What Triggers Female Hair Loss?

Hair loss is entirely normal and usually not something to panic about. Typically speaking, we all lose around 100 hairs a day and this isn’t a cause for concern, but if you start to lose more than this it’s considered actual hair loss, which means it may be time to take action if you want to maintain a full head of healthy hair.

For women in particular, hair loss can be distressing and upsetting, having a huge impact on mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, because there are so many triggers for the condition, it can be a little difficult to work out what’s causing it and how best to go about treating it.

One of the leading causes of hair loss in women is genetics, for example. Here, hair follicles can be more sensitive to male hormones like dihydrotestosterone, which can cause shrinkage in your follicles and lead to finer, shorter hairs over time.

Or your hair loss could be down to a nutritional deficiency, a hormonal imbalance, stress, illness or crash dieting, so looking at your lifestyle could make a big difference to how thick and full your hair feels.

Interestingly, one of the most common causes of female hair loss is an iron deficiency. We need iron to help our hair cells produce protein and if you don’t have enough of it, you’ll likely see the results manifest in your scalp. Going for blood tests to rule out any deficiencies is a good first step to take if you are concerned about hair loss and thinning.

And, sadly, age plays a big part in the quality and quantity of hair we have. If you’re approaching the menopause, your hair loss could be related to changes in your hormone levels… but this is entirely normal and largely to be expected.

Again, there’s no need to panic overly if you’re at this stage in life and there’s still a lot you can do to help restore your hair. If you’d like to find out more, get in touch with me today to see how I can help.