According to a 6-year study “Seasonality of Hair Shedding in Healthy Women Complaining of Hair Loss” conducted by Swiss scientists, people are at a higher risk of hair loss in winter than in other seasons. Women who are new to hair loss may also suffer from this problem in winter.

Since warm weather can enhance blood circulation, it accelerates hair growth. Yet, the temperature of the scalp will drop in winter, leading to poor blood circulation in the scalp and disturbance to the nutrient metabolism in the hair root, hence the lack of nutrient supply. In addition, dry weather accelerates moisture loss through evaporation and thus reduces sebum secretion. These trigger dry hair and hair loss.

This kind of hair loss that happens when the seasons change is called “seasonal hair loss”. Yet, as our scalp gradually adapts to the weather change, the hair loss problem may get better itself.

How to know if you have “seasonal hair loss”?

We have around 100,000 hair follicles on our scalp. Each hair will stay in the growth phase for 3 to 7 years, then enter the resting phase, and lastly fall off after a few weeks. Therefore, shedding a few dozen of hairs a day is normal, but losing a hundred hairs indicates a hair loss problem. If your hair loss problem begins as autumn or winter approaches and recurs yearly, it is likely to be seasonal hair loss.

3 tips to combat seasonal hair loss

Never wash your hair with hot water

A hot bath is very relaxing in winter, but using hot water to wash your hair can be disastrous. Excessively hot water will destroy and weaken your hair, leading to hair breakage. You should therefore use lukewarm water to wash your hair even on cold days.

Use heat protectant spray before drying your hair

Many girls are reluctant to use hair dryers since the hot wind will destroy the fibrous protein in the hair and lead to dry hair, while the blow-drying process is also time-consuming for girls with long hair. Many of them therefore opt for air-drying instead, but this method also damages the hair strands! The cold weather in winter plus damp hair will promote bacterial growth on the scalp and lead to dandruff. The cuticle of the hair shaft will also form cracks easily, triggering hair breakage.

If you want to protect your hair when drying it, you may apply heat protectant spray on damp hair before blow-drying. This can quickly dry your hair while sealing in moisture, without losing its glossy and silky texture.

Receive regular hair treatment

If you are born with dry hair, using a hair conditioner after shampooing is not enough to protect your hair. You may perform hair treatments every month, such as applying hair masks at home or receiving deep moisturising treatment in a hair care centre, depending on the condition of your scalp and hair. These remedies can replenish rich nutrients and moisture to your scalp, smoothing out dry and frizzy hair, enhancing its glow and volume, and relieving seasonal hair loss.

Hair Forest’s Ace POWER Hair Growth Treatment

Many women have dry, frizzy and static hair, therefore often go to salons for hot oil treatments. Yet, this cannot really improve your hair texture as hot oil can only repair the hair shafts, but cannot moisturise the deep layer of the scalp. That is why its effect only lasts for one to two weeks, and then you will get your frizzy hair back again. To facilitate the precise cure for your hair problem, you should start by improving your scalp condition.

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