Q. My hair type is changing from straight to curly. Is it due to hormonal change?
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I am a male with a weight of 52 kilograms and a height of five feet seven inches. I have some hair-related issues.
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Kindly tell me about your hair-related problems. Please mention whether you have any past history of illness and taking any medications.
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I do not have any illness and I want to ask some questions.
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I had straight hair till last year and it has started getting wavy. I do not know whether it has become damaged or something else. It has become a bit harder and more brittle. After doing some research, I found that it occurs due to changes in puberty or other hormonal changes. Is it due to puberty? I heard that it can become straight after having hormonal changes. Is this true?
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Hair loss at this young age, especially during puberty occurs due to a sudden influx of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Excessive amounts of DHT have some negative effects on hair regeneration. The other causes of hair loss are vitamin deficiency or hereditary when someone in your family has androgenetic alopecia. Some changes in hair can become reversible when the levels of hormones become normal except in cases of androgenetic alopecia. Taking a proper diet and having proper hair care from the beginning helps to have good and healthy hair growth. There are some medical treatments that can be taken for hair loss. Some diets rich in vitamin B7 are cooked eggs, sweet potato, avocados, nuts, seeds, liver, and salmon.
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I do not think that I have hair loss. But I can see changes in my hair type and texture. Usually, it remains straight, soft, and shiny and now it has become a bit hard, brittle and wavy. As I have a straight hair type gene within me, is there a possibility for me to get my straight hair back? You told me that hair changes can be reversible. If yes, then how is it possible? Is it possible for me?
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The shape of the hair depends on the hair follicle. Your scalp contains differently shaped hair follicles. An individual bulb in hair follicles produces hair for five to seven years and then it goes into the resting phase. If the majority of hair follicles that produce straight hair remain in the resting phase, and the other follicles that remain in the growing phase can result in causing changes in your hair texture and curl pattern. Yes, you can get back your straight hair soon as pattern changes occur throughout life.
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Is there any immediate treatment that can be done now? If I am going to reach that stage in 5 to 7 years, do I need to shave my hair off for it? Does it occur with regular trims? Is it hundred percent confirmed to have my hair back again? Are there certain things that I have to do for it to happen?
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For having immediate results, you can do a keratin treatment. It gives a smooth and silky texture to your hair. You can do deep conditioning by applying a hair mask once a week. You can apply argan oil with coconut oil as it is rich in vitamin E, fatty acids, and antioxidants. It helps to nourish and moisturize your hair. It reduces brittleness and frizziness. Doing regular trimming is fine. You do not need to shave your hair because hair follicles reside deep in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and so you will not have any changes in hair texture due to shaving.
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It sounds great but keratin treatment is an unnatural way of straightening hair. Is there a possibility of it coming back to its regular straightness naturally? What to do if it does not come back in five years?
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I have mentioned the role of keratin treatment. Our follicles are the biggest determinant of our hair shape. But we cannot control this part of our hair changing to curly hair. Relaxing treatments can take an advantage of keratin's ability and disulfide bonds helps to change the structure of our hair to the state we want. If you have curly hair and want to have straight hair, then you can use chemicals that break up or relax these bonds. There are some ways that help to manage your issue. Do deep conditioning, apply smoothening serum and oils, blow dry your hair with cool air and eat foods that promote keratin production such as eggs, onions, sweet potatoes, mangoes, and salmon.
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I will try to do it. Do you know anyone who had changes in their hair due to puberty and then got changes after few days? I am in a panic. I read that it is only possible for the first couple of cycles and puberty is the leading factor of these changes. Is there anything that helps to have my hair back naturally?
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I have seen some cases where there was a change seen in their hair texture after puberty. I will try to give additional information or any therapy that hastens the reversal process.
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