| Hormones and Vitamins play an important role in the | | | | Androgens are helpful in hair growth and also helps in |
| Hair growth. Hair consists of a pigment called "Melanin" | | | | Strengthening of Hair Shaft but are present in different |
| which also occurs in the skin of human beings. This | | | | ratio in men and women.The Female hormones called |
| pigment is responsible for the dark nature of the skin | | | | Oestrogens decreases the growth of hair during the |
| and hair. In Young people, hair has large number of | | | | growth of the individual. During Pregnancy there is |
| melanin pigments which leads to Dark nature of the | | | | difference in hair growth as blood cntains more |
| hair and with the increase of the age, the no. of | | | | amount of Oestrogens at that time.The effect of |
| melanin pigments decreases, leading to whitening of | | | | Androgens in male is different in many people, that is |
| the hair in old People. In older people, the follicles | | | | the reason some people do not get beard and hair on |
| produce thin and long hair, and also sometimes also do | | | | the chest upto a certain age of above 25 and a few |
| not produce any hair. This is the cause for the | | | | get at an age of near 20. |
| Baldness in old people.Alcohol effects hair growth, i.e. | | | | Vitamin B - Panthenol Helps in maintaining the growth |
| Alcoholics have poor hair growth or they experience | | | | of hair and also contributes to the elastic nature and |
| hair loss due to malnutrition. | | | | strength of the hair. Steroids taken by Asthma patients |
| The Essential mineral for the growth hair is - Zinc (Zn) | | | | through inhalation does not effect the hair growth, but if |
| which is responsible for hair growth and also prevents | | | | taken orally, will slow down the hair growth.Finally, |
| hair from becoming Greyish in nature. Hormones and | | | | Hormones are genetically produced and are |
| vitamins also have an essential role in hair growth - | | | | determined and they help in growth of the hair. |