Maybe you love your favorite baseball cap and are rarely seen without it. Maybe you cover your head for religious reasons, and you love a fashionable fedora atop your hijab. Or maybe you just like to add a little extra flare to your outfits with the occasional beanie or beret.
But could what you wear on your head impact whether hair can grow on it?
Whether you’re experiencing hair loss or concerned you might start to, dermatologist John Anthony, MD, is here to discuss the ways your headwear might contribute.
Can hats cause hair loss?
“This is a tough question to answer because the topic has not been well-studied,” Dr. Anthony acknowledges. “But most often quoted on this topic are two studies that looked at possible environmental factors for hair loss in pairs of male and female identical twins.”
