Hair Loss Due To Monsoon
The monsoons may be romantic but it can take a serious toll on your hair. The risk of falling prey to a number of scalp problems and bad hair days increases with monsoons. The increased humidity in the atmosphere and the pollutants in the rain water encourage the growth of bacteria and fungi on the scalp. From Ringworm infections than can cause red, sensitive and flaky skin with patchy hair loss to staphylococcal infections which cause painful pus filled pimples, a host of these conditions are seen in monsoons in which it indicates hair loss due to monsoon.
Lice infestation is also very common in monsoons as lice breed during this season. And such infestations are not just a poor man’s problem – well-to-do, hygiene-conscious people can also be easily infected. These scalp infections irritate and damage the hair roots causing considerable hair loss. Chemicals and other pollutants present in rain water cause several scalp infections which in turn ruins the roots and causes hair fall. Dandruff is the main problems in monsoon faced by many individuals which further leads to hair fall.
Although direct rain water is known to be pure and unpolluted, it’s unsure what it collects on its way down. When hair is exposed to rain water in certain situations, that’s what causes the most amount of hair damage. To prevent these monsoon related problems, it is necessary to shampoo frequently which is also referred in American Academy of Dermatology Association and keep the scalp dry in monsoons.
