It's made for the kind of shedding you're going through

When lots of hair suddenly falls out all over your head, a few months after a shock to your body, doctors often call it telogen effluvium. Shedding after birth is one of the most common kinds. It's frightening — but it's often temporary, and it can have a cause worth checking. This kit is built for every woman in that place, whether or not she's just had a baby.

Check your iron stores at home, in about 5 minutes

Low iron is one of the best-known causes of shedding. Your kit includes a ferritin self-test: one finger prick, a few drops, and a result in minutes — privately, at home. Not sure how to read it? Watch Nky's step-by-step video on YouTube.

A leave-in made for hair that's already fragile

When you're shedding, every comb-through feels risky. Nky's Root & Rise Leave-In Conditioner (250 ml jar) softens dry, fragile hair and adds slip, so you can detangle gently and lose less hair to snapping and breakage. It's also a favourite for hair left dry by scalp treatments like minoxidil.

A calm nightly scalp ritual — oil goes on the scalp, not the floor

Your 50 ml Root & Rise Scalp Oil — lavender, peppermint and rosemary in a castor oil base — comes with a nozzle applicator bottle, so you can part your hair and place oil straight onto your scalp, then massage gently. Five quiet minutes a night. The precision applicator helps you control where the oil goes.

See the pattern on your phone, day by day

Shedding is hard to judge in the mirror. Your 30-day digital tracker takes a minute a day: log your hair fall, sleep, meals and mood, and watch the pattern. Bring it to your clinic visit, too — real notes make for a better conversation.

Food that supports your iron — without dieting

Your bonus Iron-Rich Plate Guide uses everyday South African foods — beef, eggs, beans, lentils, morogo and spinach, fortified maize meal — with easy pairing tips, like adding vitamin C to help your body use iron. It's about nourishing your body, never cutting back, with extra notes for new and breastfeeding moms. Sent by email (and WhatsApp, if you choose) with your tracker.

Made by a woman who has been there

Root & Rise began while I was learning to rebuild my own life. During a difficult season of personal change, my hair began thinning and shedding. It affected more than my hair — it affected how I felt about myself, and it left me with questions I didn't know how to answer.

My health was part of that story. I've had four Caesarean sections and experienced severe anaemia. Alongside motherhood and everything else I was carrying, I knew I needed to change how I cared for myself — not just my hair, but my health, my meals and my daily habits. Rebuilding had to include me.

This kit brings together what I wish I'd had: a home ferritin screen, gentle hair care and clear guidance on when to seek professional help. My anaemia is one reason this matters to me — it doesn't mean every woman's shedding has the same cause. I want you to feel encouraged to ask questions and find the answers that are right for you.

You deserve attention and care, even while you're still finding those answers.

Without the kit, you'd be doing all of this yourself

• Finding a ferritin self-test, and working out what the result means
• Hunting for a leave-in gentle enough for hair that's already shedding
• Buying lavender, peppermint, rosemary and castor oil separately — and blending them
• Finding an applicator that helps you place the oil on your scalp
• Building your own tracker and figuring out which foods support your iron

Nky has done the research, the formulating and the packing. You open one box and start.