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Hair Loss From Straighteners or Dyes -

Ladies, over-treated hair is the leading cause of hair loss in women. Take a break from hair dyes, perms, relaxers, and the likes. According to the FDA, over the counter dyes and chemical treatments tend to be the highest of all complaints. Are you one of the many people that dyed their hair, only to have it fall out in clumps? You’re not alone. It has happened to many people. Now, what can we do about it?

Stop using relaxers. Whether these products contain lye, or are lye-free, they still do serious damage to you hair. Both products contain chemicals that ‘fry’ your hair. While that may sound harsh, it’s simply the truth. If you must use a relaxer, take precaution. Read the directions and follow them thoroughly. If you have sensitive skin, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the calm to prevent irritation.

Unfortunately, there’s very little you can do to bring your hair back to its natural state. If you’ve noticed thinning and bald patches from excessive hair dying, stop dying your hair! Let your hair heal itself. It will take several weeks before you notice re-growth, unless, of course–you do more damage during the healing process. Then it will take longer. The moral of the story: be good to your hair, and it will heal itself over time.

Carefully comb wet hair, avoid brushes. Do not rush through the combing process. Whipping a comb through your hair pulls on the hair’s follicles. As does eleastic bands or pony tail holders. Remobve them carefully. Do not yank them out of your hair. In addition, do not use curling irons or blow dryers on a regular basis. Especially if you’ve noticed thinning or bald spots. Absolutely need gel or hair spray? Try alcohol-free styling products. The alcohols in gel and spray only makes dry damaged hair more susceptible to further breakage.

Should you decide to dye your hair. Try a semi-permanent hair dye, which will wash out in six to eight weeks. You should ALWAYS avoid metallic hair dyes. These are the culprits for a lot of hair related horror stories. Leave all dyes on for the specified amount of time. If the bottle tells you twenty-five minutes, don’t leave it on for thirty. Those extra five minutes can actually take its toll on your hair, promoting further damage. Always do a strand test to make sure that you’re not allergic to the dye you purchased.

Ladies, over-treated hair is the leading cause of hair loss in women. Take a break from hair dyes, perms, relaxers, and the likes. According to the FDA, over the counter dyes and chemical treatments tend to be the highest of all complaints.

Raj Pandey is author and owner of Inhairit, a progam. For more information, visit www.inhairit.com/

Walgreen Company

Type	Public (NYSE: WAG)
Founded	1901
Headquarters	Deerfield, Illinois
Key people	Alan G. McNally, Chairman and Acting CEO Greg Wasson, President and COO
Products	Retail - Pharmacy - Photo
Revenue	â–²59.90 billion USD(2008)
Website	www.walgreens.com

The Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG), d/b/a Walgreens (without an apostrophe), is a leading pharmacy chain, mail service, and pharmacy benefit manager, with specialty pharmacy operations in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. On Aug. 31, Walgreens operated 6,941 locations in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. The company also operates worksite health centers, home care facilities and specialty, institutional and mail service pharmacies. Its Take Care Health Systems subsidiary manages 220 convenient care clinics at Walgreens drugstores.

Walgreens is one of the three largest drug store chains in the United States. Walgreens states that it serves 5 million customers per day, filled 583 million prescriptions in fiscal 2007, and expects to have 7,000 stores by 2010. Walgreens has approximately the same number of stores as CVS/pharmacy. As of Dec. 29, 2007, CVS Caremark had 6,245 drugstores, in addition to other retail facilities. Walgreens had 6,252 as of May 31, 2008.

Walgreens was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901 and has since expanded throughout the United States. Its headquarters is located in Deerfield, Illinois.

A typical Walgreens store is about 14,500 square feet (1,350 m²) with 11,000 square feet (1,000 m²) of sales area. They offer nearly 25,000 items for sale and typically staff between 25 and 30 people per store. On average, one store pulls in $8.5 million in annual sales. Most stores include a pharmacy, a photo lab, a cosmetics counter, and a general merchandise area.

Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary, operates its Take Care Health Clinics inside an increasing number of Walgreens stores. Nurse practitioners treat common illnesses, prescribe medicines, perform screenings and offer vaccinations. Patients may have prescriptions filled through Walgreens's "Intercom Plus Pharmacy System", or at another pharmacy of their choice. These clinics are open on evenings and weekends, with no appointments necessary, and accept insurance plans. Take Care has 204 clinics in 15 U.S. metropolitan areas (as of Aug. 26, 2008), and expects over 550 planned to open in the year 2008. Walgreens plans to open its first stores in Alaska in 2009, giving the nation's largest drugstore chain a presence in all 50 states.