Category: Hair Loss Causes

Dear Dr.

I’ve written to you before about different scientists in the world trying to find the gene which causes hair loss, and my own story about me facing hair loss when my dad first was facing hair loss in the age of 35. I’ve been so satisfied with your answers! Really!

I always try to keep up with the new questions to you. I saw the post about Nizoral shampoo and I would to add a comment.

In the past year and a half, I’ve been experiencing hair loss in such degree that I was very concerned. It came in strong. In the same period and still, when I was taking a bath my skin was so sensitive that when I robbed my palms against my chest, shoulders neck and face it was as if my skin came off in little white rolls. I really can’t and couldn’t understand this. I was wondering if my hair loss and my sensitive skin had something to do with each other. I talked with my doctor, and after convincing him I started taking propecia. It seems to help. I don’t know yet. I’ve only been taking propecia for two months.

I was still cornered about my skin, so I was sent to a specialist. She looked at me for 5 sec. and said I was suffering from some kind of fungus. I can’t remember the name. She prescribed 2 % Nizoral crème and shampoo. I’ve only been washing my hair with this for one week and it is as if my hair has gotten its life back. Without knowing, that some people claimed that Nizoral can help with hair loss, I was wondering why my hair suddenly felt so different. Maybe there is something about it. Even though my personal opinion about my skin “falling” off is that this isn’t fungus, I still think that I was suffering from some kind of fungus because of dandruff in my hair and some dandruff looking white flakes in my ear, and my not noticeable skin redness on my chest and face. I’m still trying to find out why my skin is “falling” off.

Best regards.

There is an association between dandruff (from seborrhea) and a fungus. Some people with dandruff seem to have a fungus called tinea versicolor (otherwise known as pityriasis versicolor), a condition which causes patches to develop on parts of the body, like the scalp, and many professionals believe that there is an association between the fungus and the dandruff. Nizoral (ketoconazole) is a good shampoo used to treat a scalp fungus. Keep in mind that Nizoral does not cure genetic hair loss, but people with genetic hair loss often have dandruff.

Skin is composed of a compressed layer of cells which are dead. Some people pay hundreds of dollars to go to beauty spas to have their facial dead skin rubbed off (exfoliation).

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Movie critic Roger Ebert reviewed the blogs of people that comment on his own blog. One of the reviews mentions a blog that writes about a Michael Jackson hair conspiracy, of sorts. Ebert writes:

“The Michael Jackson Hair Accident Hoax” is exposed by Richard Voza at “Brainsnorts.” Oh, yes it is. He includes Jackson photos from before the accident (”notice the corners developing on the sides of his forehead? notice the balding that has begun? he’s losing his hair, so he’s taking pieces of the remaining hairline and greasing the hairs on his skin to cover up the bald spot.“) Then there’s the famous fiery video footage, in which you can’t see if it’s really Jackson.

Obviously Roger Ebert was poking fun at the craziness of one of his own readers, but coincidentally, I had a recent social opportunity to talk about Michael Jackson’s fire accident with a few plastic surgeons from Beverly Hills. One plastic surgeon knew someone who examined Jackson, while another surgeon had heard some details through the grapevine (though both stories were not consistent with each other). What seemed to be a common thread was that Michael Jackson had a 3rd degree burn to the scalp, the size (area) of which is unclear. Third degree burns are very dangerous. I am also of the impression that he had genetic hair loss going on, but the degree of loss is also unclear.

Note: These are rumors, and was I was not involved in his care I have no firsthand knowledge. Granted, if I was involved then I would never speculate about his situation either.

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Hi,
i recently left my hair unwashed for about 2 weeks, plz dont ask me why, when i say unwashed i mean i never even used water. eventually when did wash i had a lot of hair loss, probably aboyt 200-300 hairs and my hair was very oily too. is this normal? i also wanted to ask you, do you if someone living in the uk can ask their GP to write prescription for proscar.

Are you asking if not washing yourself for 2 weeks is normal? I’d have to say no. The hair loss you have seen is probably just shed hair (about 100 per day is normal or 1400 per 2 week period) and these are from the normal hair cycling which were trapped amongst other hairs. Hairs that get entangled on your scalp are normal if you did not wash, but washing your hair will free them up and it might look like a massive loss all at once. I’m speculating, of course, as I haven’t seen you or the loss you describe.

The oiliness isn’t surprising, as you hadn’t washed your hair or scalp in some time and the glands around each and every hair follicle secrets sebum (an oily substance) every minute of every day.

Finasteride is available in the UK, so I don’t see why you couldn’t ask your doctor for a prescription. If you don’t have genetic hair loss though, I doubt you’d get the prescription.

I find your information inaccurate, and I personally disagree. Me and many like me, suffering from many symptoms of excessive masturbation. A major notice sign is thinning hair, and hair loss. Ive noticed that you have photos of older generation, I doubt these people suffering from masturbating addiction. Check this site if you want to know the truth about excessive masturbation. it explains in detail.

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I don’t understand people like you. Truly, you confuse me. I seem to get emails like yours in clusters — I’ll read nothing about masturbation and hair loss, then suddenly I’ll get a dozen emails within a couple of days from various people all telling me I’m wrong and trying to prove it by telling me that you notice your hair thinning when you masturbate. I’m sure you also see hair loss after you sleep, so why not avoid that, too?

And what is this you mention of the older generation? Do you think masturbating was invented in the 1980s or 90s? Give me a break. Your “proof” is some holistic “cure” website that states wrong information about masturbating, but includes ordering instructions for a pill that will make you “last longer” and will solve all of your problems. If you believe that, you are ridiculously misguided and I might have a bridge or two to sell you. I don’t know what else I can say to help you or people like you understand that there is simply no link. Just because your mother told you to not masturbate or you’d go bald, it does not make it true. My mother told me that when my hand itched, that meant money was coming to me… and yet I’m smart enough to know to not expect coins to rain down every time I get a tingle in my hand.

I don’t know what more I can write about this topic than I already have. It’s not like I have something to gain by telling you there’s no connection. Last I checked, there was no tax on masturbating, nor do I care if you do it or not. Slam it in a door if you want!

You will also not lose hair from masturbating, nor will you go blind, deaf, and you certainly will not grow hair on your palms. These are old wives tales to prevent kids from touching themselves, many times created for religious reasons. So please read this carefully — there is no link between hair loss and masturbation. The end.