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The prevention of hair loss can be done in a variety of non-invasive ways; you just have to understand first the nature of your hair itself and the various ways that you can unintentionally harm it. From thereon, you can devise ways to protect your hair from unnecessary damage caused by bad hair habits, environmental exposure, etc.

The Nature Of Hair Bonds

There are three main types of chemical bonds responsible for making your hair more flexible during styling. These bonds are the hydrogen bonds, salt bonds and disulfide bonds. Now over the period of the whole day, these bonds tend wear off. There are some days that the weather itself interferes with the proper formation of these bonds, which is why some people experience “bad hair days” when the hairs just seem to follow no direction at all.

There are certain compounds that serve to weaken these bonds. For example, salt bonds (the weakest variant among the three) are weakened by alkaline products. The following are harmful to the salt bonds in the hair:

• -Ammonia
• -Chlorine
• -Copper Peptide

If any of the aforementioned compounds is in high concentration and they touch your hair, your salt bonds are broken. You can normalize the pH level of your hair by washing your hair with a balanced shampoo, and by using a good conditioner. By preserving these chemical bonds, there’s no reason for you to use harmful chemical styling agents anymore. Therefore, you preserve your hair more.

Fitness Buffs Beware

The aim of growing toned muscles and hair loss prevention is improbable because many commercial bodybuilding supplements contain chemical compounds that may result in hair loss.

One of your potential troublemakers is whey, which is included in many protein shakes because of its supposed capability to boost muscle growth.

The problem is not with whey itself but with the cows who produced them. You see, many cows that are placed within industrial production and extraction are treated with growth hormones. Now, when you absorb these growth hormones, the effect would be similar to the effect of steroids on the body. So to be safe, it would be better if you stuck to organic dairy produce. Look for the USDA organic seal in the future products that you buy.

DHEA is also a potential culprit, and since this compound is not completely regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware. The same warning applies to men who regularly use dose-pack steroids and Prednisone.

Other Factors

If you don’t have androgenic alopecia or male pattern hair loss, but are still suffering from balding, what might be the cause? The answer may be closer to home than you think. We all know that the world’s waterways have been contaminated by undesirable chemicals like mercury and lead.

These chemicals eventually find themselves in the water that we drink and the food that we eat. If you’ve loved ‘fresh’ seafood since you were young and you observe an alarming shedding of your hair today, you might have fallen victim to chemical toxicity. In addition, exposure to commercial dyes, paints and thinners may also be a contributing factor to your hair loss.