I havent posted here in a long while but i wanted to give you ladies some information that is supposed to change the condition of my hair and might help some of you
Well about a month a go I visted trichologist Erkkie Wells in the Miyohara International Salon in the OC (right by South COast Plaza- perfect location) Erkkie is an african american trichologist who has been referenced in Essence a couple of times. Well I went there and she took about 20 hairs including the bulb to be microscopically analyzed. She also went through my diet, exercise and waterintake as well as my health history, she was very thorough
SHe said that she can tell by looking at my hair that suffer from hyperhydrosis. Basically my scalp sweats a lot and the sodium in the sweat dries up my hair and causes the hair to kink up. SHe said this is why i have been experiencing extensive shedding and breaking.
She cut the broken and uneven ends that were the results of my botched texturizing by that bogus stylist a few months back.
A week later she called me and told me the results of the microscopic exam. The tests confirmed I have hyperhydrosis and also some sort of problem where my glands secrete a thick grease substance that clogs my pores. these things in combination with each other have made my hair slowly fall out.
So the diagnosis is to use special shampoos and treatments to control the hyperhydrosis. The products themselves cost about 350 for 3 month supply and the treatments aare about 70 each and she recommends weekly treatments. Oh and I can never relax my hair again.
I did some research online about hyperhydrosis and she seems to be for real. Apparently a lot of black women suffer from it and the treatment products do each total to about 350. It does make sense since I started suffering from severe shedding about 3 to 4 years ago and thats around the same time I started using Drysol- a prescription antiperspirant. I was warned that the product might cause compensatory sweating-- meaning since i wasn;t allowing my armpits to sweat the sweat was going to go elsewhere. SO it likely went to my scalp. This also explains the change in the texture of my hair from wavy to extremely tight. And it also explains why my hair has been so damn dry!
I hope this info can help some of you ladies.
Well about a month a go I visted trichologist Erkkie Wells in the Miyohara International Salon in the OC (right by South COast Plaza- perfect location) Erkkie is an african american trichologist who has been referenced in Essence a couple of times. Well I went there and she took about 20 hairs including the bulb to be microscopically analyzed. She also went through my diet, exercise and waterintake as well as my health history, she was very thorough
SHe said that she can tell by looking at my hair that suffer from hyperhydrosis. Basically my scalp sweats a lot and the sodium in the sweat dries up my hair and causes the hair to kink up. SHe said this is why i have been experiencing extensive shedding and breaking.
She cut the broken and uneven ends that were the results of my botched texturizing by that bogus stylist a few months back.
A week later she called me and told me the results of the microscopic exam. The tests confirmed I have hyperhydrosis and also some sort of problem where my glands secrete a thick grease substance that clogs my pores. these things in combination with each other have made my hair slowly fall out.
So the diagnosis is to use special shampoos and treatments to control the hyperhydrosis. The products themselves cost about 350 for 3 month supply and the treatments aare about 70 each and she recommends weekly treatments. Oh and I can never relax my hair again.
I did some research online about hyperhydrosis and she seems to be for real. Apparently a lot of black women suffer from it and the treatment products do each total to about 350. It does make sense since I started suffering from severe shedding about 3 to 4 years ago and thats around the same time I started using Drysol- a prescription antiperspirant. I was warned that the product might cause compensatory sweating-- meaning since i wasn;t allowing my armpits to sweat the sweat was going to go elsewhere. SO it likely went to my scalp. This also explains the change in the texture of my hair from wavy to extremely tight. And it also explains why my hair has been so damn dry!
I hope this info can help some of you ladies.
