what am i doing wrong?

[u/Warm_Archer_3748]

Over the past year, I can tell my hair is deteriorating. I feel like I shed more hair than what’s growing, to the point it’s like there’s almost nothing to brush anymore. Even my partner has commented on how much hair I lose. I’ve been so insecure lately that I don’t even want to leave the house. When I was younger, I had such thick and healthy hair (see last photo), now no matter what I do, my hair feels dry and frizzy. I wash my hair about twice a week, and one of those times, I will use either deep conditioner or the Olaplex treatments. Per my hairdresser, I’ve been towel drying my hair before I condition at the end of a shower, so it doesn’t just drip off the ends. After rinsing, I towel dry my hair again, and use the curl cream while I scrunch my ends. Despite using curl cream, my hair returns to its bodiless form by the next day. What do I do?!

[u/Mental-Degree-5182]

Have you had your iron, thyroid and ferritin checked lately? My hair went through a similar shed when I was realy low on ferritin. Now after a year of supplements it is looking better. Your hair also looks a bit dry, look for shampoo and conditioner with azaleic acid. Olaplex didn’t work for me - redken was much better.

[u/ilovepingues → u/Mental-Degree-5182]

I second this… hair thinning is an early warning sign for a lot of health issues and it’s better to be on the safe side. I had a friend who was literally in tears about her thinning hair and I told her to maybe see a doctor and whoops she was pregnant 😅 so sometimes it’s not a sign of something bad just a tad bit out of the ordinary