Hypothyroid wiry crinkly hair: what component is it missing and...?
is it reversible? I want to know what component is the hair missing that causes it to crinkle up? I have been experimenting with many conditioners and treatments but none seem to help the hair that has already been affected. Is this even reversible or is that hair permanently damaged? Is there anything I can take or rub on my scalp to prevent more hair from crinkling up? My hair used to be straight and soft, now it's crinkly on the crown of my head.
2007-01-01 07:11:44 · 6 answers · asked by ouch 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I assume you don't mean curly, but that it is coarse and wiry. This is from the thyroid. If you just started synthroid, it will take a while for the hair to grow out and become smooth again. (Hair grown at about 1/2 inch a month.) If you've taken it a while, check your level, you may need more.
If your level has been normal for a while, then I don't know.
Good luck.
2007-01-01 08:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by Janice M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hypothyroidism would not make your hair crinkly. Hypothyroidism makes your hair hard to curl, dry, and thin. Most of that is usually reversed when you are on Synthroid or a replacement drug for what your thyroid isn't producing.
How curly hair is depends on how round each hair shaft is if you would look at it under a microscope. The rounder the hair shaft the straighter the hair. The flatter the hair shaft the curlier the hair.
2007-01-01 07:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have had thyroid problems since I was 14. My hair was perfectly straight. At around 20 it went curly. Don't know if the connection is thyroid or just a natural change. Once your thyroid is balanced it will take a while for the improvement to show in your hair or nails.
2007-01-01 07:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by justwondering 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your hair is having too much of sulphur that might be one of the reason that it look so crinky and wiry. Bec it makes too much of disulphide bond in the hair protein, known as keratin. In case of hypothyroidism the component missing is Iodine.
2007-01-01 07:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by rani v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have hypothyroid I use to have thick hair with lots of body. It is now oily has thinned out a lot and straight. They have finally got my meds strong enough. It is getting better texture wise but it is still straight. Good luck when you have thyroid problems it affects your whole body.
2007-01-01 08:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by d3midway semi-retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-26 12:21:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