Causes
Treating Weak Hair
Treatment
8 minute read
8m
Let’s talk about weak hair. We know this topic is about as fun as watching your hair dry but talking about it may actually help you beat the brittle, frizzy...
The Role of Hair Follicles
Science
10 minute read
10m
We barely give a thought to our hair until we start losing it. Only then do we start wanting to know: how does hair grow? And how can we keep...
Female Hair Loss Stages
Women’s
7 minute read
7m
Hair loss is rarely ever a pleasant experience but it can be comforting to know that it’s a fairly common one — yes, even among women. In fact, more than 55%...
Pregnancy & Hair Loss
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Between 40% and 50% of women experience hair loss during or after pregnancy. You’re not alone. Your body is changing and your hair might change with it. It might grow...
The Link Between Hair Loss & Testosterone
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Testosterone often takes the blame for hair loss. But the impact the male sex hormone has on how your hair grows — and sheds — isn’t clean cut. Scientific research...
Menopause Hair Loss
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
Women experience all sorts of symptoms and bodily changes through menopause. Alongside hot flashes and sleep problems, other symptoms include brittle hair, hair thinning, and menopause hair loss. It’s enough to...
Hair Loss After Surgery
Causes
11 minute read
11m
Whether you’re heading into surgery or recovering from it, the last thing you should be worrying about is your hair falling out. It seems hard to fathom. After everything you’ve...
Malnutrition & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Malnutrition happens when your body doesn’t get the nutrients and energy it needs to thrive. Maybe you’re not eating enough. Or you might have an illness that’s preventing your body...
Is My Hair Thinning?
Science
10 minute read
10m
A bad hair day isn’t fun but it’s manageable. Multiple bad hair days in a row? Now that might get you thinking. Is your hair just having an off moment?...
Keto & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Many people around the world have sworn by the low-carb, high-fat keto diet. It’s been so popular that you might be asking: what’s the catch? Sure, you might shed some...
Hair Growth Cycles
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, a group of scientists have been asking one simple question: How does hair grow? The answer, they’ve discovered, isn’t straightforward. But while there’s plenty of research still to...
Lack of Sleep & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
10 minute read
10m
Night after night, you lie awake in bed, waiting for the elusive Zs to come. Morning after morning, you notice more hair on your pillow and less on your head....
Swimming & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Whether you love a casual pool dip or you’re a water-loving mermaid, you’re about to discover some hairy truths about chlorine and your hair. As a powerful disinfectant, chlorine has...
Hair Loss from Radiation Therapy
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Killing a bit of hair to kill (or control) a malignant tumour seems like a fair trade. But that doesn’t make the prospect of hair loss any easier to deal...
Hair Falling Out in Clumps?
Causes
8 minute read
8m
When you pull your hair and it falls out easily, clumps coming away from the scalp, the default reaction is panic. That’s completely normal but probably not necessary. In most...
Does Stress Cause Hair Loss?
Causes
17 minute read
17m
Stress hair loss isn’t about the everyday stresses of life and work. It’s about a stress so severe or prolonged that it shocks the body into shutting down hair production.
Men’s Hair Loss Causes
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
We all start with about 100,000 hairs on our heads in our teens. But as time passes, many men will notice the thick mop on top start to thin out....
Women's Hair Loss Causes
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Almost half of all Australian women experience hair loss at some point in their life. Yet we’ve still got a long way to go to understand what causes hair loss in women...
Hair Loss Myths
Science
10 minute read
10m
Few things attract more myths than hair loss. Perhaps it’s because of the importance we place on a healthy head of hair or maybe it’s because it’s an area we’re...
Can You Cure Baldness?
Science
7 minute read
7m
We’re all waiting for the moment researchers discover a breakthrough cure for hair loss. Imagine that. A lifetime with a head full of hair, no action required. But for now,...
Signs of Early Balding
Causes
8 minute read
8m
If you’re wondering what the early signs of balding are, it’s a good sign. It means that if you do have hair loss, you’ve caught it in its earliest stages....
Thinning Hair in Women
Women’s
8 minute read
8m
Thinning hair is a hairy prospect. You might resist the idea or try to convince yourself that it’s all in your imagination — the thinner ponytail, the clogged shower drain....
Male Hair Loss Stages
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Very few men will walk through life without some form of hair thinning or hair loss. In fact, 80% of all Australian men experience hair loss at some point. It’s a daunting...
