Hair Fall Struggles: 7 Tips to Save Your Hair

We’ve all been there: You’re casually using your phone when your image gallery decides to remind you that five years ago today you were all smiles, travelling the world. You also can’t help but notice that your hair used to be much fuller. Before you despair, there are ways to slow or stop hair loss. Here are 5 tips to save your hair!

#1: Kick that bad habit—avoid smoking, alcohol, and caffeine

Hair loss can be exacerbated by certain habits, such as smoking and consuming alcoholic or caffeinated beverages. Smoking impairs blood circulation throughout the body, and blood flow to the scalp is crucial for hair development and retention.

On the other hand, consuming too much caffeine or alcohol can weaken your immune system, which is important in the hair growth cycle. Caffeine and alcohol may also cause sleep disturbances, and it is a known fact that sleep is essential for one’s general health and well-being!

#2: Keep your stress in check

Stress is one of the most common causes of hair loss and hair fall. If you're losing your hair and are frequently feeling stressed, you should make it a point to find effective techniques to relax and calm your mind.

Meditation, yoga, spending time outdoors, and finding time for hobbies are some of the most effective ways to reduce stress. To prevent hair loss, choose one or two stress relievers that work for you and include them into your weekly schedule on a regular basis.

#3: Exercise regularly

By improving blood flow and circulation to your scalp, exercising regularly has been found to help reduce hair fall. Cardiovascular exercises like jogging, brisk-walking, swimming, and cycling can also help to lower the levels of cortisol— one of the hormones often identified with hair loss—in your system.

The best part? Exercise helps to reduce your stress levels as well. Exercise and other forms of physical activity aid in the release endorphins, which are natural painkillers produced by the brain. They also enhance sleep quality, which decreases stress. That checks off tip #2 on this list. You’ll be able to kill two birds with one stone!

#4: Deep cleanse your scalp

Did you know that an oily scalp is often associated with hair fall? That’s because an oily scalp could clog up your hair follicles, causing your hair to fall out. Oil and sweat can also lead to bacterial growth and fungal issues.

So, whether you exercise frequently or simply sweat a lot (who can blame you? It feels like summer everyday here in Singapore), deep cleansing with a shampoo for oily scalp can prevent oil and sweat from accumulating on your scalp.

Moist Diane’s shampoo for oily scalp from its Extra Fresh & Hydrate collection, is formulated with carefully selected scalp-relieving herbs that deeply cleanse your scalp. More than that, this shampoo can help in naturally relieving scalp irritation, eliminating sebum odor and providing lasting oil control in humid weather.

#5: Watch your diet

When your diet does not provide you with the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that your body needs, it can cause hair loss. If you’re struggling with hair loss, try your best to incorporate these into your diet:

• Protein: Protein plays an essential role in numerous bodily processes—and hair growth is one of them. So, make sure you’re getting enough protein in your diet. Seafood, eggs, lean meats, and legumes are great sources of protein.
• Vitamin A: Retinoids, a group of vitamin A derivatives, have been shown to increase the rate of hair growth. Vitamin A also helps in healthy sebum production, which promotes scalp health. Load up on spinach, sweet potatoes, and eggs for more Vitamin A!
• Omega-3: Omega-3 has been found to improve hair thickness and growth. It also helps to maintain scalp health. Fish, nuts and seeds, and plant oils like canola oil are great sources of Omega-3.

#6: Be gentle with your hair

If you don’t want your hair to fall, treat it with care. Being gentle with your hair care can help in the prevention of hair loss. And it’s easy to get started too:

• Use an ionised hairdryer, or set your traditional hairdryer on low settings.
• Avoid pulling and tugging your hair while combing it and use a wide-toothed comb to comb through wet hair.
• Avoid excessively brushing, combing, curling, or straightening your hair. These hair tools could weaken your hair roots, which could cause hair loss.

#7: Use a hair fall shampoo and treatment

Just like how you wouldn’t take a cough medicine for when you are having a headache, you should choose the right type of hair care products to target your hair fall struggles. A shampoo for hair loss could help.

Moist Diane’s shampoo for hair loss from the Extra Hair Fall Control Shampoo and Treatment collection, for example, is specially formulated to care for thinning hair.

The collection is formulated with anti-inflammatory Wasabi Flavone that increases micro-circulation of the scalp and fortifies hair follicles to help generate hair growth. In addition, Botanical serum such as Sakura, Pearl, Rose, Yuzu, Pomegranate and Ginseng help to keep your locks resilient and manageable, and provide your scalp with nutrients for healthy hair growth.

Those struggling with dandruff and sensitive scalp will also love that the Extra Hair Fall Control Shampoo and Treatment works to balance the scalp to reduce dandruff and scalp sensitivities for a healthy environment that further prevents hair fall. This line up has even been clinically proven to reduce hair fall by 96% after 4 weeks of consistent use.