Hair loss can be caused by a variety of factors. It’s possible that the cause of your hair loss will decide if your hair:
- Falls out gradually or suddenly
- Thins
- Requires treatment to regrow
- Is irreversible and immediate attention is required.
Causes of hair loss
- Hereditary hair loss
- Age
- Alopecia areata
- Cancer treatment
- Childbirth, illness, or other stressors
- Hair care
- Hairstyle pulls on your scalp
- Hormonal imbalance
- Scalp infection
- Medication
- Scalp psoriasis
- Pulling your hair
- Scarring alopecia
- Sexually transmitted infection
- Thyroid disease
- Too little biotin, iron, Vit D or B12, protein, or zinc
- Friction
- Slow Poisoning
Source: American Academy of Dermatology Association
