Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

My family (and hairdressers) have always described me as having 'fine hair but lots of it'

lately I have noticed individual hairs getting thicker (sometimes even a bit wirey) and darker - is this normal?

(I worry they are getting ready to turn grey lol)

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Your hair is getting coarser. My hair used to be a lot like yours. Now, my hair is more coarse: thicker strands with soft waves. It used to be very fine. So fine that it would slide out of any type of ponytail holder. It was frustratingly smooth. I started using a semi-permanent hair color to "damage" my hair and make it more coarse. Now I don't have to do that anymore. I started getting a few gray hairs while I was a teenager. My mom had a gray streak by the time she graduated high school. I am not quite that bad, but most of the gray hair does appear to be near the front and top of my head.

In order to get your hair to seem smoother, you can use a deep conditioner once a week (I use Pantene's for dry/damaged hair). You'll want to condition your hair every time you shampoo it. At one point, I was using Pantene's shampoo and conditioner in one for dry/damaged hair and then their regular conditioner for dry hair after rinsing out the shampoo. It kept my hair less "wiry" by coating each strand with simethicone and the oils they use in the Pantene products. Suave has a million great products out there if you don't want to pay the prices of the more expensive shampoos and conditioners. If you use heat styling, you can get special conditioners or pre-styling products that will protect your hair and help it retain moisture. I use Suave's scrunching mousse and Pantene's leave-in conditioner. I used to use Infusium 23, but I can't find it anymore. One more thing you can do for your hair is use a hot oil or placenta treatment (they are sold side-by-side in most stores). I just got placenta treatment for the first time the other day and will be using it next time I wash my hair. I used my "S" wave-making hot iron the other day, and it dried out my hair so badly that I am desperate to find something to add some smoothness back. I'd compare my hair to Latina hair now. My husband is Latino, my sisters-in-law have hair that is just like mine, and my hair used to be too smooth, like I mentioned earlier.

But, hair getting coarse is just a way your hair ages. You'll find as you get even older that your hair will get more fine again. You'll also have thinning hair. (Especially if you do a lot of damage to it while you're younger.)

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Thanks for the great rating. I started getting coarser hair in my early 20s. It's been roughly 15 years of the changes and now I've got extremely coarse hair all over. I'm sorry to hear about your miscarriage. I hope you are well. S. Report It

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

no it just gets longer nobodys hair get thivkcer ieven if u cut or shave it

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

yes your hair can also get thicker if you cut it alot

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

no i think as you get older it falls out or turns grey or both lol so get ready for the hair dye or the good old wig lol

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

If you're talking about going through puberty, then yeah, maybe.

If you're talking about getting into your 30's and 40's, then no.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Hair won't get thicker if you cut it. (I wish!)

In fact, as you get older, hair gets thinner, for men and women. At least the hair on your head.

However, I do think that hair that is about to turn grey might get (paradoxically) thicker. I am basing this only on my own empirical evidence.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

it gets thinner

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Once your in your teens, your hair is about as thick as it will be, sure hair will fall out, but will grow back in. There is no chance of hair thickening by haircuts, it may appear thicker, but its appearance and not reality. As we age depending on our genes, are hair may remain as thick as it was at youth, or thin out this is true for both men and women.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

i thought your hair got thinner as time went by

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

No, in fact most people's hair becomes thinner as they get older.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

No it gets thinner, but our bodies get thicker ! grrrr

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

on most people (men and women) hair gets thinner and lighter.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Actually our hair gets thinnier as we get older.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

I have very fine hair and as a child and teenager it was quite thin (not too many hairs to the square inch). Now I am a pensioner. The grey hairs are coarser, but I have many more hairs to the square inch. My GP says it is hormonal and that whilst some people lose hair with age, many, like me, get thicker hair. In fact in extreme cases women grow beards and get very hairy bodies, due to hormonal changes after menopause. As to the colour, this too is hormonal. My platinum blond hair got darker after childbirth, so that after four children the colour became dark blond rather than the silver blond of my teens.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Hi I think it is more likely to go thinner as you get older rather than thicker, I think that as you older the hair does get dryer and really course, it depends on how old you are, your hormones might have change and its effected you hair, grey hair is hair thats losts it colour due to age. so yep it

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

I'm like you Barbie - fine individual hair - but a thick head of hair. When I was just into my forties I grew my hair and noticed when I washed it I lost lots of bits of hair and thought this was due to the length - I now have a shoulder length 'bob' which gives the appearance of my hair being thick because of the decent cut, - but in fact it is still very fine. Luckily there are several good products on the market which make your hair look thicker than it is from wash to wash. The odd grey hair that sometimes appears seems to be of a different consistency to the rest of my hair (more wirey). Medication also makes a difference to the condition of your hair (as does illness and stress).

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

I think it gets thinner as you get older.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

When you get older your estrogen levels fall and that

makes your hair get thinner. You tend to lose some

body hair and your eyebrows too.

Great thing to look forward to isn't it.

But as my old mother used to say "plenty of people

in the graveyard would swap places with you"

Don't think you have anything to worry about for a good

few years yet though.

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

No, just your brain.

Since i hit the big 50, my hair has gone silver and coarser, and i can't remember a damned.......

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

Mine has divided, I was mousey brown, now I'm getting thin white ones and thick black ones !

Does your hair get thicker as you get older?

I always thought it was the other way round that womens hair gets thinner when they get older although so far it hasn't happened to me. I am in my 40's and I have very long waist length thick hair.