Most people know that smoking is an unhealthy habit, among the few conditions it causes are emphysema, cardiovascular disease, and it can even lead to cancer. But did you know that smoking may also be a cause of hair loss? Recent studies have shown that tobacco smoke can damage the DNA of your hair follicles. Without hair follicles, there can be no hair grown.

Healthy hair comes from a well treated scalp, and you must have a good blood supply to have a health scalp. It’s very well known that smoking has a negative impact on your blood supply. There are ways to help treat hair loss that was a result of damage blood supply. The laser emitted from the Bosley LaserComb can increase the blood flow and circulation of your scalp. Cigarette smoke also produces carbon monoxide which decreases the blood’s capacity of carrying oxygen. Nicotine can cause blood vessels to constrict, which effectively damages the blood circulatory system, as it makes it much hardefor the heart to pump blood through your arteries.