The scalp, which refers to the skin covering the head, is where the hair is located and plays a cosmetic role, as well as a functional role for body temperature and senses, and protection from UV rays, heat, cold, and external shocks. Scalp fever, as the name suggests, is a fever on the scalp. If the heat that should be discharged from the inside of the body cannot be discharged smoothly beyond the control function of body heat, the excess body heat spreads to the upper body and is transmitted to the scalp. The occurrence of scalp fever like this causes deterioration of the skin barrier function and affects the hair roots, leading to deterioration of scalp health. In particular, prolonged scalp fever causes abnormal symptoms of inflammation, itching, and excessive sebum, and acts as a factor that causes hair loss. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that cause scalp fever and to block these factors. So today, we are going to look at several methods that can help reduce scalp fever.
How to get rid of scalp fever
1. Eat fresh vegetables and fruits
It is said that scalp fever is greatly affected by factors caused by bad lifestyle, and among them, dietary habits account for a large proportion. Excessive intake of fatty meats, foods, processed foods, and instant foods impedes blood flow and causes a rise in scalp heat through an increase in body heat. Therefore, it is necessary to properly control the intake of these foods, and it is recommended to eat a balanced diet of fresh vegetables and fruits that help balance body heat by improving blood flow. In addition, various foods such as nuts, seeds, legumes, seaweed, and whole grains belong to foods that reduce scalp fever by improving scalp health and smoothing blood flow to the scalp.
2. Stress Control
Excessive mental and physical stress causes an imbalance between the autonomic nervous system and the hormonal system, which increases scalp fever. In particular, it is known that hair loss caused by acquired factors is greatly affected by excessive stress along with the aforementioned irregular eating habits. Therefore, it is recommended to properly control the stress and to get enough rest, hobbies, and leisure activities to relieve the accumulated stress.
3. Get enough sleep
It removes wastes and by-products accumulated in the body while you sleep comfortably, and helps to regenerate cells to generate enough energy to work after waking up. Therefore, if you do not get enough sleep, your metabolism is disturbed, and excessive heat is generated in the body, causing an increase in scalp heat. Therefore, it is said that getting enough sleep for about 7 hours a day helps to dissipate excess body heat and lowers scalp heat.
4. Steady aerobic exercise
If the flow of blood in the peripheral blood vessels that carry blood to the ends of the body does not work smoothly, it causes hypertrophy of metabolism and raises scalp fever. Regular aerobic exercise such as walking and jogging facilitates peripheral blood circulation, dispersing heat from the scalp throughout the body, and can help alleviate various physical abnormalities caused by heat from the scalp.
5. lower-body bathing
Half-body bathing, a method of immersing the body in warm water, can also help reduce scalp fever. When you take a half-bath, the constricted blood vessels expand, effectively improving the flow of blood. And this action causes blood convection in the upper and lower body, which has the effect of correcting the imbalanced body temperature inside the body, helping to disperse the heat from the scalp throughout the body. In order to get the good effect of this half-body bath, it is recommended to do it 2-3 times a week. However, if you take a half-body bath for more than 30 minutes, it will dehydrate the body and break the homeostasis of the body, so 20-30 minutes is the most suitable time.
6. Improving drinking and smoking habits
Drinking alcohol leads to an increase in scalp heat and at the same time delays the synthesis of protein, the main component of hair, so it is desirable to control drinking appropriately. In addition, it can be said that it is important to limit not only drinking but also smoking to reduce the amount of blood supplied to the scalp to increase scalp fever and increase the possibility of hair loss.
