Is Tea or Coffee Bad for Your Hair?

It’s well documented that caffeine increases stress hormone levels in the human body i.e. cortisol, adrenaline, etc. My question is, is consuming products with caffeine like tea or coffee detrimental to our hair, as you’ve indicated before that stress can cause hair loss?

Also another random question — should we be asking questions here now or at the forum?

This topic comes up every year or so. Depending on the flavor of the month tea/coffee/caffeine is both good and bad. Some studies say that excessive caffeine is bad, some home remedies include direct application of coffee or tea on the scalp. There’s even caffeine shampoo now. I don’t have a definitive answer to your question. To my knowledge, no peer-reviewed, published studies have been done that prove hair is effected by caffeine negatively. Consider this — caffeine is one of the most widely consumed substances in the world and the most common cause of hair loss is genetics (with or without coffee, tea, energy drinks, sodas, etc). Minor stresses shouldn’t cause hair loss, and certainly caffeine wouldn’t raise stress levels (unless you’re really overdoing it) to the point that you’d experience loss. Live your life in moderation.

BaldingForum allows other many people to see your questions and to add their input. If there are problems, as I read the forum, I will enter the process and give my opinion. So the forum offers two avenues for information: (1) the audience of readers, and (2) myself and Dr. Pak. The forum isn’t a replacement for BaldingBlog, so feel free to continue asking questions here… or there.