Female hair loss is a difficult issue no one wants to talk about
There’s no question losing your hair is an emotional issue, but female hair loss often causes more anxiety and despair than that experienced by the male half of our population. Society expects men to experience hair loss as they age — men like Bruce Willis and Jude Law are still considered attractive with a minimum of hair.
But it’s different for women with hair loss. It’s a devastating issue that affects self esteem, quality of life and sense of self, and it’s all the more difficult because most women are too embarrassed to talk about it.
How common is the problem of female hair loss?
More women than ever before are experiencing female hair loss, and at a younger age, as well. While it’s not uncommon to see hair loss in older women, today even teenagers are experiencing this problem.
This website has been developed to help provide women with the information, support and knowledge they need to manage and slow their hair loss — and hopefully stop it.
Because the causes of female hair loss are as diverse as the women themselves, it may be necessary to try several different approaches, techniques or products before you find the solution that’s right for you.
There’s no doubt — women’s hair loss prevention is not a “one size fits all” situation. Fixing the problem requires patience, perseverance and flexibility — but it can be done.
Some of our favourite solutions include:
- Raising your iron stores to healthy levels
- Exploring if medications for things like depression, anxiety or blood pressure may be causing hair loss
- Examining medical conditions like hypothyroidism to see if they might be the cause.
This website has been designed to help you navigate the challenges of hair loss. You are not alone. There are many simple solutions that can help you. It gets better. Just give it time.
The section below contains information about female hair loss causes, treatments and prevention. There are also some facts to help reassure you and to support you in choosing a strategy that will spare your hair.
Causes of female hair loss
Hairloss treatments
Hair loss info