Types of Alopecia
Causes
17 minute read
17m
The causes of androgenetic alopecia (or androgenic alopecia) are genetics and aging. Specifically, it happens when a hormone called dihydrotestosterone shrinks sensitive hair follicles, limiting their ability to grow hair....
Does Smoking Cause Hair Loss?
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Each time you inhale your cigarette, you’re breathing in hundreds of nasty chemicals. We all know the impact these chemicals can have on your body. Increased risk of heart attack....
Hair Loss & Vitamin Deficiency
Causes
10 minute read
10m
As one of the most metabolically active parts of our body, our hair follicles can be a good indication of what’s going on inside us. Our follicles need nutrients to...
Balding Women
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
When Deb Jones started to lose her hair in handfuls after a bout of COVID-19, she feared that she would lose it all. Surely, she would eventually end up bald? It’s true,...
Hair Loss from Cancer
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss and cancer — or rather, cancer treatments — often go hand in hand. After all, hair loss is a recognisable side effect of cancer therapies like chemotherapy and...
Anagen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Anagen effluvium is a type of hair loss that can result in total (or near total) balding. It’s commonly caused by cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation but it’s usually...
Receding vs Maturing Hairline
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Mature Hairline or Receding? How to Tell the Difference and What to Do Next Your hairline is not a static thing. It moves and changes over time. Most notably (particularly...
Balding Crown
Men’s
12 minute read
12m
Balding Crown? How to Spot, Stop & Reverse It It can be easy to get away with hair loss in the beginning. Thinning hair, even a receding hairline, can happen so...
Hair Growth Medication
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
Effective hair growth medications aren’t about gimmicky elixirs that promise luscious locks or a full head of hair overnight. No, the best medication for hair loss targets the root of...
A Guide to Shedding
Treatment
9 minute read
9m
Everybody loses hair. Yep, even George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. Hair shedding is so routine that we all lose about 50-200 strands of hair a day. So are hair shedding...
Male Pattern Baldness
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is the most common type of hair loss for men. About half of all men experience it by the age of 50 and by the age of...
Telogen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
When Deb Jones began suddenly losing handfuls of her thick hair after each wash, she couldn’t believe it. Her hair grew so thin that she hid it beneath hats and thought she...
Dandruff & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Dandruff can be a distressing condition for anybody. For some people, it’s up there with hair loss — which makes it especially disconcerting when people start connecting hair loss to...
Thinning Hair
Causes
7 minute read
7m
We get it. You’d probably rather be reading about something other than why your hair is thinning right now. But if you’ve noticed that your hair is thinning out, it’s...
Men’s Hair Loss Solutions
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss. Disconcerting? Yes. But are you alone? Not at all. Mens hair loss is extremely common. Around 20% of Australian men will become bald in their 20s, with that figure...
Hair Loss Awareness Month
Causes
7 minute read
7m
This August, we’re ready to raise awareness of the hairy truth: male pattern baldness affects up to 1 in every 2 men over 40 while about 49% of women will experience hair loss at...
Mamamia’s Scoop
Women’s
3 minute read
3m
People tend to think that hair loss and stress go together like hairdressers and gossip. After all, the state of our hair seems to be tied up with an awful...
Women's Hair Loss Guide
Women’s
11 minute read
11m
More hair on the brush than you’re comfortable with? Hair loss may be more common in men but anyone can experience it. Female hair loss is a thing — and...
COVID-19 & Hair Loss
Causes
5 minute read
5m
A study by the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology has recently uncovered an interesting discovery relating to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. It seems that hair loss and COVID-19 symptoms might very...
Growth
Treating Weak Hair
Treatment
8 minute read
8m
Let’s talk about weak hair. We know this topic is about as fun as watching your hair dry but talking about it may actually help you beat the brittle, frizzy...
Vitamins for Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Our hair follicles are busy bees. As highly active parts of our body, they need nutrients to produce healthy hair. These nutrients include a range of vitamins that help grow...
The Role of Hair Follicles
Science
10 minute read
10m
We barely give a thought to our hair until we start losing it. Only then do we start wanting to know: how does hair grow? And how can we keep...
Home Remedies for Hair Growth
Growth
8 minute read
8m
Say one word to your family and friends about wanting to grow and thicken your hair and chances are they’ll swear by their own home remedy. Home remedies for hair...
