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Causes of Trichorrhexis Nodosa That You Must Know and Its Treatment

Author: Afreen Shaikh
by Afreen Shaikh
Posted: May 08, 2018

Overview

Trichorrhexis Nodosa (TN) is also known as bamboo hair. It is considered as common ailment defined by breaking of hair. TN is caused mainly by using chemicals, perming or over brushing the hair in excessive. A general kind of Trichorrhexis Nodosa is caused due to physical or chemical distress to hair.

Some other possibilities that rise up due to Trichorrhexis Nodasa - a genetic condition given below:

  • Deficiency of Iron
  • Syndrome of Menkes
  • ectodermal dysplasia
  • Trichothiodystrophy
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Argininosuccinic aciduria.

Causes of Trichorrhexis Nodosa

However, people who are having natural hair are more exposed to breakage of hair. The study says more curly hair have more susceptibility. Moreover, they also have an inclination to create clusters in a natural way. When these clusters hair is arranged, a breaking of hair take place.

There are four significant hair care fashions that head to breakage of hair-

  • Coloring hair with permanent color
  • Use of Drying Hair products
  • Heating
  • Straightening of hair with chemicals or waving of hair permanently.

Coloring Hair with Permanent color

Permanent colors that are used for coloring hair changes the composition of hair and cause weakness in hair. Repeatedly use of these colors lead to cleave ends, breakage, annoying hair feel and dull appearance of hair. However temporary or semi-permanent colors can be used that have less negative effects.

Heating

Machines like hot combs, curling irons, flat irons or blow dryer that are used for hairstyle uses very high temperature to modify temporary hairstyles and shapes. High temperature leads to break hair and weakens them. However, oil that is used during heating gives rise to the scalp and can cause permanent hair loss.

Use of Chemicals

A chemical used for straightening of hair removes an external layer of a hair shaft, breaking of chemical bonds and change the amino acid composition of hair. This leads to weakness of hair that makes hair less shiny, brittle and dry.

Drying Hair products

Use of hair products like shampoos, hair gels, sprays and many hair styling things that do not involve moisturizers leads to drying of hair.

The above-stated conditions of hair breakage can have an intensifying effect on hair.

How is Trichorrhexis Nodosa treatment done?

As you know once hair are broken, they cannot be restored back. Therefore prevention is the best way for treatment of Trichorrhexis Nodosa. There are some steps that need to be followed for curing Trichorrhexis Nodosa –

  • Physical stress like combing, scratching and so on should be practiced minimum times in a day.
  • In case you are having itches on the scalp, you can use anti-dandruff shampoos with moisturizers.
  • You can use a curling iron, flat iron or hot comb only on clean dry hair.
  • Avoid use of heat regularly on hair. You can use the only once in the week.
  • The affected person can use conditioning shampoos and conditioners with moisturizers containing ingredients like chitosan, glycerine, sodium PCA, Silicon or much more to wash hair.
  • Do not use hair products that contain alcohol.
  • However, you can also visit dermatologist to harmonize the treatment process and root out this problem if above-mentioned steps are not helpful.

About the Author:

Hair treatment Mumbai provides solutions for numerous hair diseases. Get the advance treatment for all types of hair problems by the Dr. Debraj Shome and Dr. Rinky Kapoor. Some of the advance treatments provided for hair disease like alopecia, cicatricial alopecia, folliculitis, hirsutism, etc.

About the Author

Hair treatment Mumbai provides solutions for numerous hair disesases. Get the advance treatment for all types of hair problems by the Dr. Debraj Shome and Dr. Rinky Kapoor. Some of the advance treatments provided for hairs disease like alopecia,

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