Beauty: Covid, dry days and getting boyfriends to wear SPF

Rachel Marie Walsh answers five pressing beauty questions from the year that was

Dry lips, dark spots, and questions for Clinique in the Beauty Clinic. Image: Giorgio Armani.

Why is Covid-19 causing hair loss?

Temporary hair loss is common after a fever or illness. According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, the hair shedding (which is distinct from permanent loss, because the hairs are simply pushed into the natural shedding phase at once), caused by Covid-19 may last up to nine months after a case is diagnosed.