DEAR DR. GOTT: Two things. First, do you have any help for hair loss (secondary to hypothyroidism)? Second, in nurse’s training, we learned that castor oil applied carefully on the eyelids at night and washed off with baby shampoo in the morning grew beautiful, thick lashes. A few weeks ago, I decided to wipe extra on my dry cuticles, and it helped.
DEAR READER: Thank you for the tip about castor oil. I hope my readers will benefit from it.
Now to your hair-loss question. If your thyroid hormones are not within normal limits, this may be contributing to your problem. [Read more...]