Suggestion for fish oil capsules, I've read a large percentage are actually rancid. When you get them, cut them in half and smell them. If they smell bad, take back to the store/don't use them.
Couvre makes a great scalp concealer. It's about $25 a tube. Sometimes, you can find your shade on Amazon for a little cheaper (beware of shipping charges). I work out and Couvre does not sweat off, yet it doesn't clog the pores either. Some people have complained of it being hard to apply. It isn't really. You dampen your scalp and rub it in rather than using the sponge that comes with it (which I think if just a marketing tool). This stuff will give you your life back.
My bf picked me up biotin and fish oil capsules today. I am gonna start taking them tomorrow. I will keep ya'll updated on any results I may get. Wish me luck!
Onederchic.....Definitely keep us updated on how the biotin and fish oil capsules work out. I also have thinning hair near my hairline (and very thick hair everywhere else), so I would love to know how it works for you.
My hair is also thinning at the top but is thick in the back. I have been taking fish oil for a while but haven't seen any difference. I also tried Nioxin and still no difference. I do color my hair (ammonia free) every few months as I have lots of freakin' greys in the front...as if I didn't have enough problems there to begin with. So, yeah, please keep us posted on your results. It will take few months to show any changes so I hope you have positive results.
Someone once mentioned to me evening primrose...not sure how effective that is.
Chicks, I have been using minoxidil and spironolactone for about a year. The spironolactone tempers excess testosterone that might be influencing hair thinning (has side effects, not bad for me... also studies vaguely linked to monkeys and stomach cancer...FYI) and minoxidil (rogaine) helps it stay in my head.
I have pcos which is why the spiro works. Funny, I tried minoxidil several times and had to stop due to scalp sensitivity but this last time I was able to continue it. The lady who cut my hair a few weeks ago said she would not have known my hair was very visibly thinning 6 months prior (noted by another haircutter)
It's been 2 months since I started the biotin/fish oil and though my hair is shinier and healthier looking and feels softer, the thickness has not changed
I went through this, and it is absolutely brutal, so you have my sympathy. I had really thick, long, beautiful hair, and sure enough, a few months into my weight loss, it started falling out, particularly around the crown of my head. I freaked out. Oh, did I freak out, because it seemed so unfair. I mean, here I was, losing all this weight, and the one physical thing on which I hung my self-esteem for so long -- my beautiful hair -- was being taken from me.
I was able (I think) to pinpoint the big problem, which is that I wasn't getting enough iron or good fats, so I've been taking very good care to make sure I get those, by adding a decent daily multivitamin, and actually, you know, eating some fat, calorie-dense though it is. It took a little while, but once I started doing that, the appalling daily hair-fall slacked right off, and a couple of months after that, my hair started growing back in. During my last visit to the hairdresser a couple of weeks ago, she told me she could see baby hairs growing in all over my head. Hang in there!
