Hair loss occu­pies all of us. If we are not expe­ri­enc­ing hair loss, we have a close friend or rel­a­tive who does. In fact, mil­lions suf­fer from hair loss. It is only nat­ural that there are many mis­con­cep­tions about hair loss, and could be why so many have a dif­fi­cult time dis­tin­guish­ing fact from fic­tion. When deal­ing with hair loss con­cerns it is best to search out the more com­mon bald­ing myths and gain aware­ness of the facts. When becom­ing more aware of the facts you can then decide which hair loss treat­ment will be most effec­tive for your per­sonal require­ments. The fol­low­ing myths are 5 of the most com­mon hair loss misconceptions.

1. The myth – Wear­ing a hat may stim­u­late hair loss

The Truth – Unless your hat is so tight that it puts exces­sive ten­sion on the hair, it doesn’t mat­ter if you wear a hat every day.

1. The myth– Cut­ting  your hair will make it grow back thicker

The truth– Hair feels thicker after a hair cut because hair is thicker at the base but cut­ting your hair will not help pre­vent male or female-pattern baldness

1. The myth – Stress may cause per­ma­nents hair loss

The truth – In some cases, stress may only cause tem­po­rary hair loss

1. The myth– Only men expe­ri­ence hair loss

The truth– male pat­tern bald­ness is more com­mon but, a lot of women suf­fer from hair loss and thinning.

1. The myth– Peo­ple who do not suf­fer from hair loss have no shed­ding of hair at all

The truth– Every­one loses hair. Aver­age hair loss is about 50 per day.