Stress hormones make your scalp crankier. When you’re anxious, your skin cells speed up their life cycle. They die and fall off faster. Stress literally makes you flake.
Your scalp is a lie detector. It knows when you’re faking calm. You can’t hide from the flakes.
The Weirdest Fix: Brushing
Brushing your hair 100 times a night (gently!) spreads oils from your roots to your ends. It also loosens dead skin. Your hairbrush becomes a flake remover.
Don’t use a dirty brush. That’s just mixing old flakes with new ones. Gross, but true.
