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To ask for your shedding/thinning hair remedies?

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buzzheath · 08/02/2025 18:56

I'm early 30s, no big health conditions, have never been pregnant/given birth, but have had quite extreme hair shedding since early 20s. Many, many blood tests, and no issues. Vit D is very good, B12 is very good, ferritin is often on the lower side but I now take ferrous sulphate supplements and levels are very good (almost 70).

I assume it's just genetic and something I'll have to live with. I don't want to take minoxidil or any hormones (I think some doctors prescribe something called spironolactone?), but want to hear if anyone has experience with any specific multivitamins or anything. It goes through phases - maybe a month or two a year - when it doesn't fall out much but the shedding is usually pretty bad. Have lost over half my hair.

Any ideas welcome! Resigned to eventually having to "wear hair" tbh.

OP posts:
100PercentFaithful · 08/02/2025 20:16

You actually just spray minoxidil on the scalp, it’s the only thing that’s medically proven to work. You can buy it off Amazon.
The vitamin or mineral supplements that claim to help are not scientifically proven to work.

sommerjade · 08/02/2025 20:08

I'm 48 & lost a lot of hair 13 years ago due to medication that I no longer take; my hair regrew very fine and it's wavy / frizzy; so I use Perfectil Hair supplements. I buy them direct from Vitabiotics as it's cheaper.
I also take extra collagen, and an extra iron supplement (only 20mg but better than nothing). I say 'extra' as both are in the Hair vitamins.
My hair is growing more & seems thicker in the last 3 years I've been taking these things.

I've started using John Frieda thickening ProFiller spray when my hair is wet before blowdrying it which makes a difference.

I have recently started HRT but I don't think hormonal changes have affected my hair.

I regularly get my hair tinted & highlighted to cover up any grey / white as I hate it so bleaching makes it feel coarser & therefore thicker as well (so I have to use a good conditioner!)