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Unwanted hair, particularly on face, should be a matter of great concern to a woman. There can be many reasons for this unwanted growth like congenital cause, imbalance of honnones, pregnancy, irregular menses, mental tensions, long illness, worries and shocks. One should immediately cure oneself of unwanted hair when they start growing, instead of just feeling shy and embarrassed. In the medical tenninology it is called ‘hirsutism’. These unwanted hair grow mostly on the chin, above upper lip and on the forehead. Most of the women suffering from hirsutism are in the age group of fifteen totwenty five. There are many ways to get rid of these unwanted hair, albeit, temporarily. For example, plucking, threading, waxing, etc. Since the main reason for the growth of unwanted hair is the imbalance of honnones inside the body, it is imperative to get it treated medically. The first step in the medical treatment is a thorough checkup of genitals. In case of somedefect intheuterus, it is treated by an operation.

Electrolysis is the only permanent treatment for removing facial hair, but being costly it is beyond the means of middle income group women. This treatment is, however, gaining quite a popularity in India.

What are the causes of Hair Loss ?
Sunday, November 12th, 2006
There are five major factors which could lead to hair loss.

Hair Loss are due to:

1. High fever,frequent childbirth, haemorrages,surgical shock, and severe mental stress and strain. However, these factors are reversible and hair growth resumes after 3-4 months.

2. Diffuse Alopecia, which is endocrinal in origin. This can be due to hypo or hyper thyroid ism, diabetes mellitus (not properly controlled), pregnancy or oral contraceptives.

3. Drugs like thallium, anti-thyrotoxicosis, anti cancer drugs, heavy metals like Bismuth, excess intake of vitamin A. While the first four causesare irreversible; the last one is reversible.

4. Nutritional deficiencies of proteins, iron, zinc etc. This factor is totally reversible.

5. Chronic diffuse Alopecia, which is androgenic in origin. This is genetically determined like the baldness seen in males. This can neither be prevented nor cured.

One of the main advantage of using natural hair dye and colourants, like heena, is that they are completely safe and do not subject hair and scalp to harm the structure of hair.

Henna is the most popular natural colourants. It is easily available and easy to use. It conditions hair and has great protective and restoration powers. Such quality have made henna one of the most versatile ingredients.

In fact, heena does not penetrates the cortex and does not destroy the cuticle. It has the ability of coating the hair shafts and actually provides added protection. Using heena hair dyes also makes hair appear thicker and lends it body and luster.

Benefits of Henna Hair Dye and Henna Pastes

If you have a few grey strands, there is no need to use chemical dyes, as henna hair dye can be used very effectively to conceal them. A question that is very commonly asked is whether heena will colour the entire hair a flaming red. The answer to this is that dark hair will not be colored red. In fact, heena will add gloss and brighten it.

Coffee or Kaththa(catechu) can be added to the heena paste to give the white hair a rich brown colour rather than a reddish tinge. The colored stands will blend with the rest of the dark hair and will be well concealed.

Heena powders have been combined with other ingredients like kohl, amla, bael and so on, to formulate conditioners that will not only dye the hair but also benefit it in several ways. In fact, the regular use of such products would help to check greying of hair. For those who use chemical dyes, such preparations provide protection and improve the look and texture of the hair.

One of the most important aspects of cosmetic-care is to be aware of the detrimental effects of various treatments.

Some treatments can have disastrous results , involving a great deal of time, effort and expense to gain what is lost. In some cases , the damage may be permanent . As far as possible, avoid treatments that expose the skin and hair to damage. When you feel you must resort to such methods , bs sure to supplement them with an appropriate beauty asset may be preserved as long as possible.

Natural colourants and heena hair dyes:

In ancient Egypt and Persia, indigo was mixed with heena to colour the hair. It gave a dark bluish tinge to the hair.

Walnut bark is also known to colour the hair brown.Tea rinses do not dye hair, but lend it attractive highlights.

Kaththa(catechu) or coffee powder can be added to heena paste, to give hair a darker colour.