How hormone fluctuations can cause hair thinning and loss — and what you can do about it

Our hair is not immune to the passage of time, often losing its shine and volume. Sharon Ní Chonchúir talks to experts and gets to the root of the issue

Falling levels of oestrogen in women can result in hair thinning and loss. And changing testosterone levels are a contributory factor in hair loss in men and women.

Hair is supposed to be our crowning glory, but it lets us down too often, frizzing up when it’s supposed to be sleek and shiny, or going limp and lifeless when we want it to be bouffant.

Bad hair days affect how we feel. In 2015, Yale University researchers found that on days when our coiffures don’t co-operate, we have reduced self-esteem, increased insecurity and a sense that we aren’t as smart or capable.