My Postpartum Hair Loss and (MALIN+GOETZ)

While pregnant, your hair will look the best it has ever looked. Because of all of the hormones, your hair grows at a faster pace, and looks more voluminous and healthy. While I was prepared for hair to grow out during my pregnancy, I was completely unprepared for what was to come next.

One of the things that they don’t tell you before you have a baby is that after you have the baby, ALL OF YOUR HAIR WILL FALL OUT. Ok…well, maybe not ALL, but some days it definitely feels like it. At about three months postpartum, I noticed that when I showered and ran my fingers through my hair BIG CLUMPS would come out. I am not talking a few strands here and there. It was A LOT of hair at once. So much so that after only a few weeks, our shower drain clogged something fierce. It was really alarming.

Thankfully, after doing some “light” internet research, I found that it is entirely normal. Unfortunately, there is not much that can be done to combat it. It is just something that happens…. Hopefully once I finish breastfeeding, the hair loss will stop. More about my breastfeeding journey and all of my favorite nursing bras to come in a later post!

One thing that has made me feel slightly better about the fact that I am losing my hair is the fancy shampoo and conditioner that I have been using since having Nathan. While it hasn’t stopped the hair loss, it has done wonders for my remaining hair! Just before giving birth (MALIN+GOETZ) sent me their Peppermint Shampoo and Cilantro Conditioner kit to try in exchange for an Instagram post. And I did what no blogger should do. I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT. It is now almost 10 months later and I haven’t said a word about (MALIN+GOETZ) on Instagram. I have felt truly horrible about it and today I am fixing it! A couple weeks ago I FINISHED the Peppermint Shampoo and Cilantro Conditioner. The bottles I am holding in the below photo were completely empty when the photo was taken. I loved both of them soooo much!

The Peppermint Shampoo smells like the holidays. Who doesn’t love peppermint bark? I love the strong peppermint aroma in the shower in the morning. It is so refreshing! I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of the Cilantro Conditioner when the kit first arrived. Cilantro is one of those herbs that either you love or you hate. Thankfully I am in the love camp. The smell of the Cilantro Conditioner is sweet and herbaceous. Both the shampoo and conditioner leave my (remaining) hair feeling light and well nourished. What more could a girl want from her hair products?!

Thank you (MALIN+GOETZ) and Octoly for partnering on this post.

Photography by Laurel Creative