Archive for the 'Scalp Wellness' Category

Dandruff (also called scurf and historically termed Pityriasis capitis) is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of flaking is normal and in fact quite common. Some people, however, either chronically or as a result [...]

Anti-Aging Scalp Therapy
Aging Scalp Can Cause Hair Loss
Unusual amount of hair fall is one common sign of aging scalp.
The aging process prompts the hair follicles to shrink and Anagen [...]

Dandruff

Dandruff
Dandruff (also called scurf and historically termed Pityriasis capitis) is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells [...]

Sample Scalp Analysis

 
 

Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of dead cells from skin, found only on mammals. It projects from the epidermis, though it grows from hair follicles deep in the dermis. Although many other life forms, especially insects, show filamentous outgrowths, these are not considered “hair” in the accepted meaning of the term. So-called “hairs” (trichomes) are [...]

Hair care is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. For a discussion of stylistic aspects of hair care, see Hairstyle.
 
Care of the hair and the scalp skin are sometimes considered separate, but are often intertwined because hair grows from underneath the skin. The living part [...]

Baldness involves the state of lacking hair where it often grows, especially on the head. The most common form of baldness is a progressive hair thinning condition called androgenic alopecia or ‘male pattern baldness’ that occurs in adult male humans and other species. The severity and nature of baldness can vary greatly; it ranges [...]

Diet And Lifestyle
While there are a number of genetic factors which determine a person’s susceptibility to androgenic alopecia including androgen receptor polymorphisms, 5-alpha-reductase levels in the scalp, androgen receptor density and distribution in the scalp, and other factors some of which [...]

Henna, Indigo And Amla
Let nature take care of your hair!

HENNA, INDIGO AND AMLA
Lawsonia Inermis
(Henna)

Henna, otherwise known as Lawsonia Inermis, comes from a plant of the privet family, and has been known for 5,000 years for its superb hair conditioning and colouring [...]