With all of the financial worry that is burdening over us, one of the most devastating affects that it will have on your body, will probably be your skin and hair. We will now take a look at some of the symptoms that the credit crunch may bring to you.



If you have had healthy hair for the whole of your life and suddenly see greys popping up, then you should be worried. As this means that your body is under a lot of stress, and the way your body responds to combat this is by developing grey hairs. As people get older, the pigment cells in the hair follicles steadily die. When there are less pigment cells in a hair follicle, that wisp of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent colour, like gray, silver, or white as it grows. But enormous amounts of worry and stress can also have this adverse affect to the melanin and cause greying of the hair.

Another affect that you may notice the stress of the credit crunch cause, is starting to notice patching around the base of your head or a receding hair line. If this has occurred during a short period of time, then it would be probably due to the stress and strains that you are experiencing financially.

Probably one of the more annoying aspects is if you start noticing your hair falling out. This may be a sign that you need to slowly start finding the causes and eliminating them, as if this progresses it could indicate signs of complete baldness.

The credit crunch is a very worrying time for everyone, and its not just hair that it can affect. Stress is one of the major killers in the world and can have health implementations such as slow blood circulation, heart attacks and major fatigue. You should therefore sit down and try to budget to the best of your abilities and get through these tough times with ease rather than strain. Remember the credit crunch will not last forever, so there is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel.