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Summary of Question:	Help! I'm Losing My Hair!
Category:	Hair
Date Posted:	Saturday, 1/19/2002 2:16 PM MST

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Wahegur Ji Ki fateh!

Hi. I am a 24 year old Sikh Male. I have never had a haircut before. I have noticed that my hair is getting really thin and I am balding on the forehead and on the sides. this has been going on for a while now, but I am now truly getting worried. I have lost alot of hair , and evertime i comb it, even more comes out. i worry than one day i won't have enough hair to make a joora. what do you recommend i use to keep my hair healthy, and hopefully to grow back some of the lost hair. Thank You very much for all you do for the young Sikh community.

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Sat Siri Akaal. You may have 'male pattern baldness' which is common among men around the world, and is passed genetically. Does your grandfather or father have baldness, for example? And yes, this can start as early as age 24!

You may be tying joora too tight! DON'T use a rubberband on it, get coated elastic or the cloth hair ties in the drugstores. If you can wrap your joora without hair aids, that's better.

Your hair may be dry. Go to a men's hair salon and ask the receptionist for quality shampoo AND conditioner for your hair. Tell them your difficulty (they are trained in different hair types) and get their advice. The hair products in salons can be quite good and they could certainly give you advice about your hair. (If they say it's because you cover it, tell them that evidence among Sikhs does not support this.)

You might want to see a doctor -- I'm not sure if it's a regular physician or a dermatologist (skin doctor, but the problem could be your scalp). Do you have scaly flakes? If so, then the latter would be a start.

Also you might be deficient in minerals in your body. Get a liquid mineral supplement from a health food store and take it regularly and see if that doesn't help. The herbal supplement 'horsetail' has silica in it and this can help hair problems in some people. Good luck!
Guru ang sang,
-DKK