q Now that I’m 70, I know I’m very lucky to have thick hair, but it’s annoyingly very coarse and excessively dry. Any ideas on what I can do please?
TO After menopause, hormonal fluctuations can cause extreme dryness.
Take an internal and external approach: increase your dietary intake of oily fish, olive oil, and nuts and seeds to obtain the most important fatty acids.
Commit to a routine that deeply hydrates your hair with softening and repairing oils, as well as humectants like glycerin that trap water in the hair and scalp.
Beauty expert Inge Van Lotringen recommends tackling dry hair from within and without
Use a non-stripping shampoo that nourishes both: Gallinee Hair Cleansing Cream, £16 (gallinee.com) is brilliant.
Never skip conditioner – Beauty Pie Healthy Hydration Conditioner, £14 for members (beautypie.com), will quench your hair.
To restore softness and shine, try oiling your hair and scalp weekly with Inde Wild Champi Hair Oil, £29 (uk.indewild.com) as a deep nourishing mask.
I swear by a hydrating mist for hair after blow-drying: JVN Complete Conditioning Mist, £21 (cult beauty.co.uk), can be sprayed to instantly bring your hair back to life.