Preventing receding hair/hair loss as dreads grow

Is there anything I can do now about it?

I know my brother, with 6-7 year locks has this already. He chooses to wear a bandana + hat to cover it.

Oh and does almost everyone get this?

Bye. :2thumbsup:

 

my dreads are thinning out on top a little but I wouldn't attribute it to hair loss, rather just a tendency for dreads to migrate from the top of your head.

 

i meant pulling of the hair back 'cuz of dread weight?

 

Dreads Have To Get Their "Fix" Of Hair From Somewhere, And Then Gravity Takes

Over, Hence The Sparsness On The Crown Of The Head....



Cheers Glen.

 

If you have thinning hair or baldness runs in your family you should start taking saw palmetto. Its stops testosterone from turning into DHT which causes hair to thin and fall out. I even add oils to my rinses that help thicken hair.

 

Folk Remedies

You could try a few drops of rosemary oil and sweet almond oil mixed together

1 teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil
10 drops of Rosemary Oil
Cotton Balls

Dap receeding area with cotton ball dipped in the oil mixture 3X a day.

Weight does have a factor in pulling hair from the front and middle. Try pinning/tying up your dreads. Covering the receeding area will inhibit the flow of air to your scalp and will progress the hair loss.

Dead cells also build up on the scalp and block hair folical production. You need something to help stimulate the scalp. Rosemary will stimulate blood flow to the scalp.

There is also another remedy I know but it is rarely used bc of the smell.

It's an Onion Soup type treatment.

1 Yellow Onion
1 Cup Water
Cotton Balls

Place Onion is a sauce pan with 1 C. Water. Bring to a Boil and turn down heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes ( add water if needed).
Cool and strain liquid.

Soak Cotton Ball in liquid and dap on affected area 3 X a day.

sh

 

Yeah, DHT is the problem, take Propecia if it bugs you

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What's propecia?

 

Hey There ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finasteride

Script only, no over the counter, so one has to go to a doc first

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Word, I need to go see a doctor. Do you use it? Does it work well?

 

Yeah, for 4 years when i was in my late 20's, was paranoid so i went to a hair specialist. 10 years since and so far so good ... Just before cutting a few months back, no grey yet either ...touch wood though

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?p=6996833#post6996833

Anyway, it is a chemical designed to f*ck with your body, so there is a personal ethic involved; The natural ethic thing means little to me though, as i'm about as natural as processed food.

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