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I’m sooo fed up about my hair - help!

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angieB48
angieB48

I’ve been perimenopausal for over 18 months and have successfully alleviated or reduced many of my symptoms but despite a mirena coil and bio identical estrogen, my hair has become unmanageable. It’s thinner (no noticeable hair loss), not growing much but the biggest problem is the dry coarse condition where I used to have soft shiny hair that behaved. I really can’t do anything to make it look better. As I know I’m perimenopausal it doesn’t take much for my moods to dip and some days I feel depressed about how I look. I know it’s only my hair but this is becoming a real issue for me and my confidence is already low.  Any tips and advice re managing it? And will this ever improve????!

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  • tesslacoil
    tesslacoil angieB48

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    I started taking 1 tbsp of olive oil every day and it worked like a charm!   No more hair falling out in the shower, shininess restored and as an added benefit, my joints no longer hurt! smile   I was amazed, to tell you the truth!   I've not been to any doctors or changed anything else in my routine.  I'm an ex-computer consultant so I change only one thing at a time to see if there's any difference and boy, did this new habit make a difference!   I've been doing it about a month now.   Amazing!

    • tesslacoil
      tesslacoil

      Posted

      To add, I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil by California Olive Ranch.   Researched like crazy first smile   Great company and practices.  No, I'm not a sales person for them .. I'm just picky smile

    • angieB48
      angieB48 tesslacoil

      Posted

      Thanks for this. Will give it a try. You never know! I also having aching joints- my left shoulder is sooo painful! Had your hair deteriorated to the same point?
    • tesslacoil
      tesslacoil angieB48

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      Yes.  Mine was dried out and coarse, too.   The olive oil solved that, surprisingly.   Mine was getting thinner and I was getting some handfuls in the shower.  That stopped too.  Yay!   Also, side benefit of skin softening that I didn't mention.  Wow.   It's changed a few things for the better.   I used to eat a half avocado every day but that didn't hold a candle to this change.   Since I've been having that oil, I've stopped the avocado - too much of a good thing LOL smile  There's a lot of wonderful advice on these forums here!   I'm so glad I've found them.  

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