There are many things that can cause a person to lose their hair but quite often, it is temporary as hormones are probably one of the biggest causes of hair loss.

A good example of this is that you have thyroid problems where your thyroid gland is being over or under active. You may notice a major change in your hair and one of these will be hair loss or dull lifeless hair. Once the problem has been treated your hair will usually go back to normal and begins to grow as it normally did.

Some other hormones that can be out of balance are known as androgens and estrogens and these are female and male hormones and androgens are quite often involved with male pattern baldness. Most often though if the hormone imbalances are corrected the hair loss stops. There are several good natural hair loss treatments on the market to help correct the damage that has been caused by these hormones.

Quite often after a woman has had a baby in about three months she will start to notice that she is losing her hair and once again this is also a hormone related problem. What happens is that during the pregnancy, the hormone levels are higher and hair that would normally fallout is prevented because of the level of the hormones. After pregnancy, the hormone levels go back to normal and the hair starts to fall out, and then the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.

Then there are certain medications that can cause hair loss problems as well. Many people find that the medications that they take has often caused hair loss for them. For example some people that are on blood thinners will notice that their hair is beginning to thin out and then they actually start to lose it.

In cancer patients where chemotherapy is being used as a treatment this will often cause the hair to fall out. Also, what many people do not realize is that taking too much vitamin A can do the exact same thing.

Sometimes hair loss can be an indication that there is something wrong in the body. A person may be suffering from some sort of illness such as diabetes for example or even Lupus. It is always important when you first notice your hair is falling out to get it diagnosed correctly as to what maybe the problem.

Then some of the other causes that can occur is improper care of your hair as sometimes we are far too rough on it taking it for granted. For example wearing hairstyles that pull your hair tight all the time or using hair rollers to tightly can be another problem. This is what is called traction alopecia and if you can stop this from happening before the scalp starts to scar then most often hair will grow back in normally. If scarring becomes present then the hair loss will be permanent and you will have to resort to hair loss treatments.