Hair Loss - Natural Home Remedies for Hair Loss Treatment

Hair loss

Hair loss causes extreme concern and panic. Innumerable factors are responsible for poor hair and scalp health. However, hair loss of up to 50 to 100 hairs per day is considered normal.

Causes of hair loss

• Dietary errors: deficiency of important minerals and vitamins necessary for strong and healthy hair and excessive consumption of refined and processed foods
• Stress
• Poor scalp hygiene
• Use of chemical treatments on the hair
• Heredity

Natural Remedies for Hair Loss Treatment

1. Vitamin B supplementation

A dietary deficiency of vitamin B is an important cause of hair loss. Supplementing the diet with foods that are rich sources of the vitamin will check hair fall effectively. Also taking a supplement for 1 month is recommended. Vitamin B rich foods are whole wheat, millets, oats, legumes, nuts, milk and Brewer’s yeast.

2. Iron supplementation

Increase the intake of dates, raisins, dried figs, beet and carrot. They provide ample iron and help improve hair growth. Iron puts a stop to hair fall and promotes new hair growth.

3. Lettuce

Drinking a glass of fresh lettuce juice every day, for 3 months is recommended by experts. Lettuce promises luxuriant hair growth. It improves the health of the scalp and the hair, prevents hair fall and lengthens the hair significantly.

In addition to the dietary changes, good scalp hygiene is a must. 

• Wash the hair at least 3 times a week. 
• Massaging the scalp once a week is advocated. It stimulates the hair follicles and encourages good growth. 
• Mix together coconut oil and the juice of half a lime and rub it into the scalp. 
• Leave on for 1 hour, and then wash the hair. 
• This application yields brilliant results and wards off hair loss. 
• It nourishes the roots of the hair, the scalp and conditions the hair shaft as well.