My hair is definitely getting thin near my right temple. My hairdresser noticed it. I was told to go to a dermatologist to see if anything can be done. My life is pretty stressful, both my husband and I have chronic illnesses.

Have you had your Thyroid levels checked? That is one of the symptoms.

My hair has really gotten thinner.

Wouldn't Lavender oil be, well oily, on your head, unless you wash it right off. Also I don't like any perfumy smells, so I guess I won't be trying it.

I expect thinning hair is another one of those "aging" things.

Sue

beeohio,
I have had that problem to the point of almost getting a wig. One year ago I was developing balding that looked like a "men's" balding pattern.

I figured that if it was a "men's" type issue, plus I started having hot flashes again after years of none, so I thought it might be a hormone imbalance. At the same time I heard that thinning hair could also be from a lack of protein.

Unfortunately I attacked with both ideas at the same time, so I don't know which one (if only one) idea was the solution. Last Spring I started using natural progesterone cream and within 2 day the hot flashes left. At the same time I started using a Wey Protien Powder mixed in water or any beverage, twice a day. I also started using a spoonful of peanutbutter for a snack when ever I was hungry between meals.

I'm sorry I can't tell you for sure what worked, but the "men's" balding pattern is gone, and my hair feels real healthy. If it was lack of protien, I can only imagine what else in my body has been improved.

I hope you can find a solution that works for you because loosing hair it a scarry thing!

Low thyroid was mentioned, and is a very common cause of thinning hair. I take a tiny prescription pill each morning to solve that problem.

Biotin (one of the B vitamins) as a daily supplement can also help your hair and nails grow stronger. That has helped me a lot too.

As far as lavender oil, just smelling the fragrance is soothing, and you could put a little on your shirt or pillowcase for that purpuse. I don't see why you'd need to rub it into your hair.

I sometimes put a drop of lavender oil on the hem of my pillow case to help me sleep. The scent lasts until I wash my pillow case.

When I came to the KT with a problem about hair loss, y'all helped with good suggestions.

My MD ran blood tests and thought the iron level was low, but found no thyroid problem.

However, whoever mentioned hair loss after a fever was spot on! I'd had pneumonia in February.

I did take some iron supplements for a month, but then stopped to see what happened. (Nothing.) My hair just stopped falling out around September -- six months after the high fever. I think that was the cause all along!

Belated thanks!

The beautician pointed out to me that I was getting a bald spot at the top of my head. I think I originally heard about it here, and also looked on the internet, and I started taking Vitamin B Complex with magnesium and it helped me, but I don't know if it would help everyone.

Since you have had your thyroid checked you can rule that out. I have thinning hair on top and I think Nioxin shampoo for fine hair helps. It is a salon shampoo.I don't know that it helps hair grow but it does make it feel and look thicker.
Lois

I wear a comb over...lol...just like the balding old men...I just hate losing so much of my hair...I used to have such thick, and easy to manage hair. It would do any style I wanted..Now I fight just to have my scalp not show up. It does but I hide it a little.

patti

Mine is really thin and fine. I used Rogaine for women and it really did make my hair grow in. You could see it at the hairline. It also made my hair darker. I e-mailed them and they'd never heard of that happening. Anyway, I had to stop using it because I developed an allergy to it and my scalp broke out. Bummer!

My oldest sister wears a wig all the time. He really works with them and they look totally real. I think a lot of it is hereditary, too.

Chisue,

That might have been me who mentioned the fever since I suffered from hair loss after a fever a couple of years ago. I was sick again last week with about the same thing I had back in 2007 and as I was lying there sick as a dog, I kept thinking my damn hair better not fall out again!

At least that is a temporary condition but gosh I was about to get a wig when it finally stopped falling out. I took a supplement that I believe helped my hair grow in a bit quicker - Ultra Nourish for Hair from GNC. It made my chin hairs grow faster too but I guess it was a trade-off.

I also used a shampoo for hair loss that I picked up in the salon at Wal-Mart. I'm not sure if that helped.

DH's grandmother got a hairpiece made and it looked great. I think if you are a suffering from a non-temporary loss of hair, that is the probably the best place to concentrate your efforts (on a nice wig or hairpiece).

paula_pa -- YES! Thanks so much for the fever/hair loss connection! My hair didn't start falling out for a month afterwards, and it stopped about six months afterwards. I'd begun to doubt myself: Was there *really* so much hair in the bottom of the sink after I'd shampooed? Now I *know* it was falling out, because there's next to *nothing* there after I shampoo. It was a great relief to know about the fever connection. THANK YOU!

Do you know what's laying you low? Until the pneumonia in Feb. I hadn't run a fever in decades -- not since a flu epidemic in the early 1970's. Did you get your annual flu shot? H1N1 flu shot too? (We just got the H1N1 Wednesday.)

Wishing you WELL!

"I don't see why you'd need to rub it into your hair."

I thought the same thing when I saw the initial post. I did a little research on the internet and there does seem to be some science behind it. I was surprised.

Thanks Bee, for the tip.