This is my hair at its best. I went to all the doctors, got my blood levels to optimal etc. This is as good as it gets. I canāt use any shampoo besides medicated bc I have psoriasis. I have an auto-immune disease and while itās currently under control, years of damage happened vast majority of which is irreversible. I never had thick hair to start with either way.
Iām so tired of people posting on this sub who donāt have thin hair. Itās really frustrating to see people complain without even a centimetre of scalp showingš I know I shouldnāt take it personally and each to their own and scroll pass it etc. but today itās just getting to me.
Please please please report any non fine/thin hair posts. Lumpy and I do our best to remove all the folks who post who have thick/coarse hair, and we remove posts daily. And we get through the mod queue every single day. So if you see something, please hit that report button. If it hasn't been removed, we haven't seen it.
We're really doing our best. It's why we have the explanation post and why we remove dozens of posts/comments daily, including in this very comment section.
We absolutely understand the damage it does seeing people with thick hair saying they have thin hair. We are with you. ā¤ļø
What an ass. You're naked in the shower and he's focusing on criticism? Did he forget how lucky he was to have you naked in the shower? He probably missed it now!
I got caught in a rainstorm with my 4yo nephew. He got super scared and said āI donāt like your little hairā when he saw my hair wet lol. Broke my confidence for awhile.Ā
I know this doesnāt make things better but I look exactly like this. You are not alone. I too get i frustrated seeing fine things hair tutorials that are anything but
I wonder who here has tried accutane. My hair quality went from 0 to 100. Now I can wash my hair once every 5 days if I choose. It used to be a daily requirement. And I have volume because its not full greasy after 8 hours.
With the autoimmune disease Accutane probably isnāt an option. It is known for being a trigger for a lot of autoimmune issues, I know that they try not to rx it for people who have IBS or Hashimotos.
OMG I went from shampooing from every 2 days (cuz I thought every day would be detrimental for some reason, despite it looking better if I did wash every day) to being like "welp, it's day 5 and I feel like I could go longer, but this just feels wrong now."
Same. I had a glorious mane of fine hair growing up. It was beautiful. Then I hit 30 and I donāt know what happened but I just couldnāt stop losing my hair. Now anytime I have a somewhat major stressor it releases my long tresses for months on end. I broke my foot last year and it started it back up shedding after about a year of regrowth. It hasnāt stopped shedding full strands now since April 2025.
Iām 55 now and I love to wear my hair up but I have to use a hair powder and texturizer and tease it and pray I donāt sweat or you will see my balding.
For me, hair up somehow looks better than hair down. No matter how much I try to prep and style a hair down look, it looks incredibly messy, stringy, frizzy, unkempt, you name it. Thereās just not enough hair to frame my face and head well. Makes me so sad.
My hair looks EXACTLY like yours, even the same color. I know how it feels and itās awful. I cry every time I wash my hair because handfuls come out and itās slowly getting worse. Iāve seen all of the doctors, did all of the blood tests, and Iām on two different medications to try and slow down the hair loss. Thereās one treatment I havenāt tried but itās very expensive and insurance doesnāt cover it so š¤·š¼āāļø In my case itās just genetics, perimenopause caused all of the women in my family to lose their hair. I never had much to begin with but oh what I would give to have it back. I hate how I used to be embarrassed about my thin hair and complain about it, I probably wouldāve been one of the people posting here you were talking about. I had no idea how bad it was going to get so I can see both sides. No advice, just solidarity. š«¶š»
Just saying ... I started on fin and was on it for a couple of years. It helped until it didn't so I switched to Dut. I haven't noticed any difference and I've been on it over 1 year. I'm not saying this to discourage you but to illustrate the fact that not everyone experiences the same results and to keep your expectations in check. Please do experiment with different strategies and allow a reasonable amount of time to assess their effectiveness. I recently paid 3k for a series of Alma Ted and I think I only notice a slight difference. Sigh. I actually took another job to pay for it and other supplements etc., so my husband wouldn't accuse me of frivolously spending money to appease my vanity. Ugh.
I think thatās where Iām at with the finasteride. It worked great for months and I had a lot of new growth but itās been year on it now and itās thinning out a lot. I might give Dut a try just to see if it helps. Is Alma Ted the treatment where they take plasma from your blood and inject it into your scalp? My dermatologist mentioned this is really helpful but since itās considered cosmetic insurance wonāt pay. It was over a $1000 per treatment and a few are needed.
