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Treating Weak Hair
Treatment
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Pregnancy & Hair Loss
Women’s
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Menopause Hair Loss
Women’s
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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...
Herbs for Hair Loss
Treatment
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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
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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
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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...
Preventing Thinning Hair
Men’s
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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
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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
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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...