Teenager speak out about hair loss and how it makes them feel, as the media makes them even more insecure about the way they look, by portraying glamourous men and women, thin, with perfectly air brushed skin and hair. No wonder college and school children feel the pressure of having everything perfectly in place, including their hair. When Deepa started seeing hair around the house, she blamed her mother. Then she realsised it was her own, and at 15 this made her very conscious and her self esteemed took a nose dive. We decided to take a survey of young people from all over India and have placed some of the comments for those of us who may want to read them.

I started losing at 15-16, at 17 it reall looked freakish, I thought sh**, why is this happening to me?. I guess it´s not getting worse and been the same since, but now I’m kinda used to the idea a few years later it´s not as shocking as it was then.

Raj Vekaria  Ludhiana India

Actually I started noticing the receeding at 20, but there is a young guy I know who is still in school he has a bald patch on the crown,he is only 16.. Poor guy...

Kareem Patel    Surat  Gujarat India

 well when i noticed mine it was when I was at 22 but it must have really started a bit earlier i just didnt realise it.. my hair just thinned out all over ... no receding or crown... kinda sucks as now just having turned 24 i wouldnt wish this on any young guy as i couldnt have imagined dealing with this back in  my school days... now being out of college its a lil easier to deal with. In college the pressure to be attractive is too much

Joseph P    Mumbai Maharashtra India

I began losing my hair at  17, right before high school graduation. man was that a low point in time for me. just started, one day it was ok , the next day, hair was comin out in the shower and when i brushed. how messed up? I was soooo embarrased , my mum said it was ok, but what would she know!

Ananya Pithwa   Bangalore India

My hairline started receding when I was around 15! I used to have really thick hair, I loved gel styles, but then after I reached 15 it started to look a little weird coz i had strange shape of hair on top on both sides and flat ontop.
When I got to 17 my hair cutter advised me that long hair makes my hair loss more visible, now I have a short hair style, it works ! it is actually cool, but I am still worried when I get older what will happen

Mooneshwar Khimji  Pune India

When I saw my friends with hair loss ,I really felt sorry for them, I never thought it would happen to me, and boy what a shock it was. I kept wearing a base ball cap for months, even at events. I think the worst thing about hairloss is that it makes me look old. I hate it !! I am trying different oils but none of them really working : (

Soheil Ibraheem   Mumbai  India

At the moment I am 20, but when the hair began to thin I was 19, I went to a big brand hair clinic , they took Rs 350 just to meet me, then wrote down all the medication that I need and asked me to buy from the counter, it was a total of Rs 2,670 per month! My Parents agreed to pay but afer two months there is no difference, this is even worse and I am stressing more, to top it all my girl friend gave up on me and left, could any one be even more down? Now I see clumps of hair on my comb!!

Rishi  Vaidya   Hyderabad India

I started to thin right after my seventeen b-day. Managed to make it through college without anyone taking notice too much beside my best friend at the time who also started to thin right before me. It was kinda odd that we were good friends and started to lose it at almost the same time. I was always afraid I would take after my dad who has a clean baldness in the middle with hair all around and a few strands from left to right, I started treatment with a roller and meds shortly following my 18th b-day...very slow in the first month but I got lots of regrowth coming in now.

Paresh V Dhokal   New Delhi India

I started to notice that my hairline was slightly receding at the age of 18, right now i just turned 21, my hair has slightly thinned on the top, my hairloss has been slow, but if it keeps up people are definely going to be able to notice my hairloss.

Vaneshree Darbar   Ahmedabad Gujarat India

I started losing right around the time i hit puberty which was at age 13, dont know if that had something to do with it, my hair was always fly away thin, needed oil or gel to even comb it into place but it has been a very slow process...realy sucks  I'm 21 now and with diffused thinning and it is very apparent.

Kulwantsing Johal    Chennai India

Some tip that may give practical help

Hair care and hair tratment suggestions

The issue with our hair loss and confusion over the types of treatment for hair in India and world wide seems to be very common.The most common causes of hair loss are tension , improper nutrition, dandruff, oiliness of the scalp, certain illness, thyroid imbalance, and hair damage caused by procedures like hair colouring/dyeing, bleaching, straightening, perming, tight ribbons etc

A woman has hormonal imbalances during meno pause, or before / after  pregnancy this can also cause hair loss hair thinning. For most men, hair fall and a receding scalp can be because of hormonal factors. This can be termed as "male pattern baldness." Experts believe that the male sex hormone, testosterone, is a very important  factor in male forms of baldness.

If you are seeing hair loss, excessive hair falling in bathroom; try to see what apply to you. For example, your age could be an issue some aged women face the issue of thinning hair during the menopausal period of their lives.Some men should see if hair problems and hair fall is hereditaryor in the hierachy . It should also considered if illness has been had recently, or if there is a problem of thyroid problems. Over use of permanent dyes can also lead to hair loss.

It is true that the right kind of hair shampoo is very important because depending on th ehair type the weather conditions the right type of shampoo could either help or if the wrong one is used it could aggravate the hairloss problem.Some very harsh hair shmapoo can even disturb the normal acid-alkaline balance, this will irritate the scalp further, causing a surge of dead cells on the scalp, increasing problems like dandruff. If your work entails travelling long distances, hair should be washed frequently, using very little shampoo.

What are the products which help hair care?

There are many many choices when it comes to hair care and therefore some thought and consideration with regard to what products are available for hair loss, scalp irritation, hair thinning, damaged hair oily scalp , dandruff etc should be understood.

The firts thing we need is a good cleaning shmapoo and conditioner and also a good cleanser .You will also require some hair oil and the more natural these all are the better for you/

For hair oil,it is a good idea to choose herbal hair tonics.look for ingredients like: amla, reetha, brahmi, bhringaraj, arnica, trifala, hibiscus (gurhal or javakusuma), bael, neem, sandalwood, these herbs and roots have very good healing atributes, and have an element of safety. Ayurvedic ingredients like trifala, amla, brahmi, are great for controlling hair loss. In fact brahmi helps tension-related hair loss.

Not eating correctly is one of the most common causes of hair problems. A healthy diet helps and supports healthy hair to growth, because the hair is nourished by the nutrients in the blood  Try to include a some sprouts regularly in your die they contain amino acids, which are great to the hair. Another important thing is to include fresh fruits, raw salads, leafy green vegetables, whole grains and yoghurt in the diet. If your scalp is oily, or if there is signs dandruff, drink lots of water. Add some juice of a lemon to a glass of water and have it first thing in the morning it is very simple but very helpful to your overall wellbeing.