A Guide to Curly Hair
Growth
11 minute read
11m
Curly hair can be a handful but once you’ve found the right routine, it’s much easier than you think to get healthy curly hair — and keep it. In this...
Castor Oil for Hair Growth
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, people have sung about the benefits of castor oil for hair growth and hair thickening. But at The Hairy Pill®, we like to maintain some healthy scepticism. So...
Malnutrition & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Malnutrition happens when your body doesn’t get the nutrients and energy it needs to thrive. Maybe you’re not eating enough. Or you might have an illness that’s preventing your body...
Is My Hair Thinning?
Science
10 minute read
10m
A bad hair day isn’t fun but it’s manageable. Multiple bad hair days in a row? Now that might get you thinking. Is your hair just having an off moment?...
Keto & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Many people around the world have sworn by the low-carb, high-fat keto diet. It’s been so popular that you might be asking: what’s the catch? Sure, you might shed some...
Hair Growth Cycles
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, a group of scientists have been asking one simple question: How does hair grow? The answer, they’ve discovered, isn’t straightforward. But while there’s plenty of research still to...
Blood Circulation & Hair Growth
Growth
7 minute read
7m
Did you know your scalp boasts the highest blood circulation in your body? It’s no wonder there’s a crucial relationship between blood flow and hair growth. In this article, we’ll...
Hair Loss from Radiation Therapy
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Killing a bit of hair to kill (or control) a malignant tumour seems like a fair trade. But that doesn’t make the prospect of hair loss any easier to deal...
Hair Falling Out in Clumps?
Causes
8 minute read
8m
When you pull your hair and it falls out easily, clumps coming away from the scalp, the default reaction is panic. That’s completely normal but probably not necessary. In most...
Does the Weather Impact Your Hair?
Lifestyle
9 minute read
9m
We hear it all the time. People come to us throughout the year swearing that they lose more hair in winter, that hair grows faster in hot weather, that humidity...
Best Foods for Hair Growth
Growth
9 minute read
9m
When it comes to hair, diet does matter. Your hair follicles need nutrients to grow healthy hair. So making sure you’re eating a nutritional diet is a good place to...
Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Hair
Lifestyle
7 minute read
7m
We all want thick and healthy hair but there’s no need to try the latest viral hacks to get those luscious locks and superstar volume. Let’s put the old wives’...
Growing and Maintaining Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Fed up with limp, frizzy, split-ended, or barely-there hair? Finding the right routine to have strong and healthy locks can feel like an uphill battle. And even when you do...
Hair Loss & Vitamin Deficiency
Causes
10 minute read
10m
As one of the most metabolically active parts of our body, our hair follicles can be a good indication of what’s going on inside us. Our follicles need nutrients to...
Hair Loss from Cancer
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss and cancer — or rather, cancer treatments — often go hand in hand. After all, hair loss is a recognisable side effect of cancer therapies like chemotherapy and...
Anagen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Anagen effluvium is a type of hair loss that can result in total (or near total) balding. It’s commonly caused by cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation but it’s usually...
A Guide to Shedding
Treatment
9 minute read
9m
Everybody loses hair. Yep, even George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. Hair shedding is so routine that we all lose about 50-200 strands of hair a day. So are hair shedding...
Hair Growth Medication
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
Effective hair growth medications aren’t about gimmicky elixirs that promise luscious locks or a full head of hair overnight. No, the best medication for hair loss targets the root of...
Telogen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
When Deb Jones began suddenly losing handfuls of her thick hair after each wash, she couldn’t believe it. Her hair grew so thin that she hid it beneath hats and thought she...
Hair Growth Supplements vs Medication
Treatment
10 minute read
10m
Walk into any pharmacy and you’ll find shelves stocked with bottles of hair growth supplements promising a healthy head of hair. It’s natural to wonder if it’s really that easy....
Dandruff & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Dandruff can be a distressing condition for anybody. For some people, it’s up there with hair loss — which makes it especially disconcerting when people start connecting hair loss to...
COVID-19 & Hair Loss
Causes
5 minute read
5m
A study by the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology has recently uncovered an interesting discovery relating to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. It seems that hair loss and COVID-19 symptoms might very...
Our Patient's Hair Loss Journey
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Losing your hair in your 20’s or 30’s (or even 40’s+) leaves you with a fairly horrendous range of choices that I faced about 18 months ago. I could live...
