This Women’s History Month, we honor the beauty, resilience, and strength of women in every stage of life. But let’s not forget that strength includes the quiet battles too—like the one many women silently face: hair loss. It’s one of those topics that tends to sneak up quietly but carries a loud emotional impact.

Whether it’s postpartum shedding, a widening part, thinning edges, or sudden patchy loss—hair loss in women is more common than most realize. But before you pull out your magnifying mirror and start panicking, take a deep breath. It’s also more treatable than you’ve been told. Hair loss may be common, but so is regrowth, healing, and hope.

So let’s dive into the five most common types of hair loss, and the one that’s quickly becoming the millennial and Gen Z nemesis.

Top 5 Types of Hair Loss in Women

1. Androgenetic Alopecia (Hereditary Hair Loss)

This type is most common in women and men—and it often shows up as gradual thinning across the crown or a widening part, usually beginning in your 30s or 40s (but now showing up earlier in many women).

Why it happens: This one is often tied to genetics and hormonal shifts, especially as estrogen declines and androgen hormones (like DHT) take over. Follicles miniturize becoming smaller, strands get thinner, and hair density gradually decreases—usually along the crown and part line.

Here’s hope: While you may not change your genes, with early detection, DHT-blocking solutions, nutrient support, scalp therapy, proper protocols, and consistency—many women can slow or reverse the hair loss process. You are not powerless; you’re just getting started.

2. Telogen Effluvium (Stress-Triggered Shedding)

You’ve juggled a career, a household, relationships, motherhood, self-development, self-employment... and your hair took notice.

Why it happens:  This type of hair loss is often temporary, but it can feel devastating. It's usually caused by physical or emotional stress such as illness, childbirth, surgery, crash dieting, or significant life changes, to name a few. You may notice increased shedding weeks or months after the triggering event.

Here’s hope:  Your body speaks through your hair. When stress hits, hair is often the first to go—but also the first to bounce back when balance is restored. When you nourish your body, calm your system, and feed your scalp—regrowth follows. Lifestyle changes, nutrition, and TLC can bring your strands back with a vengeance. Recovery is possible with a whole-body approach that supports both scalp and self-care.

3. Alopecia Areata (Autoimmune-Triggered Hair Loss)

This autoimmune condition causes your immune system to attack hair follicles. It can show up as sudden, round patches of hair loss on the scalp (or other areas), without warning. But you are not your hair, and this condition does not define your femininity or your future. 

Why it happens: Your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy hair follicles, causing sudden, round bald patches. It can be linked to stress, genetics, or other autoimmune conditions—and it often shows up without warning.

Here’s hope: Many women experience spontaneous regrowth, and use treatments like anti-inflammatory care. Stress management and professional protocols can also help stimulate dormant follicles. Although the root cause is internal, external support and professional treatment plans can help encourage regrowth.  Many of my clients experience full recovery. You are not your diagnosis—and your hair story isn’t over.

Everly 4. Traction Alopecia (Tension-Based Hair Loss)

This is one of the few forms of hair loss that’s almost entirely preventable. It happens across ALL hair types, but in the Black community, it’s personal. Our hair is more than strands—it’s identity, culture, and resilience. From ancient African braiding traditions to the tight press-and-curls our grandmas rocked on Sundays, our hair has always been an art form. That sleek ponytail, those snatched braids, or that wig glued down for dear life—yeah, your hair remembers. And sometimes, it quits loving us back.

Why it happens:  Repeated tension on the scalp can cause chronic stress to follicles and lead to follicle damage and thinning over time. This is especially common around the edges and hairline. You CAN restore your edges and regrow your hair—IF you act fast. That’s where science meets nature.

Here’s hope: Loosen up. Literally. A little gentleness will protect your strands for years to come. My holistic approach as a trichologist has helped countless people who thought it was impossible, get their crowns back.  Adjusting styling habits today can save tomorrow’s edges. Feed your scalp—hydration, nutrients, and gentle scalp care. Rotate styles and give your roots some breathing room. Let me help! My Growing Strands Growth System is packed with all-natural nutrients clinically proven to revive, strengthen, and restore. You don’t have to choose between healthy hair and stylish hair—you can have BOTH. Your scalp will thank you.

5. Anagen Effluvium (Rapid Hair Loss from Medical Treatments)

Often associated with chemotherapy or other aggressive medications, this type of hair loss happens in the growth phase of the cycle.

Why it happens:  It can be rapid and dramatic—but it’s also usually reversible after treatment ends. While it can feel sudden and shocking, most hair grows back once treatment ends.

Here’s hope:  Support, hydration, and nourishment during recovery can help hair bounce back with strength. Gentle scalp care before, during, and after treatment can help protect follicles and support regrowth. Scalp care is part of your healing, too. TLC, hydration, and healing ingredients found in our #1 Growth System can help support the regrowth journey at a professional level.

What’s Emerging Faster Than Ever: Early-Onset Thinning in Younger Women

Let’s talk about what’s quietly rising:

Androgenetic Alopecia:  Visible thinning and shedding in women under 30. We’re seeing younger women deal with hormonal imbalances, PCOS, chronic stress, poor nutrition, over-styling, and endocrine disruptors—all contributing to early hair loss. But here’s hope: You don’t have to wait for it to get worse. With a targeted plan, proper protocols, and support, you can reverse thinning and restore balance.

Because Women Deserve to Grow Strong—Not Just Endure Loss

Struggling with what used to be a midlife concern. We’re seeing more twenty and thirty-somethings, and some even in their late teens struggling with hair loss—Why? 
Chronic stress
Digital burnout
Inflammatory diets
Overstyling + chemical overload
Hormonal imbalances (endocrine disruptors)

Don’t panic—Growing with Greatness exist.

This Women’s History Month, let’s rewrite the narrative. Hair loss doesn’t make you any less feminine, powerful, or whole. But if it’s bothering you—it’s okay to want change, healing, and regrowth. You deserve to feel confident in your crown. You deserve solutions. You deserve support.

Early support with scalp care, natural topicals, nutrition, stress reduction, and trichological treatments can restore balance and activate healthy regrowth.

Early detection leads to early correction. Hair loss isn’t just cosmetic—it’s a signal. Your body is communicating, and now you know how to listen. If you’re noticing changes in your strands, don’t wait. Be proactive, not reactive. Address the root cause before it becomes a bigger issue.

Your Call to Action:
✨ Book a scalp health consultation.
✨ Upgrade your hair care to support—not strip—your follicles.
✨ Fuel your hair from the inside out with nutrient-dense foods and supplements.
✨ Choose gentle, natural products and let your scalp breathe.
✨ And most importantly—believe in your regrowth.

Need a Personalized Approach? Let’s Talk Woman to Woman.

You are not powerless. Your hair story is still unfolding—and the best chapters are still ahead. Hair loss is personal but healing can be powerful when it's guided with care. Whether you're in a season of stress, postpartum, aging, or just unsure what's happening in life—I’m here to help you get to the root cause and restore with intention. Because here, I don’t just grow hair—I grow hope.

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This month and always—here’s to women growing boldly, glowing freely, and reclaiming every strand of strength. Because we don’t just grow hair—we grow history-making women, one crown at a time.

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