Greasy Hair?

[miklaw0402]

Does hyperthyroidism give you very greasy hair?

If so, is it the increased thyroid hormones causing it or its impact on something else?

Thanks very much.

[ling]

If you're hyper and feeling hot a lot and sweating more, your scalp could be more greasy

[RockyPath]

Yes, miklaw0402, your hair follicles transcribe DIO2 and DIO2 genes and therefore they are believed to respond to thyroid hormone by producing more oil. From the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism: academic.oup.com/jcem/artic...

People whose thyroid glands function perfectly have no concept of how lucky they are.