| The other day, I had someone who emailed me and | | | | But, this number isn't just from shampooing. For |
| said something like: "How much hair does a normal | | | | example, if you lose 75 during shampooing, you still |
| person lose when they shampoo because I've had a | | | | have to consider what falls out during combing, |
| lot of hair coming out when I wash and condition my | | | | styling, or just what comes out over the course of a |
| hair. Should I be worried about this? How much is | | | | day. It's really the total daily amount that counts, |
| normal to lose? Should I not shampoo or wash my | | | | not just what happens when you wash your hair. |
| hair as often if it's thinning out my hair?" I'll answer | | | | Should You Limit Shampooing If You're Losing Too |
| these concerns in the following article. | | | | Much Hair?: This is a very common question. It's |
| Some Hair Loss Is Normal When Shampooing: Most | | | | hard to see all this hair going down the drain. You |
| people shed some hairs when washing their hair. | | | | figure that you might cut down on your net loss if |
| Through the process of washing and massaging your | | | | you cut back. I've even had people tell me that |
| scalp, the hairs that were in the resting phase are | | | | they switched to dry shampoo to spare them from |
| massaged out. These were going to shed anyway. | | | | having to see all the hair on their hands. I |
| There's really nothing you can do to keep them in | | | | understand this, but it's a bad idea. |
| your head once their cycle has changed. Had they | | | | Many conditions that make hair fall are based on the |
| not come out through shampooing, they would've | | | | fact that your scalp is affected by DHT and |
| come out when you were brushing, combing, styling, | | | | androgens or that your follicles are malnourished or |
| or manipulating your mane. So seeing a small circle | | | | being clogged or choked off. You can not afford to |
| of spend hairs can well be normal, but seeing an | | | | aggravate this by not stimulating or cleaning your |
| amount that would clog the drain or is excessively | | | | scalp enough. And honestly, follicles that go to the |
| high for what is typical of you may not be. | | | | resting phase are going to inevitably shed |
| Normal Daily Hair Shed: Dermatologists mostly say | | | | eventually. So you may as well keep your scalp |
| that losing 50 hairs per day is nothing to worry | | | | healthy as there is nothing you can do anyway. |
| about. And, up to 100 strands per day can be OK | | | | You can however, be very gentle when you perform |
| during certain high shed seasons or during short | | | | this task. Many people tell me that it's the |
| periods of stress. However, if you're in the 100 per | | | | conditioner that makes the shedding its worst. It |
| day range for a prolonged period, you might have | | | | can be tempting to skip the conditioner but if you do, |
| something else going on. Keep in mind that every | | | | you'll hair will just look flyaway and more flat - and |
| one has their own threshold for what is typical. | | | | therefore more thin. I would suggest using a very |
| Redheads and folks with course hair will typically be | | | | lightweight conditioner and then thoroughly rinsing it |
| higher shedders than blondes or those with fine hair. | | | | out BEFORE you wash your hair. This will allow you |
| Most people have a general idea what is typical or | | | | volume and manageability without as much loss. |
| worrisome for them. | | | | |