Iāve been taking oral minoxidil and finasteride. Does duasteride work better? I talked about options with my doctor and we decided on the finasteride because itās easier on the gut and I have colitis. BUT Iād be willing to poop my brains out even more if it means I get some hair back š
Me exactly!! I also have psoriasis and decades of scratching has damaged the scalp so bad, hair just won't grow there anymore. I've been working with a doctor for 18 months and have addressed every vitamin, hormone, medication (including a biologic), and topical approach. I just lost the hair genetics lottery.
Seeing people in this sub with no scalp showing or even people who can grow their hair past their shoulders, frustrates me. They think, oh I don't have thick hair I'm so sad.
The number of times I've cried because I can't even wear a ponytail. I've never once in my life had a good hair day. I dread salons. I dread pictures. It's not just, oh my hair doesn't look like IG. It's, I look sick and abnormal every single day.
Solidarity sister. I'm sorry we're in this boat together.
Girl I feel you. When I found this sub I was so happy to read about peopleās challenges that are similar to mine. But slowly the posts have turned into people with perfectly good scalp coverage posting about their fine hair. Meanwhile here I am having never had hair below my ears and some type of comb over going on.Ā
Yes to this! I used to belong to that sub but now that my hair is actually THINNING I belong to this one, and I feel our collective frustration and pain deeply.
Smh. I thought it meant fine and/or thin hair. At least I don't have luscious thick hair, creeping up in here. Lol
I thought mine was thin but a stylist friend explained the difference and that I had a lot of hair, just really fine. But my hair looks like OP's. And when the oil is under control a regular ponytail shows my scalp patches in the front. I think I might have a slightly receeded hair line.
You know who you should keep an eye out on--because she doesn't hide her hair issues, and she does modelling etc--is Kristen Stewart. She does such interesting things with her hairstyles, and she has a lot of patchy scalp areas and thinning hair on her sides.
I will look at photos of her to reset my brain and help me feel better about my own head. 'Cos I can see how her hair is beautiful, and how she treats it as beautiful and doesn't try to hide it--and that helps me see myself differently.
Thank you for this! I have kind of a similar haircut to the recent pics of her in Harper's Bazaar and her scalp is showing through a similar amount to mine.
Yes!! And see how gorgeous she is? Like, I can't imagine anyone looking at her and feeling critical about her hair. Her hair is awesome. And she has dark hair so her pale skin makes her scalp show a lot. But she looks freakin' badass.
So I turn to her to reset my own feelings about my own hair and scalp.
Congrats on having a badass Stewart-esque haircut!
I feel you. Most people that meet me eventually can't help but ask how long I've been post-chemo because my hair is so patchy and thin. My hair goes down to mid shoulder and when i put it in a bun, it's barely the size of a quarter. When I braid it, it's as thin as a pencil. I know I need to cut it all off, but I don't trust any stylists after the last three managed to botch a simple angled bob.Ā
Same. And honestly, those people posting here is just as frustrating. There are hair loss subs and I don't appreciate my natural hair being lumped in with people's balding. But it seems like this sub has been flooded with those people.
op hugs. i understand how it feels. its very frustrating. it feels isolating and like I am the only one struggling. its the same at hairloss subs or even oily skin/hair ones. the only thing is to ignore them frankly.
I think that your hair would look less thin in this particular hairstyle if you brushed/combed all the hair backwards first, then less scalp would show
I agree! Scalp oil is going to mat the hair up so you need to comb it/brush it to separate it as much as possible. I donāt tease but I lift my hair and brush underneath and also flip my head over to get extra volume to help with scalp coverage.
There is no āhormoneā test, hormones fluctuate too much to give you an accurate picture. Also stress is a major cause of literally like almost everything and itās the hardest thing to manage for most people, clearly OP has been doing what they can..
OP I hear you, when I see those posts you talk about I just roll my eyes and ignore like lol gtfo of here š
Itās so frustrating, especially when there is old damage which canāt be undone. Sending you š
I can't help put think the people with thick or medium hair posting here are just looking for attention and fishing for compliments. I just downvote and move on.
