How To Keep Your Hair From Falling Out

On average, people lose about 100 hairs each day. While this is normal, certain factors can cause you to lose more hair than you should. If you want to learn how to prevent this and keep your hair healthy, this article is for you! In this article, we'll teach you how to prevent your hair from falling out.

Eat A Balanced Diet

The types of food you eat have a significant effect on the health of your hair. If your diet lacks sufficient vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients, your hair growth may slow or stop altogether. You might even experience a sudden increase in hair loss. You can keep your hair healthy by eating a well-balanced diet with everything your scalp needs to keep producing hair. Everyone’s dietary needs are different, but here are some of the foods that can help you maintain healthy growth. 

• Leafy greens
• Seeds and nuts
• Lean proteins
• Fresh fruit

Give Yourself Daily Scalp Massages

Scalp massages are a well-known and highly effective way to prevent hair loss and thinning. Each strand of hair is anchored into your scalp by a hair follicle. Your follicles determine when it's time for your strands to grow, rest, and shed. Scalp massages help keep your follicles healthy by ensuring they have plenty of oxygen. They also increase blood flow, which feeds the follicles and keeps them active. You can make your scalp massage even more effective by applying a small amount of the following hair-healthy oils to your fingertips. 

• Coconut oil
• Diluted rosemary essential oil
• Black castor oil 
• Almond oil 
• Jojoba oil

Don’t Stress Out 

Stress is one of the leading causes of sudden hair loss. Chronic or sustained stress is particularly damaging to the health of your hair. While you can’t eliminate stress completely, learning how to manage it will help minimize its impact on your body. Fortunately, there are a number of different ways to destress. If you’re looking for suggestions, you can consider doing the following: 

• Taking up yoga or meditation. 
• Having a spa day. 
• Talking about what’s troubling you.
• Getting some fresh air. 

Evaluate Your Haircare Regimen

The best way to ensure your hair doesn’t fall out is to reevaluate your hair care routine and make sure it isn’t doing more harm than good. The healthier your hair is, the less likely it is to shed or break off, so cleanse, repair, and moisturize your hair regularly. Don’t forget to care for your scalp as well as your strands and get trims every few months. Use the right products for your hair type and avoid any product or ingredient that leaves your strands feeling dry, fragile, or crunchy. 

Hair loss can arise from a variety of factors. But the good news is that, aside from genetic or medical reasons, hair loss is almost always preventable. Just follow the tips we’ve gone over in this article, and your hair will stay healthy and beautiful for years to come!

Author: Andrea Reyes

Andrea is a mother, wife, writer, and natural hair enthusiast of 15 years. Currently on her natural hair journey, she’s been trying countless products and techniques to understand and embrace her natural hair. She is the creator of NaturallyTextured.com, a new website featuring informative articles that share tips, tricks, and techniques aimed to help others learn to love their hair through proper hair care. She writes with the hope of making hair care easier to understand and implement.