Here are some tips for preventing hair loss. It’s not always about products, treatments and hair replacement. Some times its about the way you treat your hair as you go about your daily life. We cannot give tips without touching on diet and nutrition with regard to keeping hair and scalp healthy. As with anything, if you want change in a given area, you have to be willing to change what you are doing. Otherwise, you will get the same results you are getting now.

Hair is most vulnerable when wet. When your hair is wet, treat it gently. Brush and comb it, gently. Avoid dragging the bristles through the knots. This way you can smooth your hair with out much loss. There are detanglers on the market which will also help with this if your hair is longer and tangles easily.

Chlorine and other harsh chemicals which are used in swimming pools and hot tubs can weaken your hair shaft and cause the hair to break off when tugged. If you are swimming in chlorine treated water and are in the sun, know that the combination of chlorine and sun doubles the potential for damage to your hair. The sun will dry out your hair and bleach it. This can get expensive if you are paying big bucks for your hair color!

The hair tools and accessories you choose can also potentially weaken and break hair shafts. Select a blow dryer that does not get “extra” hot. Avoid stiff nylon brushes and combs with teeth too close together. Don’t use sharp edged plastic hair accessories which can break hair and don’t pull your hair too tightly in braids, pigtails or ponytails. When you want to pull your hair back or up, use covered elastic bands rather than rubber bands which will pull your hair out.

If you damage your hair with chemicals such as bleach or chlorine, make sure to condition it right away. If you color or bleach your hair, use the milder natural formulas to avoid additional harsh chemicals on your already damaged scalp and hair. A good conditioner will fill in the hair shaft and make it stronger. You may want to spend the money to have your hair professionally conditioned. It will be worth it!

Supplement your diet to assure the right balance of nutrition so that your hair and scalp can be healthy! Some of the vitamins which help the hair are vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, inositol, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. Minerals needed for healthy hair include calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, silica, sulfur and zinc. As with anything natural, if you start supplementing these things today, you may not see results immediately. It could take up to two months but the results will be worth the wait.

These are just some common sense tips, most of which you already know. When you are gentle with your hair and condition it regularly, it will become stronger and more resistant to breakage and hair loss. We all loose hair daily, but, we can prevent some of the excessive hair loss by doing some of these simple things.