“Hair is a window to your health,” says Anabel Kingsley, a consultant trichologist at the Philip Kingsley Clinic. As a non-essential tissue – meaning hair doesn’t serve a function in keeping us alive – “our strands are often the first part of us our body neglects when anything is amiss internally,” she explains.
“No matter what products you use, if you aren’t eating a healthy balanced diet, or keeping check on your general health and stress levels, your hair’s health isn’t going to be as good as it could be.” With this is mind, if you’re experiencing hair-fall and thinning, or a flaky, itchy scalp, know that your body could be trying to tell you something.
Here, the expert explains the reasons behind the common problems she sees, so you can address your hair health holistically.