19-01-2013, 05:25
As tibetan said, she needs to find the underlying cause first. Once that's taken care of, there are other supplements she can take to stimulate faster hair regrowth.
Right now, I'm taking MSM to grow my hair longer. I'm also trying to avoid pulling my hair back into ties, as this causes more hair loss and breakage (I pulled my very short hair back for a few days this week, and lost SOOOO much hair in the shower! As short as MOST of the hair on my head is, this is terrifying xD). Uh, I know collagen helps make hair softer and stronger, but I'm not sure if it grows it any faster...
Tell your friend to avoid heat styling, too much product, and hair dyes and perming/straightening processes. She needs to preserve the hair she has while she tries to figure out how to revers the hair loss.
Wish I was more helpful! My friend is hypothyroid and loses hair like crazy. Her hair is already so thin, and she loses so much in the hair brush every day. I'm amazed she still has hair on her head. Everytime I dye or cut her hair, I actually have trouble giving her the styles she wants because of how sparse her hair is. But she's proof that you can lose a LOT of hair for years and still make it look good (she just can't do too drastic layers or achieve a lot of bounce). So hopefully she can figure out her cause before she really needs to worry about it.
Right now, I'm taking MSM to grow my hair longer. I'm also trying to avoid pulling my hair back into ties, as this causes more hair loss and breakage (I pulled my very short hair back for a few days this week, and lost SOOOO much hair in the shower! As short as MOST of the hair on my head is, this is terrifying xD). Uh, I know collagen helps make hair softer and stronger, but I'm not sure if it grows it any faster...
Tell your friend to avoid heat styling, too much product, and hair dyes and perming/straightening processes. She needs to preserve the hair she has while she tries to figure out how to revers the hair loss.
Wish I was more helpful! My friend is hypothyroid and loses hair like crazy. Her hair is already so thin, and she loses so much in the hair brush every day. I'm amazed she still has hair on her head. Everytime I dye or cut her hair, I actually have trouble giving her the styles she wants because of how sparse her hair is. But she's proof that you can lose a LOT of hair for years and still make it look good (she just can't do too drastic layers or achieve a lot of bounce). So hopefully she can figure out her cause before she really needs to worry about it.