Menopausal Hair Tips & Advice
Menopausal Hair Advice At Top Basildon Salon
The body goes through many physical changes during the menopause. At Hair Oasis Hairdressers in Essex, we understand that this can be difficult to come to terms with. To help you look and feel your best during the menopause, we have some tips and advice on how to deal with menopausal hair.
What Happens During The Menopause?
During the menopause, many changes happen due to hormone levels fluctuating. This can lead to menopausal symptoms such as dull, dry and thinning skin, hot flushes, mood imbalances, insomnia and weight gain. A common symptom that many women experience is thinning hair and hair loss during menopause.
At Hair Oasis Salon, our expert team are here to support you through any hair related symptoms you may have due to the menopause. Through the right haircut and hairstyle, we can help make your hair look thicker and give advice on what to do when experiencing hair loss. We will always lend a sympathetic ear as we know it can be a distressing when seeing your body go through such changes.
Menopausal Hair Loss
The average age for menopause is fifty, but changes to the hair can start long before this. It is common to find that you don’t have the same volume to your hair as you did in your twenties once you reach your forties. However, it is the menopause that can accelerate hair thinning.
Menopausal hair loss has a similar pattern to the early stages of male pattern baldness. Typically, you will notice the individual hair strands losing volume and becoming thinner. In addition, you may notice that your hair doesn’t grow as long or fast as it did before. In some cases, you also may notice the hair receding at the frontal hairline and temples, the parting becoming wider and hair shedding increasing.
This type of hair loss is called female pattern hair loss. Although, unlike male pattern hair loss, a complete loss of the hair and baldness in women is rare. Complete baldness for women is usually caused by other factors than the menopause – such as other conditions and medication.
If you believe you are experiencing female pattern hair loss or hair thinning due to the menopause, at Hair Oasis near Pitsea, we have advice on how to reduce the appearance hair loss and hair thinning.
What Causes Hair Loss During Menopause?
During the menopause, oestrogen levels decrease – which is what causes the body to go through these changes. Oestrogen effects many things including the menstrual cycle, sexual arousal, appetite, mood, skin and also the growth cycle of your hair.
The reason your hair keeps growing is because oestrogen keeps the hair in the growing phase of the hair lifecycle. Therefore, during the menopause, you may notice your hair isn’t growing as fast or long. This is because the reduced levels of oestrogen mean the hair’s growth cycle is shorter and will make the hair shed before it reaches the length it previously would reach before the menopause.
Another hormone change that happens during the menopause is that the level of androgens (male hormones) increase. This can lead to hair thinning on your scalp and can cause extra facial hair and body hair to grow. Although androgens do not necessarily cause hair loss specifically, they do reduce the diameter and length of the hairs that grow back. This means when your hair naturally sheds, the hair grows back finer and weaker.
To discuss what you can do to reduce the appearance of thinning hair or hair loss, please book in for a consultation with our expert stylists at Hair Oasis Hairdressers in Basildon, where we can recommend the right haircut for you.
Preventing Menopausal Hair Loss
At Hair Oasis Salon in Essex, we want to help you to feel like the best version of yourself during the menopause. That’s why we are offering menopausal hair tips to help you limit the impact of the menopause on your hair and your body.
- Exercise – Get your blood pumping with some exercise which will also help lift your mood. Body weight and resistance training, yoga and pilates are particularly good exercises to help combat the effects of the menopause.
- Food – Eat a healthy, balanced diet to keep you feeling happy and healthy. During the menopause, make sure to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and try to stay away from processed foods!
- Water – Your body needs water to function properly, so stay hydrated and drink plenty of water.
- Be gentle with your hair! – Try not to use heated styling tools or tight hairstyles on your hair.
Hairstyles To Mask Menopause Hair Loss
At Hair Oasis Hairdressing Salon near Pitsea, our skilled stylists know all the best hairstyles to make your hair look thicker. Make thin hair look thicker with a short blunt hairstyle such as a blunt bob haircut. If you want a longer hairstyle, layered haircuts can provide some movement to make your hair look like it has more body and volume.
To disguise the appearance of hair loss, the way you style your hair can help. Just ask your friendly Hair Oasis stylist, and they will be happy to recommend the best way to style your hair to disguise hair loss. We always want to help make you feel happy and confident in yourself at our Basildon hair salon.
Book A Consultation At Hair Oasis Salon In Essex
If you feel like you are experiencing thinning hair or hair loss during the menopause, or for any reason, please book in for a complimentary, no-obligation consultation for one-to-one advice. To book your consultation at Hair Oasis Hairdressers in Basildon, please call 01268 552220. We’re here to support you during this time.
