Causes
Malnutrition & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Malnutrition can cause hair loss by depriving your hair follicles of the protein, calories, vitamins, and minerals they need to grow healthy hair. When your body is running low on...
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
18 minute read
18m
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.
Hair Loss After Surgery
Causes
11 minute read
11m
Hair loss after surgery is common and almost always temporary. The most likely cause is telogen effluvium, a condition where the physical stress of an operation forces hair follicles into...
Signs of Early Balding
Causes
8 minute read
8m
The early signs of balding can include a receding hairline, thinning at the crown, a widening part, or more hair than usual coming out in the shower or brush. Recognising...
Types of Alopecia
Causes
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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 & Vitamin Deficiency
Causes
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20m
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. Vitamins and minerals nourish these...
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, and for most...
Telogen Effluvium & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Telogen effluvium is the second most common form of hair loss after androgenetic alopecia, and one of the most alarming. It causes sudden, diffuse shedding across the scalp, typically triggered...
Dandruff & Hair Loss
Causes
8 minute read
8m
Does dandruff cause hair loss? The short answer is no, not directly. But the two are more connected than you might think. Persistent itching and scratching can physically damage hair...
Thinning Hair
Causes
7 minute read
7m
Hair thinning is more common than most people realise, affecting women just as much as men and often starting earlier than expected. It happens when hair follicles shrink over time,...
Hair Loss Awareness Month
Causes
8 minute read
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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...
COVID-19 & Hair Loss
Causes
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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
Vitamins for Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Healthy hair starts from the inside. Your hair follicles need a steady supply of vitamins and minerals to produce strong, healthy strands - and when those nutrients are lacking, the...
Home Remedies for Hair Growth
Growth
8 minute read
8m
There are hundreds of home remedy ideas for hair growth, but only a few have any evidence-based backing. Scalp massaging is a promising option, with some studies suggesting it may...
A Guide to Curly Hair
Growth
10 minute read
10m
Keeping curly hair thick and healthy comes down to moisture, gentle handling, and finding the right routine for your curl type. From the products you use to how you sleep,...
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...
Best Foods for Hair Growth
Growth
9 minute read
9m
When it comes to hair, diet still plays a key role—especially in 2026, as new research shines a light on how the right nutrients help your follicles stay strong and...
Growing and Maintaining Healthy Hair
Growth
9 minute read
9m
Healthy hair comes down to a combination of good nutrition, gentle habits, and addressing any underlying causes like hormonal changes or stress that might be working against you. There's no...
Lifestyle
Hair loss in your 20s
Lifestyle
16 minute read
16m
Male or female pattern hair loss can begin as early as the 20s for some people, so those extra hairs in the shower, or that selfie that looks a bit...
Hair loss in your 30s
Lifestyle
14 minute read
14m
Hair loss in your 30s can be easy to brush off. A few extra hairs on the pillow? Probably just stress. A hairline looking different in old photos? Must just...
Weight Loss Medication & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
16 minute read
16m
GLP-1 medications are transforming lives across Australia. Although they were originally designed to combat diabetes, these drugs are now a common weight loss treatment. In fact, according to the University...
Keto & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Keto hair loss may not be the most well-known keto side effect, but it’s a real thing. Keto is designed to shift your body into ketosis, and while that change...
Exercise & Hair Loss
Lifestyle
16 minute read
16m
For many Australians, exercise is an important part of our weekly routines. It helps us stay in shape, benefits our mental health, and even allows us to catch up with...
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...
Does the Weather Impact Your Hair?
Lifestyle
9 minute read
9m
The weather can change the way your hair behaves throughout the year. Seasonal shedding usually peaks in late summer and autumn, while winter conditions (like dry air, indoor heating and...
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...
Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Hair
Lifestyle
11 minute read
11m
Healthy hair growth comes down to consistent habits more than viral hacks or miracle products. The right lifestyle changes, from improving your diet and managing stress to protecting your scalp...
Does Smoking Cause Hair Loss?
Lifestyle
8 minute read
8m
Smoking can cause hair loss in several ways. For one, cigarette smoke narrows your blood vessels and reduces the oxygen and nutrients reaching your scalp, which can put strain on...
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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Hair Transplants
Treatment
18 minute read
18m
If you've been noticing your hair thinning, your scalp showing through at the crown, or your hairline receding at the front, you might well be looking for a way to...
Hair Growth Supplements vs Medication
Treatment
15 minute read
15m
We’ve all seen them: the colourful bottles lining pharmacy shelves promising a "thick mop" of hair with just one daily vitamin. It sounds almost too easy, doesn’t it? If you’re...
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 in 2026, understanding it better could be the game changer to...
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...
Finasteride for Hair Loss
Treatment
11 minute read
11m
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...
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 50-100 strands of hair a day. So are hair shedding...
Hair Growth Medication
Treatment
11 minute read
11m
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...
Science
Hair Growth Cycles
Science
10 minute read
10m
Ever wondered how your hair actually grows? Most people imagine it just gets longer day by day, but in reality, human hair grows at a rate of hair averaging 0.35...
