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What We’re Seeing in the Salon and What Actually Helps
At the salon, we have these conversations every single week.
Women sit in our chair, run their fingers through their hair, and quietly say things like:
“My ponytail feels thinner.”
“My part keeps getting wider.”
“I swear I’m losing more hair than I ever have before.”
And the first thing we always say is this:
You’re not imagining it — and you’re not alone.
More than half of women experience noticeable hair thinning or loss during menopause. It’s incredibly common, deeply unsettling, and yet still something women feel they’re meant to just “accept.” We don’t believe that.
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🧡 The Truth About Menopausal Hair Loss (From the Salon Floor)
Hair changes during menopause aren’t about bad luck or poor haircare. They’re the result of real biological shifts happening inside your body.
In the salon, menopausal hair loss usually looks like:
- A widening part through the crown
- Loss of overall volume rather than bald patches
- Hair that feels finer, flatter, and slower to grow
- More scalp visibility under lights or when hair is wet
Most women don’t lose hair evenly — instead, the hair follicles gradually shrink and weaken, producing finer strands over time.
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🧡 Why It Happens
During menopause:
- Estrogen levels drop significantly, shortening the hair growth phase
- Hair sheds more quickly and regrows more slowly
- The balance between estrogen and androgens shifts, making follicles more vulnerable
- Natural keratin production declines with age
Estrogen used to protect your hair follicles. When that protection fades, hair becomes thinner, drier, and more fragile — even if you’ve always had great hair before.
And to complicate things further, this often happens alongside:
- Increased stress
- Poorer sleep
- Nutrient absorption changes
- Thyroid fluctuations
- Life pressures that raise cortisol
All of which we see reflected in hair quality.
🧡 What Doesn’t Help (And Why Women Get Frustrated)
Many women come to us already doing “all the right things”:
- Buying expensive shampoos
- Trying random supplements
- Using topical products inconsistently
- Styling hair carefully but still seeing loss
The issue? Hair needs support from the inside first.
Topical products alone can’t rebuild weakened follicles if the body doesn’t have the right building blocks to work with.
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🧡 What Does Help: Supporting Hair From Within
In the salon, the biggest difference we see is when women support hair internally, not just cosmetically.
Hair is made primarily of keratin - not vitamins, not collagen, not biotin alone.
As we age, and especially during menopause, the body’s ability to produce strong keratin declines. This is where Functional Keratin™ supplementation has been a game-changer for many of our clients.
🧡 Why We Recommend These Capsules
We don’t recommend products lightly. We see too many promises and too few results.
What makes these capsules different — and why we stand behind them — is that they contain Functional Keratin™, which is:
- 91% bio-identical to the keratin in your own hair
- Designed to work with your natural hair growth cycle
- Clinically studied to reduce hair loss and improve strength, thickness, and shine
This isn’t about forcing growth. It’s about giving your body the exact material it needs to rebuild healthier hair from the follicle out.
In the salon, women taking these consistently often tell us:
- Their shedding has reduced
- Hair feels stronger and less fragile
- Breakage improves
- Hair looks healthier even before noticeable regrowth
And importantly, it supports hair, skin, and nails together, which matters during menopause.
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🧡 A Realistic, Salon-Approved Approach to Menopausal Hair Loss
There is no single miracle fix — and anyone telling you otherwise isn’t being honest.
What does work is a layered approach:
- Gentle, menopause-friendly haircare
- Reducing excessive heat and tension
- Managing stress where possible
- Addressing nutritional gaps
- Supporting keratin production internally
We always remind clients: Hair grows slowly. Progress takes consistency, patience, and the right foundations.
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🧡 One Last Thing We Want You to Know
Hair loss during menopause can feel deeply personal. It can affect confidence, femininity, and identity — and those feelings are completely valid.
Wanting to protect your hair doesn’t make you vain.
It makes you proactive. And while you are so much more than your hair, you also deserve to feel like yourself when you look in the mirror.
If you’re noticing changes and want to support your hair through this transition, these capsules are one of the most effective tools we’ve seen — not because they promise miracles, but because they work with your body, not against it.
If you’d like advice tailored to your hair, scalp, or stage of menopause, talk to us next time you’re in the chair — or start by supporting your hair from within.
Your hair deserves the same care you give everything else in this season of life.
