The most common causes of hair loss in women is not related to inherited genes but usually associated with other factors such as pregnancy, stress, chemotherapy, certain diets, thyroid hormone deficiency, some drugs or infections. Unlike men hair loss in this case is usually temporary and healthy re-growth can occur over time.

Unlike men, women rarely go bald but may experience significant thinning and reduction of hair shaft diameter around forehead and crown of scalp as they age.

If you are one of millions of women who suffer from hair loss most important factor is to understand why you are losing your hair before you seek out a remedy or solution.

Causes of hair loss:

1. Genetics: The most common cause of hair loss is rooted in your genes also known as androgenetic alopecia, hereditary hair loss can begin any time after puberty, but usually sets in before age of forty and may accelerate around time you reach menopause.

2. Pregnancy: A large amount of oestrogen is produced during pregnancy causing hair follicles to go into their growth phase. Once birth is over hormonal balance is restored and opposite happens with hair follicles going into a hair loss phase.

Everybody is different but pigment of our hair is generated in same way. The cells in our hair follicles called “Melanocytes” generate pigments main one being Melanin. This gives our hair its “Color”. When these Melanocytes stop producing pigment result is a transparent hair. The transparent hair against your healthier darker hair gives appearance of Gray hair. In reality hair is not Gray but transparent.