When I decided to dye my hair blonde a few years ago, I anticipated a few lifestyle changes — I wondered if I would have ‘more fun’, and I knew that I would have a lot more up keep of my hair with various blonde/purple shampoos to keep it looking brassy and plenty [...]
Most people on this planet feel insecure about one thing or another during their lifetime. Heck, some people even spend thousands of pounds on cosmetic surgery to nip-tuck, fill-in, or realign certain parts of their bodies, even remove some of their ribs in a bid to get the 'perfect look'. But up until this [...]
During pregnancy, it’s not uncommon to notice that your hair is thicker and more voluminous, it's a wonderful time because your hair simply keeps growing and growing and doesn't fall out — but unfortunately, this will not last. Thicker hair during pregnancy can soon turn into a frightening postpartum female hair loss experience. If [...]
'Worldwide, women make up 14.2 per cent of all hair restoration patients. Since 2004, the number of female surgical hair restoration patients has increased by 24 per cent.’ — International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) This staggering statistic only proves that hair loss is not a domain reserved only for men. Women may [...]
Hair loss isn’t something that we like to talk about to others and even to our own inner self. However, denying the reality of its existence won’t help you or your hair. Rather, recognising it for what it is, reflecting upon how it is affecting us and then taking massive [...]
My hair is thinning, now what? Coming to terms with the reality of hair loss as a woman is difficult, very difficult. Much more difficult than for men. Men are ‘supposed’ to lose their hair, it’s genetic and it is socially ‘acceptable’. Men can work the bald look and even made it [...]
Women’s hair loss is a big topic, it’s prevalence is far more wide spread and it’s impact far deeper than most people imagine. This will be the first post of many as we seek to unpack multiple ideas and threads of thought about women's hair loss. Topics to be covered will be: The extent [...]