Female wanting to shave her head

Hi, so basically I'm a female and I'm 16 years old. When I was younger my hair was really healthy and thick, but as I grew up my hair started falling out a lot and I honestly think it's to do with my diet because I started eating unhealthy foods and it went really bad. Even my doctor found so many deficiencies in my blood, etc. I've also been super stressed for so long, I was on the verge of depression but I just finishes my GCSEs recently and left school. I was thinking about completely shaving my head so I'm bald, and then I'll start eating really healthy and taking care of myself, etc. Will my hair grow back healthy and thick again, because that's how my hair was naturally during childhood.

My hair's the same tbh and it has freaked me out! I used to dye it a lot though, you could try changing your diet without shaving your hair, that is such a huge commitment and if you regretted it you'd have to wait for the re-growth

I've lost so much hair though, it's scary! I used to tie my hair with the band in 2 knots, now I have to do 4!

Hi, so basically I'm a female and I'm 16 years old. When I was younger my hair was really healthy and thick, but as I grew up my hair started falling out a lot and I honestly think it's to do with my diet because I started eating unhealthy foods and it went really bad. Even my doctor found so many deficiencies in my blood, etc. I've also been super stressed for so long, I was on the verge of depression but I just finishes my GCSEs recently and left school. I was thinking about completely shaving my head so I'm bald, and then I'll start eating really healthy and taking care of myself, etc. Will my hair grow back healthy and thick again, because that's how my hair was naturally during childhood.

You don't need to completely shave it all off.

I had quite fine hair when I was younger, all I did was get a bob (around chin level) and it grew back much thicker and healthier.

Just take better care of yourself, eat right, get your vitamins, take good care of your hair and it'll sort itself out.

Thanks for all the feedback but I think I'm up for shaving it. I mean what's life without risks anyway?

Thanks for all the feedback but I think I'm up for shaving it. I mean what's life without risks anyway?

You could always just cut it fairly short, and then get it cut every 4 weeks till its healthy. Its very important to get it cut regularly to keep it healthy and growing, if you are expecting to shave it and then leave it till it grow out Im afraid that most likely will not work well. To keep it healthy you should: Not use heat, dye, brush or wash too often. You should use hair mask, natural oils, cut it regularly and comb it when its dry with a wide tooth comb.

Agreed! Except the part about cutting regularly to keep it growing. As the hair is made up of dead cells, cutting it has no effect on the roots where the hair grows out from. However this does keep it looking healthier by removing dead/split ends.

She wants healthy hair though, therefore I mentioned cutting it regularly to ensure that when it is the lenght she desired, it is all healthy hair