Let us first understand what is hair fall and hair loss. It is essential for a person to know whether they are shedding hair or losing it.

We have all heard of Keratin and there are various therapies and products which promote Keratin boost. Let us understand the role of Keratin in hair and why is it so important. Hair is made up of a protein called keratin that is produced in hair follicles in the outer layer of skin. As follicles produce new hair cells, old cells are being pushed out through the surface of the skin at the rate of about six inches a year. The hair you can see is actually a string of dead keratin cells. The average adult head has about 100,000 to 150,000 hairs and loses up to 100 of them a day; finding a few stray hairs on your hairbrush is not necessarily cause for alarm. So, this is called Hair fall/ Hair shedding.

At any one time, about 90% of the hair on a person’s scalp is growing. Each follicle has its own life cycle that can be influenced by age, disease, and a wide variety of other factors