Telogen Effluvium is one of the numerous hair loss conditions people tend to suffer from today. It is a hair loss condition that is characterized with a thinning of hair over a length of time. It occurs in people who have undergone some form of recent trauma like childbirth, severe illness and major surgery.

Telogen Effluvium is associated with trauma because some factors tend to interrupt with normal hair growth cycle during trauma. The outcome with some factors create premature pushing growing of hair where the hair growth process jumps from the anagen into telogen. Anagen is the growth phase of hair growth. Telogen is the resting phase of hair growth. With the Anagen and Telogen, hair gets loosely attached to the roots and tends to fall off. This type of hair loss is sudden, temporary and reversible.

The reason of Telogen effluvium in associated with trauma sometimes takes place because other causes which are more persistent that brings continual hair loss. These causes are stress and an inadequate diet. To protect your hair and to encourage healthy and strong hair, it is important to follow the healthy diet with a good source of proteins, fruits and vegetables and vitamins for hair loss.

Dermatologists agree that stress can produce negative effect of growing of hair that tends to recurring or chronic telogen effluvium. The Telogen Effluvium will start when it shows that long term stress and depression. It is noticeable of hair loss after few weeks or months when stress duration can be long term. It happens once the stress is continual, can affect hair follicles. The nerve cells were changes in chemical activity in the nervous system then signals to hair follicles.

If you are suffering the sign of Telogen Effluvium you have to first assess the type of hair loss that rapid thinning in the scalp and not localized thinning. It is better to have a hormone test done to eliminate the possibility of abnormalities such as anemia. Telogen Effluvium doesn’t need any major treatment. The condition disappears wearing off of the effects of the trauma. You can use products like minoxidil like Rogaine, to help enhance the hair re-growth process.

Maria Gonzales, 10 year old, dark brown 12 inches of her hair donated to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces for disadvantaged children. Maria Gonzales, a grade six student at Mary’s Catholic School, with summer break cut ties by making a hairy donation to charity. She found on the Internet and decided to donate it when her best friend at school had talked about it school last year.

The Lake Worth, Fla. a non-profit to provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children below age 18 suffering from hair loss from any diagnosis. Maria said that she opes her donation will put a smile on someone’s face, shorn Aug 7 at Tangles Hair Salon and Art Gallery in Alton.

Christl Gonzales Klockenkemper takes pride in her daughter’s decision. She said that it’s a good way for kids, will help build confidence that don’t have hair, do a lot of things to give back something absolutely cost nothing. She said that another girl would be really happy to know that someone out there cares. She is very happy for her daughter by giving donation to Locks of Love.

During an ancient times, they tried in different perfect solution or total cure for hair loss. Since the dawn of civilization, there have been herbal remedies to help grow back hair.

Ancient Egypt
Required a spell to be recited to the sun god, then this ritual was followed by swallowing a mixture of alabaster, irons, honey, onions, and red lead

Egyptians applied a lettuce patches (from chopped lettuce leaves) to their bald spots. Lettuce was associated to the god of virility-Min. It has been believed that hair loss affects a man’s virility. They had to appease the god directly in control of that attribute.

Ancient Egyptians have also used massage solutions that fir free extracts in them. To improve scalp condition, thats why extracted the resin which was necessary for coming up.

To enhance hair growth by resorted to Castor oil. This oil was mixed with sweet almond oil so that it would be easier to apply. Hair extensions aren’t modern man’s creations, the Egyptians make hair extensions and wigs to have used human hair or sheep’s wool. They believed that their hair would become thicker when the used of hair extension.

Indian Civilization
To stimulate hair growth, the Ayurveda followers used boiled sage leaves in coconut oil. To improve the natural pigmentation of a person’s hair by mixtures all things.

To fight hair loss they also used Fenugreek. Its powdered form was combined with coconut milk and pepper to come up with a massage cream of some sort.

Amla oil was also boiled in coconut oil. Amla oil extracted from Indian Gooseberries. This solution was used as a tonic hair which the best at stimulating hair growth.

