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You lose a lot of confidence when your hair starts thinning. Your scalp starts making an appearance and certain hairstyles are off the table. Thankfully, thinning hair is fairly common and usually temporary. This means it’s easy to correct and you’ll soon have a thick head of healthy hair once more – try these five simple ideas to see great results:
Keep your scalp clean
A dirty scalp will prevent hair growth and cause the follicles to fall out quicker than usual. Combined, these problems lead to a thinner head of hair! You might think your scalp is nice and clean as you wash it regularly, but you may suffer from dandruff or clogged pores that inhibit hair growth. Find some great scalp cleansing products and use them religiously to cleanse your scalp and leave it – and your hair follicles – as healthy as can be. This will encourage more hair growth and lead to thicker locks.
Use a hair-thickening shampoo
Plenty of shampoos are made with hair-thickening formulas. They include different active ingredients, but the goal is the same; to strengthen your hair and make it thicker. You might have to try a few hair-thickening shampoo products before you find one that works for you, but the success rate is generally very high here!
Take biotin supplements
Biotin is one of the most important vitamins in the body and is strongly linked with hair health – as well as the health of your skin and nails. A lack of biotin could be the reason for brittle and thinning hair, so try taking a supplement once a day. Like all supplements, it works better for some than others – but it’s 100% safe and there’s no danger of a biotin overdose, so you may as well give it a try.
Protect your hair from heat
Exposing your hair to heat can cause it to weaken and start thinning out. The science behind this suggests heat can break down the bonds in the protein within hair follicles. As such, the follicle loses its structure and can fall out or appear thinner. Imagine this happening all over your head and it’s easy to see how your hair thins! Protect your hair from the heat and try natural remedies for treating damaged hair to keep it strong and healthy. Even something as simple as air-drying your hair instead of using a hot blow dryer can make a world of difference.
Try hair loss products
For some of you, hair thinning is a major problem that can’t be fixed overnight with topical products or changes to your beauty routine. It could be genetic, in which case you may want to try products like minoxidil to combat hair thinning and hair loss. Medications like this encourage hair regrowth and can slow down hair loss altogether. When used alongside other treatments, your hair should appear thicker than ever before.
Thinning hair may leave you feeling down and self-conscious, but it doesn’t have to stay that way forever. Steps can be made to reverse the issue and leave you with thick locks that look gorgeous and healthy!
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