Article: Hidden dangers to your hair? Forget the sun. A new book reveals how everything from aspirin to the Pill - and even everyday vitamins - can damage your hair.

Byline: MARIANNE POWER

WE ALL know that excessive hairstyling and swimming can leave your hair in bad condition. But a new book reveals the damaging effect on your scalp of the modern day medications we use every day, including aspirin, vitamins, HRT and antibiotics. MARIANNE POWER reports.

Vitamin C

THE PROBLEM: 'Very many people take vitamin C to prevent colds,' says trichologist Philip Kingsley. 'But often they take much more than they need.

Although the body is said to flush out excess vitamin C, there are side-effects.

'I once had a patient who drank a gallon of orange juice a day, because he said it helped the skin on ...

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