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Hair and Nails
Hair Loss
Your hair loss may have started with a few extra hairs in the sink or in your comb. But now you can't look in the mirror without seeing more of your scalp.
What is it?
Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp and can be the result of heredity, certain medications or an underlying medical condition. Anyone — men, women and children — can experience hair loss.
Dandruff
If dandruff is the only thing standing between you and a closet full of basic black, you're not alone.
What is it?
At any one time, millions of Australians have this chronic scalp disorder, which is marked by itching and excessive flaking of the scalp. Although dandruff isn't contagious and is rarely serious, it can be embarrassing and surprisingly persistent.
Hair Damage
Rough, dry, frizzy hair? Split ends? Chances are you have hair damage. However, there are natural therapies that can help repair and promote the healthy growth of hair.
What is it?
Healthy looking hair has a smooth, tightly closed cuticle layer that protects the inner cortex from drying out. The cuticle layer allows hair to maintain its moisture balance, and gives hair its elasticity, strength and shine.
Nail Problems
Nails protect both the fingertips and toes, are extremely helpful when peeling off price tags, and are often considered a sign of beauty. They can even protect clues to your overall health and any underlying diseases. Good nutrition is the key to nail vitality.
What is it?
Composed mainly of fibrous protein called keratin, nails are one of the body's strongest tissues. But they can grow more slowly than normal or become weakened or break for a number of reasons. One of the most common problems is a fungal infection: as many as one in 25 people has this unsightly nail disorder.
