Nioxin's #30DayChallenge
Thinning hair is a bigger problem amongst women than you probably think. I watched with horror two programmes on TV recently where women had ruined their hair with glued in hair extensions, and horrendously tight weaves. These are just two causes of hair issues, however. Other factors include genetic issues, nutrition, health issues and some types of medication.
Enter Nioxin, who offer excellent help to women (and men) with thinning hair issues. Nioxin is an innovative tailor-made treatment regimen for men and women, inspired by skincare and designed to help improve the health of the scalp and restore a thicker, fuller look to your hair.
Nioxin has established three biological factors at the heart of hair that has become thinner:
1. The scalp environment – if it is unbalanced due to a build up of sebum and dead skin cells, then that is going to affect how hair looks.
2. Growth cycles – an interruption of which can lead to fewer actual hair strands.
3. Structure of the hair – it changes over time due to wear and tear, chemical treatments and age, and this manifests as thinner individual hair stands.
When my hair was over-processed, platinum blonde, the thinning I noticed in it was huge. If I had had Nioxin’s three-step programme then, my hair would have been in a lot better condition. Nioxin developed their three-step regimen, with a #30DayChallenge which they run during National Hair Thinning Week each year, which has just passed, and I sadly missed! Apologies for that! There are salons offering the Nioxin Treatment in Scotland, they are all listed on the Nioxin website.
The idea of the at-home challenge is to use the products for 30 days and you will notice a big difference in the thickness of your hair.
The collection comprises six regime choices, taking the fine tuned skincare approach – like skin, there is no single hair type. Each addresses the stage of thinning, from minor to noticeable, hair texture, be it fine, medium or coarse, and whether hair is virgin or colour-treated.
On the Nioxin website you answer some questions to find out which system is right for you. I’ve been using System 3, for normal to thin-looking, fine, chemically-treated hair. I did think my hair would come under the medium to coarse category, but this system works well for me. My hair feels thicker and fuller, and the three products are interesting to use. I don’t think I have particular thinning issues with my hair, but I do think it benefits from a treatment boost from time to time.
You start with the Nioxin Cleanser (£16.99, for 300ml), to remove follicle clogging sebum, fatty acids and environmental residues from both the hair and scalp. Then you use the Nioxin Scalp Revitiliser (£19.99, 300ml), which is a lightweight conditioner which helps provide hair resilience and controls moisture balance. It reduces hair loss by strengthening hair against damage and breakage. And then you use Nioxin Scalp Treatment (£23.99, for 100ml) which is a volumising leave-in treatment containing antioxidants, botanicals, vitamins and purifying agents to rejuvenate the scalp, leaving it feeling clean and refreshed.
You can buy these products in a Nioxin Hair System Trial Kit, which contains a 150ml Cleanser, a 150ml Scalp Revitalizer and a Scalp Treatment (50ml spray/40ml foam). The kit is designed to last for a 30-day trial period – the #30DayChallenge – and is a perfect introduction to the system. And, Nioxin offers a money back guarantee – the full terms and conditions available at the Nioxin website.
