Q Now that I’m 70, I know I’m very lucky to have a thick head of hair, but it’s annoyingly very coarse and extremely dry. Any ideas what I can do, please?
A After menopause, hormonal fluctuations can cause extreme dryness.
Take an indoor-outdoor approach: increase your dietary intake of oily fish, olive oil, and nuts and seeds for the all-important fatty acids.
Choose a routine that deeply hydrates your hair with soothing, restorative oils and humectants like glycerin that trap water in the hair and scalp.
Beauty expert Inge Van Lotringen recommends an inside-out approach to tackling dry hair
Use a non-stripping shampoo that nourishes both: Gallinee Hair Cleansing Cream, £16 (gallinee.com) is great.
Never skip conditioner – Beauty Pie Healthy Hydration Conditioner, £14 for members (beautypie.com), will dull your locks.
To restore softness and shine, try oiling your hair and scalp weekly with Inde Wild Champi Hair Oil, £29 (uk.indewild.com) as a deeply nourishing mask.
I swear by a hydrating hair mist after blow-drying: JVN Complete Conditioning Mist, £21 (cult beauty.co.uk), can be misted to instantly bring it back to life.