is there really any help for perimenopausal hair?
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Anonymous
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My beautiful blonde hair that is normally shiny and smooth. Has all of a sudden gone dark, rough and is developing strange texture, almost wiry.
Are there any hair products that help??! |
Anonymous
| IDK but I'm in exact same position, so I will be eager for responses. I'm going to commit to ordering a sh-t-ton of products to figure it out because it's only getting worse. |
Anonymous
| I just posted asking for curly hair salon recs given how my peri/menopausal hormones turned my formerly straight hair wavy and frizzy. I need a professional and I probably need to cut a lot of it off, I haven't figured it out on my own with YouTube and a ton of different expensive products. |
Anonymous
| Platelet rich plasma injection |
Anonymous
| ^ does that help with hair loss/thinning too? How many years have you been doing it? |
Anonymous
| Estrogen |
Anonymous
| There is nothing wrong with mourning the loss of your youth but referring to your former hair as beautiful simply it was blond and shiny (and not wiry) makes you sound racist OP. |
Anonymous
You win the dumb comment of the day award. |
Anonymous
DP. Didn't sound dumb to me -- I actually had the same thought. |
Anonymous
I haven't, but I was offered it for vulvodynia and got to googling lol |
Anonymous
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Supplement like nutrafol or viviscal for texture.
I just started topical rogaine so we’ll see how that goes. A dermatologist can give you the full set of options (eg oral medication etc) |
Anonymous
| If someone doesn’t like wiry hair on themselves then they are racist now? Wow we’ve got issues around here. |
Anonymous
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I have tons of sympathy for you, OP. The perimenopausal hair issue came up for me during the pandemic. I didn't have access to my hairdresser at the time, so my hair went from beautiful, thick, shiny, and enviable to a really dry and just impossible to do anything with. Of course, the stress of the pandemic didn't help, but when that stress eased, my hair wasn't the same. I finally was able to get back to my hairdresser and she recommended Kevin Murphy Young Again Wash and Kevin Murphy Young Again Rinse. The shampoo has literally given me my hair texture back. Of course, it is a little different given the amount of gray that has come in, but I am pleased with the overall shine and condition of my hair when I use this shampoo and conditioner. I have tried other super-moisturizing shampoos/shampoo for grey hair etc, but my hair never really seemed to lock into the moisturizer and it felt like the product sat on top of my hair rather than in it (for lack of any other better way to describe it). But, in comparison, my hair seems to lock onto the Kevin Murphy shampoo/conditioner. These products are on the pricey side, so sometimes, when I am feeling a little guilty about the price, I use my next best favorite moisturizing shampoo on a regular basis, and then use the Kevin Murphy products a week or so before I am doing something important/extra special.
I originally bought my supply from my hairdresser, but sometimes I do buy my supply from Amazon if I can't get to her shop. If Kevin Murphy doesn't work for you, maybe ask a trusted hairdresser for recommendations. |
Anonymous
She described HER hair and didn't compare it to anyone else. White, blond women are allowed to be beautiful too. I say this as a nonwhite person who has dark, curly, also beautiful hair. These dumb, fake woke comments need to stop. |
Anonymous
| The wiry hairs are the grays. Mine has done the same. It's so depressing. I have no solution. |