Hair abnormalities and Jaldún solutions
Dehydration |
Dehydration is the decrease or loss of water forming the epithelial tissues and shows with a dry appearance. If the water content of the horny layer decreases, the skin becomes fragile, gets torn more easily and enables potential irritants to soak in through. The scalp shows a cracked and dry appearance with no sheen and a tightness feeling. Small, thin and whitish loose flakes appear. |
|
Pityriasis |
An accelerated flaking of process involving an excess of microorganisms that often cause irritation and itch. Dry pityriasis: presents a dry and cracked appearance, with thick scales. Oily pityriasis: presents an appearance with scales forming a greasy paste preventing them to come off. |
|
Seborrheic dermatitis |
Skin inflammation that shows up as an eczema, reddened and scaled inflammation, located in areas with a higher concentration of sebaceous glands such as the scalp, face and upper torso. It may show different degrees of inflammation and scaling, and we can often find crusted areas and epithelial cells. There are other factors that play an important role in developing and making seborrheic dermatitis more acute: neurological and psychological factors, depression or stress, low humidity, season changes, nutritional deficiency, toxic intake (alcohol, tobacco, fats, coffee, drugs, etc.). |
|
Seborrhoea |
Over-production of oil laying on the scalp. The various triggering factors include: genetic factors, certain endocrine illnesses, the use of certain medicines, lack or excess of certain kinds of food, stress, fatigue, anxiety, sudden changes in temperature, the use of irritant products, etc. When excess oil occurs together with excess water (sweat), this leads to Hydroseborrhoea , i.e., a very abundant and fluid seborrhoea making the hair show a weak, oily, soft, dripping and matted appearance, and making it difficult to brush. Excess oil and sweat is often accompanied by excessive scaling. This accumulation creates follicular epithelial cells (follicle blockage). |
|
Dull, fragile hair or hair with colour loss |
The main hair stalk abnormalities are associated to the keratin status and an aggression to its stability; these abnormalities disrupt the cuticle consistency and facilitate hair tearing. This damage is mainly due to environmental factors, such as: sun exposure, aggressive brushing, high temperature drying, aggressive rubbing, bleaching, permanent, dying, etc. |
|
Androgenetic allopecia |
Hair loss influenced by a genetic (inherited) predisposition and the effect of androgens (male hormone). For men, hair loss focuses on the upper frontoparietal area, and for women, it is defined as the general hair thinning in a diffuse way while respecting the hairline. |
|
Deficiency baldness |
Directly associated with all those causes that, in one way or another, determine the lack or privation of the necessary substances or elements for the correct hair formation. Triggering factors of deficiency baldness include: nutritional deficiency, insufficient blood supply and psychogenic factors. |
|