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Is too much stress ruining your hair?

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yES, stress can trigger or worsen dandruff and itchy scalps. Stress can affect hormone levels, and in turn may disrupt the skin on the scalp.

Trichologi­st Jane Martins says, ‘ Very high stress levels can cause an increase in adrenaline and cholestero­l and this increases testostero­ne levels which can cause hair loss. Try switching your shampoo to one designed to help with the problem, such as Philip Kingsley’s flaky Itchy Scalp Shampoo (£24, philipking­sley. or soothe irritation with a cooling tonic, such as the new Quantum Botanika Herbal Water (£45,

nataliyaro­binson.co.uk). This contains sage, which is anti-inflammato­ry, and rosemary, which is anti-bacterial.

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