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5 Things To Do On Wash Day If Your Hair Is Thinning

5 Things To Do On Wash Day If Your Hair Is Thinning

Over the past two years, I have worked with thousands of women in Sacramento and across California whose thinning hair was becoming harder to hide.

I went back to what I learned at Stanford and spent my own money bringing in ingredients from research labs around the world.

We tested them one at a time through custom wash-day routines.

Some cleaned the roots but dried the ends. Others softened the hair but left it flat.

But five changes kept making the biggest difference.

Women saw more coverage and longer-lasting volume, followed by less hair in their hands and drain.

No complicated new routine. Just a better way to use the two steps already in their shower.

Here are the five changes.

 
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01 / 05

Make your shampoo work on shedding, not just oiliness

Less hair shedding after using KilgourMD

When women see hair in the shower, they usually change how often they wash.

We changed what the Shampoo did to the scalp.

First, I added CutiBiome CLR® to calm the inflammation that loosens hair around the follicle.

Then I added resveratrol, which reduced shedding by 61% in a randomized clinical trial.

I built both into a sulfate-free base with four coconut and plant-based cleansers.

It still removes oil and buildup, but without leaving your scalp tight or your ends dry like straw.

Every wash now works to keep more hair out of the drain and on your head.

02 / 05

It makes thinning areas look fuller after one wash

Fine hair looks fuller after one wash

Regrowing hair takes time.

But every wash gives you a chance to make the strands already on your head create more coverage.

That is why I built the Conditioner around KeraShaft V®

Its tiny peptides pass into damaged areas inside each strand and reinforce them from within, instead of leaving another heavy coating on the outside.

In testing, it gave thin hair up to 37% more visible volume after one wash.

Once your hair dries, the strands look fuller together, making your part and other thinning areas harder to see.

No waiting for new hair. You begin with the hair you already have.

03 / 05

Put moisture inside fine hair instead of weighing it down

Other conditionersKilgourMD Conditioner
Heavy silicone coatingStrand-penetrating hyaluronic acid
Moisture stays on the surfaceTravels 5.9× deeper into each strand
Builds up and flattens fine hairHydrates without heavy buildup
Softer, but still flat37% more visible volume after one wash

Fine hair often has oily roots and dry ends at the same time.

Most conditioners fix the dryness by coating the outside of the hair in heavy silicones.

Your ends feel softer, but your roots collapse and your hair looks flat.

So I replaced that heavy coating with ResistHyal®

Its small hyaluronic acid molecules travel 5.9 times deeper into each strand and hold moisture from within.

Smooth the Conditioner through your lengths and ends after every Shampoo.

Your hair gets the moisture it needs without the buildup that takes away its lift.

04 / 05

Protect wet hair before it breaks

Stronger hair with less breakage

Not every hair you lose on wash day comes out from the root.

Fragile strands can also snap while you shampoo, detangle, towel dry or brush them.

That breakage slowly removes length and makes your ponytail feel smaller.

So I added Silkgel Neo®

It protects damaged areas along each strand, making fragile hair 70% stronger against breakage without leaving it stiff or heavy.

Apply the Conditioner before detangling.

Then begin at the ends and work upward instead of pulling through knots from the top.

Less pulling. Less snapping. More of your hair survives through the lengths.

05 / 05

Repeat these steps on the schedule your scalp needs

Women using the KilgourMD wash-day routine

There is no universal rule telling every woman to wash daily or push herself to day five.

Keep the schedule that works for your scalp.

It took another year to turn these changes into the final Shampoo and Conditioner formulas.

They were built specifically for fine, thinning hair, not adapted from ordinary volumizing products.

Massage the Shampoo into your scalp. Rinse, then apply the Conditioner through your lengths and ends before detangling.

More than 1,000 clinicians now recommend the system through FrontrowMD, and hair salons use it alongside these same wash-day steps.

Clinically Proven
37%
More visible volume
after one wash
5.9×
Deeper hydration
inside each strand
61%
Less
shedding
70%
Stronger against
breakage
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Hear From The Women Who Got Access To Our First Batch:

Diane
Diane, 56
Verified Customer
Diane's hair results

“I started seeing little baby hairs around my temples, and this time they actually seemed to keep growing instead of falling out or breaking off. It’s not like I suddenly grew hundreds of new hairs. The hair around my temples just looks so much thicker and fuller now. I noticed it pretty quickly, and when I put the photos side by side, the difference was impossible to miss.”

Mary
Mary, 64
Verified Customer
Mary's fuller ponytail

“My ponytail had become so thin and wispy. Now it looks fuller, feels thicker in my hands and even the color looks richer.”

Jennifer
Jennifer, 59
Verified Customer
Jennifer's hair results

“My hair used to look decent right after styling, then fall flat and separate at the roots by lunchtime so you could see straight through to my scalp. Now it stays soft and lifted without feeling coated or greasy.”

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