My friend used Rogaine. She was in her 50’s and began to lose hair and it helped.

Word of warning on the Rogaine, not all is created equal. Women cannot use the same as men. Here's the information regarding strength

At the risk of stating the obvious, shampoo from the drugstore can be terribly harsh on thinning hair.

ETA: Chessey35 advice to consult a dermatologist is excellent advice. Dr will certainly know about no-harsh chemical shampoos. Beauty shop might just want to sell you what they carry, not necessarily the best. In any case, you have options to improve your thinning hair. Good luck.

Apparently the warnings on male version of Rogaine don't apply once you're past childbearing age. My derm told me to use the male version. I ended up not using it because of concerns about interactions with some meds. And once you start using it, you have to continue indefinitely. It has developed that I have a scalp allergy and will be having testing done next week. Hopefully they will find something. My current dermatologist has me using products called "Free and Clear" which don't have any of the problem chemicals that many shampoos and other hair products have. I lost about half my hair volume before it quit falling out. I now have some new hair growth and hope it continues. Good luck. If you haven't seen a dermatologist, I suggest you do so - there are so many causes of this problem, some apparently quite treatable and some not so much.

How about taking collagen? I take it for my hair and nails and although my hair isn't thinning, I don't want it to start. It has even turned some of my gray hair back to brown again. I have no idea how.

jenson, seeing a doctor is important because hair loss can be caused by several different reasons, which should be ruled out by physical examination and simple blood work.

In the meantime, there are hair products that can greatly improve the appearance of thinning hair. For example, I've been using a Paul Mitchell Flexible Style foam, applied to my wet hair before styling. It makes a huge difference in the texture of my very fine hair.

I also successfully using Rogaine 5% to regrow some hair on top.

I read that if you tug on the hairs that you have in any particular place on your head for 2 minutes tugging forward and backward it helps blood to get to the hair follicles which is increases thickening and growth. Maybe it dislodges or displaces testosterone receptors at least for men. I think women's thinning hair is from a different reason or hormone? Maybe I will try that for my scant eyebrows that I've always had.

I used a whole bunch of things for hair growth inadvertently when I was seeking help for my migraines. I use MSM for my leg cramps and my hair is more plentiful. When I was taking a ton of flax oil which was one of the best things for my migraines my hair started growing much more. MSM makes it a bit thicker flax oil made it grow and Sprout like crazy but remain thin. I'll have to look into collagen.

I'm glad to hear the Rogaine now works for older women. Best of luck :-).

I have this problem also from certain medications and thyroid disease. Talk to your doctor about it. There are lot of vitamins now specific for hair a nails you could add those to your daily routine instead of others. I have used the Rogaine before and it did help some new hair growth but I just don't remember to do all the time as I should. I lost it in the flood so I am no longer using it.

I have noticed so many women with thinning hair with a hair style that pulls their hair tight. Over the years, that will thin the hair. I have used the same hair brushes for about 30 years. They were gifts with a purchase. But since I have a thick head of hair, I ignored the bad design of the bristles. They were pulling my hair out. Finally I threw them away this year and bought new hair brushes. Now all those broken, short hairs are growing out.

Try biotin and collagen. I use a 10,000 mcg extra strength biotin and take collagen from costco. It's called youtheory. You have to take 6 of them a day, which is a pain. Or you could get the great lakes collagen in a cannister. It dissolves in your liquid and has no taste. Great lakes makes gelatin and collagen. DO NOT get the gelatin, get the collagen. These aren't quick fixes, but I find they do help.