Female pattern hair loss (an overall thinning that maintains the normal hairline) affects between 20 to 50 per cent of Australian women, with one in five women over the age of 30 and one in two women aged 60 or more suffering from the condition.
Hair thinning in women generally begins between the ages of 40 or 50, though it can occur as early as the 20s.
Leading hair extension expert Joseph Mourad of Joseph Mourad Hair & Beauty in Sydney’s Double Bay comes face to face with the condition on a daily basis. Considered a savior by many of his female clients who experience female pattern hair loss, Joseph is restoring the thickness of their hair with an exceptional ultra sonic cold fusion technique of applying ‘real hair’ extensions.
“People tend not to associate hair loss and baldness with women, but it is just as common in women as it is in men, the only difference is women tend to be more upset than men by their hair loss
“We are now able to make the hair look healthier, thicker and longer. The ultrasonic cold- fusion machine uses clinical keratin, which mimics the hairs natural keratin, to act as a bonding agent; and by combining that with organic colors we ensure the hair remains the best condition…. even the client forgets it is not her real hair!” Comments Joseph
While many balding men are distressed by their hair loss, they don’t have to look far to find examples of bald men who are considered successful, youthful and handsome. Andre Agassi, Bruce Willis, Michael Jordan, Vin Diesel, the list goes on… Balding women, on the other hand, are hard pressed to find celebrity women who are visibly losing hair. Lack of self confidence, feelings of jealousy and anger towards other women and even depression are only some of the emotions women report to experience when they are suffering from hair loss.
Hair loss can actually be caused by many factors including genetics, diseases, poor nutrition, stress and even medications, but by far the most common cause of hair loss in men and women is hereditary male and female pattern baldness or ‘androgenic alopecia.’ This accounts for 99% of all prematurely thinning or balding scalps.
As one of Australia’s fastest upcoming experts in hair extensions, Joseph is in high demand all over the country and has been asked many times to share his secrets with salons both here and in New Zealand. A listers such as Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Moss and Paris Hilton have all experienced this revolutionary technique that is making it very hard to tell the real hair from the extension.

What is the expected cost involved with a full head of real hair extensions- from $1500 to $6000

Did you know?
Each of us has about 100,000 hairs on our scalp and up to five million on our whole body. Each hair grows in its own follicle in the skin or on the scalp. A hair grows for about three years (anagen phase), after which the follicle has a rest for about three months (telogen phase) during which the hair may fall out or be pushed out by a new hair. On a healthy head, about 90% of hairs are in the anagen phase while the other 10% are resting. People who are losing their hair get a shift in this balance, until many hair follicles just don’t work at all, temporarily or permanently.

Top 10 Hair Myths
1. Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster.
2. Split ends can be repaired.
3. Brushing your hair is good for it.
4. Tight hats cause baldness.
5. Hair can turn gray or white over night.
6. Pluck one gray hair and two grow back.
7. Baldness is inherited from the mothers side of the family.
8. Dandruff is caused by dry scalp.
9. Dandruff is contagious.
10. Cutting your hair during a full moon makes it grow in healthier, fuller, faster or longer.