Lifestyle
Vitamins for Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Our hair follicles are busy bees. As highly active parts of our body, they need nutrients to produce healthy hair. These nutrients include a range of vitamins that help grow...
Home Remedies for Hair Growth
Growth
8 minute read
8m
Say one word to your family and friends about wanting to grow and thicken your hair and chances are they’ll swear by their own home remedy. Home remedies for hair...
Fitness & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
A trip to the gym can benefit everything from our physical health to our mental state. But some people might be deterred by the rumours that shredding can lead to...
A Guide to Curly Hair
Growth
11 minute read
11m
Curly hair can be a handful but once you’ve found the right routine, it’s much easier than you think to get healthy curly hair — and keep it. In this...
Herbs for Hair Loss
Treatment
11 minute read
11m
For aeons, different societies across the globe have used herbs in hair growth potions. They’re still used today in many Ayurvedic or Chinese treatments to treat hair loss. Researchers are...
Malnutrition & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Malnutrition happens when your body doesn’t get the nutrients and energy it needs to thrive. Maybe you’re not eating enough. Or you might have an illness that’s preventing your body...
Keto & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Many people around the world have sworn by the low-carb, high-fat keto diet. It’s been so popular that you might be asking: what’s the catch? Sure, you might shed some...
Head Shaving Myths
Science
8 minute read
8m
Over the bad hair days? Tired of wrangling your hair into a shape that hides the bald spots? Or do you just want to get ahead of the hair loss...
Lack of Sleep & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
10 minute read
10m
Night after night, you lie awake in bed, waiting for the elusive Zs to come. Morning after morning, you notice more hair on your pillow and less on your head....
Blood Circulation & Hair Growth
Growth
7 minute read
7m
Did you know your scalp boasts the highest blood circulation in your body? It’s no wonder there’s a crucial relationship between blood flow and hair growth. In this article, we’ll...
Swimming & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Whether you love a casual pool dip or you’re a water-loving mermaid, you’re about to discover some hairy truths about chlorine and your hair. As a powerful disinfectant, chlorine has...
Does Stress Cause Hair Loss?
Causes
17 minute read
17m
Stress hair loss isn’t about the everyday stresses of life and work. It’s about a stress so severe or prolonged that it shocks the body into shutting down hair production.
Does the Weather Impact Your Hair?
Lifestyle
9 minute read
9m
We hear it all the time. People come to us throughout the year swearing that they lose more hair in winter, that hair grows faster in hot weather, that humidity...
Hair Loss in Teens
Lifestyle
17 minute read
17m
We associate the teenage years with an excess of new hair in places where there was none before. The inevitable signs of aging we associate with hair loss feel a...
Hair Loss Myths
Science
10 minute read
10m
Few things attract more myths than hair loss. Perhaps it’s because of the importance we place on a healthy head of hair or maybe it’s because it’s an area we’re...
Best Foods for Hair Growth
Growth
9 minute read
9m
When it comes to hair, diet does matter. Your hair follicles need nutrients to grow healthy hair. So making sure you’re eating a nutritional diet is a good place to...
Creatine & Hair Loss
Science
9 minute read
9m
Creatine is something of a natural energy powerhouse. It fuels your muscles during high-intensity activities, helping you exercise harder for longer while recovering faster. It’s no surprise it’s a popular...
Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Hair
Lifestyle
7 minute read
7m
We all want thick and healthy hair but there’s no need to try the latest viral hacks to get those luscious locks and superstar volume. Let’s put the old wives’...
Growing and Maintaining Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Fed up with limp, frizzy, split-ended, or barely-there hair? Finding the right routine to have strong and healthy locks can feel like an uphill battle. And even when you do...
Does Smoking Cause Hair Loss?
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Each time you inhale your cigarette, you’re breathing in hundreds of nasty chemicals. We all know the impact these chemicals can have on your body. Increased risk of heart attack....
Hair Loss & Vitamin Deficiency
Causes
10 minute read
10m
As one of the most metabolically active parts of our body, our hair follicles can be a good indication of what’s going on inside us. Our follicles need nutrients to...
Hair Loss Awareness Month
Causes
7 minute read
7m
This August, we’re ready to raise awareness of the hairy truth: male pattern baldness affects up to 1 in every 2 men over 40 while about 49% of women will experience hair loss at...
Mamamia’s Scoop
Women’s
3 minute read
3m
People tend to think that hair loss and stress go together like hairdressers and gossip. After all, the state of our hair seems to be tied up with an awful...
