REAL STORIES

My name is Gina Knight and I’m an advocate for alopecia and hair loss due to personal experience

Fourteen years ago I began speaking online about hair but in 2012 I started losing my hair just after the birth of my first daughter Funnily enough this was at the height of vocalising my natural hair journey Of course I expected some postpartum hair loss but this was more than the expected shedding I had bald patches I didn’t know why I was losing my hair Was I doing something wrong?

I went to the doctor but the lack of knowledge from my GP made the situation worse The type of alopecia I had needed early diagnosis and treatment but I was misdiagnosed multiple times so I missed the window of treatment I hate to say it but I felt racially profiled I was labelled as hair loss due to hair styles braids or relaxer I looked after my hair I used low manipulation styles I didn’t relax my hair But that label was still there