My Complete Haircare Routine For Hair Loss And Thinning Hair

In this episode of The Skin Real, Dr. Mary Alice Mina breaks down her full haircare routine, and why it's taken real consistency to get her hair looking this healthy at 46. She gets honest about a scary moment about a year and a half ago when her forehead started looking bigger and her scalp began showing through at the crown, and how frustrating it is when people dismiss thick-haired women who say their hair is thinning.

From there she walks through her actual washing schedule, her two-shampoo method for keeping her scalp healthy, the right way to apply conditioner, her rules around heat and drying, and the claw clip trick she swears by to protect her strands. She also gets into her own experience going from topical Rogaine to oral low-dose minoxidil, hair serums, red light therapy, supplements, nutrition, and how coloring and cutting decisions can make or break hair health. She wraps up with her honest take on embracing gray hair and a reminder that hair is allowed to change at every stage of life.

In this episode:

0:00 — Why Everyone Is Complimenting My Hair Lately

0:31 — Welcome To The Skin Real

1:00 — Deep Dive Into Hair Health And My Hair Strategy

1:34 — Noticing My Hairline Change At 46

2:10 — When Thick Hair Is Thinning But No One Believes You

2:52 — Why You Should Never Suffer In Silence With Hair Loss

3:38 — My Hair Washing Schedule Breakdown

5:40 — When You Actually Need To Wash Your Hair More Often

8:05 — Debunking The Myth That Washing Causes Hair Loss