Hair loss, no matter what its cause is, brings a lot of misery and sadness to everyone who suffers from it. As soon as we start noticing hair loss, we start looking for effective treatments and ways to stop or at least slow down hair loss. At that, some people choose to undergo surgical procedures, some choose using wigs and artificial hair. Recently, it became very popular to use various natural hair loss treatments, which include various herbal remedies like hornbeam, rosemary, horsetail, ginkgo biloba, basil, lavender, rose water and essential oils like camphor oil, ylang ylang oil, clove bud oil, mustard oil, Amla hair oil and so on.

Sometimes, we experience hair loss caused by certain medications and medical treatments like chemotherapy, the effects of various diseases and illnesses, or something like that. Very often, severe hair loss can be caused by hormonal changes in the body, as well as by chronic or acute stresses that frequently cause prolonged nervous tension, depressions, mental or psychological disorders and many other very difficult consequences. In the long term perspective, hair loss can be cause by poor or imbalanced nutrition.

No matter what type of hair loss you are experiencing, a temporary one or a permanent one, you should take into account one very important factor. The specialists at the U.S. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases express their concern about the fact that a lack of proper care about skin on the balding areas of head and other body parts, increases the risks of having serious skin diseases, including skin cancer and others.

The specialists created a list of tips for those people who experience hair loss and want to protect themselves from serious skin problems. First of all, it is necessary to protect the scalp from increased exposure to sunlight by applying sunscreen and covering up the exposed area of the scalp with a hat, a cap or a scarf. Using hats and scarfs can also help to protect your exposed areas from cold weather. In addition, it is recommended to those who suffer from hair loss to apply special antibiotic ointments to the areas which are especially vulnerable to various infections and viruses (like nostrils, etc.).