Quick Wins

Quick Wins are for our science-savvy readers. These articles are short-form, jam-packaged with studies, and focused on answering one specific question about hair loss. If you’re new to hair loss education, it’s better to start with our long-form articles.

Vitamin B1 for Hair Loss: Good or Bad for Hair Loss?

By Rob English | Nov 4, 2020

Vitamin B1 – also known as thiamin (or thiamine) – is part of the B-vitamin complex. Marketers claim that vitamin B1 can help support healthy hair growth, reduce hair shedding, and even prevent hair loss. Then again, marketers also make … Read More →

Calcium’s Role In Hair Loss? It’s Complicated.

By Rob English | Oct 20, 2020

The calcium-hair loss connection The connection between calcium and hair loss isn’t straightforward. On the one hand, no studies have directly examined the relationship between calcium and hair loss. On the other hand, calcium imbalances are common in chronic conditions … Read More →

Selenium & Hair Loss: How This Mineral Hurts (And Helps) Our Hair

By Rob English | Jul 23, 2020

Selenium is a trace mineral included in many hair health supplements. Why? According to supplement makers, selenium helps support the thyroid. And since poor thyroid health is linked to hair loss, selenium may help you “cover your bases” – all … Read More →

Vitamin E For Hair Loss: Fact Versus Fiction (Tocopherols & Tocotrienols)

By Rob English | Jul 23, 2020

Vitamin E is a cornerstone ingredient in many cosmetic products – especially those marketed to people with hair loss. The rationale from marketers of supplements and topicals? That vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protects our hair from free radicals, … Read More →

Alopecia Areata: Causes, Treatments, & Why It’s Reversible | 2020 Review

By Rob English | Jul 14, 2020

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune form of hair loss that affects 2% of people worldwide. If you’re dealing with alopecia areata, the burden of hair loss often feels overwhelming – as the condition can progress rapidly, inexplicably, and without regard. … Read More →

Vitamin A (Beta Carotene, Retinol) For Hair Health: Worth Avoiding?

By Rob English | Jul 2, 2020

Vitamin A is considered essential for eye, skin, bone, dental, and intestinal health. It’s also one of the most commonly found vitamins inside hair loss supplements. But is there any evidence that vitamin A supplementation can help improve hair health… … Read More →

Scarring Alopecias: What Makes Them Unique (And Reversible)

By Rob English | Jul 2, 2020

Scarring alopecias make up about 7% of patients seen in hair loss clinics. This means almost 1 in 10 hair loss cases are attributed to scarring alopecia. In this article, we’ll outline what scarring alopecias are, what makes them unique, … Read More →

Oral Minoxidil For Female Hair Loss: How To Avoid Hypertrichosis (Unwanted Body Hair Growth)

By Rob English | Jan 17, 2020

Oral minoxidil for women with hair loss: an underutilized treatment? Although topical minoxidil seems to get most of the attention as a hair loss treatment, its oral counterpart is also effective at promoting hair regrowth in both males and females. … Read More →

Microneedling For Hair Loss: Daily, Weekly, Or Bi-Weekly?

By Rob English | Jan 16, 2020

How often should we microneedle for hair regrowth. Once every two weeks? Once per week? Once per day? More? Hair loss forums continue to debate this very question. Yes, evidence confirms that microneedling once every 1-3 weeks helps to regrow … Read More →

Scalp Micropigmentation: Mistakes To Avoid

By Rob English | Jan 16, 2020

Scalp micropigmentation – or scalp tattooing – is a cosmetic procedure for hair loss. If you’ve ever heard of microblading (eyebrow tattooing), it’s a similar procedure, whereby a physician or tattoo artist uses a tattoo gun to fill in sparse … Read More → See all articles

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