Hair Question

[Galsal59]

You know what I would like to discover?  What an idea is of how much hair loss is experienced by folks, or how much is too much which would give reasons to be concerned, etc.

Thanks.

[Galsal59]

Ah, thanks.  Would have to check on that, but is what I was looking to learn.

[juliva]

As a Electrologist.. it is normal to lose 100 hairs a day! Of coarse that also depends on how thick one's hair is to begin with.

I seen on Dr. Oz a TEST to see if you are losing to much.. if you take a strand of hairs the size of a straw and pull lightly you shouldn't find more then 6 hairs that come out. If you do then your proabably having some hair loss.

[Galsal59]

I hear you redaussie and others.  Things have gotten to where I need to use haircare made for volume more than for curly.  I do have naturally curly hair.

One of my Cousins is a Hairdresser who tells me that it's normal to lose a certain amount daily as part of the human body's functionality.  So, I don't know if it's just me that wonders at how much hair winds up all around in my bathroom or on the brush.  None of my Sisters shed like I do so has always made me curious.

[redheadaussie]

Everyone loses hair as they age. The hair itself will not be as thick, the oils are not produced as much. Melatonin changes the hair colour from what it was to the now dead grey look as we age. Depending on the race of a person, the hair can thin out on the head too. It is really a genetic thing.
The question I think you are asking is though, is the hair loss perhaps you are having normal? Depends on many things.  

[Galsal59]

Thanks, I understand.  What I meant is...how does one judge if hair loss is within a "normal" amount  as part of the body's structure and hair replenishment or not?

Sally

[stella5349]

opps... forgot insulin - another hair loss epidemic.

[stella5349]

depending on the condition and medication treating thyroid disease - this is a common condition many thyroid patients suffer.

Until the optimal level of thyroid hormone is balanced - many continue to have this hair loss a part of their problem and it is very frustrating for them.

When thyroid hormones are not stable and meds cannot control it correctly - the body is under a shck mode to say into words. With malfunctioning thyroid - other hormones fall out of whack - most common - progesterone -  testosterone ( hair loss) and estrogen/estrodiol - along with cortisol.

The longer these are left unstable - the more symptoms appear.