Perimenopause hair changes blindside most women — and most of the advice out there is either too clinical to act on or too commercial to trust. Hair, Hormones & Honest Talk is the in-between voice you wished you had.
Hosted by Esmael Gilis — 28 years as a hairdresser, two-time nominee at The Hairdressing Awards Belgium, founder of HEADS Hair Academy. New episode every week.
Honest, generous with the science, never overselling. Hair loss complements medical advice — it never replaces it.
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Postpartum Hair Shedding: The Timeline Nobody Puts on the Baby Card
The baby cards say plenty about the baby. They say less about standing in the bathroom, looking at your hairbrush and wondering what is happening to you.
25 Sept 2026
Menopause Hair Loss: It’s Not Always “Just Hormones”
“It’s just hormones” sounds like an explanation. For many women in perimenopause or menopause, it is where the useful conversation stops.
15 Sept 2026
Camouflage vs Cure: When the Concealer Starts to Hide More Than the Hair Loss
Camouflage buys you a Saturday. Cure buys you a decade.
There is a whole beauty industry now built around one word — invisible. Invisible fibers. Invisible root touch-up. Invisible scalp make-up. And it is genuinely useful...
7 Sept 2026
Nobody Sends a Casserole When Your Hair Thins
When your mother is diagnosed with something, the phone rings. When someone you love dies, the flowers arrive. When your hair thins in your forties — silence.
31 Aug 2026
Menopause Hair: 5 Red Flags You're Not Just Getting Older
She sat in the chair on Thursday afternoon. Fifty-three years old. Eleven-year client. And she said, "Esmael, please be honest. Am I imagining this — or is my hair actually different?"
24 Aug 2026
Scalp Is the New Skincare: What's Real, What's Marketing, and What Actually
In this episode:
Why "scalp is the new skincare" is suddenly everywhere — and where the trend came from
Three things about scalp care that ARE genuinely true (cleansing, massage, one ingredient)
Three things that are marketing dressed as science (including "scalp detox")
The 4-item, ~€30-80/year routine that actually supports the follicle
Head spas — worth it or not?
The one red flag that means see a dermatologist, not a beauty counter
17 Aug 2026
The Ponytail Problem: What Slicked-Back Styles Are Doing to Your Hairline
In this episode:
Why "traction alopecia" is exploding in women's press and Reddit threads this summer
What is actually happening under the skin when you pull your hair up tight, every day, for years
The three signs that tell you this is happening to you (before the mirror does)
8 Aug 2026
The Ozempic Shed: What GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Are Doing to Your Hair
In this episode:
What the July 2026 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology study actually found in 1,600+ GLP-1 users
Why it's probably not the drug attacking the hair — but the three shocks the drug creates that panic your follicles
24 Jul 2026
The Dread Shed: How Long to Wait Before You Change Your Plan
Each of them wrote a version of the same sentence: "Please tell me it's worth it."
Why the shed can come in waves — and why a second wave at month 12 is often not the treatment failing
20 Jul 2026
Perimenopause hair changes: why it feels sudden
The "sudden" illusion. The grief is real and worth naming. What I look for in the chair.
16 Jul 2026
The Minoxidil Shed: What "Worse Before Better" Actually Means
The 2 am forum spiral. The woman asking, "Is this working or is it hurting me?" — that's the entire episode in one sentence.
25 Jun 2026
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Oral minoxidil momentum — the "pill" curiosity meets "breakthrough" headlines
2 Jun 2026
Trailer — Hair, Hormones & Honest Talk
A new podcast for women navigating hair loss, thinning, and menopause hair changes — and for the partners, daughters, and friends who want to understand.
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