Thinning hair

My hair started falling out about 6 weeks after a short course of steroids for a chest infection. It is a known side effect. Thankfully it's starting to regrow now.

Do you take blood thinners. Notorious for hair loss. Maybe specific vitamins? Scalp massage?

My hair became very sparse two years ago and you could see my scalp. Then I read about Watermans products so gave them a try. I bought the shampoo, conditioner and the spray you use at night. Within three months you couldn't see my scalp and I could feel the short new hairs growing. I feel much more confident now and continue to use mainly the shampoo. They have a website or the products can be bought on Amazon. I am 75.

Illness within the body can cause thinning. Nothing to do with lack of iron. Stress is the likeliest culprit but genetics play a large part as well.

When my daughter died last summer my hair started to fall out in hand-fulls. I can understand your distress as it undermined my confidence no end when my scalp became visible. In the end I washed my hair only once a week - I'd been advised to stop washing it completely for a few months but couldn't quite bring myself to do that, although my hair did start to feel better towards the end of the week as I'd been told it would. I washed it extremely gently, and only put a wide toothed comb through it when I needed to go anywhere. Thankfully my hair stopped falling after about 4 months. I don't know if it was the way I treated my hair, the shock rooted hair had all gone, or a combination of the two, but I thought I'd tell you about it in case you think it's worth trying.

I have the same problem, but only recenly, the last few months,i have haemochromatosis, nd have regular blood tests, as my iron levels are not supposed to go over 100not sure 100 what, ferritin levels in blood i think, but my levels have been very low, and i have refused sessions of venesection,[blood taking] because i blame the low levels for my hair thinning, similiar to male pattern baldness
I feel much better with a higher iron level, but am waiting to see consultant who i should have seen over a year ago
When my ferritin was very low i was tired all the time
I am really annoyed that people are not taken as individuals, i dont suffer with any of the problems some do with haemo,
I had a blood test yesterday and hoping my reading was not too high, as my iron drops drasically with just one session of blood taken
If i were you i would ask your Dr for an blood test
I got something called Roots from Superdrug, [but boots sell it too] good reviews, and it has no sulphates in it, but unfortunately the spray bottle wont spray now the container has collapsed inwards , but it is a shampoo, a conditioner and spray for thin areas, which is supposed to help regrowth,

My hair at one point got incredibly thin to the extent I looked as though I had a flat head in photos. I came across Charles Worthington Thicker & Fuller in a magazine, it's available in Boots and it's amazing. My hairdresser uses it now and we've both had the same results. Somehow it actually causes new hair to grow, so both of us had "baby" hair growing along the parting and at the sides. It continued to grow down and eventually blend in with the rest of our hair. I hope and pray this product never gets discontinued. Do bear in mind it won't happen overnight, my hairdresser recommended it to several clients who gave up with it after a week or so because their hair wasn't instantly thicker!

I am 77 and have very very fine hair, I had a product recommended to me and it has actually made my hair look/feel thicker, it is called Mane and Tail, available online from many places, I got mine from Amazon, I buy both shampoo and conditioner and you really only need a teaspoonful of each as it lathers well. Cost about £8 for the two bottles and lasts ages

I have this problem and went to see a hair specialist - I think they are called trychologists but cannot promise they are spelled like that! Anyway, she said it can be due to too little iron in your blood - even if the doctor tests and says you are not amaemic you may need more iron for full energy and for your hair to flourish. I am now taking an iron supplement which claims to work wonders! And I think it may well work well for some people. Too soon to know if it will help me. They say that other parts of the body which need more iron will take it first, and hair is at the back of the queue, so it can take months before you see any benefit to your hair, but meanwhile if you notice you are feeling less tired, that is likely to be due to the extra iron. I am not a doctor, and do not know if taking extra iron could be damaging in any way, so if you want to give this a try you could first consult your doctor. The supplement which is specifically aimed at hair loss in women is called Florisene - the trychologist said other well known iron supplements are not enough. The condition can be due to an auto immune condition, in which your body is removing hair follicles - it can burn out on its own and on line I saw that it never leads to absolute baldness, which was at least good news! The condition I have is called, according to the expert " Frontal Fibrosing and possible Chronic Telogen Effluvium". If you have thinning hair - you may not have this at all! But some people have got it and I am fairly sure I am one of them. Good luck to anyone who is worrying about thinning hair.

I have very fine thin hair. So any products containing oil just don’t suit my hair at all, it just makes it lank.

I haven’t found any products that actually thicken, and I have tried loads. Constant dying hasn’t helped, but am gradually growing it out. Unfortunately, the new grey stuff has split and now I feel even worse.

I had the same problem. (male baldness pattern, the same as all four brothers. I read about NEEM soap and gave it a try. Wash my hair with it under the shower every day. After three weeks my hair was thicker, glossier and, dare I say it, luxuriant! Still like that after over three years. Not cheap at £4 per bar from One Village.com. Minimum 4 bars.
Have never used a shampoo since!

I still have brown hair but extremely sparse on top. I disguise the worst parts with Topik powder if I am going anywhere special. It doesn't thicken it but it does look better.

Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray is very good too.

I have the same problem skate and am always searching for the miracle worker that I don't think exists.

However, I have been using Redken Wax Blast 10 which you spray on after styling your hair. You only need a little bit and it really does make a difference. It gets rid of the candyfloss feel and gives it some texture and volume.

Like you I am consumed with envy for people with thick hair but try to rise above it. I don't think a lot of them realise how fortunate they are. If I could wish for one thing to do with physical appearance it would be for thick hair.