How to get over balding and itchy / dry scalp.

If you're anything like me, you've been worrying about male pattern baldness since you were sixteen years old. My father was bald, his father was bald, and his father was bald. Same goes with my mother's side (my mother has quite a large forehead herself!)

The best things you can do are the following:

1. Stop worrying so much about it.

Whatever happens, happens. You don't really have much control over genetics, but one thing you can do to slow down the process is to reduce your anxiety levels. Stress is a common cause of accelerated hair loss, so relax, take a deep breath, and realize that the average person loses 50-100 hairs a day. Don't worry.

2. Avoid scratching your scalp.

I know I'm a huge hypocrite when it comes to this tip, since I'm having trouble not scratching my dry scalp right now. This can lead to scarring and scalp damage, which simply makes you lose hair faster. I'm going to try never to scratch again!

3. Don't wash your hair every day.

When we soak our hair entirely in water, and then start rubbing and pulling it all over the place, it simply isn't good for the health of our hair. What I recommend is washing your hair every other day, and start using dry hair/dry scalp shampoo and conditioner. When washing it, try not to scratch the scalp, but rather, use the tips of your fingers to gently massage the scalp.

4. Make sure you intake enough essential vitamins and minerals.

Not drinking enough water and not getting enough A, B, C, and E vitamins can hamper the normal oil secretions from your sebaceous glands. Make sure you get enough healthy nutrition or else your hair loss will definitely get worse.

5. Don't overheat your head using hot water or the blow dryer.

This one is very straight forward. Water that is too hot will damage the hair, along with using the highest settings of a blow dryer. Air drying is best, but if you must blow dry, use a lower heat setting.

6. Avoid using sprays and styling creams.

This is another example of products that may lead to damaging your hair. Regular contact with the chemicals and additives in these products can lead to dry scalp, building up residue.

7. If all else fails, laugh about it.

Sometimes there's nothing we can do about what mother nature will do to our bodies. We can get ourselves healthy and fit to try and focus attention to other parts of our bodies, but the best thing you can do is have a good sense of humor about the situation. If you act like your balding is nothing but a negative source of energy, other people will too.