Trusting Online Answers
Lifestyle
7 minute read
7m
Why you should think twice before consulting Dr Google Once upon a time, we used to dust off a fat encyclopedia for information. Now the world’s answers are available in...
Our Patient's Hair Loss Journey
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Losing your hair in your 20’s or 30’s (or even 40’s+) leaves you with a fairly horrendous range of choices that I faced about 18 months ago. I could live...
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The Link Between Hair Loss & Testosterone
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Testosterone often takes the blame for hair loss. But the impact the male sex hormone has on how your hair grows — and sheds — isn’t clean cut. Scientific research...
Fitness & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
A trip to the gym can benefit everything from our physical health to our mental state. But some people might be deterred by the rumours that shredding can lead to...
Preventing Thinning Hair
Men’s
7 minute read
7m
Let’s face it, noticing your hair thinning can be a downer. It’s hardly a comfort to know that in males, it’s incredibly common for strands to become smaller and finer...
Hair Loss in Teens
Lifestyle
17 minute read
17m
We associate the teenage years with an excess of new hair in places where there was none before. The inevitable signs of aging we associate with hair loss feel a...
Men’s Hair Loss Causes
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
We all start with about 100,000 hairs on our heads in our teens. But as time passes, many men will notice the thick mop on top start to thin out....
Finasteride for Hair Loss
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
A noticeably thinning hairline or a looser-than-usual ponytail is enough to send you to your phone to google if and why your hair is thinning and, more importantly, if there’s...
Creatine & Hair Loss
Science
9 minute read
9m
Creatine is something of a natural energy powerhouse. It fuels your muscles during high-intensity activities, helping you exercise harder for longer while recovering faster. It’s no surprise it’s a popular...
Signs of Early Balding
Causes
8 minute read
8m
If you’re wondering what the early signs of balding are, it’s a good sign. It means that if you do have hair loss, you’ve caught it in its earliest stages....
Male Hair Loss Stages
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Very few men will walk through life without some form of hair thinning or hair loss. In fact, 80% of all Australian men experience hair loss at some point. It’s a daunting...
Receding vs Maturing Hairline
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Mature Hairline or Receding? How to Tell the Difference and What to Do Next Your hairline is not a static thing. It moves and changes over time. Most notably (particularly...
Balding Crown
Men’s
12 minute read
12m
Balding Crown? How to Spot, Stop & Reverse It It can be easy to get away with hair loss in the beginning. Thinning hair, even a receding hairline, can happen so...
Male Pattern Baldness
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is the most common type of hair loss for men. About half of all men experience it by the age of 50 and by the age of...
Thinning Hair
Causes
7 minute read
7m
We get it. You’d probably rather be reading about something other than why your hair is thinning right now. But if you’ve noticed that your hair is thinning out, it’s...
Men’s Hair Loss Solutions
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss. Disconcerting? Yes. But are you alone? Not at all. Mens hair loss is extremely common. Around 20% of Australian men will become bald in their 20s, with that figure...
Science
Vitamins for Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Our hair follicles are busy bees. As highly active parts of our body, they need nutrients to produce healthy hair. These nutrients include a range of vitamins that help grow...
The Role of Hair Follicles
Science
10 minute read
10m
We barely give a thought to our hair until we start losing it. Only then do we start wanting to know: how does hair grow? And how can we keep...
Female Hair Loss Stages
Women’s
7 minute read
7m
Hair loss is rarely ever a pleasant experience but it can be comforting to know that it’s a fairly common one — yes, even among women. In fact, more than 55%...
The Link Between Hair Loss & Testosterone
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Testosterone often takes the blame for hair loss. But the impact the male sex hormone has on how your hair grows — and sheds — isn’t clean cut. Scientific research...
A Guide to Curly Hair
Growth
11 minute read
11m
Curly hair can be a handful but once you’ve found the right routine, it’s much easier than you think to get healthy curly hair — and keep it. In this...
Hair Loss After Surgery
Causes
11 minute read
11m
Whether you’re heading into surgery or recovering from it, the last thing you should be worrying about is your hair falling out. It seems hard to fathom. After everything you’ve...
Herbs for Hair Loss
Treatment
11 minute read
11m
For aeons, different societies across the globe have used herbs in hair growth potions. They’re still used today in many Ayurvedic or Chinese treatments to treat hair loss. Researchers are...
