HOW I GREW MY HEALTHY HAIR BACK - NADINE BAGGOTT 

Hello Nadine, I've been a hairdresser for 39 years and have had, what I now realise were hormonal imbalances and iron problems for most of my adult life, which went undiagnosed and has affected my hair. Through my own research and trial and error, I have conquered my own hair loss problems, if you would allow me I'd like to share these with you and your viewers. In a nutshell, I am now 56 menopausal but suffer endometriosis, with that, when young, comes heavy iron loss through menstruation and this affects nutrition and hair growth, I had too much oestrogen, oestrogen in menopause as in HRT would normally aid hair growth but too much can cause health problems, some serious, so I would never use it for that purpose. Young women with hair loss need to have blood tests taken for Iron load, serum ferritin, B12 and other components of blood, as an iron deficiency is indicative of the cause in this case. During menopause this can cause extreme blood loss with irregular and heavy periods, again your hair can fall out when iron levels are too low, even if your doctor isn't concerned about anaemia or your health, your hair is first to suffer. Look up the values for optimum hair growth. Also in menopause lack of oestrogen causes a testosterone over-ride, this excess converts to DHT which settles in the hair follicle and causes hair loss. After blood tests, if this resonates with anyone, this is what I did with amazing success.....take an iron supplement with a glass of orange juice (for absorption) avoiding tea, coffee, wheat or milk within 2 hours either side. Also a vitamin B Complex supplement as stress can deplete this water soluble vitamin, which affects hair greatly. Cut right down on sugar, alcohol, totally give up smoking, cut bad fats, but up the good fats. Eat good protein and green leafy vegetables, add oily fish to your diet for Omega 3. That's the internal bit. Exfoliate scalp (important) with L'Oréal Phytoclear scalp scrub before shampooing with Groganics deep freeze DHT blocker shampoo, use Revuele Baicapil Volume Hair Mask for hair growth. After towel drying with microfibre towel (less friction), use a tangle teaser type brush, spray scalp with Groganics 'itch spray' deep freeze DHT blocker, then comb through TIGI freak of nature volumizer & thickener with Lavender, Citrus & Eucalyptus. All these products are relatively inexpensive when it comes to hair restoration and REALLY WORK. My hair has grown back rapidly. Allow 3-6 months for best effect and be patient as the resting, growing, shedding phase needs to catch up. My hair is the best it's ever been. In my experience most hair loss problems can be solved when you get to the root of the problem. Hope this helps x

Thanks Nadine!! This is very timely as I’ve noticed hair shedding this Oct, so it’s great to have some hair saving tips!😊👍🏻

Can't wait for you to review the Dyson Airwrap!! Thank you for another great videe👍🏻

I love your hair, it's gorgeous! Will put that hair dryer on my wish list! xoxo

I have the dyson hairdryer and it’s honestly a game changer. Highly recommend it to anyone . I have recently switched my old ghd platinums to the ghd platinum plus and these are amazing. Have the technology like the dyson to not overheat , detect your hair type and add shine . You must try them xx

I have definitely noticed less breakage and flyaways since I received my Dyson hair drier for Christmas. I really like it.

Your hair and nails look gorgeous in this video, stunning Xx

Nadine, you should try Mason Pearson boar bristle brush as it stimulates the scalp. I feel i have to add the Shu Uemura silk bloom restorative treatment mask. I massage it into dry ends and it does its magic while i sleep. Also, I sleep on a pure silk pillowcase. Shelley x

Thank you for doing this video! The best thing I ever did for my super fine thinning hair is ban heat completely! I use an Aquis towel keeping it on till it’s 80% dry then use the cool setting. Not easy at first and no heat hair styles can be time consuming but it’s SO worth it and you are right it all takes time. I recommend using thick large bendy rollers to give hair a bit of body/waves and make it look thicker :) I just dampen the mid lengths and ends then apply a little olaplex as if it’s a serum, put in the rollers then just get on with things around the house then 1 hour+ later my hair looks like it’s been styled with a tong and the best part is it lasts for days :) For me it’s a must as unlike the lovely Nadine I do not suit my hair straight and without high heat it’s just a bushy mess if I leave it as is! I do hope you will continue to post hair progress videos as it’s only going to get better and better with the wonderful care you are taking 💕

