Hi there~ oh sister of the shiny dome.
Here is what my dermatologist told me about hair loss in women. It's not going to be what you want to hear. BELIEVE me. I'm 45 - I have long, long hair. Almost down to my belt. Have for years. I've rarely cut it. I have never dyed or highlighted it. Never. So when it started to fall out and thin on top? I KNEW it had to be health related. I figured it was hormonal, thyroid, cortisol, stress, diet - something HAD to be "Doing" this to me. Well - I had the hormone test - nothing. I had thyroid test. Nope. Cortisol test? Well it was off the chart, but I lived in a stressful world - and no it had no direct effect on loosing your hair believe it or not. Diet can, and medicines can for sure. But the rest for me checked out.
What he told me was depressing. A woman's hair will only grow as long as it will grow. The average life of a certain hair (one hair) is about one to seven years. Unless you have that rare "angora" gene in your genetics that will allow you to grow hair to the floor? You can put all the gobbily gook on your hair you want; but it will never grow any longer than your genetics will allow it. I'm proof of that. I haven't cut my hair in 18 years. It's never gotten longer than to the top of my belt loop. - My mind it should be to the floor and out the door for 19 years. My nails also do not ever ever grow. It's genetic.
So as your hair falls out? It is just TIME for the hair to die. Little is going to save it, keep it in the scalp - it's dead or dying, and it falls out. What you can do if you are a woman is try MENS Rogaine. Yes mens. Even though the box says - NOT FOR WOMEN. And even though it shows that you have to put it on place A. (back of head) or B. (sides of head) Women can use the stronger rogaine and put it on the crown of your scalp - twice a day...
If you do this for SIX MONTHS WITHOUT FAIL....in six months you can improve the strength of the hair that you have. It will NOT re-grow hair. REPEAT IT WILL NOT REGROW HAIR ON A WOMANS HEAD. HOWEVER it CAN....grow hair on your face...like peach fuz. If this happens - you are to stop using the mens rogaine and use the lesser solution of womens rogaine.
Rogaine works by getting into your bloodstream and it takes 6 months to get working. It builds up. Using too much? Does not help. Using too little? Does no good. You have to use the right amount. Twice a day, without fail to see results.
If you stop using it? No big deal - Some people have great success - but to continue the success? You have to continue using the drug. It's expensive. The generics are identical. Lots less $$.
Also - another trick? FAT HAIR - by SAMY. OMG this stuff is a miracle in a bottle for over 40 and frizzy hair. Mom got it for me for Christmas and for the 1st time in years - I've washed my hair....gone to bed and woke up with teenager straight hair in the morning. LOVE IT - love her more.!!!!!