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Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Louise Pyne

Is summer making you lose your hair? Here's how to eat and drink your way to better locks

Summer may be the season of sunshine and beach days, but it can be tough on your hair. Between sun exposure and chlorine from the pool, your strands face a higher risk of dryness and split ends.

And if you’ve noticed more hair shedding than usual, you're not imagining it, hair loss tends to peak in the summer months and through to autumn. Just as many animals undergo seasonal shedding — moulting to adapt to temperature shifts, humans too, share this natural cycle with other mammals. While it’s usually far less dramatic, it often goes unnoticed.

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