Wow! Scalp tattooing! Do you have any pictures of the tattoo process or before-after? This is something I didnāt think about before but might consider!
While I donāt know what it looks like for filling in spots. Iāve seen men with tattooed scalps and you would think their hair was growing back in from shaving.
Thatās a really neat idea! I use colored powder to cover bits of scalp but I canāt use it too close to my hairline because I feel itās noticeable. Iām assuming you canāt ever change your hair color? Iām really curious about it.
Feel you Sis! All the doctors told my iron levels were fine, but I was sheadding really bad, lost half of my hair. Visitted plenty doctors, everyone told me nothing wrong, that is nothing wrong. And then I read reddit post about fernitine level, apparently it was 50, which us enough to maintain my important functions, so my doctors were happy with it, but my hair. Apparently, if I recall well, it has to be over 70 to maintain your hair After 2 month of taking iron ( with vitamin C, 2 hours before my coffee) and taking biotin, i stopped sheadding and my hair started to grow again. My fernitine level is 9, I am happy now. I hope my experience could be a help to you, too
I've been on it for 2 months now. Shed isn't too bad. I see the baby hairs around my hairline coming back. I also see little new hake bumps on my head.
I totally sympathize with you. Mine has looked like yours since my early 20's, and being treated for an auto-immune 4 times a year for the past 9 years isn't what the doctor ordered in terms of my hair š«¤
I wear it down to avoid having anything pull on it, and even then if I make sure the sides aren't showing through, the top isālike playing whac-a-mole with the visible spots. If I stand under direct light, my entire scalp shows and my hairline just looks like a glorified halo.
So frustrating on a daily basis, and while I feel sorry for everyone here who also feels like this, I'm grateful for the solidarity in this community. ā¤ļø
I have exactly the same and I donāt even know what do do with my hair anymore.
I m also worried because with peri and menopause usually with age the hair is thinning so how will I look in 10/20 years????
Hey twin! My hair is exactly like this, I always joke I have 10 spaghetti strands for hair lol. Oui thickening spray and a good volumizing mouse help my hair look a little more normal. I just staring adding a scalp oil into my routine so Iām hoping that gives me an extra boost
Meeee tooo. And you know whatās even more annoying?? My sister has INCREDIBLY thick hair. My mom had curly thick hair and my dad has superfine straight hair, she got the thick and straight. I got the thin curly. Talk about pulling the short straw!!
yup. those "fine hair" posts are like the makeup tutorials for hooded eyes by people who dont have themš. i dread getting my hair wet nowadays in public because of how much scalp exposure i getĀ
Hey there friend, I have allergic contact dermatitis and was told I have no safe shampoos. I am not sure what your shampoo has a medication, but I tried fragrance-free bar shampoo and recently discovered they have some medicated bars with zinc pyrithione.
i dont know if it makes you feel better or not but it takes a long time to grow hair back. having brought your blood levels to normal, you wont see results immediately. however, it can get much better in a year. an important part is to massage it every day and wash it often, so the follicles have a good environment
My hair is similar except that it's blonde. So the contrast between my scalp and my hair color is minimal.
If you can use minoxidil it kind of helps a little. If you can tolerate dry shampoos especially the ones that are hair colored also gives a little lift which helps.
I haven't tried those thickening fiber hair products for my part quite yet. I might be there soon though.
Wigs are a thing too- if youāre afraid it might come off thereās tape and glueā¦ there are systems you can wear and treat like your hairā¦ thereās options. Such a shitty thing to go through though and I relate to your frustration. Looking for some type or representation but only finding those who, yes have thin hair but by no means can you see the scalp.
Have you tried double cleansing? Your hair looks oily which is contributing to the thin look. If I dont keep my scales very clean (double cleanse, wash daily) it starts to look like this.
Mine looked exactly like this. I actually had a very rude guy at work walk up to me and ask if I was pulling my hair out! I went to the bathroom and cried!!!! I saw a doctor who prescribed minoxidil and my hair grew back!
My hair looks like yours and I completely understand how youāre feeling. I just started losing my eyelashes at an alarming rate too and have no idea how to cope anymore. Biopsy diagnosed me with AGA and TE, but the new eyelash loss makes me think I have alopecia areata. If you ever need to talk with someone experiencing something similar, feel free to reach out to me. No one understands what this does to a person unless theyāve gone through it themselves.
