Quittingsmoking and vaping, along with taking spirulina, improved hair thickness for some users. Others noted that smoking, vaping, and drinking may contribute to hair thinning.
Quittingvaping significantly reduced hair loss for a user who was a heavy vaper and also taking finasteride. Some participants suggest nicotine's vasoconstrictive properties may worsen hair loss, while others share personal anecdotes of hair improvement after quittingsmoking or vaping.
Quittingsmoking led to reduced hair loss for the original poster, who also used finasteride and topical minoxidil. Other users shared mixed experiences with smoking and hair loss, with some noticing improvements after quitting and others seeing no change.
Nicotine use, especially from vaping, may worsen hair shedding and reduce the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride. Quitting nicotine seems to improve hair health.
The user shared their hair loss recovery journey using minoxidil, finasteride, topical rogaine, microneedling, biotin shampoo, and lifestyle changes like quittingsmoking and improving diet. They emphasized the importance of daily choices in addition to treatments for hair health.
In this study, the researchers found that using computers and modern technologies can aid smoking cessation efforts, highlighting that smoking cessation medications and informed awareness can help reduce smoking and its associated harms, which include severe health risks like cancer and heart disease.
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February 2012 in “International Journal of Dermatology”
This review examines the dermatologic effects of tobacco use and nicotine, noting potential benefits and drawbacks for various skin conditions, but reports no new clinical results.
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February 2020 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology”
In this study, men with androgenetic alopecia had lower BMI and waist-to-hip ratios than controls, but no significant association with hypertension or other lifestyle factors was observed.
This source suggests that migraine prevalence increases in transgender women using oestrogen and decreases in transgender men using testosterone, with high oral oestrogen doses in transgender women potentially linked to aura risk.
March 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology”
This review found a significant association between smoking and androgenetic alopecia, but notes a lack of studies on whether quittingsmoking can improve hair loss.