QuoteReplyTopic: Is this true? Posted: March 09 2007 at 2:24am
I read on another forum (bellaonline) from a hair stylist that it is actually normal to shed 50 hairs just by showering and drying.Then 50 more hairs through out the day. Can this be right? I only lose a couple hairs in the shower and when blowdrying. 50 seems like kinda alot.
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I only lose a few too, especially after buying my new combs. But I've been told the same thing by hairdressers throughout the years...it's normal to lose 100 hairs a day.
Yes, its normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day. I have always shed
a lot, since my early teens, and I'd say judging by my brush and my
shower drain I probably lose the full 100.
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It does seem like alot,but its very normal.I think I only lose 50 hairs a day,but my hair is kinda on the thin side.My DH on the other hand sheds enough hair to give someone a hair transplant.But his hair is crazy thick.So I think it might be based on how much hair you have.Especially since the hair that is shed is being replaced.
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I wash my hair once a week, and on those days I lose a lot of strands. I once counted the total of before, during and after (during I stick them on the shower wall)... 172! I think it's usually somewhat less than that, but 100 on those days seems fairly accurate. The fallout is always much lower for at least a day or two afterwards, though.
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Thanks for all the responses. Longhairdreams,my husband is the same.His brush usually looks like a small animal,LOL. Seems like days when I dont shampoo there is less shedding.
Dave,maybe since you only shampoo once a week that is why you seem to lose so much~cuz the hair you would normally lose everyday doesnt come out until you shampoo.
Note that for normal heads of hair, meaning those not experiencing some sort of illness or hair loss etc, that there are between 90,000 and 150,000 hairs.
So 100 hairs times 365 days means you could shed 36,500 hairs in a year and still be left with 55,000 or more. Not to mention that normal shedding is a result of hair being shed and then replaced with a new baby hair. So you aren't actually going from 90,000 to 55,000. You just have a blend of really long and baby hairs and in between. The longer your hair is the more various the blend is going to be.
I always say if you are scared about hair loss see a doctor and make sure you note everything you've been doing or taking or take and then stop taking.
I also say that if you are seeing clumps of shed hair first think about the way you've been wearing your hair. If you've been wearing it up or secured in some way then those 100 hairs per day won't be able to fall to the ground as a few hairs at a time.
Mine sheds alot at once too (though I've never taken the time to count them). Because my hair is curly, I don't comb it out or even run my fingers through it every day. It destroys the curl pattern and makes for a really big frizzy mess. So I only comb it on wash days, which is usually twice a week. And because of the curls, most of the fall-out doesn't actually fall free, but stays there till I comb it. I get a good handful from combing and maybe 20 more during washing. Then more comes out as I apply gel and everything. So I really can't get an accurate daily count. I must say, though, that my fall-out is alot less than it has been in past years. Possibly my health is better now.
I've been told about shedding 100 strands a day, as well. And I tell you what, 100 strands of hair as long as some of ours looks like sooooo much more than 100 strands of short hair!
my husband always says it looks like a small dog in the drain trap after I take a shower....
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Dave,maybe since you only shampoo once a week that is why you seem to lose so much~cuz the hair you would normally lose everyday doesnt come out until you shampoo.
Exactly. And the fallout increases as the days since last wash pass...
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So I only comb it on wash days, which is usually twice a week. And because of the curls, most of the fall-out doesn't actually fall free, but stays there till I comb it. I get a good handful from combing and maybe 20 more during washing. Then more comes out as I apply gel and everything. So I really can't get an accurate daily count. I must say, though, that my fall-out is alot less than it has been in past years. Possibly my health is better now.
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