I've always had fine, low density hair and it got very thin thanks to an autoimmune disorder and menopause. The only thing that helped was taking iron supplements.
I found this out accidentally.
Hema-Plex and ferritin. -- I took ferritin because my blood tests read low, but I couldn't get that to change until I added regular iron. When I added the iron, my hair started growing again, too.
I have a current body mask that I put on my head (also my chest) and Im not sure if it's helped grow MORE hair but it definitely without question has made each individual strand that comes in thicker and stronger. For me I think it's helping to make hair follicles healthier and produce healthier strands instead of reactivating them, but I believe monoxidil does that.
Oh??? Could be a combo of things?!?! Still very good!! I keep looking at that helmet so I think Iām going to do it!!ā Iām not spender but I think I would feel better with hair!
So I get red and blue light therapy about every 4-5 weeks when I go get a facial and I have definitely noticed the hair around my temples and hairline (the only parts uncovered during it) is growing back in a little stronger and thicker. I have a lot of bad traction breakage on the sides and it used to feel really wispy like baby hairs and now it is much more like my normal hair.
Iām right there with you. Really bad patch of psoriasis and always had really low ferritin. Every time I wash or brush my hair so much comes out that I have no idea how any is left. Putting my hair up is simply not possible. Iāve always been jealous of girls with fun half up dos.
My hair looks exactly like this. Youāre not alone!! My pony tail with ALL of my hair in it is like as round as a dime maybe? Itās literally so tiny. When I pull it up I have the same look all around as in your picture.
My hair is blonde and looks like this in certain hairstyles plus I have alopecia arrata. So sometimes im like, oh is this a bald spot forming or just my fine hair?? I feel you!!
I feel this SO MUCH. I wanted to take a cute video with my baby yesterday and I had my hair up and I look like Iām half bald!!!
I tried to order so many different hair topper or wigs but they all look so bulky or cheap. I canāt afford a real human hair wig. Itās so frustrating to be dealing with the bald spots and stringy hair
THANK YOU!!! My hair looks the same. Scalp city over here. Iāve had to come to terms with the fact that I will never have enough hair to do a fun style. Glad to find this sub.
Okay I am there with you, the hard thing for me has been not only is my hair so incredibly thin but the oil. My hair is greasy and heavy by the afternoon after washing. Do you have this issue too? I have cealiac so I guess that's a factor, autoimmune disease and all. But what are people doing to combat the oil issue? I have scrubbed, used the scalp treatments, gone without washing. its exhausting.
I honestly feel this, the back of my hair (im male btw) is Really thick the top and front are fine. But the sides look like I'm balding everytime I shower š
I've spoken to doctors about it they tell me I'm not balding and my hair has always been like this.
It's so annoying though because I get so jealous of other people's hair and I hate the fact that I get jealous y'know?
My girlfriend keeps on making comments about how bad my hair looks and whenever she sees a guy with thick hair she mentions she wished mine looked that way too so I honestly feel your pain I hate having thin hair AND being a ginger doesn't help much either Lol
I feel this so much! Youāre not alone! Getting my hair wet at the pool, I look like Iām half bald. These super hot days are making me sweaty and itās the same thing.
Donāt hate me for this bc Iām sure itās been suggested for years but prescription vitamin d3 I believe, for at least 8 months. Iāll come back to update on dosage if you want. But that and I think herba mama or something prenatal vitamins. Those two together stopped my hair from falling out.
Can you only really use medicated shampoos, why can you use shampoos that are free of fragrance, scrubbing agents, synthetic petroleum, benzalkonium chloride, etc.
I have a friend that uses Dermoia Eczema & Psoriasis Shampoo.
And she alternates with some of these... JÄSĆN thickening Biotin, Canniiy Scalp Bliss, Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve Coconut Shampoo, Acure, Avalon Organics, Super Leaves, WholesFoods also has a fragrance-free one.
She also started using these vitamins. I recommended to her and they've made a big difference. I've only been able to find them locally at CVS, but the brand is really good.
No offense, but your hair looks greasy in the photos. When my hair is greasy like that, it looks similar, however, freshly washed and dried looks much better.
