Receding Hairline!!!!

Ok so I'm kind of freaking out just a tad..

You know how I was saying that my hair was getting much finer and not as curly anymore? Well I've also noticed that I definitly do NOT have as much hair as I used to on my hair line just above my forehead (the center). The parting is much bigger now, and when I pull it back, I can see that there are much fewer hairs there.

I can't figure out what it could be.. here are a few of my ideas..

- It could just be my age or hormones. I noticed MUCH more hair falling out than usual. I know its falling and not breaking because I can see the follicle bulb thing at the end of the hair. When I take a shower, my shower drain is full of hair! I'm not losing more than 50-100 hairs per day, though. But the hairs in my drain are quite long, and the hair at the front of my head is short cuz I have bangs.

- It could be that since I cut my bangs, I have been pinning them back  with a bobby pin because I don't like them and are trying to grow them out. Although, I've always had shorter layers in the front and so I've been keeping them pinned back for a long time.

- I've been drinking filtered tap water as opposed to bottled water. My mom thinks that may be a reason, but if it is then I don't know why it would only be thinning at the front.

- It could be the blowdrying and straightening irons. But I always use a protectant and I haven't been using them more than 2-3 times a month. Which is actually less than I used to use them.

Sorry for my long post, I am getting a little scared and I think I'm going to have to book an appointment with my dermatologist. (I also have a history of sebbohreic dermatitis and it sometimes spreads to my scalp when I am very stressed.)

I just wanted to know if any of you ladies have experienced something similar or have any advice at all.
Thank you sooo much!

Hey aseya.  What products are you using on a regular basis because that could contribute.  Mine has also gotten thin in the front but I think I already know my reason.  It's because I constantly pull at it out of nervous habit and sometims I pull it out.  I know it sounds bad but it's actually a real medical disorder but I can't think of the name.  I've been to the derm about it though.

Do you wear your hair in a ponytail a lot?  That could thin your hairline out also.

Edited by Pokahontas

   Hi Aseya., sorry to hear ur havin probs with ur hair
,, if u are pinning ur hair tightly in one spot and
thats where the hair is coming out from ,, STOP
pulling at that area,, becuz u could damage the
follicles permanently,, i wore an EXTREMELY tight,
thin headband for maybe a week and for literally
months after that I had a red spot on the scalp right
near my forhead where the band was resting and i
probably would have lost hair if id kept it up,, u
should def check with ur doc though,, if its hormonal
,, it can be dealt with and the derm will know what it
is...

aseya wrote: . Pokahontas-The only products I've recently added into my routine are a drugstore shampoo, I think it's called SunSilk and hot oil treatments. I just remembered when I was working, a stylist was telling her client that a lot of women use lots of oil on their hair and scalp and that the oil goes into the follicile and can make the hair slide right out. Now she WAS trying to make a sale, so I'm not sure how true that it is. But I've been trying to just use the treatment on the midlengths to the ends of my hair only. Also, compulsive hair pulling is called  Trichotillomania. http://www.trich.org/home/ is a website with advice and stuff, you may want to check out. You know? I have my hair in ponytail like 95% of the time. I start work this week, so I'll be wearing my hair down a lot more, hopefully that will help take the stress off my follicles.

Yeah, that's what it's called.....I can never remember the name of it.  I will check that site out.  I've been keeping an eye on myself and I'm doing better with it but it's hard.....kinda like someone who bites their fingernails and is trying to stop.  I've been trying to cut down on my ponytail's also because I wear them a lot and the derm asked if I did because he said that if you wear your hair pulled back a lot you could develop "traction alopecia" .  I hope you find out a solution that will help you.

Hey! I just wanted to give you guys a little update on my hair..
I went to my dermatologist and he said that I had sebhorreic dermatitis (I have it on my face sometimes) and that it had also spread to inside me ears, which makes them itch and stuff(gross, I know!!).

He gave me a shampoo to use (Cystel) I used it today and my scalp wasn't itching at all. I thought that my hair loss might be due to the problem with my scalp. The Dr. seemed to agree. He also perscribed me some vitamins to help with my hair, so I'm going to try those too. He did say to try and stop pinning my hair back and stuff.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know..I was only washing my hair every 3 days because I wanted my scalp to get used to it since I can only wash twice a week when I get my extensions in. But I'm going to go ahead and wash it every day or atleast every other day. I might decide to get the Fusion extensions instead of the weave kind.

Anyway I just wanted to say thanks again for caring!! I will update you all once I start to notice a difference.

Glad to hear you are doing better and found out what the problem was.  I hope the shampoo and vitamins work well for you.

Keep us posted,gf and the best of luck to you.