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If you have landed on this page, then welcome and hello. As the blog title suggests, this is a shared space for navigating the murky avenue of ‘midlife’.   I created this blog, so that I can share with you, all the weird and wonderful things I have trialled, adopted and dabbled in, during this strange transitioning time of life. My life now, looks 100% opposite, to how it was 5-10 years ago. There was a significant period of change for me and in all honesty, my transforming is still evolving. I’m now in a place where I accept that life is a continuous journey and we all have a story to tell, so that we can share, learn and support each other. Let me get straight to it – my roles have changed, my body (internal and external) have changed, my outlook of life has changed, what I place importance on has changed, my relationships have changed, my relationship with myself has changed and my priorities have changed. Please use this platform to recognise that you are not alone and we...
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Midlife Hair Loss

Hair loss in Peri/Menopause

It's well recognised how reduction in estrogen and progesterone can cause hair to  thin and reduce new growth. 

Hormonal imbalance at any stage of life can cause hair loss. For instance, with each of my 3 pregnancies, my hair thinned every time. In all honesty, it never really fully re-grew. It did of course grow back a little but remained very fine. My hairdressers used to always state I had thin hair but a lot of it!!  That's not the case now. Since going through perimenopause, the little bit of regrowth I had after each pregnancy has vanished. There's certain patches on my head that really struggle to grow. These are mainly the top sides of my forehead area and more recently noticed it feels very thin on the back of my head (midway). 

The thought of losing my hair is very distressing and with each handful coming out after each wash...that stress just heightens. What a vicious circle....ironic that stress also increases risk of hair loss. Seems like a terrible catch 22!!

Anyway, I've adopted various interventions over the past few years to try and minimise the amount of hair I lose. These are what I want to share with you here.

Things I've tried that have helped:

  • Silk Pillowcase (I use This is Silk)
  • Stopped dying my hair
  • No harsh chemicals in shampoos etc.. ( I use Bodyshop Shampoo)
  • Use of heat protector when styling
  • Use of invisibobbles (Invisibobble)
  • Microfiber hair towel (Hair Turban)
  • Using a wide tooth comb
  • Stopped using velcro rollers
  • Reduced heat on all styling products
Things I've tried that didn't make a difference
I watched a video recently on instagram from a hairdresser who was interviewing someone about treating menopausal hair loss. They recommended treatments with minoxidil at 5% strength and showed hair before and after 6 months treatment. Which was amazing. So I am going to give it a go. I will do before and after pictures so you can see for yourself if there's been any improvement. I will be starting the treatment using regaine for women 5% and will equally trial for 6 months before I upload the photos to show you. 🤞let's see how it goes, I will report back in May 2023!!

Ive also just ordered a new hairdryer with built in ceramic feature as this is supposed to help fine hair. I will also report back on how that goes!!

Please feel free to share your hair loss journey and any recommendations that have worked for you in the comments section below



















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