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27 Avril 2026

Why does COVID cause hair loss?

In recent days, many celebrities and influencers have shared on social media that they experienced significant hair loss after being infected with Covid.

FAKE NEWS or REAL INFORMATION?

It is indeed real information! According to a Chinese study published in "The Lancet" medical journal, conducted in Wuhan, 22% of "Covid" patients reported experiencing massive hair loss within 6 months of hospital discharge.

This was also observed by Dr. Michel Brouard, a specialist in dermatology and venereology at the Medical Center Lausanne Ouest in Switzerland.

Massive and diffuse loss

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This loss can reach 50% of hair mass! The hair impact is independent of the severity of symptoms.

Hair loss can start during the infection or several months later.

What are the causes?

It is actually not the disease itself, but the stress created by it.

Indeed, a significant shock can lead to a disruption of the hair cycle causing abundant and diffuse hair loss, also known as: acute telogen effluvium, which is referred to as reactive hair loss.

It is due to an inflammatory change triggering a premature shedding of a large number of hair follicles.

Don't worry, it is reversible and does not affect the hair capital. You just need to quickly reactivate regrowth by initiating a new hair cycle.

How to promote regrowth?

  1. Activate microcirculation in the scalp to allow blood supply to the follicle.
  2. Provide the nutrients and energy that hair needs to grow.

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  • Mustard Vegetable Oil: thanks to its richness in erucic acid, this oil activates microcirculation in the scalp

  • Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil: with antioxidant and toning action that will strengthen and beautify hair



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