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Folic acid for thinning hair

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WispasAreNicerThanFlakes · 09/03/2025 14:51

Hello

Last November I showed my hairdresser how thin my hair had gone. It was especially bad at the corners of my forehead (I don’t know the technical term), my parting was getting wider and my whole head had lost volume.

I’m probably on the edge of perimenopause- no cycle changes but I am mid forties.

Anyway, she suggested folic acid. She said she recommends it to everyone who worries about thinning hair and in her experience it really helps.

I was very dubious but gave it a try. I gave Dh a mighty scare because he saw the jar and jumped to conclusions.

I’ve been pretty good at remembering to take them nearly every day.

its been just over three months and my hair is regrowing! It’s especially noticeable in those corner bits- I can wear my hair up again. I straightened my hair yesterday and I could see the regrowth all the way through my hair. It’s like the regrown you get after the big postpartum shed.

I’m blinking chuffed! I can’t find much online about it but understand folic acid is a b vitamin and there’s quite a bit about vitamin b and hair loss.

Maybe this is common knowledge but if it’s not and your hair is making you sad then it’s worth a try. Folic acid costs pennies.

OP posts:
Marbledwhite · 09/03/2025 15:17

I'm interested in trying this. Could you tell me what make you used?

Fagli · 09/03/2025 15:20

I have been taking this for years and sadly not noticed any difference, if anything it’s got thinner!!!

OohKittens · 09/03/2025 15:30

No difference here and I take 5mg for a chronic folate deficiency.

Marbledwhite · 09/03/2025 16:24

Oh! Oh well, worth a try for a few months maybe.

LauraSaidIShouldBeNicer · 09/03/2025 16:45

Yes!! My hair was thinning and falling out terribly. I had some bloods done and I was deficient in folate. I have been taking folic acid for a few months and it's starting to grow back finally.

WispasAreNicerThanFlakes · 09/03/2025 17:28

@Marbledwhite just the Tesco ones

OP posts:
AnxiouslyAwaitingSpring · 09/03/2025 18:42

Folic acid is vitamin B9 in case anyone is scouring Amazon for supplements which include it! Turns out I'm already taking it

Marbledwhite · 09/03/2025 20:30

WispasAreNicerThanFlakes · 09/03/2025 17:28

@Marbledwhite just the Tesco ones

Thanks.

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