So, if we notice hair loss during menopause or hair loss after menopause, it can be really distressing. But it’s very common. In fact, it happens to many of us after menopause, or after a course of medication.
Doctors may prescribe sticky lotions that you need to use every day which is, quite frankly, a pain. But there are other, better ways.
Thinning hair and menopause – Trichologist Carolyn Evans-Frost specialises in treating hair loss and scalp problems.
In this episode of Thriving in menopause – by Prevention, she shares valuable tips on how we can remedy menopause hair loss and possibly delay the grey hairs as well!
Carolyn shares how health sufficiency can help protect women’s hair and breeze through peri menopause, menopause and post menopause.
Check for:
- Vitamin D sufficiency – hormonal health
- Iron (ferritin) optimisation – cellular health, hair growth
- B12 balance – stress support
Thinning hair and menopause causes:
Trichologist helps to find and address underlying causes and uses safe topical treatment including topical antioxidants to protect the hair cell, hair cycle, and the thinning hair from menopause caused by dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from factors including:
- Hereditary
- Hormonal
- Environmental
- Free radical effect
Hair loss after menopause is not just the result of ageing, there will always be contributing factors which give you choices of how you want to win the battle.
Hair loss after menopause – food and safe personal care products to protect you
Remove the hormones from food to assist prevention, hormone free animal protein is the most important, ask what did the animal eat? Use safe personal care products, download toxic decoder here, harmful ingredients can be found in many products.
Menopause and hair loss – hair growth
Hair growth changes take 4 months, there is no miracle cure, prevention is a great place to start. Menopause hair loss treatment can be as simple as changing the way you wash your hair guided by Trichologist, check some nutritional levels and making some safe lifestyle changes.
Thinning hair from menopause, female pattern hair thinning can take longer to regrow due to the miniaturisation from the DHT. There are natural and safe solutions that you do not have to do forever and without nasty side effects or sticky greasy hair. Positive side effect is less scalp oil, no more oily hair.
Find out more about Carolyn and her online and Brisbane-based hair clinic Absolique Hair Health Clinic Here