Hello, and thank you for your question. If I understand correctly, your hair has become dry and started to fall out about the same time as your graduation. Stress itself - worrying about grades and graduation and such, even if it is happy stress such as great success, can cause hair to become dry and fall out. The good thing about this is that if this is the cause - it will get better on its own. The two most common causes of dry hair and hair loss around your age and around graduation that I have seen in my practice and in reviewing the literature are underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) and lack of vitamins. If the thyroid gland is underactive, you may feel tired, may feel that you talk and think slow, your skin may feel dry, your bowels may feel constipated, and you may have changes to your hair - typically dry, coarse, and/or hair loss. The way to find out about your thyroid gland is to do a simple blood test. This hair loss improves with thyroid medicine. Sometimes when people are working hard, such as when going to school, they do not eat completely healthy - not enough vitamins or enough protein. This can also cause hair loss. This also improves once the person begins to eat better. The hard part about any of these causes of hair loss is that it can take a few months for hair to grow back in. I would suggest that you eat a healthy diet, consider a general vitamin pill once a day, get plenty of sleep, and consider seeing your doctor to get a thyroid test if you do not want to just wait and see. Most of the medicines that we put on our hair do not do much because hair loss occurs in the hair follicle, inside the skin. So conditioner will make your hair shiny but will not make more hair grow. There is one medicine called minoxidil which is absorbed through the scalp and can cause increased hair growth. It is very helpful for those who have inherited their family s early hair loss. It does help more hair grow, but the hair loss starts again when you stop the medicine. I hope this answer is helpful to you. If you have further questions, please check back. And - congratulations on your graduation!