Castor Oil for Hair Growth
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, people have sung about the benefits of castor oil for hair growth and hair thickening. But at The Hairy Pill®, we like to maintain some healthy scepticism. So...
Preventing Thinning Hair
Men’s
7 minute read
7m
Let’s face it, noticing your hair thinning can be a downer. It’s hardly a comfort to know that in males, it’s incredibly common for strands to become smaller and finer...
Is My Hair Thinning?
Science
10 minute read
10m
A bad hair day isn’t fun but it’s manageable. Multiple bad hair days in a row? Now that might get you thinking. Is your hair just having an off moment?...
Hair Growth Cycles
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, a group of scientists have been asking one simple question: How does hair grow? The answer, they’ve discovered, isn’t straightforward. But while there’s plenty of research still to...
Head Shaving Myths
Science
8 minute read
8m
Over the bad hair days? Tired of wrangling your hair into a shape that hides the bald spots? Or do you just want to get ahead of the hair loss...
Lack of Sleep & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
10 minute read
10m
Night after night, you lie awake in bed, waiting for the elusive Zs to come. Morning after morning, you notice more hair on your pillow and less on your head....
Blood Circulation & Hair Growth
Growth
7 minute read
7m
Did you know your scalp boasts the highest blood circulation in your body? It’s no wonder there’s a crucial relationship between blood flow and hair growth. In this article, we’ll...
Swimming & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Whether you love a casual pool dip or you’re a water-loving mermaid, you’re about to discover some hairy truths about chlorine and your hair. As a powerful disinfectant, chlorine has...
Does Stress Cause Hair Loss?
Causes
17 minute read
17m
Stress hair loss isn’t about the everyday stresses of life and work. It’s about a stress so severe or prolonged that it shocks the body into shutting down hair production.
Does the Weather Impact Your Hair?
Lifestyle
9 minute read
9m
We hear it all the time. People come to us throughout the year swearing that they lose more hair in winter, that hair grows faster in hot weather, that humidity...
Men’s Hair Loss Causes
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
We all start with about 100,000 hairs on our heads in our teens. But as time passes, many men will notice the thick mop on top start to thin out....
Women's Hair Loss Causes
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Almost half of all Australian women experience hair loss at some point in their life. Yet we’ve still got a long way to go to understand what causes hair loss in women...
Hair Loss Myths
Science
10 minute read
10m
Few things attract more myths than hair loss. Perhaps it’s because of the importance we place on a healthy head of hair or maybe it’s because it’s an area we’re...
Finasteride for Hair Loss
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
A noticeably thinning hairline or a looser-than-usual ponytail is enough to send you to your phone to google if and why your hair is thinning and, more importantly, if there’s...
Best Foods for Hair Growth
Growth
9 minute read
9m
When it comes to hair, diet does matter. Your hair follicles need nutrients to grow healthy hair. So making sure you’re eating a nutritional diet is a good place to...
Creatine & Hair Loss
Science
9 minute read
9m
Creatine is something of a natural energy powerhouse. It fuels your muscles during high-intensity activities, helping you exercise harder for longer while recovering faster. It’s no surprise it’s a popular...
Can You Cure Baldness?
Science
7 minute read
7m
We’re all waiting for the moment researchers discover a breakthrough cure for hair loss. Imagine that. A lifetime with a head full of hair, no action required. But for now,...
Male Hair Loss Stages
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Very few men will walk through life without some form of hair thinning or hair loss. In fact, 80% of all Australian men experience hair loss at some point. It’s a daunting...
Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Hair
Lifestyle
7 minute read
7m
We all want thick and healthy hair but there’s no need to try the latest viral hacks to get those luscious locks and superstar volume. Let’s put the old wives’...
Growing and Maintaining Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Fed up with limp, frizzy, split-ended, or barely-there hair? Finding the right routine to have strong and healthy locks can feel like an uphill battle. And even when you do...
Types of Alopecia
Causes
17 minute read
17m
The causes of androgenetic alopecia (or androgenic alopecia) are genetics and aging. Specifically, it happens when a hormone called dihydrotestosterone shrinks sensitive hair follicles, limiting their ability to grow hair....
Does Smoking Cause Hair Loss?
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Each time you inhale your cigarette, you’re breathing in hundreds of nasty chemicals. We all know the impact these chemicals can have on your body. Increased risk of heart attack....
