Hair Problems Because of

    Cosmetic Applications

 


 

For long years, different methods have been used to make hair shapely or give a style for beautiful appearance as main aims. These are chemical substances and cosmetic products etc. However, these matters which have been reasons for physical trauma on hair or hairy skin, sometimes can cause unwanted or lasting changes. The improper applications, active substances in chemical matters and the quality of hair can contribute these negative changes.

Cosmetics applications:

1) Shampoos used for washing hair: Many kinds of shampoos that exist in the market are formulated in different ways and they are sold as formulated for normal,dry,greasy,burnt-out and dyed hairs commercially.If the shampoos which are used for greasy hairs are used daily,they make the hair dry.It is possible that irriten or allergic dermatitis may develop against the substances in shampoos.

2) Hair Dyes: The property of making contact dermatitis of hair dyes which make gradual adding colour is very few,but they may be harmful as they cause hard,fragile and weak hair.Moreover,the mental leftovers on hair make the application of lasting dye and curly hair solution difficult.If such an application is made,it causes the hair to break.The damage that half-lasting dyes make on hair shaft is less but they may cause contact allergic dermatitis because of the dye they include.

Applications of lasting dye can be two types.Only one procedure is made if a more dark colour is wanted.However,if a more light colour is wanted,a process that include two stages is applied.Firstly,it is necessary that the present hair should be discoloured.Hydrogen peroxide or ammonia is used for application of discolouring.At that moment, hair is in an appearance which is fragile ,suitable for becoming wrinkled and weak.At the end of this process which gives pretty harm to the hair shaft, hair loss from the hair trunk occurs and thus the hair becomes thin and fragile.

Some procedures like combing,brushing of hair,usage of jelly,spray,foam are made to shape the hair.To gather the hair to the back of the head tightly or to comb the hair very often with the effort of smoothing it by curling may bring out a situation called traumatic alopecia.

Alopecia of round brush appears with the application of this kind of brushes very often and tightly.Here, strong brushes on the fragile hair as a result of a present anomaly cause alopesi of brush by giving harm to the hair.

Alopecia of Massage: It occurs as a result of the application of medicines to the hairy skin via message.
Excessive usage of substances like spray,jelly,polisher which give shape to the hair may cause a situation called the bead hair that causes bulge on the hair shaft.

Dry,weak and fragile hairs may be formed when united with trauma.Here,especially polyvinylpyrrolidone, vinyl asetat and hardener polymers are accused.

Medical Treatment:

1. A proper shampoo is suggested.The hair which is subjected to a chemical procedure is more suitable to the dry and static electrification.On a hair which is healthy and in appearance of smooth ,moisture and protein which holds the moisture and forms the main structure of hair are at the top level and this property helps the hair to resist the mechanics trauma.Shampoos which include dimethicone should be used on hairs which has experienced such kinds of chemical trauma.

2. The hair which has suffered harm from physical or chemical substances should be alienated from these effects quickly and procedures like lasting curly hair,brushing,combing should be lowered to the minimum.Strict hair buckles and ribbons should not be used.People should not sleep with curling pins and similar things,not blunt pointed and so hard brushes shoul be used.Hairs should be held short and smooth as far as possible.
 

 

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