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elleng

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20. I don't exactly recall when I first noticed this problem,

Reply to broiles (Reply #19)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 05:22 PM

Apr 2012

MAY have been after I quit hormone replacement rx, lots of years ago.
So you place some amount on your scalp every day, like after brushing teeth, it dries easily? Any odor? THANKS for this info; looking forward to HAIR again!

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Thinning hair in senior woman (this one!) [View all] elleng Apr 2012 OP

find a different style that complients. reality. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #1

It does limit what you can do for styling. no_hypocrisy Apr 2012 #2

Try coconut oil... jxnmsdemguy65 Apr 2012 #3

Have a #1 haircut. dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #4

"solutions" are not without issues.... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #5

Read it's related to hormone changes, acid blood from hig blood sugar, HBP and.. freshwest Apr 2012 #6

All of which can be addressed by coconut oil....try it! jxnmsdemguy65 Apr 2012 #17

Thanks, I already have some. freshwest Apr 2012 #18

Start with a full tablespoon in your coffee... jxnmsdemguy65 Apr 2012 #27

That's a relief, I was thinking I'd wait for non-coffee days... of which there are few! freshwest Apr 2012 #28

Try Rogaine for Women. broiles Apr 2012 #7

Love to hear this, elleng Apr 2012 #8

Rogaine works very well for women, better than it does for men Warpy Apr 2012 #14

Thanks, Warpy. elleng Apr 2012 #15

Overall thinning might be thyroid. If so, it's likely that the outer third of your eyebrows would gkhouston Apr 2012 #31

Have been treated for hypothyroidism for years. elleng Apr 2012 #33

I haven't noticed any side effects and I've been using it for 2 years. broiles Apr 2012 #19

I don't exactly recall when I first noticed this problem, elleng Apr 2012 #20

No odor, but broiles Apr 2012 #22

Good. Thanks. elleng Apr 2012 #23

It was six months before I noticed major results. broiles Apr 2012 #24

Will do. Will also go to CVS. elleng Apr 2012 #25

On-line instructions say twice a day. elleng Apr 2012 #26

Started at twice a day broiles Apr 2012 #29

Thanks. elleng Apr 2012 #30

Best of luck Hepburn Apr 2012 #9

My hair style IS short, has been for years. elleng Apr 2012 #10

Same here. If you find emilyg Apr 2012 #11

Will do, emilyg. elleng Apr 2012 #12

Ellen, I would certainly try to find a wig that looks like your own hair when your hair was at its Nay Apr 2012 #13

REALLY don't want a wig, Nay, elleng Apr 2012 #16

my grandmother went bald handmade34 Apr 2012 #21

My mom's got the pattern baldness type of thinning. gkhouston Apr 2012 #32