Americas (Victorian Period)
tincture of cantharides, cologne, and spirit of camphor were applied to the hair’s roots each night.

Curing hair loss in tincture of cantharides has other partners: Rosemary oil, Jamaica rum, distilled water, Sesgui carbonate of ammonia, and glycerin.

They believed for easily to stimulate hair growth by brushing the hair vigorously. Using with soft hair brushes. Stiff hairbrushes, on the other hand can make hair soft, smooth and shiny.

Africa
Mostly ancient Africans made scented hair tonics by mixing steeped flowers and olive oil.

Ancient China
The people believed in this cures and some herb that they have then used ancient rituals, potions, and mixtures that were produced by the ancient civilizations. Until now are still in use.

They believe that acupuncture could help cure alopecia or baldness. The primary acupuncture points are G5, 7, 20, Du16, 19, Yi Ming, and st8. This treatment is done once each week or the sessions could be increased this all but depends on the acupuncturist. Tapping the bald spot with the used of a seven star needle.

Modern day herbal treatments and medicines have been proven to prevent hair loss for thousand of years, still contain some of the herbs.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled the liquid supplement is one of more than 12 supplements. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that users of the supplement suffered hair loss and fingernails, as well as joint pain, nausea, and diarrhea among other symptoms.

It contained excessive amounts of the mineral selenium and chromium of some batches of Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula.

Selenium is an essential trace mineral. It activates an antioxidant enzyme called glutathione peroxidase, is only needed in small amounts for good health, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) said, and too much of it can cause the symptoms listed above.

Chromium, also a trace mineral. It is used to make stainless steel, and as a color in glass. Can be harmful to humans if breathed in. It can cause anemia, kidney failure and liver damage if too much is ingested.

The company or pharmacy now faces lawsuits from former customer who suffered hair loss and other symptoms or who allege they were poisoned by the product and face long term side effect.

In March, the FDA warned consumers in all states about the link between dietary supplement and adverse side effects including “significant hair loss” after other people suffered “serious reactions” within 7 to 10 days of ingesting the liquid supplements.

Distributor of the supplements voluntarily recalled the product which distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition of Atlanta.

These are the States were the products have been distributed:
Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

British - actor Danny Dyer has threatened to sue bosses at a TV channel in U.K. (U.K. TV channel) for his rapid hair loss. Producers in Channel 4 told the star to dye his dark hair a lighter, reddish shade for his role in the 2006 soccer drama All In The Game. Dyer now claims his hair has been falling out in patches and blames the ginger hair dye. “I couldn’t get it out of my hair. It took me six months. I couldn’t f**king get it out. I kept washing it.
“I think I started losing my wig after that. I’m receding a bit, but it only started after I dyed it. If the worst comes to the worst, I’ll sue.
“It’s down to Channel 4 I’m losing my (hair)”, Danny Dyer said.

A charity that provides wigs to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss, Daniel Melando’s haircut was well worth the wait for “Locks of Love”.

A sophomore year (Daniel Melando) at Bayonne High School, hadn’t gotten his hair cut in four years. But yesterday, the 16 year old sat down in a chair at Showcase Hair Design on Broadway in Bayonne and heard an unfamiliar sound - “snip, snip, snip”.

His two (2) 8-inch ponytails were now history and donated for a great cause. It’s better than just throwing it out. His mother, Cathy Melando said “Daniel’s action is especially significant because his grandmother died of complications from breast cancer in 2002. I’m really proud of him. It kind of touched us personally”.

Veronique Pinto started sending her clients’ hair to Locks of Love after reading about a burn victim who benefited from a Locks of Love wig. Veronique Pinto, who has worked at Showcase for about four years. Veronique said “When I saw it, it just moved me. It’s a good cause and it’s better than throwing the hair away. We get a lot of people donating. Last year showcase sent about 20 ponytails to the charity and has already sent more than 10 since January”.