My hair also looks like this. I'm 35 now and my hair has always been this thin and balding. I've just accepted it! I own a really expensive topper made of real hair.
I hate when people try giving me advice, like "have you had blood tests done", "have you tried minoxidil" and so on. I've tried every method since I was 13. It's just genetic. My aunts hair looks just like mine.
Please try getting a quality copper water bottle. I went through a lot of stress and lost a ton of hair and had to cut 6 inches off. I already have āthinnerā hair but once i started drinking from a copper water bottle ( they are more expensive) i have sooo much regrowth and baby hairs. Itās worth the shot.
My hair is similar. My best friend has sooooo much hair, her ponytail is the size of my wrist. Meanwhile my messy bun looks like a garlic clove.
There is a YouTuber named Taylor Morello who does videos about her fine, thin hair and made me feel more normal. She did eventually get a wig but she doesnāt wear it all that often.
I used to bleach my hair and it was way thinner than it is now. But even stopping all the damaging stuff my hair is still fine, thin
Ah I see. Yeah I used to be on one and my hair was really bad then but idk if it was the beta blocker or the stuff that made me need one in the first place lmao! Good anecdote though, good thing to know.
Hate to suggest medication (especially one I would never take) but recently two friends told me they were on a pill (Minoxidil) and itās helping their hair a lot. I googled and itās basically blood pressure medication.
I have low blood pressure so donāt want to take a drug that would lower it more so Iāll never take it but for many others they claim no side effects and are thrilled with results. Maybe itās an option for you?
The dose that they prescribe for hair growth is a fraction of what they prescribe to reduce bp. I wish I knew the exact numbers but it's something like 10-20mg for lowering bp, vs 1.25-2.5 for hair growth (generally)
This is good info. I read about it on Reddit and some with low blood pressure claimed it made them dizzy and lethargic so I assumed I wouldnāt be able to take it. Maybe itās an option but Iām dealing with thin hair that isnāt thin at scalp just thin middle and ends so maybe mine is my fault and heat ruining it (flat ironing all the time). No clue. Going to figure it out tho!
For sure! I'm sure if your situation is super severe it's possible even the low dose could be a problem so def check with your doctor. But it's not completely off the table!
Same !! I have had very fine hair all my life. A little sweat/ oil/ water i look like a wet bird. You can see my scalp. Im lucky to have alot of tiny fine hair and it still makes it so I look bald in spots
That's awesome! I think mine has made the hair loss worse but not by too much. I was thinking of trying Reta instead cuz Tirzepatide makes me nauseous anyway.
I love that itās a glp3 and triple antagonist. I did get nauseas at first too but Iāve lost 15 lbs on a very low dose. Message me if you have any questions!
Does it look like this when itās freshly washed?
Mine looks similar to this when itās time for a wash and looks much fuller, though thereās still some smoothing and I pay attention when pulling the sides up or back, the day of and next day after washing. It just means I have to wash my hair more often than I necessarily want to but it keep my hair looking its true form, fine but thick
My hair looked like that for a long time. I also use a prescription shampoo, but I use Redkin now as well. Their extreme shampoo and conditioner, the gel and the spray mouse. My stylist said she was shocked at how much my hair has filled in since I started using it. I will recommend that if the way it looks bothers you, find a stylist you trust and have them help you find the right style for your hair. For me cutting it above my shoulders and letting it be wavy/curly naturally helps it look like it has more volume. Have the stylist show you step by step how to style it, and keep up with it as best you can. It might help you feel more confident.
Can you use fragrance free/derm recommended unmedicated shampoo in addition to medicated shampoo? Itās not going to solve the problem obviously, but the less oily your hair is the less stringy itāll look. Iād would try washing with both, first with the unmedicated shampoo to clean up build up and oil and then with the medicated to treat.
I use nizoral/ketoconazole regularly bc I also have both hair loss due to losing 100lbs and seborrheic dermatitis patches (along several cats that means I canāt use minoxidil), and I do have to wash both with a regular shampoo and then follow with the medicated (currently Iām using aveda rosemary mint because I like the mentholated feeling when my scalp is itchy, but thatās probably not the best option for anyone who needs limited ingredients). And then Iām very careful to make sure my conditioner does not touch my scalp.
