The average person loses about 100 strands of hair per day, but new mothers can lose up to 400 strands per day. This condition is called postpartum hair loss. It occurs frequently in the 1-4 months after giving birth, but can usually resolve on its own within 6-12 months. This higher than normal hair loss can be quite worrying for new mothers . The main causes of postpartum hair loss are as follows:
Hormonal changes
- During pregnancy: Estrogen and progesterone levels rise, allowing hair to grow and fall out less, making it appear thicker and fuller.
- Postpartum: When these hormone levels drop rapidly, hair that was once in its growing phase enters a resting phase and falls out in large quantities.
Anemia, malnutrition
- During pregnancy, your body uses up its iron stores, which decrease as you lose blood during labor.
- During breastfeeding, the body needs to share some nutrients with the fetus. Nutrients that affect hair include protein, biotin, and iron. When levels of these nutrients drop, important organs are prioritized to receive nutrients, which can cause the scalp to not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, resulting in hair loss more easily.
Mood and stress
- Stress is another factor that causes postpartum mothers to experience hair loss. Whether you choose to have a natural birth or a cesarean section, childbirth is a stressful experience for the body.
- After giving birth, you're also adjusting to lack of sleep, constant care for your baby, and being a new mom, all of which can be stressful. And stress can lead to alopecia areata.
Although postpartum hair loss can take 6-12 months to resolve and return to normal, postpartum mothers still need to nourish their scalp and hair roots to keep their hair strong, shiny, and less prone to breakage. This also helps stimulate faster hair growth. Focus on getting adequate nutrition and external nourishment, as follows:
- Eat a healthy diet: Focus on foods high in iron, vitamin B, and protein, such as meat, egg yolks, green leafy vegetables, and beans.
- Get enough rest: Getting enough sleep allows your body to recover and reduces stress.
- Avoid using heat or chemicals on your hair and scalp, such as hair dryers, hair straighteners, and hair curlers, and avoid brushing your hair too hard.
- Opt for gentle, chemical-free hair and scalp care products like Papilla Haircare Hair Rewind, which contains Phyto-Revive Complex, which helps inhibit hair loss-causing hormones, stimulates hair growth, and increases the number and size of hair follicles.
- Get regular scalp treatments to help maintain scalp balance while promoting healthy hair growth, like the SEP Activator treatment at PAPILLA BYKIM LIMHAIR & SCALP CENTRE. With Scalp Electroporation technology, it penetrates the skin 17 times deeper than conventional hair transplants, without injections and without damaging the skin. It also stimulates circulation and accelerates new hair growth for new mothers after giving birth within 3 months.
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