Destroying her hair - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

blancanieve · 01-13-2007, 12:29 PM

I have a 15 years old sister who continuously combs her hair back too tight in hair styles that give her a headache. I was helping her blow dry her hair the other day and noticed that she had a few bald spots and spots where her hair looked lighter on the front of her head. I told her that she needs to stop pulling her hair too tight because all of her hair in the front of her head is going to disappear! Well she doesn’t believe me and she thinks she has lost hair due to her using gel in the past.
I believe that she is destroying her hair by pulling it too much. And maybe the gel was also apart of this… She read somewhere that combing your hair in tight hairdo’s will make it grow longer. Has anyone else heard about this because I hadn’t since she told me.
I think that she has pulled her hair so much that it hasn’t grown back in some places. Is there anything like a product or something that actually works that she can use to get her hair to grow back??

Misty800 · 01-13-2007, 05:10 PM

It is my understanding that wearing a tight ponytail will cause you to lose your hair. Think it is due to damaging the hair folicles.

Wearing hair pulled tight will not cause hair to grow longer. It is your overall health, and nutrition that will make a difference. Gentle treatment is needed to protect the hair a person has.

DanielleX51 · 01-13-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Misty800

It is my understanding that wearing a tight ponytail will cause you to lose your hair. Think it is due to damaging the hair follicles.

Wearing hair pulled tight will not cause hair to grow longer. It is your overall health, and nutrition that will make a difference. Gentle treatment is needed to protect the hair a person has.

This very true. She will also cause some damage to her hair follicles if she sleeps with her hair up as well.
The gel will not/should not cause her hair to fall out. The combination of pulling the hair back and gelling it to death cause the hair to harden and with cause it to break and fall out. Tell her that loosening the pony tails will help the headaches go away and will help her from losing more hair. I know alot of girls who are dancers that do the same and have the same hair problems.
Good Luck!!

blancanieve · 01-13-2007, 05:35 PM

Is there any way that she can have her hair to grow back (product or w/e)?

tUrRrRa · 01-13-2007, 05:42 PM

I think with time it will grow back on its own.. if she stops wearing the super tight ponytails. The only products I hear about for hair regrowth is Rogaine and I believe they make it for females too.

For making hair grow faster, your can give yourself a scalp massage. I heard this can stimulate hair growth but I'm sure it isn't anything EXTREMELY noticeable and takes time. Also just taking good vitamins and taking care of your hair and trimming it regularly.