Balding Women
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
When Deb Jones started to lose her hair in handfuls after a bout of COVID-19, she feared that she would lose it all. Surely, she would eventually end up bald? It’s true,...
Receding vs Maturing Hairline
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Mature Hairline or Receding? How to Tell the Difference and What to Do Next Your hairline is not a static thing. It moves and changes over time. Most notably (particularly...
Balding Crown
Men’s
12 minute read
12m
Balding Crown? How to Spot, Stop & Reverse It It can be easy to get away with hair loss in the beginning. Thinning hair, even a receding hairline, can happen so...
Male Pattern Baldness
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is the most common type of hair loss for men. About half of all men experience it by the age of 50 and by the age of...
Hair Growth Supplements vs Medication
Treatment
10 minute read
10m
Walk into any pharmacy and you’ll find shelves stocked with bottles of hair growth supplements promising a healthy head of hair. It’s natural to wonder if it’s really that easy....
Dandruff & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Dandruff can be a distressing condition for anybody. For some people, it’s up there with hair loss — which makes it especially disconcerting when people start connecting hair loss to...
Hair Loss Awareness Month
Causes
7 minute read
7m
This August, we’re ready to raise awareness of the hairy truth: male pattern baldness affects up to 1 in every 2 men over 40 while about 49% of women will experience hair loss at...
Trusting Online Answers
Lifestyle
7 minute read
7m
Why you should think twice before consulting Dr Google Once upon a time, we used to dust off a fat encyclopedia for information. Now the world’s answers are available in...
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Treatment
Treating Weak Hair
Treatment
8 minute read
8m
Let’s talk about weak hair. We know this topic is about as fun as watching your hair dry but talking about it may actually help you beat the brittle, frizzy...
Pregnancy & Hair Loss
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Between 40% and 50% of women experience hair loss during or after pregnancy. You’re not alone. Your body is changing and your hair might change with it. It might grow...
Home Remedies for Hair Growth
Growth
8 minute read
8m
Say one word to your family and friends about wanting to grow and thicken your hair and chances are they’ll swear by their own home remedy. Home remedies for hair...
Menopause Hair Loss
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
Women experience all sorts of symptoms and bodily changes through menopause. Alongside hot flashes and sleep problems, other symptoms include brittle hair, hair thinning, and menopause hair loss. It’s enough to...
Hair Loss After Surgery
Causes
11 minute read
11m
Whether you’re heading into surgery or recovering from it, the last thing you should be worrying about is your hair falling out. It seems hard to fathom. After everything you’ve...
Herbs for Hair Loss
Treatment
11 minute read
11m
For aeons, different societies across the globe have used herbs in hair growth potions. They’re still used today in many Ayurvedic or Chinese treatments to treat hair loss. Researchers are...
Castor Oil for Hair Growth
Science
7 minute read
7m
For decades, people have sung about the benefits of castor oil for hair growth and hair thickening. But at The Hairy Pill®, we like to maintain some healthy scepticism. So...
Preventing Thinning Hair
Men’s
7 minute read
7m
Let’s face it, noticing your hair thinning can be a downer. It’s hardly a comfort to know that in males, it’s incredibly common for strands to become smaller and finer...
Hair Loss from Radiation Therapy
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Killing a bit of hair to kill (or control) a malignant tumour seems like a fair trade. But that doesn’t make the prospect of hair loss any easier to deal...
Hair Falling Out in Clumps?
Causes
8 minute read
8m
When you pull your hair and it falls out easily, clumps coming away from the scalp, the default reaction is panic. That’s completely normal but probably not necessary. In most...
Finasteride for Hair Loss
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
A noticeably thinning hairline or a looser-than-usual ponytail is enough to send you to your phone to google if and why your hair is thinning and, more importantly, if there’s...
Can You Cure Baldness?
Science
7 minute read
7m
We’re all waiting for the moment researchers discover a breakthrough cure for hair loss. Imagine that. A lifetime with a head full of hair, no action required. But for now,...
Thinning Hair in Women
Women’s
8 minute read
8m
Thinning hair is a hairy prospect. You might resist the idea or try to convince yourself that it’s all in your imagination — the thinner ponytail, the clogged shower drain....
Types of Alopecia
Causes
17 minute read
17m
The causes of androgenetic alopecia (or androgenic alopecia) are genetics and aging. Specifically, it happens when a hormone called dihydrotestosterone shrinks sensitive hair follicles, limiting their ability to grow hair....
