Im a 33 yr old female with thinning hair any ideas?

Answer 1

Check out PCOS.

http://www.pcos.org

Answer 2

Hi, I am a 29 year old gay man with thinning hair... I'm sure you and I share some disappointment when we stare in the mirror and are less than thrilled with what we see. I had great success with a procedure called Medical Hair Restoration. MHR.com if you're interested. I had my procedure done locally, it was stress and pain free, and I noticed excellent results. Basically it's an outpatient cosmetic surgical procedure, done with a local anesthetic. The surgeon will remove a "donor strip" from the back of your scalp where no one will ever see the scar. From the donor strip, the nurses harvest the grafts. A graft consists of one to three hair folicles. The grafts will then be "planted" into your head (yes, it's painless and I'm a big wuss when it comes to that) where you need more hair. After 3 to 5 months, those grafts will begin to grow just like your remaining hair. In about a year you will have more hair where you once had an embarassing thin spot. It comes in slowly so no one will notice. (Meaning you're not going to go in bald and come out looking like Elvis 8 hours later) I highly recommend this procedure and intend on having it done again (for a different part of my head) shortly. Less than $10,000 too. Works on Men and Women. Of course you could always try Rogaine for Women too, but that only works on the crown of your head. If you have thin hair on top or in the front, Rogaine won't work. Oh and because the "donor strip" is slightly larger than an inch wide and 4 inches long, when they sew you up you actually get a little face lift too, reach behind your head and pull the slack out of your skin and you'll see what I mean.
By the way, Bosley is the exact same procedure but it's about $4,000 more than MHR on average.

Answer 3

It depends on why your hair is thinning, but there are many things you can do..

(Most of this advice is based on stuff my fiancee does. She's 25 and has what she calls "homer simpson hair")

Dye it - dyes can make hair look thicker. Especially if you dye it a lighter color, your scalp will not show through as much as it does when your hair is dark.

Style it - Curling or waving your hair can make it appear thicker. Teasing it can help too, but it is damaging in the long run.

Don't mess with it - don't brush, wash, or style it more than you need to. The more it is handles, the more opportunities it has to break off.

Use thickening products - I HIGHLY recommend Nioxin shampoo and conditioner. There are several different formulas to choose from. They seem to work really well. You can actually use a tiny bit of the conditioner on damp hair as a styling aid and leave-in. Take a look at http://www.nioxin.com

Get a good cut - Find a stylist you really trust, and talk to her about getting a cut that can give the appearance of thicker hair, with minimal daily heat styling.

Answer 4

There are many factors that can attribute to hair recession or massive hair fall and you need to find out which one exactly is responsible for the problem you are having now. Of course male pattern baldness is still the most common cause, but, for instance, if you are a woman things are deinitely different! This is the reason why you will need to really dig down and see the source of your problem.

Other causes of hair loss may include (both in men and women): severe mental or emotional stress, excessive use of coloring or bleaching agents, traction alopecia or excessive strain on the scalp due to braiding or corn rowing, hormonal changes, alopecia areata or hair loss due to autoimmune diseases, and many more. Each of these conditions will require a different approach in order to achieve success regardless of whether you're going to be using conventional or natural methods.

In my opinion it's much better to use natural methods as opposed to conventional ones, they're cheaper, have less to no side effects, and often more effective.

A good way of regaining your full head of healthy natural hair is well described on this guide: http://hairagain.toptips.org
Hope it helps.

Answer 5

1. Try Coloring

If you inherited a tendency for hair loss, you likely have very healthy hair overall. Therefore, your hair can benefit from permanent or semi-permanent color to give body and volume to hair.

Medications can weaken hair, causing it to break or fall out. Semi-permanent color is good in this case, too, because it does not contain ammonia or peroxide. It will not damage hair, but will give it body and volume.

If your hair is fine-textured, semi-permanent or permanent color is fine, as long as it is professionally applied. Colored hair can easily get over-processed, which damages it, causing further hair loss.

2. Use Volumizing Products

Many volume-building hair products contain paraffin, which is beeswax. That's not good for hair, because it builds up and can make hair break.

However, volumizing products sold in salons do help. They won't weigh hair down, and they won't damage it. Mousse, for example, can be applied at the root area for support. Then, begin blow-drying the root area, applying tension with a brush to build volume. Use a light finishing spray to hold it.

3. Shampoo and Condition Your Hair When Dirty

To protect hair, the best practice is to shampoo only when hair is dirty. Because fine hair gets dirty faster, people with fine-textured hair need to shampoo more frequently -- even though fine hair breaks more easily.

For that reason, fine-textured hair benefits from a good shampoo and volume-building conditioner.

4. Find a Style That Suits Fine Hair
Blow dryers should not be a problem, even if you have fine hair. However, be very careful about putting high heat directly onto hair. Flat irons and curling irons can cause damage and breakage.

Because they contain very strong chemicals, curl-relaxing products are a no-no for fine hair.

5. Get a Permanent Wave

Permanents can help give volume to fine-textured hair -- but hair must be healthy, not dry or brittle. Only a gentle body wave is advised, because tighter waves can damage the hair. Because chemicals in permanents are harsh, a permanent should be only a last resort for fine-haired people.

Again, make sure a professional stylist gives you your permanent, so that hair is not damaged

Answer 6

could you be anemic? might be an iron deficiency... or just stress - should check it out just in case next time you see your gp.

would try to keep it on the short side (ask stylist to use whatever tricks s/he's got to keep it fluffy, eg texturizing), and if your hair is otherwise strong - not too much breakage, shiny - colour it to beef up the hair strand.

also - for volume, and shine, try to minimize silicon-based shampoos, they cause buildup - and use those build-up remover shampoos once a week. Don't use more any conditioner more intense than 'medium'.

Answer 7

Nope. genuine love knows out age, coloration, race. and so on. Congratulations and larger of luck. P.S. My parents are 10 years aside and have been thankfully married for 30 years. My husband and that i are 8 years aside and have been thankfully mutually for 4 years.

Answer 8

have a massage:

Head Massage For Fast Hair Growth
http://hair-care-info.blogspot.com/2006/09/head-massage-for-fast-hair-growth.html

Answer 9

Check with your med if you may have any thyroid problems. It causes thinning of hair. Check with your doc anyway. Could be that you are lacking some vitamins.

Answer 10

Rogaine for women. Go get it. It works. And go to Bosley to see about transplants. That costs a little but it is natural and it looks great.