Very worried... my bangs are disappearing because of this. Am I brushing too hard or is this just male pattern baldness kicking in? I'm a 20 year old male.
2006-12-17 21:37:31 · 7 answers · asked by CaliCali 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
These could be broken hairs or baby hairs that have grown back after being unnaturally shed. Look at the ends of each hair: are they blunt or thin and pointed. Generally, older hairs have thinner, pointier ends. Hairs that have been broken have blunt, and often split ends. Pay close attention to how you care for your hair:
Like paper, hair is much weaker when wet, so it's never a good idea to brush wet hair. Combing with a wide-toothed comb is a much better way to detangle hair. Brushes snag and pull hair, causing shedding, breakage, and tangles.
When you dry your hair, blot it with a towel instead of rubbing it. The friction once again causes shedding, breakage, etc.
How do you care for your hair during the day? Try to eliminate your hair's exposure to things that may damage it, such as seatbelts, certain hats, doors, wind, etc.
Your hair is also succeptible to damage during the night. It's a good idea to secure hair during this time, whether in a bun, braid, or sleepcap. Using a silk or satin pillowcase is a good idea as well.
Heat can also cause breakage. If you clowdry or iron your hair, you may want to consider toning it down a bit. Each hair consists of about 11% water. Water boils at 100 F/C. Blowdriers, and irons especially, heat up to much higher than that. In short, the water inside your hair boils and tries to escape. It can do this through either the cuticles (scale-shaped structures that make up each hair) or through a break in the hair. Both of these ways are damaging, since extreme heat breaks off cuticles (which, unlike skin, cannot grow back). Since cuticles make up the structure of your hair, their loss significantly weakens it, making hair very prone to breaking (and then splitting, and then damaging other healthy hair). A boil does the same thing with more damage. Hair is no different than skin other than that skin has nerves and can regenerate. Other than that, the two are very similar.
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'Best of luck!
2006-12-17 22:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by monkiesee_monkiedo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch what you eat. It could be the cause for your hair lost. Eat plenty of fishes. Reason for the short hair is you've new hair growth. Do not stick with one brand and type of shampoo. Have about 3-4 varities. Another contributing factor for hair lost could be the use of same brand and type of shampoo for too long.
2006-12-18 05:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by SingGirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well hair grows at all different lenghts....Hard to tell if your starting to become premature bald.,,,There are usually signs as if a parent went bald young...???? Do you use alot of hair gel ...this can clog the cuticle of the hair shaft...Do you wear a baseball cap alot ..If you do you need to let your head breath...But back to you being 20 i have seen men your age starting to loose your hair if you are worried there is products over the counter that you can try.
2006-12-18 08:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by mi_4252 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
These are probably new or 'baby' hairs. You loose around 100 hairs a day, so don't worry they are probably just replacement hairs.
2006-12-18 06:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have dandruff also, then it is from what you eat or more so what you don't eat.
2006-12-18 05:47:44 · answer #5 · answered by r_e_a_l_miles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
those are probly baby hairs...your hair is probably still in the growing stage from wat you make it sounds like.
2006-12-18 09:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by Lili 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue
2006-12-18 06:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by chookys_ccw 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