Many of our patients ask us if there is any relationship between tobacco and hair health or even if it accelerates alopecia. Today we come to tell you about their relationship and if these statements are true. Keep reading and find out everything.
Speeds up hair aging
Tobacco has a great effect on hair. One of the most important effects to highlight is that it accelerates aging, for example favoring the appearance of gray hair.
The changes caused by tobacco smoke usually appear after the age of 35 and are proportional to the degree of consumption. When smoking, cigarette smoke comes into direct contact with your face and hair, which not only causes dry, dull skin, but also brittle ends.
Accelerates Androgenetic Alopecia
Tobacco use can accelerate androgenetic alopecia, better known as common baldness, increasing hair loss in both men and women. This happens because, in general, patients who smoke have a worse blood supply to the scalp.
Mainly, androgenic alopecia is caused by a combination of genetic and androgenic factors. Although they also affect other factors, for example environmental ones, identifying smoking as one of them.
Destroys collagen
It favors the destruction of collagen, causing slower roots in our hair, that is, delaying hair growth.
This, together with a more premature hair loss, means that in smoking patients we find shorter hair.
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