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“As many as one in three women in their 30s and 40s are thought to have some degree of genetic hair thinning, and we’re seeing a surge of women in their late teens and 20s with the same problem,” says Lyons. “A common cause is androgenetic alopecia – an inherited, hormone-related condition. It’s normally brought on by certain types of contraceptive pill, or stress, both of which alter the levels of male hormones in the body. While some women don’t react to these imbalances, others suffer acne, hair loss and more.

Iron, zinc and vitamin B deficiencies can also cause hair to thin, again depending on how sensitive you are to depleted levels.” If you’ve noticed significant thinning and are worried, see a trichologist. If your concern is safeguarding what volume you’ve got, add vitamin B and zinc supplements to your diet, and stock up on Ferrograd C £2.96 (amazon.co.uk) – it’s the strongest iron supplement you

“Strong, healthy hair starts on the inside,” says hair guru Frédéric Fekkai, “so eat a healthy diet, rich in iron, vitamin B, zinc and protein [eating plenty of dark-green veg, wholegrains, sea food, eggs, nuts, seeds and lean red meat should cover it], and top up with a good multivitamin and d plenty of water to keep ep hair hydrated.”

To maintain quality y from the outside, hair should be trimmed every six weeks, according to Fekkai, who also recommends replacing the odd colour treatment with a gloss or henna. “Both restore shine and give hair an instant injection of health.” (Aveda’s Hair Colour Glossing Treatment, £30, infuses hair with anti-ageing oils and is one of the best.) Once it’s styled, protect

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FEKKAI FULL VOLUME SHAMPOO, £15; KÉRASTASE VOLUMACTIVE MOUSSE, £17.50

can get without a prescription, according to Kingsley. For oomph, head to your nearest Kérastase salon for their Volume Plumping Ritual – £10, plus the price of a blow dry will buy you million-dollar hair, at least until the next wash day. At home, try Thickening Serum, £20.50, by Bumble and Bumble, a treatment that claims to swell hair in six weeks. A volumising shampoo is never going to give you what nature forgot to, but the really good ones, like

Aussome Volume, £3.49, by y

Aussie, and Full Volume Shampoo, £15, by Frédéric Fekkai, do make hair that bit bouncier. Use them every three or four shampoos. Styling-wise,

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products as fine hair can look ‘aerated’ rather than full. “A simple styling spray brushed through from root to tip or a light mousse worked into hair is enough to add body while preserving hair’s natural swing,” says top stylist George Northwood. Thickening Hairspray, £20, by Bumble and Bumble and Volumactive Amplifying Perfecting Mousse, £17.50, by Kérastase work every time.

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from environmental agers with a drop of anti-ageing serum, like Ageless Damage Defense Capsules, £37, by Frédéric Fekkai or Phyto’s Phytodensium Serum, £19. Scalp massages may sound like something for balding men, but they do work, by encouraging optimal growth of the hair you do have. A healthy scalp s is half the battle b when it comes c to healthy hair, ha according to

Kingsley, Ki who claims

flaky scalps can even cause hair to fall out. “Use an anti-flaking shampoo and apply a scalp mask every few weeks,” he says. Kingsley’s own version, £4.25, has a cooling, exfoliating formula, or try Restorative Hair Treatment, £38, by Ojon, which nourishes hair as well.

PHYTO’S PHYTODENSIUM SERUM, £19; PHILIP KINGSLEY SCALP MASK, £4.25

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Ignore what you’ve read about diminished sebum production leading to loss of shine as we age, says Lyons. “Oil produced by the scalp doesn’t travel to the hair, so it has no bearing on how glossy it looks. Hair simply gets more worn with age – and the more we brush and blow-dry and straighten it, the more frazzled it becomes.” Include an

anti-ager in your weekly shampoo rotation; Phytodensium Anti-aging Shampoo, £13.50, by Phyto is great for vulnerable hair that’s lost its lustre, as is the Time Defy range, from £5.49, by Charles Worthington. “Alternate weekly between a pre- and post-shampoo treatment,” suggests Lyons. Glorifying Anti-Age

DAVINES GLORIFYING ANTI-AGE ELIXIR, £51; ELVIVE FULL RESTORE 5 REPLENISHING MASQUE, £4.85

Elixir, £51, by Davines, is rich in youth-boosting ingredients such as vitamin E and omega 6. Watch out too for Chronologiste, the newest treatment from Kérastase – out in April – which promises to return your hair to its ‘virgin’ state (read: softer, more resilient and easier to style). At £95, it’s a lot to fork out, but you get around 10 applications, making it cheaper than a salon treatment – and if the brand’s other hero

products are anything to go by, probably just as good. Or try Elvive Full Restore 5 Replenishing Masque, £4.85. The latest from L’Oréal, it’s already got great feedback from beauty editors, not to mention Cheryl Cole (who, fyi, likes to leave hers on for the duration of Coronation Street).

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