3 CAUSES OF HAIR LOSS (and how to help treat them)

Menopausal thinning

Hormones are responsible for regulating the majority of bodily functions, and our hair growth, and loss, is no exception. Menopause and post pregnancy have the most notable impact, due to the drop in oestrogen.

‘More than half of women over age 65 report hair loss, so hair loss in menopause is common,’ says Dr Simmy Kaur, resident GP for hair and scalp brand MONPURE (). What happens is that oestrogen levels drop, which disrupts the natural growth cycle of hair follicles. ‘This leads to a process called “follicular miniaturisation”, in which the hair follicle shrinks over time. Hair