Why We Changed Hair Supplements And the Story That Made It Personal

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Feb 11
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Written by Laura, Simply Hair Chelmsford

We’ve stocked Seed & Soul Nutrition for Hair for just over a year now, but the truth is our decision to switch wasn’t just about business. It was personal.

Before Seed & Soul, we stocked another well-known supplement brand. But as time went on, we began to question their ingredient list especially when we discovered bulking agents and misleading claims about what was actually inside.

As a salon, we couldn’t in good conscience keep recommending something we no longer fully trusted.

So we went searching.

Seed and Soul Hair Supplements at Simply Hair Chelmsford

And that’s when we found Seed & Soul a supplement made in the Cotswolds, co-created by a trichologist who had experienced hair loss herself after illness. The brand is built around real results, with a pharmaceutical-grade formula that includes:

Reishi Mushroom – a powerful natural DHT blocker
Green Tea Extract – to protect follicles and regulate hormones
Myo-Inositol – to stimulate sleepy follicles and support growth
Plus zinc, biotin, and other active ingredients that actually work

It’s made without fillers, without fluff, and without false claims. Just everything your hair and scalp need to thrive from the inside out.

We became one of their founding stockists before they grew. Today, they’ve won awards, been featured in Vogue, and supported thousands of women. But for me, the biggest proof came closer to home.

My Mother-in-Law’s Hair Fell Out Over 10 Years

This is Jill’s story.

In 2010, Jill’s bowel exploded unexpectedly. She was in a coma for a week, fitted with a stoma bag, and nearly didn’t make it. The stress of that experience changed her body and her hair.

Over the next decade, as medication increased and surgeries continued (including treatment for skin cancer and more serious hospital admissions), Jill’s hair began falling out slowly, then noticeably. It was never one big loss. Just... less hair every year.

As a woman, your hair is your crown. When it starts disappearing, a part of your identity disappears with it. Watching that happen to someone I love was heart breaking.

Eventually, the top of Jill’s scalp couldn’t grow hair anymore due to a skin graft. But everywhere else where follicles were still active, her hair was sparse, brittle, and falling.

That’s when I told her to start taking Seed & Soul.

What Changed After One Year

Jill’s been taking Seed & Soul daily for over a year now.

No magic. No overnight promises. But...

💛 Her hair has stopped falling out

💛 Her remaining hair is growing in stronger

💛 Her nails have stopped flaking and breaking

💛 She says she’ll never go without them again

“After two major abdominal operations and scalp cancer, I lost my hair on top of my scalp and my remaining hair kept falling out. Now that I take Seed and Soul, my hair has stopped coming out and started to thicken at the sides. I would highly recommend these vitamins for hair loss.” — Jill

Jill's hair will never grow back where the graft was placed but everywhere else, her scalp is stronger, follicles are active again, and her nails no longer flake or break. It’s not just a cosmetic change, it's a reclaiming of self.

The Real Talk About Hair Loss in Women

According to the NHS, over 8 million women in the UK suffer from hair thinning or loss. It’s not just hormones or age it’s stress, illness, medications, nutrient deficiencies, trauma.

And while salon treatments, scalp detoxing, and haircare routines are essential, if you’re not feeding the follicle, you’re missing the root of the problem.

That’s why we now recommend a 3-part approach: