Hair turn to straw with menopause

A sufficiently high dose of estrogen as part of HRT has made the biggest difference in texture and probably hair loss. I suspect equally important to the hair thinning problem is taking minoxidil.

I never, ever heat style my collarbone length (white woman) hair. Air dry only with a non-alcohol-containing gel. The right light gel keeps hair as smooth/ shiny as a heat tool

I avoid harsh detergent ingredients in shampoos. This requires a lot of annoying label reading. A caution that those bond-building regimens like olaplex actually contain some really harsh chemicals that exacerbate the problem and then helpfully cover it up with a glue coating that temporarily makes the hair shaft look improved. Kind of like most manicures or a Brazilian blowout

I wash my hair every 3 daya and use a very light conditioner because it’s fine. When my my hair texture started getting straw-like after menopause and also thinning badly, I went at this hard and it’s worked. I don’t look good with short hair so I need to be serious about protecting longer lengths. I was able to actually right the ship! I’m mid-50s

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09/23/2023 08:35

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I switched from permanent dye to demi, which has helped a lot.

Same. Permanent dye was awful for my hair.

Where do you get Demi? My natural color is black (I’m Indian). I usually use drugstore brands like L’Oréal and revlon. Grays stand out like silver pubes on my head so please don’t say go natural.

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09/23/2023 08:39

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"Silver pubes on my head", LOL
I love you!

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09/25/2023 07:42

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Anonymous wrote:How much is this due to dye or to grey hair or to menopause or all three?

Probably all 3. I haven’t used dye in months (bless my stylist for pushing me to embrace my natural hair color including the grays), but I know that has contributed to dry ends. I mostly have gray in one defined “stripe,” and you can tell that has a completely different texture than the other hair — much more straw. And of course I’m sure aging in general plays its role too.

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09/25/2023 07:53

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I have stumbled across a product that’s working well for my fine hair without weighing it down, and wanted to share here in case anyone else wants to give it a whirl!

Lador Keratin Power Glue — it’s a leave-in product. I’ve been using Lador shampoos for years and both my teen and I really like them, despite having very different hair. It’s cheapest on YesStyle.com, but that’s a whole “thing” because it’s drop-shipped from Hong Kong. They have it on Amazon for just a couple of dollars more ($18ish):

LA'DOR Keratin Power Glue 5.3 Oz Deep Repair Damage Hair Dry Damaged Color Treated Hair Deep Conditioner Protein Keratin complex https://a.co/d/4q2qcvI

It contains dimethicone, which normally I might avoid, but it hasn’t weighed down/coated/greased up my fine hair the way those products usually do.