LOVE Island’s Tyla Carr has told how she felt “horrendous” when her hair fell out after the birth of her son and then splitting with his father.
The 25-year-old lost large clumps of her hair after she stopped breastfeeding seven-month-old Archie.
Her hair would fall out in the shower, leaving her with bald patches on her temples.
“It was horrendous,” said Tyla.
“I had always had lovely thick hair and it grew even more luscious when I was pregnant with Archie.
“But that all changed when I stopped breastfeeding. I began to notice clumps of hair coming out in the shower in the morning, blocking up the plughole.
“And there was so much hair around the house I used to joke that I would fill up the Hoover bag.
“I am desperate to get it sorted.
“Your hair is such an integral part of your beauty routine and it was devastating to see how thin and lacklustre it looked with bald patches around the temples.”
Desperate to find a solution, Tyla researched a range of remedies online before another mum recommended GROW by Hair Gain which had restored her hair when it fell out after she suffered from anxiety.
It contains powerful phytonutrients which can deliver fuller, thicker hair in just one month for women suffering hair loss for a number of reasons including stress, anxiety, hormone changes, pregnancy or getting older.
Tyla said: “My friend had lost her hair by the temples just like me and I couldn’t believe how quickly it all grew back after she took Hair Gain.
“I have had to change how I part my hair to cover it and I want my lovely old bouncy hair back.”
Tyla was working as a nanny when she was picked to go on the hit ITV2 show two years ago.
Despite failing to find love in the villa, Tyla fell for company boss Rossco Edmonds, 33, shortly after finishing the show.
She unexpectedly fell pregnant just three months into the romance.
They were together for the birth but Tyla announced last month that they had split.
She was suffering from hair loss while they were breaking-up.
She said: “I had read about women losing their hair after stopping breastfeeding but I never thought it would happen to me.
AROUND eight million women in the UK suffer from hair loss at some point in their lives - including 300,000 a year like Tyla, Cheryl and Abbey who have post-partum loss in the first five months after giving birth.
Natural trichologist Cheryl Mackie, who recommends GROW by Hair Gain to her clients, said: “It noticeably slowed shedding, increased hair growth and improved scalp health in a month.”
It is the only vegan, vegetarian and Halal approved hair growth supplement on the market.
Hair Gain has been scientifically formulated using vitamins, minerals, botanicals and aminos needed for healthy hair growth.
“I had always had fantastic hair so it was particularly upsetting to see it all falling out. I am confident that it will grow back quickly now that I am taking Hair Gain.”
A number of celebrities have spoken recently about their pregnancy-related hair loss, including Cheryl Tweedy and Abbey Clancy.