Hair Loss from Cancer
Causes
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss and cancer — or rather, cancer treatments — often go hand in hand. After all, hair loss is a recognisable side effect of cancer therapies like chemotherapy and...
Anagen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Anagen effluvium is a type of hair loss that can result in total (or near total) balding. It’s commonly caused by cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation but it’s usually...
Hair Growth Medication
Treatment
12 minute read
12m
Effective hair growth medications aren’t about gimmicky elixirs that promise luscious locks or a full head of hair overnight. No, the best medication for hair loss targets the root of...
A Guide to Shedding
Treatment
9 minute read
9m
Everybody loses hair. Yep, even George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. Hair shedding is so routine that we all lose about 50-200 strands of hair a day. So are hair shedding...
Telogen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
9 minute read
9m
When Deb Jones began suddenly losing handfuls of her thick hair after each wash, she couldn’t believe it. Her hair grew so thin that she hid it beneath hats and thought she...
Hair Growth Supplements vs Medication
Treatment
10 minute read
10m
Walk into any pharmacy and you’ll find shelves stocked with bottles of hair growth supplements promising a healthy head of hair. It’s natural to wonder if it’s really that easy....
Men’s Hair Loss Solutions
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss. Disconcerting? Yes. But are you alone? Not at all. Mens hair loss is extremely common. Around 20% of Australian men will become bald in their 20s, with that figure...
Women's Hair Loss Guide
Women’s
11 minute read
11m
More hair on the brush than you’re comfortable with? Hair loss may be more common in men but anyone can experience it. Female hair loss is a thing — and...
COVID-19 & Hair Loss
Causes
5 minute read
5m
A study by the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology has recently uncovered an interesting discovery relating to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. It seems that hair loss and COVID-19 symptoms might very...
Our Patient's Hair Loss Journey
Lifestyle
6 minute read
6m
Losing your hair in your 20’s or 30’s (or even 40’s+) leaves you with a fairly horrendous range of choices that I faced about 18 months ago. I could live...
Women’s
Female Hair Loss Stages
Women’s
7 minute read
7m
Hair loss is rarely ever a pleasant experience but it can be comforting to know that it’s a fairly common one — yes, even among women. In fact, more than 55%...
Pregnancy & Hair Loss
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Between 40% and 50% of women experience hair loss during or after pregnancy. You’re not alone. Your body is changing and your hair might change with it. It might grow...
Fitness & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
A trip to the gym can benefit everything from our physical health to our mental state. But some people might be deterred by the rumours that shredding can lead to...
Menopause Hair Loss
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
Women experience all sorts of symptoms and bodily changes through menopause. Alongside hot flashes and sleep problems, other symptoms include brittle hair, hair thinning, and menopause hair loss. It’s enough to...
Hair Loss in Teens
Lifestyle
17 minute read
17m
We associate the teenage years with an excess of new hair in places where there was none before. The inevitable signs of aging we associate with hair loss feel a...
Women's Hair Loss Causes
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Almost half of all Australian women experience hair loss at some point in their life. Yet we’ve still got a long way to go to understand what causes hair loss in women...
Signs of Early Balding
Causes
8 minute read
8m
If you’re wondering what the early signs of balding are, it’s a good sign. It means that if you do have hair loss, you’ve caught it in its earliest stages....
Thinning Hair in Women
Women’s
8 minute read
8m
Thinning hair is a hairy prospect. You might resist the idea or try to convince yourself that it’s all in your imagination — the thinner ponytail, the clogged shower drain....
Balding Women
Women’s
10 minute read
10m
When Deb Jones started to lose her hair in handfuls after a bout of COVID-19, she feared that she would lose it all. Surely, she would eventually end up bald? It’s true,...
Thinning Hair
Causes
7 minute read
7m
We get it. You’d probably rather be reading about something other than why your hair is thinning right now. But if you’ve noticed that your hair is thinning out, it’s...
Mamamia’s Scoop
Women’s
3 minute read
3m
People tend to think that hair loss and stress go together like hairdressers and gossip. After all, the state of our hair seems to be tied up with an awful...
Women's Hair Loss Guide
Women’s
11 minute read
11m
More hair on the brush than you’re comfortable with? Hair loss may be more common in men but anyone can experience it. Female hair loss is a thing — and...