Ten myths about hair

Every time we find more information on how we take care of the hair to achieve a healthy and strong hair. However, to know what is the truth and falsehood in the main popular trends, we spoke with 6 hair loss specialists in US.

Basic Guidelines

The specialists explains that the difference between hair loss and alopecia is based on the first relates to a release of a number of striking hair to minimal traction, over 150 hairs a day, while alopecia is the decreased number of hair follicles.


The main factors that can trigger alopecia are physiological causes, such as births, seasonal changes or aging capillary deficiency, from diseases or situations with a poor diet, or the classic stress, alcohol and snuff. Also, some medications can increase hair loss as one of its side effects and there are diseases that cause hair loss, such as thyroid, autoimmune (lupus), metabolic, hormonal diseases, etc...