Great video😘I have used VisiCalc for several years, my salon does Olaplex with my color, so so! There now is a shampoo & conditioner you can buy. Your hair looks beautiful. 😘😘

Hi Nadine, thank you so much. A very interesting and informative video. As a woman of a certain age I've been thinking for a while about hair supplements, especially as my hair is also fine and damaged, although it does have a natural curl. P.s. I can't wait for the Airwrap review as I'm hoping it would be a good investment as a recovery aid but want to see a review from someone I trust with 'real' hair. So far, there are very few reviews out there from women with fine hair so you go girl. ❤️💋

Hey... Can't believe I'm first 😱. I know I'll enjoy the video so, great video! 😁 Have a lovely weekend Nadine xx

love olaplex, it really works! in the US we can get treatment number 3, plus the new shampoo and conditioner at sephora 🙌🏼

Can you do a video on how you do your roots and with what colour please? Great vid as usual, thank you for your time

My aging, fine hair responds well to a cool setting blow dry start, a gentle wet brush for blow drying and vitamins also.

I love my Mason Pearson Brush - have had it for about 20 years, it's well worth it's cost. Never damages/tangles hair.

Love this video so much for obvious reasons! xxx

Your hair is gorgeous!💁🏼‍♀️

Thank you for this video! Just ordered my Viviscal today! Have you tried the Olaplex shampoo and conditioner? It’s fabulous!!!

You must have read my mind, when I watched your video in the Trafford centre beauty hall, I kept thinking how fabulous your hair looked. Thanks for the tips, I’m currently on superior hair from Victoria Health that Trinny recommended. I’m 52, no sign of menopause yet, (checks chin for hair) but definitely have thinning hair at the front and along the parting which I hate. Xx

Thank you for the video. I have try Viviscal but a get upset stomach don’t know why. But will check out the rest.

Dear Annie, thank you so much for your reply. I also use the Ordinary products like Granactive, Lactic Acid, glycolic acid and more before my regime daily. I also have driopy eyelids and to tell the truth that is my main concern although I doubt I can fix it. Did you put tretinoin above your brows maybe? Truth is different people react differently to products but it is good to know that it worked especially with pores which are so hard to make smaller. I will keep on trying things and I know it takes time. I am so happy fir you it is si important to feel good about your skin. Again thank you for your reply xx. :)

I LOVE Alterna Anti-Aging deep conditioner. Amazing for my thin hair. My hair dresser even said it has almost doubled my thickness.

Thank you so much for posting this. I recently went through a bad haircut, and this is quite helpful. 💕👍

Excellent, thank you!

Nadine , have you tried the new dyson dryer / styler ? If so can you do a video of yourself using it please ? !! .

You’re so beautiful 🥰 and you’re videos make me happy

Hey are you going to try out the new Dyson airwrap? I've had mine a week - shape and volume - it's truly amazing for fine hair and minimum heat! Would love your review on this please?

Thanks for sharing 💕💕

I’ve tried viviscal and I only really noticed my upper lip hair looking thicker. Maybe it made a difference to my scalp but nothing crazy

Taking Biotin and Vitamin E in individual tablets works just as well. I take both in their maximum strengths. I would be very careful about Niacin and Niacinimide. They both dialite the blood vessels. I used to take them. I developed a huge blood clot in 2010 after some minor surgery. I made the decision to stop taking Niacin due to its effect on blood vessels. I have vascular insufficiently and I felt that the Niacin helped me.

Hi Nadine, Great video. I have just started using Olaplaex 3 and having in salon treatments. Can I use other deep treatments such as Philip Kingsley Elasticizer as well? I know I would use it on a different day but wondered am I ok to use it or is it not worth it? Thanks Julie

Thanks for a very informative video Nadine. I was wondering what you use to tint your roots? Thank you.