The Role of Hair Follicles
Science
9 minute read
9m
Hair follicles are small, tunnel-like structures in the skin that anchor hair at the root. Each follicle contains a bulb at the base, where nearby blood vessels deliver the nutrients...
Creatine & Hair Loss
Science
13 minute read
13m
Creatine is a bit of a gym hero; it helps your muscles squeeze out a few extra reps, recover faster, and support long-term muscle growth. Because it works by nudging...
Castor Oil for Hair Growth
Science
7 minute read
7m
Castor oil is one of the most searched natural remedies for hair growth in 2026, but the science hasn't caught up with the hype. There's no published research that confirms...
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?...
Head Shaving Myths
Science
8 minute read
8m
So you're thinking about shaving your head. Maybe you're over the bad hair days. Maybe you want to get ahead of the hair loss before it gets ahead of you....
Hair Loss Myths
Science
10 minute read
10m
Hair loss attracts more myths than almost any other health topic, from hats causing baldness to vitamins being a cure-all. At The Hairy Pill®, we've put our heads together to...
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Women’s
Menopause Hair Loss
Women’s
13 minute read
13m
Menopause hair loss is often reversible, especially when you catch it early. While full regrowth isn’t guaranteed, many women find they can reduce shedding and support fuller, healthier hair with...
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
8 minute read
8m
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...
Women's Hair Loss Causes
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Hair loss in women can have various causes, but the most common are genetics, hormonal changes, stress, nutritional deficiencies, medications, specific medical conditions, and even damage from repeated hair styling....
Thinning Hair in Women
Women’s
8 minute read
8m
Thinning hair affects more than half of Australian women at some point in their lives - and it's more common than most people realise. If you're wondering why you're losing...
Balding Women
Women’s
9 minute read
9m
Yes, women can go bald, but complete baldness is very rare. Female hair loss more commonly appears as diffuse thinning across the scalp and a widening part, rather than the...
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
Female hair loss is more common than most people realise. The Australian Journal of General Practice reports that roughly 49% of women will be affected at some point in their...
Men’s
Men’s Hair Loss Causes
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Hair loss in men is usually caused by male pattern baldness. This is a genetic condition that makes your hair follicles more sensitive to a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Over...
The Link Between Hair Loss & Testosterone
Men’s
8 minute read
8m
Testosterone is linked to hair loss, but it isn’t the direct cause. The problem starts when that testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme known as 5-alpha reductase....
Preventing Thinning Hair
Men’s
7 minute read
7m
Thinning hair in men can often be slowed or reduced with the right approach - and the earlier you act, the better your chances. Nearly 20% of Australian men in...
Male Hair Loss Stages
Men’s
7 minute read
7m
Around 80% of Australian men experience some degree of hair loss in their lifetime, most commonly following the pattern documented in the Norwood Scale. This 7-stage classification system helps hair...
Receding vs Maturing Hairline
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
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
A balding crown is often one of the earliest signs of male pattern baldness, occurring when hair follicles shrink due to a genetic sensitivity to DHT. It usually starts with...
Male Pattern Baldness
Men’s
9 minute read
9m
Male pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss for men, affecting around half of all men by age 50 and up to 80% by age 70. For...
Men’s Hair Loss Solutions
Men’s
10 minute read
10m
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...
Conditions
PCOS Hair Loss
Conditions
16 minute read
16m
PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, is the most common hormonal condition to affect women of childbearing age. Symptoms include irregular periods, acne, weight gain, and difficulty getting pregnant. But PCOS...
Anaemia Hair Loss
Conditions
12 minute read
12m
Anaemia is when you don’t get enough oxygen in your blood. Usually, it happens when you have an iron deficiency. The main symptoms of iron deficiency and anaemia are fatigue...
Thyroid Disease Hair Loss
Conditions
14 minute read
14m
Thyroid disease can cause hair loss by disrupting your hair growth cycle through hormonal imbalance. When your thyroid produces too many or too few hormones, it can push hair follicles...
Diabetes Hair Loss
Conditions
13 minute read
13m
Diabetes can wreak havoc on many parts of your body but there’s an often-overlooked connection between diabetes and hair loss. Diabetes is all about the hormone insulin, which regulates your...
Hypothyroidism Hair Loss
Conditions
17 minute read
17m
Hypothyroidism and hair loss can go hand in hand. But to understand why, let’s take a quick bio lesson. In the front of your throat, there’s a small, butterfly-shaped gland...
Post-Pregnancy & Hair Loss
Conditions
18 minute read
18m
Post-pregnancy or postpartum hair loss is a temporary condition where you experience excessive hair shedding after childbirth, triggered by hormonal fluctuations. The term hair loss is a bit of a...
Nutrient Deficiencies
Conditions
17 minute read
17m
Nutrient deficiency can cause hair loss by disrupting your hair growth cycle, weakening follicles, and slowing regrowth. When your body lacks key vitamins and minerals like iron, vitamin D, or...
Hormonal Hair Loss
Conditions
15 minute read
15m
As you would expect, hormonal hair loss is a type of hair loss caused by hormonal imbalance. Here’s how it happens: Your hormones keep everything steady, from your metabolism to...