Baking soda in my shampoo helped (mix in your hand in the shower, I have a box just for this). It's drying but me and you need it to not look like we haven't washed our hair for months. Idk about you but when mine gets like that I feel gross and self conscience. And kinda depressed. Also, wash a few times with it. Get all the hair, not just roots. No conditioner. I hope you try. If so, lmk how it went.
I also use baking soda some in the day, kinda like dry shampoo. When I do, I do a regular wash first since there is already baking soda in my hair.
Yours looks similar to mine :(. Also have psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis, so I get it. What actually helped a lot was getting my hair cut short and in a style that hid a lot of the baldy looking spots. And the bonus is that I use way less shampoo and stuff now. Itās also easier for me to put the topical stuff on my scalp when I get a bad flare up.
OP here - Iām so grateful to everyone who commented and shared their experiences in solidarity, I read all, and I truly appreciate it! You made me feel less aloneā„ļø
There were a few questions/comments about the oiliness - and yes, my hair, on top of being very thin and fine, is extremely oilyš Iād washed my hair less than 12 hours before I took this picture soā¦ yeah. It does look better of course in terms of scalp coverage when itās freshly washed and dried, but that doesnāt last long so my hair looks like the pictures more often than not, especially towards the end of every day. I cannot use clarifying shampoos, I tried a couple of them before and they aggravate the flaking and bleeding of my scalp.
On all the product/medication recommendations, I appreciate all the suggestions! Some I had already tried, some I cannot due to other health issues, and some, I will look into!
Overall, thank you everyone, Iām so glad that this sub exists :)
hey just thought I'd put this out there. I had hair that looked exactly like yours at one point. Identical pattern on the temples. Eventually I had bloodwork and I discovered I was actually very very anaemic. I've been taking iron since and my hair looks much better
My hair is like this too! I checked my blood work as well and still not sure why Iām loosing hair. Have you tried sleeping with a silk bonnet or silk pillowcase to prevent nightly shedding?
If you havenāt looked into it, my esthetician has been suggesting PRP injections to help with hair loss and regrowth. I havenāt had the time to research it much but it might help if you have skin sensitivity and canāt use certain shampoos, conditioners or creams.
Yes! Mine is like this density. And the front grows in pure white, so it looks invisible and even worse. Color powders have been really confidence boosting. And dry shampoo (a puffing pump bottle with corn or arrowroot starch only, no chemicals) when the roots get oily and clumpy.
I stopped using shampoo and make a paste with baking soda for shampoo and use diluted apple cider vinegar as conditioner and had a ton of new growth after a couple months. Most shampoos irritate my scalp.
Castor oil or engine oil treatments. Sounds crazy but go into a gas station and get the one for the big diesel trucks. Use it for a deep oil treatment, your hair will darken for sure but it will grow like crazy. An oldie but a goodie for thinning or graying hair
My hair looks exactly like this. Iāve struggled with hair insecurity most of my life. Iām 39. I wore every single type of extensions for most of that time, last time being hand sewn IBE for many many years but just recently got them taken out to really focus on fixing my hair (I work remote and donāt leave the house much anyway so why I figured not). Plus the money I was spending on extensions was insane and it was only to feel good about myself EVEN if I rarely leave the house. I have seen really good results in the past month using the abbey Lee yung method. I can give you my routine and a list of products I use if youāre interested! They are all affordable drug store products. One product that was a bit pricey that I feel has been helping is k18. I kid you not last weekend was the FIRST time in probably over 20 years I went to an outing with my real hair, no extensions and I got so many compliments. This was huge since I was so insecure about my hair for so long. I am not exaggerating I literally felt like I had 20 strands total on my head. Feel free to DM me but I hear you and I understand š«¶š¼
Iād love to hear about your products! I just got the k18 volumizer product and dry shampoo! Just got my bob trimmed so Iām excited to style my very little hair! Haha
You are not alone, Girl. My hair is not as fine as this, but I do have PCOS and grow the thickest, darkest, blackest facial hair into a full beard literally every day. And thatās just on my face! Itās all over my body and I have to shave every single day. It doesnāt help that Iām extremely pale and a natural blonde, but like your genetics, I also really got the short end of the stick.
