The next time your hair is giving you issues, don’t be too quick to side-eye your shampoo—it could be your scalp waving the white flag. Here’s the thing no one tells you when you’re stocking up on retinol and eye cream: your scalp is quietly racing ahead of your face in the ageing stakes. The signs don’t show up as crow’s feet or laughter lines; they show up in the strength of your strands.
Suddenly, all those so-called ‘bad hair days’ start to make a lot more sense. For me, it showed up as hair that felt thinner, a little wirier, and just… not as nice as it used to be. I blamed hormones, my straighteners, and even the water, but the truth is, the skin under your hair is just as vulnerable to sun damage, stress, pollution, and product overload as the skin you actually see.
