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Question

hair does the average person lose in a day? this is a serious question and i would appreciate serious answers.

Answer 1

i read somewhere that it's 50-100 is normal depending on how much hair you have, your age & your hair's growth cycle. People with fine hair tend to have more of it & therefore will lose more of it than their thicker-haired sisters & brothers. Your hair also thins as you get older, particularly after menopause for women.

it is also seasonal like we tend to loose more hair around november and december. there's also pregnancy, illness and diet...

Answer 2

I'm not sure, but I do know that I tend to lose quite a bit of hair while I'm brushing it, or in the shower. I have really long hair, so I don't know if the length of the hair matters. Also, have you ever noticed the baby hairs that grow on your top hairline and underneath your bottom hair line (on the back of your head)? I was told that when these baby hairs stop growing in, that is when people tend to become bald.

Answer 3

It depends on how much hair you have, Normally about 160 hairs a day. If you are suddenly losing a lot of hair then stress or medicine or surgery have played a part in the loss. If you are losing it in clumps, then you may have alopecia and need to see a doctor.

Answer 4

At any one time, about 10 percent of the hair on your scalp is in a resting phase. After 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and new hair starts to grow in its place. This growing phase lasts for 2 to 6 years. Each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month during this phase. About 90 percent of the hair on your scalp is growing at any one time.

It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children.


A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment of the thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Many women notice hair loss about 3 months after they've had a baby. This loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall out. When the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls out and the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.

Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), birth control pills and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.

Answer 5

100-200 hair is normally lost in a day. It sounds like a lot, if you kept those hairs everyday, you would have one bushy head!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I heard the same thing as jacqy.

Answer 8

i heard the same thing as a g