Since the pandemic began, we at Regenix have seen a significant increase in the number of people all over the world speaking about their hair challenges after contracting COVID-19.

While the vaccines don’t cause any issue with hair, a common side effect of a COVID-19 infection is a noticeable increase in shedding. It didn’t matter if a client was asymptomatic or if their COVID-19 experience was severe. Increased hair fall was almost always a side effect, and it didn’t discriminate based on gender, age, and race. For those who didn’t experience any COVID-19 symptoms, the effect on their hair often came on quicker but didn’t last as long. For clients who saw mild to severe COVID-19 symptoms, the negative effect on their hair took more time to happen – up to three months – and tended to be longer lasting and more extreme, with effects lasting up to six months.