Lack of inositol causes loss of hair. Foods rich in inositol are yeast, liver and molasses. Conditioning of hair is very important to prevent excess hair loss. Cream rinses help the dry and rough hair to regain its flexibility. Application of moisturisers and oil preparations replenish the moisture and oil in the dry hair.
Massage is very important for scalp treatment to control excess hair fall.
It invigorates the blood circulation, giving hair an increased supply of nutrition and oxygen for healthy growth. It also stimulates the dormant hair follicles to grow fresh hair. Hair-loss centres mushrooming all over the cities rely on photographic images of a bald head against those with a thick tuft of hair, to entice customers. While some of these centres give special hair oils, others offer solutions to control hair loss by curing iron and thyroid deficiency or by correcting hormonal imbalance, and still others specialise in hair weaving. However none of these solutions have permanent effects.