If you’ve been blessed with thick, luscious hair, you may have never thought about hair loss or thinning hair, but many women, of all ages, deal with these issues every day. There are many reasons for thinning hair in women, including toxic exposures, hormone imbalances, thyroid issues, nutrient deficiencies, and stress. If you’re experiencing hair loss, keep reading, you might find a simple solution to give your hair a much-needed boost!
5. Use a High-Quality DHT Blocker Shampoo & Conditioner
DHT blockers are supplements that you can use both orally and topically to prevent hair loss. They work by preventing testosterone from converting into DHT, a hormone that is linked to hair loss and the destruction of follicles. It inhibits the growth of healthy hair, causes hair to fall out, and makes your hair follicles weak and thin over time and eventually destroys them. Some studies have found DHT blockers to be effective when applied topically, this means that using a good shampoo and conditioner that contain DHT blockers can help stop the thinning process and strengthen your follicles.
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4. Take Hair Supplements
Having strong, healthy hair is often dependent on getting the right vitamins and nutrients. Some specific vitamins and supplements can help strengthen your hair and prevent hair loss and thinning. These vitamins include:
- B vitamins to improve circulation and blood flow to the scalp
- A and C vitamins to promote cell growth and collagen
- Magnesium to support healthier follicles and reduce stress
- Omega 3s to provide strength, shine, and healthier follicles
- Probiotics for stress reduction and nutrient absorption
- Zinc to help repair damaged follicles
- Vitamin D3 to support thyroid function, immune system, and hormone balance.
These vitamins and nutrients are essential for healthy hair, and they are not always present in regular diets. Environmental factors have caused a reduction in nutrients in food, leaving us deficient in necessary micronutrients even if we eat a healthy diet. Vitamins and minerals are crucial to a healthy hormone balance.
3. Use Hair Products With Active Ingredients
In addition to supplements and DHT blockers, having a good quality shampoo that contains ingredients for strengthening and conditioning will do wonders for the appearance of your hair. Using a volume shampoo, a root booster or other high-quality products can give you the appearance of thicker hair. Be sure to read the ingredients before using a hair product as it may contain damaging chemicals that can make matters worse. Look for ingredients like Amino Kera NPNF Keratin complex, and 3HC, these compounds can penetrate your hair to strengthen, revitalize, moisturize, condition, and stimulate cells and hair follicle development.
2. Avoid Chemicals & Excessive Heat
One of the easiest ways to prevent hair loss and thinning is to avoid chemicals that strip your hair like sulfates, ethanol alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol. Chemicals that coat your hair instead of moisturizing it such as mineral oil will also make your hair brittle. You should always opt for deep conditioning products that are free from damaging ingredients and avoid harsh coloring treatments, chemicals, or excessive heat. These things strip the moisture from your hair and increase breakage and hair loss.
1. Use The Right Tools
You need the right tools for every job, and that includes hair care. Understanding your hair will help you decide on the best grooming practices to avoid damage and breakage. For example, when your hair is wet, it is much more fragile. You should always use a wide tooth comb or brush. This will help you avoid yanking your hair out. Aggressive brushing is never a good approach, as it can remove protective layers of your cuticle, leaving your hair shaft exposed and prone to heat and UV damage, and breakage. Always brush using gentle strokes, and start at the end of your hair and work your way up to the roots. This will help you detangle all the knots without pulling your hair out. When brushing dry hair, use a boar-bristle brush. This will help distribute your hair’s natural oils and stimulate your scalp. If you blow dry your hair, use a round, vented ceramic brush. The ceramic center will help dry your hair more efficiently which means less exposure to heat.
Hi Anne Marie,
There are lots of hair growth vitamins available on the market. You should find one that contains proven hair growth vitamins and minerals like biotin, and vitamin C. Research shows that taking dht blockers orally can also help prevent hair loss. Whichever brand of supplements you choose, just be sure to look for their certifications and that their product has been tested by a third-party lab for proof of ingredients and quality. Good luck!
I am desperately researching ways to restore my hair, at least to the point of not having bald spots. I used your shampoo about a year ago, and I remember seeing results. I should have kept using because now the condition is worse after having gone through an exceptionally stressful 6 months. I take a hair/skin/nail multi-vitamin which will give me 5,000 mcg of biotin daily as well as other vitamins. Is there a particular brand of vitamin that I should be researching?