Home Remedies to Prevent & Stop Hair Loss

Hair loss is a common disorder among men. It also occurs in women, but not with the same frequency. Some factors contributing to hair loss are genetics, hormonal changes, stress, inadequate nutrition and poor blood circulation in the scalp. There are many products on the market that claim to prevent or reverse hair loss. Some are more costly than others. Home remedies are an alternative to costly products.

Routine Care

• Protecting the hair and scalp is one suggestion for preventing hair loss. Keep hair clean using a shampoo for your hair type. Massage your hair and scalp with lukewarm coconut, olive or almond oil twice a month. Avoid combing wet hair and using hair dryers, which weaken hair and increase hair loss.

Diet

• Maintaining a healthy diet is advised for good hair health. Eat green vegetables, dairy products, fruits and iron rich foods to strengthen hair. Drinking coconut water is another recommendation to prevent hair loss. Amla is a rich natural source of vitamin C. Eating Amla or drinking its juice is another dietary suggestion.

Treatments

• Grate a large onion. Combine it with equal parts of castor oil and rubbing alcohol. Rub the mixture into your scalp. Put on a shower cap and wrap a scarf around your head. Wait three hours. Rinse the head with water mixed with lemon juice or vinegar to make the hair shiny and to eliminate the onion smell. Repeat weekly. In four weeks hair should be strong and healthy, and stop falling out.

  Wash your head with warm water without shampoo. Rub salt into the scalp for 10 to 15 minutes. Wash with shampoo. Repeat once weekly for five to six weeks.

  Combine one part cognac, four parts onion juice and six parts burdock tea. Apply to the scalp and cover the head for two hours. Rinse. Repeat once a week.

  Boil 2 oz. of nasturtium leaves for 10 minutes in 1/2 gallon of water. Filter and cool the liquid. Wash your hair with this extract to prevent hair loss.