Alright, ladies—let’s get real about our hair! Because if menopause has taught us anything, it’s that your hair can suddenly decide it’s not gonna play nice. I get it—I've been there, struggling to manage my own hair after a thyroid condition left it dry, brittle, and breaking off at the shoulders. My solution? Gorgeous extensions from my girl Tessa at Coco's Style Lounge in Lee’s Summit, Missouri! They give me life and make me feel like I’m rocking my 30s again. But sometimes I wonder, is there a better way to get that fabulous, full look without the extensions?

Enter today’s powerhouse guest: Angela Fields! Angela is an award-winning entrepreneur and Curl Restoration Coach whose story starts with a chemical burn disaster and ends with her creating a fragrance-free haircare empire that’s caught the attention of O Magazine and Black Enterprise. Angela’s on a mission to help us all navigate those tricky hair changes that hit with menopause and beyond. 

In this episode, Angela spills the secrets on haircare for women over 50, offering real solutions for thinning hair, changing curl patterns, and those pesky shrinking follicles. We’re talking products with humectants and moisturizers (applied on *soaking* wet hair!), understanding porosity, and knowing when it’s time to switch up our routine. She even has tips for tracking shed hair (yes, grab your phone camera) and insights on alopecia, which affects so many women but has solutions once you know what you’re dealing with.

Angela’s passion, energy, and insane knowledge will have you feeling empowered to take your hair health into your own hands—no extensions required. Ready to reclaim your crown and feel fabulous in every way? Hit play, and let’s dive in!

In this episode, Angela teaches us

1. Hormonal shifts in menopause have an impact on our hair. They can change the texture and curl pattern of our hair. and even the follicle is getting smaller causing our hair to thin it may take a change in products to repair the damage
2. Using products with humectines and moisturizerrizers is imprative and they must be applied to soaking wet hair when the hair cuticle is lifted. apply a moisturizing treatment 1-2x a month, minimally
3. Perosity is a measure of how well your hsir absorbs and retains moisture. To determine your hairs porosity you can see how quickly your hair air dries. the longer it takes the lower the porosity
4. Accumulate and monitor your shed hair using a trap in your shower and take a pic of it with your cell phone to maintain a dated record. . if you're noticing a singnificant amount of shed, you may need to add a supplement like nutrafol.
5. There are a variety of different forms of alopecia that occur for different reasons. It is important that you spend time with your dermatologist to determine what is the root cause of your hair growth issues and then there are several paths to take to repair and replenish your hair.

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