Postpartum hair shedding can be alarming. Hair may begin falling in noticeably larger amounts several months after delivery, often when a new mother is already managing sleep deprivation, nutritional demands and the physical recovery from pregnancy.

Telogen effluvium is a form of diffuse hair shedding that may occur after the normal hair-growth cycle is disrupted by a physiological or emotional stressor. Common triggers include illness, high fever, childbirth, surgery, rapid weight loss, restrictive dieting, significant emotional stress, medication changes and nutritional deficiencies. Shedding commonly becomes noticeable two to three months after the triggering event.

Most hair supplements list twenty ingredients on the back of the box. Few explain why those ingredients were chosen, what the evidence behind them is, or how they work together. This article does exactly that for the Roots² AGA Protocol, the formula designed for adults experiencing androgenetic alopecia AKA pattern-related hair thinning.

Biotin is one of the most purchased hair supplements in Singapore. Walk into any Watsons or Guardian and you will find it prominently displayed, often at doses of 5,000mcg or higher, with claims about thicker, stronger, faster-growing hair. Or even biotin gummies - my good friend swears by them. The clinical evidence tells a more complicated story.

Most hair supplements in Singapore contain the same long ingredient list and claim to work for everyone. In clinical practice, that approach doesn't hold up. Gradual pattern thinning, sudden diffuse shedding, and postpartum hair changes are biologically distinct processes. Treating them with the same formula is like prescribing the same medication for three different conditions because the symptoms look similar.