CP Hair Design & Replacement
CP Hair Design & Replacement
500 N. McPherson Church Rd
Fayetteville , NC 28303
United States
ph: 910-797-6451 cell
cphairde
HAIR LOSS TIPS
How to Care for your Skin during Chemo Treatments
$10 MILLION RESEARCH GRANT FOR LUPUS.
Hair loss is hurtful and depression is a natural result for women. There are simple things to do that may or may not prove helpful for you.
I have clients that experience hair loss due to medical procedures or medications; for these I suggest a weekly application of Mayonaise to the scalp to replenish the nourishment that it is being removed or depleted from the hair root. Mayonaise is actually broken down molecularly enough to penetrate the hair follicle and add the necessary nutrients. Keeping the scalp soft as well as the body is necessary while undergoing chemo or radiation treatments. There are many other helpful natural products that will ease your suffering. Vitamin E, Olive Oil, Cold Presses are just a few. I continue to research for you, so check back often. If you would like to know when the site is updated please email me and request UPDATES.
I have included some helpful information for you below. This info was taken from www.hairloss-research.org
Drugs which usually do cause hairloss | Drugs which sometimes cause hairloss | Drugs which usually don't cause hairloss |
Adriamycin | Amsacrine | Methotrexate |
Daunorubicin | Cytarabine | Carmustine(BCNU) |
Etoposide | Bleomycin | Mitroxantrone |
Irinotecan (Campto) | Busulphan | Mitomycin C |
Cyclophosphamide | 5 Fluorouracil | Carboplatin |
Epirubicin | Melphalan | Cisplatin |
Docetaxel, (Taxotere) | Vincristine | Procarbazine |
Paclitaxel, (Taxol) | Vinblastine | 6-Mercaptopurine |
Ifosphamide | Lomustine(CCNU) | Sreptozotocin |
Vindesine | Thiotepa | Fludarabine |
Vinorelbine | Gemcitabine | Raltitrexate (Tomudex) |
Topotecan |
| Capecitabine |
Preventing as much of the chemotherapy drug getting to your scalp as possible can do this. This is done using a cold cap that acts to cool the scalp and therefore restrict blood circulating in that area and reaching the follicles. The availability and types of cold cap used varies from hospital to hospital. The cap put on fifteen minutes before chemotherapy to start restricting blood flow, and kept on during and up to 1-2 hours after your chemotherapy. This does mean that your time in the unit is longer.
Not everyone can tolerate wearing the cold cap as it can feel very cold. This discomfort varies from patient to patient so it is not a failure if you can't wear it and it has no influence on the outcome of your treatment. In other clinical trials to date, less than 2% of patients who had retained their hair did not continue with the procedure.
While cold caps may be effective in preventing hair loss for some chemotherapy drugs they are not successful for all drugs. Your doctor or nurse will be able to advise you.
How it works
Studies have shown that scalp cooling is effective in preventing hair loss in patients treated with some chemotherapy drugs. Cooling the scalp to a temperature of +17 oC to achieve a subcutaneous temperature of +20 0C (68 oF) constricts the blood supply to hair follicles diminishing or abolishing their perfusion hence preventing high chemotherapy dose delivery during the initial phase of chemotherapy. Further, coldness itself reduces the availability of (chemotherapy) cytotoxic drugs to the cells of the hair follicles by directly reducing their metabolic rate. It is the combined effect of both these mechanisms, induced by cooling the scalp, that prevents or reduces hair loss (alopecia).
How effective is it?
The cold cap system works better for some drugs than others. Some clinical trials show a success rate of up to 85% with:
| Docetaxel (taxotere) | Epirubicin | |
| Paclitaxel (Taxol) | Cyclophospha | |
CP Hair Design & Replacement
500 N. McPherson Church Rd
Fayetteville , NC 28303
United States
ph: 910-797-6451 cell
cphairde
