Hey people i am a 19 yr old guy and recently cut my shoulder-length hair to much a shorter length. However i have been losing a few hair in the shower while shampooing and conditioning my hair. Today i also noticed a few hair on my pillow. Is this much hair loss normal or not ?
2007-12-28 17:47:43 · 6 answers · asked by Soccer_Stud 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
It's normal to lose a few hairs daily. After all, once a hair grows out of the follicle, it's dead. Now if you find tufts of hair on your pillow or towel, the it's time to worry. Ask you local pharmacist about vitamins or hair loss products like shampoos and conditioners that make the hair appear more healthy and thicker. A good healthy diet and cut the junk food may help some, too. Being over stressed may have something to do with excess hair loss. A visit to your doctor may be a good thing, too.
2007-12-28 18:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by junknstuffcollector 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average person loses 100 hairs per day. Losing a few in the shower/while you sleep is totally normal.
If you really do believe you're losing your hair, though, you have options.
1. Rogaine. Has been proven to slow, stop, and even reverse hair loss in certain people. Is one of the few treatments that is FDA approved.
2. Finasteride. A pill.
3. Hair transplantation. Some of the hair from the back and sides of your head (which doesn't fall out for some reason) is moved to the top. Its still your hair. It still grows.
4. I read in Men's Health magazine that the Selenium in dandruff shampoo can reduce hair loss by 8%-10%.
5. I also read that the Swedes have invented some pretty encouraging laser technology.........
2007-12-28 20:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by YearoftheRat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you're getting enough B vitamins, especially B-12.
I am frequently anemic and I lose handfuls of hair in the shower. If I take my vitamins and exercise, my hair is thick, full and more white. I stop losing my hair in the shower.
When I lose my hair, it's tons. I can kill a vacuum, have to dig it out of the shower drain, even though I've thrown big balls in the trash. It's all over my carpets, clothes, it's everywhere.
I would do better to keep taking my B vitamins, I just get sick of taking pills. My hair loss stops when I take about 1200 mcg of B-12 per day. I also have a history of anemia, smoking and autoimmune issues.
Try a B-100 vitamin. Hair loss is a sign of many things. Get a blood test. You could be anemic, hypothroidic, diabetic, etc.
2007-12-28 18:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by muppetkiller_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average person loses 100 hairs a day. Which sounds like a lot I know, but also the average person has 100, 000 hairs on their head so it's not really a lot. I'm sure your fine.
2007-12-28 17:55:09 · answer #4 · answered by jpete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few hairs here and there is no big deal. It can be brought on by many different things and is usually nothing to worry about.
2007-12-28 17:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by Eunice C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weird my brother noticed hair on hi pillow it was because he didnt eat any vitamins and was too "stressed"
2007-12-28 17:51:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