponytail, you are in essence putting a constant strain on your hair follicles. Once in while this is fine, and won’t promote hair loss. However, if this is the way you normally wear your hair; remember that constantly pulling on your hair will train your hair to grow closer and closer to the surface of your scalp. Eventually, it will become too shallowly embedded, lose its grip on the skin and fall out. This is especially true of the vulnerable fine hairs at the front of the scalp, and can be the reason for high hairlines among women.

  1. Wait until your hair is dry to brush it out
    Wet hair is most likely to break during brushing. Give your hair a brush-through before you shower, and then towel and air dry your hair before brushing again. Allowing your hair to air-dry without brushing will also help it dry faster, since the hair strands aren’t pressed down together. This provides more surface area for air to circulate, speeding up the drying process. Also, if you use leave-in hair conditioner-make sure you don’t rub it into your scalp, since this will encourage clogging of the pores.
  2. You can stimulate hair growth by brushing your scalp
    Using a stiff bristles brush with plenty of space between the bristles, brush your scalp with enough force to feel it, but not enough to cause pain. Be sure to do this to your whole scalp when your hair is clean and fully dried, and you will stimulate blood-flow to your scalp. This in turn, will encourage hair growth.

 

If you are finding hair loss or hair thinning is a problem, be sure to contact Surethik and ask about their all natural hair fibers! This is an excellent way to hide hair loss while you work to change the behaviors which led to the loss in the first place.

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September 8th, 2011

Is my favorite hairstyle causing hair loss?

Slicked back ponytails. Tight chignons. Big braids. Cornrows. These are styles where the hair is pulled very tight to the head, putting tremendous and consistent pressure on the scalp. As these hairstyles become more popular, the rate of hair loss related to them also increases! However, you might want to think twice before wearing a ponytail all the time. Certain hairstyles will put more stress on the hair, resulting in more than just breakage.

 

The wrong hairstyle can actually cause hair loss! The problem is pulling your hair too tight. When you lose your hair from styles that pull too tight, it’s called traction alopecia. The worst styles include ponytails, braids and cornrows. Not only can these styles break your hair, they also can damage your hair follicles. When you damage the follicle, you lose the hair. Tight hairdos are not the only problem. You can also have style-induced hair loss caused by hair extensions and hairpieces. These items put stress on your hair because of their weight. The weight results in pulling on your natural hair. The pulling results in follicle damage and hair loss, just like tight hairstyles do. Unfortunately, this means that hair weaves – which are normally used to conceal hair loss – can actually cause more problems than they solve! The weave depends on tightly done braids, plus a hairpiece. The hair is then subject to stress and pulling both from the braids and from the weight of the hairpiece.

The simplest way to avoid traction alopecia is to make sure to change up your hairstyle. Try a looser version of your favorite chignon or ponytail. Take a break from cornrows. Make sure that any cornrows are done without excessive pulling. Skip the hair extensions or hairpieces. Your hair should not have constant pressure on it. All of these changes will help you to preserve the health and vitality of your existing hair. If you already have hair loss, try not to depend on weaves. There are other products that can help to disguise existing hair loss, while not putting stress on or pulling your existing hair.

Consider products that make the hair appear naturally fuller, without adding a lot of weight. Surethik offers all-natural, Organic hair fibers that are easy to use and come in virtually every hair color. Visit our main site at: http://www.surethik.com   for more information and to see photos and videos of customers before and after application.

If you discover that your hairstyle has resulted in hair loss, in most cases the hair will grow back. But not always! If you have been abusing your hair for a long time, your hair may not re-grow without help. One of the most important things you can do to help your hair re-grow is to nourish your follicles. Doing so will help the follicle to repair and can stimulate hair growth.

For information on hair shampoo and serum designed to nourish, stimulate and encourage hair re-growth, visit the site and read the success people have found with our product. 

Products like Surethik Hair Fibers which help to disguise your hair loss can also support you to feel more confident while waiting for your hair to grow back.

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August 23rd, 2011

Surethik: Our Giveaway in The Examiner

 

We are excited to announce a giveaway
 in The Examiner this coming weekend!

Be sure to buy your copy for full details on how to enter-
and good luck!!

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July 11th, 2011

Tips on Reducing Hairloss and Encouraging Hairgrowth

Do you wash style or brush your hair regularly? We hope so! But did you know that the WAY you do these things can drastically alter how likely you are to experience hair loss? Here are some helpful tips to make sure you are getting the most from your hair care routine, and reducing the chances you could be encouraging hair loss!

1.) Hair Styling Products can Harm your Hair!

If the products you’re using are “sticky” to the touch, and/or cause your hair to hold a shape it wouldn’t normally hold without product, consider washing them out every night before your head hits the pillow. When you lie down on a pillow with hair product still in your hair, your head will press heavily against the products allowing them to work their way into your scalp, and of course into your pores/hair follicles. In addition, most styling products contain harsh chemicals which may not be the best thing for newly “sprouting” hair.  Ensuring that you wash them out completely at the end of each day will greatly benefit your efforts to achieve a full, healthy head of hair.

