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Is Your Shampoo Causing Hair Loss? Try These Tips from a Specialist by  Lois Joy Johnson   Skimpy hair is a real confidence slammer for women 50+   We blame bad genes or menopause, stock up on volumizing products, do the flip-over blow-dry and get on with it. But the true culprit may be hiding in plain sight: your shampoo and conditioner. New York City hair specialist and restoration surgeon Dr. Robert Dorin has identified a number of ingredients that may be at the root of the problem. Here are some to avoid: Foamers and thickeners.  Dr. Dorin says that  sodium laurel sulfate,  or SLS –  the chemical that produces all that nice, bubbly lather – “strips hair of essential oils, breaks down protein essential for hair health, and halts growth.  Sodium chloride  (better known as table salt) is used as a thickener in products containing SLS, but it can cause dry, itchy scalp and encourage hair loss.  Po...