What Affect Does Alcohol Have On Hair Loss

[scaredformylife]

I stopped drinking alcohol about 3 months ago and in that time I’m starting to see my hair thinning. If I start drinking again is it going to accelerate the thinning?

 

[Unacknowledged]

I stopped drinking alcohol about 3 months ago and in that time I’m starting to see my hair thinning. If I start drinking again is it going to accelerate the thinning?

Excessive alcohol consumption and chronic alcohol abuse are associated with decreased testosterone levels. ... Alcohol can increase a stress hormone, called cortisol, which is known to decrease testosterone synthesis. Alcohol may increase the conversion of testosterone to estrogen in the body

 

[scaredformylife]

There is no evidence liking alcohol to hair loss. You will find people on here who are convinced that alcohol is good for hair because they saw a few homeless alcoholics with hair all over the place. Well, they can't afford hair cuts so their hair is usually long enough to hide any balding. I know someone whose hair started thinning badly when he became an alcoholic. He'd always had good hair all through his 30s. Suddenly almost all of his hair was gone after a couple years of alcoholism. If you quit drinking I don't know why you'd want to start again, but I think if it's moderate drinking then it's probably of little consequence as far as your hair loss is concerned.

i didn’t really quit drinking. I’m 19 years old and I stopped in the winter but this summer I’m sure I will be drinking a lot.

 

[scaredformylife]

Excessive alcohol consumption and chronic alcohol abuse are associated with decreased testosterone levels. ... Alcohol can increase a stress hormone, called cortisol, which is known to decrease testosterone synthesis. Alcohol may increase the conversion of testosterone to estrogen in the body

I don’t know what to do with this information

 

[Ollie]

Benign effect .

 

[scaredformylife]

Benign effect .

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[Ollie]

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It will likely make such an insignificant difference