How to Slow Down Hair loss
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Horace’s best tips to slowing down hair loss
The main cause of baldness is an excess of male hormones (androgenic alopecia) which is most often caused by stress. For men, hair loss is always a risk, but there's no reason to be ashamed of it. If it occurs, think of it like getting grey hair or wrinkles, which are just signs that you're getting older and therefore wiser! In the fall season, hair loss can intensify. Some studies show that more hair is lost during this time of year more than any other moment.
For some men, even hearing the word "baldness" causes stress. Change is sometimes difficult to accept. Since there’s nothing else to do and baldness is often hereditary, we’re revealing everything you need to know to adapt your haircare habits to this new challenge. It’s time to make your hair shine while it still can.
A Texturising Styling Product
When your hair weakens, use a texturising product to strengthen it without weighing it down. A styling spray, for example, can offer your hair volume and allow you to style it however you want.
The Frequency of Washing Your Hair
We like to repeat this lesson whenever the opportunity arises: do not wash your hair every day! This is even more important if you’re starting to lose your hair. By washing your hair every day, you’re removing the sebum protecting your hair. This leaves your strands more fragile and struggling to fend for themselves without their former protective barrier. When you wash your hair, use a mild men’s shampoo which will help strengthen the scalp without attacking it.
The Importance of Drying Your Hair Properly
When you wash your hair, dry it properly. In short, when your hair is wet, it's even more exposed and fragile. That’s why you should avoid brutalising them with an abrasive towel. Instead, let your locks air dry or use a hairdryer on a warm (but not overly hot) setting.
Treatments to Strengthen Your Hair
Another solution is also found in the application of an anti-hair loss serum. Horace’s hair loss targetting serum is an all natural solution that makes it possible to slow down the shedding of your strands while making them stronger and thicker, all without leaving a greasy feeling. It works thanks to a cocktail of active ingredients, including maca extract, peptides, watercress and nasturtium extracts, and glycerin that work to prevent hair loss, promote regrowth, and strengthen your mane.
To boost the power of anti-hair loss serum, use it with a hair roller (also known as a dermaroller). Made with stainless steel microneedles, they stimulate the surface of the scalp when rolled across it, promoting hair growth. Microneedles are 0.2mm long, painless and pretty relaxing to use. The key thing to remember is that using a hair roller will help your scalp to better absorb the active ingredients in your serum - giving it an increased chance of giving you more, denser hair.
Finally, you can turn to the power of supplements. We recommend hair loss supplements like ours that contain saw palmetto to promote natural hair growth, arugula to stimulate the hair bulb, and zinc, selenium, and vitamin B8 to help maintain normal hair and promote good health.
New Habits
Certain habits are known to provoke hair loss. This includes smoking and wearing beanies or hats all the time. These are two things should be stopped anyway, since smoking is bad for your health (and the beauty of your hair of course). And wearing a hat inside is bad for your elegance.
And Why Not Change?
Yes, your hair is shedding. It does for many men. No need to worry about it, however. Let us remind you how both Jude Law and Zinédine Zidane have proven that it’s better to rock baldness rather than a failed hairstyle. Take advantage of this opportunity: it is a real chance to reinvent yourself with a new look!