When women suffer from hair loss, it is a major challenge for many: According to a recent survey, 85 percent of the participants consider hair loss to be a problem, and more than half even find it very difficult.[1] Hair loss is anything but rare: every second woman in Germany suffers from it.[2] The most common form is hereditary hair loss, which affects around 40% of women.[3]
But how does it actually happen that the hair becomes lighter? In order to give an answer to this question, researchers have analyzed the root of the problem more closely – in the truest sense of the word: Because the hair roots play a very crucial role. We have put together three exciting facts about the hair root – including tips on what you can do to strengthen it.