The hairs traditional growth cycle lasts for two to six years and every hair around grows one centimeter (less than 0.5 associate inch) monthly throughout this part. regarding ninetieth of the hair on the scalp is growing at anybody time. regarding ten of the hair on scalp, at anybody time, is in its resting part. The resting hair falls out once a pair of to three months, and therefore the new hair starts to grow in its place. It is traditional to shed few hairs every day as a part of the cycle. yet, some could expertise excessive hair loss. It will have an effect on girls, men, or kids. because the age goes, folks tend to lose their hair thickness and quantity. regarding twenty fifth of men begin to bald by the time they're thirty years recent, and regarding 2/3rds square measure either bald or could have a hairless pattern by age sixty.

CAUSES OF HAIR LOSS :

1.Hair disorders
2.Alopecia areata
3.Cicatricial (scarring) alopecia
4.Central centrifugal cicatricial (scarring) alopecia
5.Any diseases like anemia, cancer
6.Ringworm of the scalp
7.Trichotillomania
8.Hormones and stress
9.Post pregnancy
10.Menopause
11.Stress
12.Dieting and poor nutrition
13.Weight loss
14.Too much Vitamin A intake
15.Protein deficiency
16.Iron deficiency
17.Eating disorder
18.Medicines like blood thinners, medicines that treat arthritis, gout, depression, and heart problems.
19.Birth control pills
20.Anabolic steroids

AYURVEDA TREATMENT FOR HAIR LOSS :

In Ayurveda, it is termed as khalitya if there is increased hair fall. It is classified under shiroroga. Romakupagata/keshamulagata vitiated pitta (bhrajaka pitta) beside with vitiated vata leads to withering of the hairs from their roots. Additional to this, vitiated sleshma / kapha with rakta would cover and cause obstruction to the hair root, resulting in no further hair growth from that particular place.
Khalitya is mainly a Pitta predominant tridoshajanya vyadhi which is all three doshas vitiated disease. Depending on the predominance of dosha, it is divided into following types.
1. Vataja Khalitya : In this type, scalp (Keshbhoomi) appears as if it is Agnidagdha and it becomes Aruna and Shyava.
2. Pittaja Khalitya : Here, the colour of scalp looks as Peeta, Neela and Harita. The scalp is enclosed by the Siras (veins). Scalp may have sweat all over.
3. Kaphaja Khalitya : Here, the scalp colour is more or less of same color but here it is Ghana and Snigdha in appearance and the colour inclines towards whitish tinge.
4. Sannipataja or Tridoshaja Khalitya : In this type of Khalitya, all the three Doshas characteristics are observed. The scalp looks like burnt and it will have nail like appearance.