2.) Use gentle, natural shampoos

It’s becoming more well known that mainstream shampoo products contain ingredients one would never want to slather on their skin. Why we ignore this fact and continue to put these same products on our hair is beyond me. Look for shampoos that contain natural botanicals designed to help with hairloss, or use a shampoo formulated to help hair grow-such as Surethik’s Hair Building Shampoo.

3.) Ponytails are for ponies

When you pull your hair very tightly back in a ponytail, you are in essence putting a constant strain on your hair follicles. Once in while this is fine, and won’t promote hair loss. However, if this is the way you normally wear your hair; remember that constantly pulling on your hair will train your hair to grow closer and closer to the surface of your scalp. Eventually, it will become too shallowly embedded, lose its grip on the skin and fall out. This is especially true of the vulnerable fine hairs at the front of the scalp, and can be the reason for high hairlines among women.

4.) Wait until your hair is dry to brush it out

Wet hair is most likely to break during brushing. Give your hair a brush-through before you shower, and then towel and air dry your hair before brushing again. Allowing your hair to air-dry without brushing will also help it dry faster, since the hair strands aren’t pressed down together. This provides more surface area for air to circulate, speeding up the drying process. Also, if you use leave-in hair conditioner-make sure you don’t rub it into your scalp, since this will encourage clogging of the pores.

5.) You can stimulate hair growth by brushing your scalp

Using a stiff bristles brush with plenty of space between the bristles, brush your scalp with enough force to feel it, but not enough to cause pain. Be sure to do this to your whole scalp when your hair is clean and fully dried, and you will stimulate blood-flow to your scalp. This in turn, will encourage hair growth.

If you are finding hair loss or hair thinning is a problem, be sure to contact Surethik and ask about their all natural hair fibers! This is an excellent way to hide hair loss while you work to change the behaviors which led to the loss in the first place.

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June 30th, 2011

Join us For PBA Beauty Week!

Are you in the Beauty industry?

Be sure to join us for PBA Beauty Week in Las Vegas July 30th-August 2nd, 2011!

If you’ve never seen SureThik in action, this is your opportunity to experience first-hand the best all natural hair fiber product on the market.

As a beauty professional, we don’t have to tell you that how a person feels about the way they look is deeply connected to a person’s confidence, and that self esteem affects every area of life.  But what do you do with a client who suffers from the embarrassing issue of thinning hair, but either isn’t a good candidate for transplant surgery or just doesn’t have the finances to invest?

SureThik offers a non-surgical, completely natural cosmetic solution. Visit our booth to see for yourself why customers like the one below are so excited about the difference SureThik is making in their confidence and ultimately, their lives!

“I am so impressed with this product, I cant believe that my hair is thick again like it was 5 years ago!” ~S. Malik

Visit us and place your wholesale order at booth #D14028 and receive FREE SHIPPING!Hair by 2008 NAHA Finalist Dimitrios Tsioumas

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April 4th, 2011

Hair Loss – Tips for Success By: Adam Sharp

Many of our potential Surethik.com customers wonder if the product they’ve chosen will work for them. Everyone wants a great return on their invesment! We stand by every sale we make for that very reason-in fact, we thought the following article was a great guide to help you get the most out of the Surethik products you’ve chosen:

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Hair Loss – Tips for Success

By: Adam Sharp

Billions of dollars will be spent on hair loss solutions this year. Much of this money will go to waste. Ineffective products and misleading advertising are only partially to blame. Many consumers are not using these hair loss products in an effective way. Fortunately there are a few simple ways that consumers can increase their chance of success. Following these guidelines will ensure that your money does not go to waste:

Start a Journal
People usually try several different hair loss products before they find something that works for them. Many use two or more products simultaneously. Keeping track of all this information can be frustrating and difficult. The best way to figure out what is working is to keep a journal detailing your progress. You should record all relevant information about the treatment process: when you started, the dosage, cost, and any side effects you experience. This documentation will tell you which products are effective, which ones are not, and allow you to make changes as you see fit.

Take Pictures
Noticing small changes in your hairline over time is extremely difficult. Taking pictures on a regular basis is the most effective ways to track your progress. Always photograph your head from the same angle, in similar lighting conditions. Use a digital camera for best results, most will automatically record the date and time for you. When combined with a treatment journal, these photos provide an invaluable tool that will allow you to judge the effectiveness of products you use.

Do Your Homework
The Internet is flooded with products claiming to cure and treat hair loss. Finding out which ones are legitimate can be a difficult task. When researching products online, beware of those that sound too good to be true. If the company has before and after pictures, examine them closely. If the images were shot from different angles, or in different lighting, be suspicious. These techniques are common camera tricks used to fool the eye, and the consumer. When a company claims their product has a “98% success rate”, look for documentation of their clinical study. If the clinical information they provide is vague, or even missing altogether, be wary.

If you follow these steps during your treatment, your chances of success are excellent. One last tip – any successful regimen requires dedication. Whatever the treatment is, carefully follow the instructions from your doctor or the product manufacturer.

Author Bio
Adam Sharp writes more about Hair Loss at his website. Visit hair-loss.org to read more about hair loss products and treatments.

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