Leaves fall and hair falls out! Autumn is the most critical season for our hair and it happens to everyone without distinction.
There are those who can afford it and who unfortunately has to run for cover with various methods that stop the fall and that are not the mere floor !!! You'll forgive the inflated joke, won't you?
The autumn of the year but also the autumn of life brings with it an impoverishment of the foliage : with menopause many women see the thickness of the hair and the thickness significantly reduced.
Mineral salts can help us, especially zinc, which we find in many specific supplements to strengthen hair and even nails, copper for its melanin intake, but also vitamins like some from group B, and horsetail, excellent remineralizing.
We see better what happens to our hair and when we need to intervene with the right supplements.
Capillus sanus in healthy body
Paraphrasing another Latin saying, the hair reflects our state of health : tiredness, stress, poor digestion results in dull, devitalized hair, with problems such as sebum or dandruff.
This makes us understand that we must treat our hair primarily from within, with a healthy diet, drinking a correct amount of water daily, providing the right vitamin and mineral salt intake .
The weakening and periodic loss of hair is in fact due to multiple factors including vitamin deficiencies, especially B6, but also the so-called "non B-complex vitamins" such as B7, inositol, B8, biotin, and B9, folic acid. The mineral salts functional to the health of the hair are zinc, copper, magnesium, silicon (metalloid).
We see in particular what benefits are brought by Zinc and Copper.
Natural supplements for beauty and hair care
Zinc for regeneration…. also and not just hair
First of all we find zinc in many foods of various kinds, from shellfish to red meat, in some cereals like barley and in some legumes such as beans .
However, if it is to be supplemented by special diets, such as vegetarians and vegans, we find various zinc formulations on the market for easier absorption .
Zinc is essential for our body: it strengthens the hair, favoring keratinous synthesis, develops tissue regenerating activity further enhanced if associated with vitamin A, it is also useful in the case of acne, supports the antioxidant activity at the cellular level, for example helps slow down macular degeneration that physiologically affects our sight as we age.
Copper for hair pigmentation
In nature we can find copper in some foods: in olive oil and in some cereals . It has the property of stimulating the production of melanin and promoting the processes of keratinization of hair and skin .
Copper essentially helps slow down the aging and graying of hair, and not only: it has the property of stimulating the production of elastin, the formation of collagen, guaranteeing the well-being of connective tissue in general. Associated with vitamin C it promotes the catalyzing of iron, the synthesis of hemoglobin.
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When and how to help our hair
In season changes, especially in spring and autumn, when our body is most affected by change stresses, after seasonal influences, antibiotic treatments, or purification periods, we can use specific supplements for our hair.
Generally in commerce there are well calibrated remedies containing Zinc, Copper but also millet, vitamin B6, biotin, vitamin C.
It is always advisable to choose already balanced complexes and avoid DIY by associating vitamins and mineral salts, this to avoid overdoses and possible side effects.