Hello there, my mother uses viviscal. Where can I find the salon strength you mentioned for really thinning hair. She’s 80 my Mom but still wants thicker hair. Thanks for sharing your knowledge...🤗🎃

Buy the Dyson on qvc. 3 or 4 easy payments. If you aren't impressed you can send it back within 30days

Last time I looked at Viviscal in the USA it had shark cartilage in it, which is super cruel and f’s with the eco-system. Is that the marine protein you are referring to? Not sure if there are different formulas for different countries. Sharks are apex predators and it is bad, bad, bad to harvest them. Also, they usually cut fins and throw them back to die cruelly. You like to do research, so please do some here. In this day and age we should all have some environmental responsibility.

Thank you Nadine. I’ll try Viviscal. I have hair loss due to hormones. I hope it works for me.

Nadine , do you think mason and Pearson brushes are good ? My grand mother gave me one as a child and I’m thinking of getting a new one !!

The same happened me with the thinning scissors - if I even see a hairdresser take them out now I’m like no!!

Two points here. Dr. Dray is an American dermatologist on RU-vid who has addressed supplements for hair. She says that it’s not easy to be deficient in biotin as it’s found in lots of foods, eggs being a great source. Her opinion overall is that supplements don’t help. Wondering if you researched LED lights?

I bought the Dyson and ended up giving it to my daughter. It didn't work on my thick wavy hair, just made it more frizzy. I works for my daughter as she has finer hair. If anyone has thick curly hair they should really think about it before buying.

I have thick and curly hair... And I refuse to have thinning shears on my hair, that happened once and never again, it was the most horrible haircut ever..... I stopped coloring my hair a year ago, I'm going natural, I still have a ways to go , maybe another year! It's not easy for the weak.. lol but I'm still excited!

Can you do (or maybe you've done it already) a video on chin hair growth and hair growing on the front of the neck - what does one do to reduce or get rid of them????

Hi Nadine, could you do a video on how you now colour your hair, I want to stop having highlights done every couple on months now i'm going grey but don't really know how to go about keeping blonde without bleach

Great video. ...live your posts....can I ask a favor? I have always followed your retinA vids avidly. ...I have been using tretinoin for the past 18 months. I started using it really diluted in moisturiser and slowly built up to the 0.5% one neat...Every other day. There's loads of info out there for how important it is,how good it is and to get started, etc...but nothing much about long term use and how to maintain. Do we need to use it forever? ...Every day or less often?....can you elaborate on this in a video? A video especially for those who have been using tretinoin for a couple of years....or at least what to do once the user has got used to it and can use it once every couple of days without any flaking.etc. does it seen work if you use it once every couple of days?

Do you think the supplement will help if you have had hair loss because of chemo

Olaplex absolutely, works amazingly. My hair surprises my hairdresser. Its a very old place, mostly older people that only deal in cash. My hairdresser a few weeks ago was telling me about a lady that was 103. Great place, they even do house calls if someone is poorly. Or pick them up & take them home. This kind of place dosent exist 😁 Your hair is looking amazing all great tips. xxx 🐯🐾🐾🐾🐾

Hi Nadine Im now going grey and I have similar hair to you, can you tell me what toners you y2se instead of bleach ect thanks so much xx

What about the keratin blow dry? Why is that not mentioned Nadine? I thought you rated that highly

Thank you so much for sharing xXx

Nadine , I've been watching you since the start ... I am soooo interested in the hair vitamin product . I can't see. To get info if if this company ships to the US ? Any info ? I'm in California . Or if anyone who also lives in the US, where did you purchase ? Thank you . Great info video ! Tahoe Gal Sandie

Also, biotin can affect thyroid medication and tests. Normal thyroid function is critical for healthy hair. See the article posted by Susan Chambers in the comments.

Have you tried Cake Scalp Tonic by GM Reverie?

