My Hair Journey
Why this page
In 2025 my hair was falling out, and it was clear something was off. I got labs and followed up with a doctor to understand why, not because of a trend. The labs showed an iron deficiency and a few other things, so I started supplements based on that. I do not publish the numbers. Hair improved more clearly than my nails. My nails still have not settled.
Current wash routine
Pre-shampoo, then a normal wash.
For pre-shampoo I use either Elvive Bond Repair Pre-Shampoo or Olaplex Nº.3 Hair Perfector. Both are pre-shampoo for me, but I do not use them in the same wash. One or the other.
On regular washes I alternate Kérastase Genesis and Vichy Dercos anti-hairfall shampoo. One or the other, on the scalp only.
Once every two weeks I use a clarifying shampoo instead: either L'Oréal or Giovanni.
Nizoral once a week only.
Conditioner: I use whatever I have. Giovanni, Olaplex No.5, or Urban Care conditioner. I bought Urban Care in Turkey. It is not available here. One conditioner per wash, not all of them.
Some washes I use K18 instead. It is not on Amazon right now. You can find it in some pharmacies.
Scalp serums
I am currently using Vichy Dercos Aminexil Clinical. I have also used Kérastase Genesis Sérum Anti-Chute Fortifiant. For me there was no real difference between the two, so both are fine. I stick to one of them, not both on the same day.
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density is separate. I have been using it for about a month and I am still using it, every night on a clean, dry scalp. I do not layer it with the Aminexil serum at the same time. Aminexil after a wash or during the day. Multi-Peptide before bed.
Hair products I use
Kérastase Elixir Ultime — a few drops on the mid-lengths and ends, not every wash.
Kérastase Curl Manifesto Refresh Absolu — non-wash days. The wavy hair page is coming soon.
Olaplex No.5 — a conditioner option. One conditioner per wash.
Olaplex No.3 — a pre-shampoo option, instead of Elvive Bond Repair. Not in the same wash.
Urban Care leave-in — for wavy hair, on the lengths. Not the same as the Urban Care conditioner.
NOW oils, lightly on the ends: jojoba, argan, sweet almond.
What I avoid: stacking too many density shampoos in the same week, and Nizoral more than once a week.
Supplements (after medical advice — not to copy)
In 2025 I did not have a zinc deficiency. Now I do. I have taken iron, vitamin D, and B12. B12 is not deficient currently. With vitamin D I take K. I have collagen, but I am not consistent with it. Omega-3 is fairly steady. I now have a magnesium deficiency, and I am starting magnesium glycinate. I do not publish doses. My deficiency is not your deficiency.
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