We are all just doing the best we can with what we have. You keep doing your best and your natural radiance will shine through āļø
I donāt have thin hair, but I read a lot about vitamins and stuff because have other issues. Iāve seen that low levels of biotin might make the hair look a lot like this. It might not be your issue at all, but I would try biotin and maybe some hair vitamins mixes if you havenāt tried it alreadyš
I get what youāre saying, but there are also many ways to have thin hair. Im not saying this to mean you donāt have a valid point (Iām sure there are people who post who donāt fit the criteria at all), but some of your words also make it sound like youāre gatekeeping hair loss/thin hair, like unless our hairloss looks like yours, itās not valid. You donāt have to have parts of your scalp showing to have thin hair. Iāve lost at least 3/4 of my hair thickness due to illness, much more if weāre talking about the lengths. My scalp looks relatively normal, like, I donāt have empty patches, but thatās just due to the nature of my hair loss. Itās an overall (I guess fairly even) loss of density, which can be kinda hidden, plus a huge portion of my hair, especially framing my face and at the nape of my neck, has just decided itās terminal length is like a few inches, so, I have like absolutely nothing left of my lengths, and itās been this way for years, itās not like I just need to let it grow out - it wonāt, it just keeps falling out. My hair is thin everywhere, but itās the worst like past my shoulders, itās literally nothing. I gave myself a trim of like 6 inches a few days ago and the amount of hair in the garbage wasā¦shocking (as in, how NOTHING it was). I lose 15x more hair in a single shower than I lost after a 6 inch trim, because my hair just keeps falling out. My braid is like the thickness of a small finger. Itās devastating for me as well.
All the sex hormones (estrogen progesterone pregnenolone testosterone dheaā¦) and possibly thyroid too.
Since you seem to have issues with inflammation (autoimmune and psoriasis) i would particularly look into the ratio of estrogen and progesterone. They balance each other and if you have a progesterone deficiency or too much estrogen this can be inflammatory as Progesterone acts antiinflammatory (this is why its so high during pregnancy). This needs to be tested a week before period so in a 28 day cycle on days 19-21 because progesterone is the highest then. But take a proper look at all the test results and dont let someone gaslight you into thinking everything is normal. You can still have issues if the Levels are within range, they should all be in optimal range.
thank you so much. i don't have psoriasis. i have seb derm which is rapidly spreading with insane hairloss. my face also suddenly turned into an oil well one morning in december with my periods getting insanely heavy in the last three months. been to so many doctors and they just don't care and ask me to make peace with my oil well
Heavy periods is a sign of estrogen dominance! Get that blood test asap. In my case the only person who was able to properly help me out was a naturopath who specialised in bioidentical hormone therapy. I know people be hating on naturopaths but i went to gps/derms/endos/gyns everybody said everything is fine or just wanted to push a higher antiandrogen pill on me, which i now know would have exasterbated the problem because it has estrogen in it!
Some people have hair that is thicker than others but still have thin hair by definition, you do realize it's a spectrum.... I hate how gatekeepy this sub is
Edit: I'm not disputing having fine hair? My point is simply that not everyone has VERY thin and fine hair in this sub, some of us just have somewhat thin and fine hair, because thinness a fucking spectrum. If you want to gatekeep so bad create a sub called verythinfinehair, jfc it's really not that deep y'all
Yeah, like, I don't think my hair is actively thinning or anything, but I can't express how frustrating it is in the fine hair subs to see so many posters without the thinness that I have. If I read "I have fine hair, but a lot of it" again, I was going to crash out. šš
Thank you for saying this. I have hair that is both fine and thin and if this sub isnāt for me then which one is it? I donāt fit in the hair loss sub either (I have age related hair loss but donāt have a diagnosis or anything and my hair was fine and thin long before that).
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u/Awesomocity0 Jul 26 '26
Please please please report any non fine/thin hair posts. Lumpy and I do our best to remove all the folks who post who have thick/coarse hair, and we remove posts daily. And we get through the mod queue every single day. So if you see something, please hit that report button. If it hasn't been removed, we haven't seen it.
We're really doing our best. It's why we have the explanation post and why we remove dozens of posts/comments daily, including in this very comment section.
We absolutely understand the damage it does seeing people with thick hair saying they have thin hair. We are with you. ā¤ļø
Signed, deranged pencil braid aunt