When you tie your hair up for a long time, day after day, year after year, you will find a problem:The hair tied up seems to be getting less and less
Is this a delusion?
Traction alopecia
Most people who love to tie their hair feel the same way, and this condition is called in the technical term: "traction alopecia", which translates to "traction alopecia".Traction alopecia
Roughly speaking, it can be caused if the hair is tied too tightly, the hair is too long, or other inappropriate hairstylesMechanical hair loss, also called traction alopecia.
This kind of medical research is relatively little done in China, and most of it comes fromAfrica
The reason is also relatively simple, because hairstyles such as dreadlocks are more popular in many parts of AfricaThe hair is tied tightlyAnd don't wash your hair often
For example, the following document:
Researchers conducted a study on hair loss in 333 Nigerian adolescents and found that 151% have traction hair loss problems, and the main reason is:The hairstyle is too tight
Because the hair has been pulled by external forces for a long time, the hair follicles are more susceptible to stimulation and enter earlyTelogen period, which can lead to hair loss.
Some girls have hair that is not tied up, but because the hair is too long, it is affected by gravityDownward superimposed traction
There is a detail mentioned in this study: girls who often use headscarves have a much lower chance of traction alopecia, because the headscarf reduces the pull of the hair by gravity.
There is also a more typical life experience that many art girls, because of dancing or other needs, need to tie up their hair often from a young age, these girlsHigher hairlineThe phenomenon is obvious.
In general, hair tie should reduce pulling, short hair can reduce gravitational traction, effectively reduce the occurrence of traction alopecia.
Traction alopecia, built onChronic overtightnessIn the case, if you tie your hair once in a while, it will not be affected by anything, our hair is not so delicate.
But objectively speaking, Chinese do not have the habit of keeping dirty braids, and most hair loss has little to do with traction hair loss.
The reason for most female hair loss is fromHereditywithHormones, more than physical causes of hair loss.
From the perspective of hair health alone, a natural hairstyle is fineLess permsDye your hair sparinglyDo not stain braidsDon't tie it very tightlyThis is the best care for your hair!
Otherwise, when you are young, you will toss vigorously, and when you get older, you will find that there is not much hair to toss, which is also a human tragedy.