Why am I losing my hair ? at age 16 ?

Question

I am asking this question for my neice !! She seems to beleive she is losing her hair .. Says it is thinning out .losing it in the shower . (( She had long thick beautiful hair )) Its still long .

Answer 1

i have long thick hair i'm thirteen and mine started to fall out but it may be your hormones

Answer 2

You should lose around 75 to 150 hairs per day on average. Different people lose more or less. If she is having to clean the drain out every time she showers or clean the brush every day because of excessive hair, several reasons come to mind. Diet, stress, surgery, or illness are usually the reasons. If it is coming out and there are spots of baldness on the scalp it could be alopecia. Also, some women lose thier hair just after having babies. You may want her to see a doctor.

Answer 3

You would be surprised at how much hair a person loses a day on an average.... and that's normal.... But if she is coloring it in any way she will lose more... also stress can cause it....hormone change, etc..... cutting it makes no difference.....she's young so most likely it's nothing wrong.....Have her take vitamin supplements and if it seems to get worse, go to a doctor......If she is coloring her hair have her deep condition or stop coloring.......It might be just breaking off..... Good Luck......

Answer 4

It depends on how much hair she's losing. If it's just a few strands, then nothing is wrong. Typically, you lose quite a few strands of hair a day. When you wash your hair, you're removing the hair follicles that have been pushed out by new growth, basically. If it is more like clumps or wads of hair, then it could be due to a number of things that can be solved. If she keeps insisting, perhaps she should see a doctor.

Answer 5

Could be many things, such as stress, poor eating habits, body low in vitamins and minerals, genetics.....
And the list goes on.......
Try taking a pre-natal vitamin each morning, It cannot hurt you. Also try Biotin, you can get it from GNC, its cheap and focuses on hair growth.
These are two cheap and easy ways to nourish your hair, as well make sure you eat 3 times a day, half healthy foods, and eliminate stress as much as you can. Sleep right also........8 hrs.
Use a good shampoo.........something natural from GNC or Long and Strong by Garnier.. and steer clear of hot water, hard water, hot hot blowdryers and straightening irons.....

Answer 6

if she has long thick hair then it is normal for hair to come out, we all loose hair but the longer n thicker the more noticable, i thot the same thing til i talked to the lady who fixed my hair, but i also have a friend who did end up losing all her hair. due to stress, it has come back but if your neice is losing clumps of hair at a time and it is noticable to all she needs to see a doc. otherwise she can relax, the hair we lose we replace.

Answer 7

Thinning hair at that age very well could be caused by anorexia or bulimia. The source below lists it as one of the warning signs, as well as many other websites.

Answer 8

People shed hair certain times a year (or so my hair dresser says). Also, stress can make it fall out too. I remember being 16, it was no picnic. Maybe she's stressed out by peer pressure, etc.

Answer 9

STOP using regular shampoos from stores especially if you have THIN hair. USE Nioxin shampoo and Aveda shampoo NIOXIN shampoo is very good because it helps STOP thinning of hair and AVEDA can make your hair THICKER Aveda is shampoo made from South America its very good you can get it at the Mall, salons

Answer 10

There can obviously be many reasons, but there is one condition I know about called alopecia. It is not know how alopecia developes in the body but what the condition does is it causes you infection fighting cells to attack your hair follicles believing them to be disease. It usually causes patches to fall out, but it can be in clumps as well. Here is a link for you with more info about causes.
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?chrome=None&article=2310&page=2