Thanks Nadine. I use viviscal (for a few years now). Not sure if it’s that or other changes to my styling routine but at 55 my hair looks great. Fine but healthy and med long. Could you PLEASE show us how long the curls hold on fine mature hair? I’ve seen tons of reviews but they are all young ladies with full voluminous hair. Will the curling wand provide enough heat to hold a curl on fine med length, hard to curl hair?

I see the hair brush you mention comes in different sizes. Which size are you using? Thank you in advance

What size is your round brush? The link you've provided shows many options. Thanks!

Do you not have the Olaplex shampoo & conditioner (4&5) in the UK? They are amazing! NOTHING has repaired my fine, frizzy, bleached hair like them.

Does Viviscal contain vitamin b12? I get horrible spots with b12.

One thing about biotin , it can interfere with thyroid medication, I have hypothyroidism and I became very hyperthyroid after a couple of months ! Check with your doctor if you have thyroid disease .

Hi Nadine, quick q about the hair supplement - all of these vitamins and minerals can be found in a multivitamin supplement, so do you think it will have a similar affect? Asking because I'm on a tight budget and it is more affordable! Thanks! :)

Viviscal is on 3 for 2 in boots at the moment and in Holland and Barratt it is £29.99 but buy one get one for a penny 👍🏻

Where can you buy step 1 and 2 olaplex? (I can find step 3 and the shampoo and conditioner)

What's the name of the shadow in your eyes??

I thought Dyson would not be good for thin hair since it seems so powerful and I don’t want that...but I could be wrong.

Balmain extension brush equals no breakage

How do you get rid of your cow lick? I have one that I gave up on fighting decade ago.

have u heard of Bondi Boost growth shampoo/conditioner? they have supplements too, its an aussie brand and made my hair grow like magic, im trying to grow my hair out into a man bun!

I used Viviscal for a few months..I don't find it very strong...I use a different on recommended by the Doctor at Victoria health and a 1000mg biotin...I went to Phillip Kingley for years..his salon in NYC...big amounts of Vit C are vital...and no hot hair dryers..no dye!!I have twice the amount of hair I used to have..in my 60's!!! Plant based diet..all organic....

Viviscal broke me out like crazy. My skind does not tolerate biotin and B vitamins. :-(

What size is the YS park brush?

I'm an Australian doctor who specialises on hormones, hair loss, menopause, etc. I realise that I'm late to the party with this post but anyone using Biotin should be aware that it can cause blood tests to be incorrect. There have been cases where people have died because they have been tested for a possible heart attack and the test has been negative when in fact they have had a heart attack. The reason is that biotin is used in laboratories as a reagent . If you're taking biotin you most stop it 48 hours before any blood tests and if you need emergency tests you should tell medical staff that you are using it. The laboratory can then do different tests.

Did they make you gain a few pounds though?

Can biotin cause adult acne? I tried it for my really fine (and getting thinner as I get older ☹️) hair & I found I was getting big cystic acne spots. It was the only thing I could link it to, stoped taking it & acne went away. Would love to find something to help my hair grow longer & thicker.

Also, do you consider yourself high maintenance? Just curious. You're a gorgeous looking woman, but boy it must cost to look as good as you do... I'm a big fan though ❤️ so no malice intended 💕

It has just been pointed out to me that viviscal contains shark cartilage why as an influential beauty guru would you even consider recommending this to anyone never mind taking it yourself. It just proves to me that some people are more concerned about there appearance than the world we live in

I’m first! Yea!

Thinning scissors are a no no ... absolutely never allow a hair dresser to use them on you!

Olaplex made my hair very brittle,even my hairdresser stopped using it in his salon. It was awful.

Nadine, you aren't doing your hair any favors by constantly touching it. Perhaps it's a nervous tic, but you run your fingers through your fringe A LOT. It's contributing to the breakage. Try to break yourself of that habit. Your hair will thank you.

Hi Nadine, you far over touch your bands over and over and over again. Not a pretty view. Please don't get upset just imagine to look at someone who has this tick over repeated. Very informative videos thank you. Sonia