After the Israeli summer: why women notice more hair on the brush in autumn
In autumn, this is often noticed not in front of the mirror, but after a shower. There is more hair in the drain, the comb needs to be cleaned more often, the usual ponytail is gathered tighter — and a simple explanation appears: the season.
Author — Elena Gunko
For Israel, it sounds especially convincing. Several months of sun, heat, sea, pools, and air conditioners have ended, which means the hair is simply reacting to the summer. Sometimes the season really plays a role, but it does not automatically explain prolonged hair loss, a widened parting, or a gradual decrease in density.
What is visible in autumn could have started in the summer
Hair does not always react to changes in the body immediately. Several months can pass between severe stress, illness, high fever, sudden weight loss, surgery or childbirth, and noticeable increased hair loss.
Therefore, October hair loss sometimes needs to be mentally returned to July or August. The woman is already sleeping normally, the illness is over, the difficult period has passed — and the hair is just beginning to show the consequences.
The American Academy of Dermatology describes such a delay in telogen effluvium. Seasonal…
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