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OLD WIVES’ TALE…TRUE! People DO shed hair seasonally…
All the more reason to promote extensions for density in the cooler months!

While it’s been an old wives’ tale for centuries, a new study out last week by the British Journal of Dermatology concluded that seasonal hair loss is as common as it is widespread, with people shedding more strands in the summer and fall months!

Shawn Kwatra, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, tells Health. “… from an evolutionary perspective one of the roles of hair loss is to provide warmth,” he says. “This would be less necessary during the summer months.” The tendency to grow thicker coats in the winter—and shed them in the summer—has also been documented in a variety of animals, including monkeys, cats, dogs, and camels. In humans, seasonal hair loss has been reported more in women than in men.