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🌟 Why Stress Can Make Your Hair Fall Out (Juanderful Explains Telogen Effluvium)

  • Kevin Micheal Daus, M.D.
  • Sep 1
  • 2 min read

Have you ever brushed your hair and noticed more strands than usual? Maybe you found hair on your pillow or in the shower after a tough time in life. This type of shedding is called telogen effluvium—and Juanderful is here to help you understand it.


Hands holding a hairbrush with hair, highlighting hair loss causes: stress, hormones, medical issues, diet. White background, close-up.

🧠 What Is Telogen Effluvium?

Your hair grows in a cycle:


  • Anagen (Growth): Hair is growing strong and healthy.

  • Catagen (Transition): Hair takes a short pause before the next stage.

  • Telogen (Resting/Shedding): Hair rests, then sheds to make room for new growth.


In telogen effluvium, too many hairs go into the resting stage all at once. A few months later, they shed, and it can feel like you’re losing hair everywhere.


⚡ How Stress Affects Hair

When you go through stress—like being sick, having a baby, taking certain medicines, or dealing with strong emotions—your body flips on the “fight or flight” switch.

Here’s how that hurts your hair:


  1. Stress makes your body release adrenaline and cortisol.

  2. Blood moves away from your scalp and toward your heart and muscles.

  3. Hair follicles get less oxygen and fewer nutrients.

  4. Follicles stop growing and “rest,” which leads to shedding later.


That’s why hair often falls out 2–3 months after the stressful event.


🔍 What You Might Notice

  • Extra hair in your brush, shower, or on your pillow.

  • Hair looking thinner all over (not in bald spots).

  • No redness, itching, or scarring.


💡 The Juanderful Way

The best news? Telogen effluvium is temporary. Your hair follicles are still alive—they just need time and support to bounce back.


At Juanderful, we believe in giving your hair the right environment to thrive again. That means:


  • Nourishment: Juanderful products packed with ingredients that love your scalp.

  • Support: Solutions designed to help restore balance when stress throws your hair cycle off.

  • Hope: Reminding you that shedding is not forever—growth will come back.


🗣️ A Juanderful Reassurance

“Stress hair loss is reversible. Your follicles are resting, not gone. With Juanderful care, they can return to growth.”

✨ Because when it comes to your hair, it should always feel Juanderful. 💚



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