Traction Alopecia: Causes, Signs and How to Prevent It

Traction alopecia is hair loss caused by sustained pulling on the follicle rather than by hormones or ageing, so it shows at the hairline, temples and behind the ears first. Here is how to recognis...

Terminal Hair Density: What It Is and How to Measure It

Terminal hair density is the number of mature hairs in each square centimetre of scalp, and it is what decides how much scalp shows through. Here is what counts as normal, how to measure your own a...

Non-Hormonal Hair Growth: What Works and What Does Not

Non-hormonal hair growth covers everything from pharmacy topicals and light devices to correcting an iron deficiency, and the evidence behind them is wildly uneven. Here is an honest tier by tier l...

Hair Care Without Medication: What It Can and Cannot Do

If you came here worried about a hair loss medicine, that question belongs with a GP or pharmacist. What we can help with is hair care without medication: what a cosmetic routine genuinely achieves...

Rebound Alopecia: Why Hair Falls Again and What Helps

Rebound alopecia is hair that starts falling again after a period of calm. This guide separates hair loss, shedding and breakage, walks through the usual triggers, and sets out a realistic timeline...

Why the Same Hair Product Gives Different Results

Why the same hair product gives different results is mostly a question about the people, not the formula. Cause, stage, scalp condition, application habits and hair type all vary between two users ...

Androgen Receptor Expression and Your Hair, Explained

Androgen receptor expression is how strongly a hair follicle responds to hormones, and it explains why thinning follows a pattern. This guide covers receptor sensitivity, why the back of the head i...

Exosome Therapy for Hair: What the Evidence Shows

Exosome therapy is offered in UK hair clinics as a course of scalp injections or microneedling sessions. This guide explains what exosomes actually are, what the human evidence in hair does and doe...

Female Pattern Hair Loss: Signs, Stages and What Helps

Female pattern hair loss is a gradual, patterned thinning across the top of the scalp, and it is the most common long term cause of thinning in women. This guide covers the early signs, how it diff...

Perifollicular Fibrosis: Signs, Causes and What Helps

Perifollicular fibrosis is scar-like collagen building up around the hair follicle, usually driven by long-running inflammation. This guide covers the quiet early signs, how a specialist identifies...