Types of hair loss in infants and toddlers, and how to solve each?

☞ Why do different babies have different hair thicknesses?

Hair thickness coincides with the thickness of hair follicles, and the number of hair follicles in our body is genetically determined by each individual at birth.

Of course, the same goes for thinning, thickness, and color, but thinning can be reduced due to acquired scalp diseases, endocrine diseases, and nutritional deficiencies.

☞ If alopecia can occur, what causes (genetics, environment) are it caused by?

1. Seborrheic dermatitis

A yellowish-brown, thick, oily keratin appears on the scalp and small dry white keratin appears on other areas, which causes hair loss and spreads throughout the body if improperly managed.

Infant seborrheic dermatitis usually occurs when the first baby is so careful that continuously with only water without shampoo or soap

It is also common in babies with atopic dermatitis, but the exact cause is unknown.

Once seborrheic dermatitis occurs, wash your face with shampoo and mild soap and apply lotion.

In severe cases, a light application of the mildest steroid ointment prescribed by a dermatologist maybe helpful.

In most cases, the prognosis is good and clears up in 3 to 4 weeks, but sometimes it lasts 2 or several months.

2. Compression alopecia

Babies lie flat on their backs until around 3-4 months of age, but depending on the mother's parenting method, they lie on their side. Afterwards, you still spend a lot of time lying down until you are able to sit or walk, so the back and sides of your head are always under pressure.

Therefore, pressure alopecia occurs in these areas, and the hair becomes uneven. In severe cases, frequent position changes are necessary, but this is a problem that is resolved naturally as the baby grows.

☞ Can squeezing the baby's hair before turning can make it thicker?

The number of hairs is genetically determined for each individual at birth. So, even if you push your head, you can't increase it.

If you just look at the structure of the hair, the lower hair follicle is thick and it gets thinner towards the top of the hair, so if you push the hair lightly, the thicker part of the hair will grow up and it will look thick and thick because of the cut cross section.

☞ Is there any way to make the baby's hair thicker? (food, massage, etc.)

The best way for children to have healthy hair is to eat a balanced diet that is nutritious and not picky eaters .

Recently, there are parents who dye or perm their children, but it is not recommended to do so because they can damage children's hair and cause irritation to the scalp.

If your scalp is healthy, your hair will come out healthy too, so with alittle effort, such as scalp massage, you can create a foundation for abundant hair.

The method is to lightly tap the scalp with the fingertips of both hands, press the scalp with the fingers of both hands, and then draw a circle several times with a kneading feeling.

☞ About the baby's hair (when the hair falls out and other features)

Not only the hair but also all hairs of our body have a cycle.

In other words, each hair follicle cell that makes hair continuously repeats the cycle of the growth phase to make hair, then the catagen phase when growth stops, and the rest period, which is the resting period.

Generally, hair has a period of 3 years of growth, 3 weeks of catagen, and 3 months of resting period. It is speculated that bald head is due to the sudden increase of the number of hairs in infants and toddlers after birth to enter the resting phase, and it is normal for the hair cycle to grow back within 3 months.

There is no change in the thickness, thickness and color of the new hair because it is also a genetic tendency.

☞ What is the difference between soft hair and virgin hair?

The period when the first hair is generated in the fetus is around the 20th week of gestation, and atthin and light colored chwi hair comes out.

These chwi hairs are eliminated at birth and replaced by soft hairs, and as they grow older, the vellus hairs are replaced by thick and strong female hairs.

The time when soft hairs are replaced with females may be different because they are affected by genetic predisposition and endocrine organs .

☞ Baby's scalp care or health

method If you lightly tap the entire head with a soft brush with a round tip, the scalp will become healthy and healthy hair will come out.

Also, washing your hair often doesn't cause your hair to fallout, so depending on how dirty your hair is, you should wash it once a day or once every two days.

If the scalp is not clean and dead skin cells and wastes accumulate around the hair, seborrheic scalp it is, etc. may occur and the hair will fall out more easily, so even a child with thin hair should be kept clean.