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I've been growing my hair out since January 2003 and its starting to get long, but I'm concerned about when I brush it. I notice that when i brush it some comes out in the brush, more than I'm used to seeing. Is this normal? I'm only 18, and i doubt I'm going bald, although i probably will. Thanks in advance, I stumbled on this site a while back and its been really helpful so far.
Just take it easy when you brush your hair, don't force the brush through knots and the like, cause you'll rip hair out and its generally bad for your hair (the ripping, not the brushing :) ). Instead, begin by maybe running your fingers through your hair, to unkink and straighten it. I guess you could call this "finger combing". But this is more to feel if theres any knatty spots or knots anywhere. Then you can brush it, but take it easy and don't brush too hard, and keep the brushing short and sweet. Hair coming out is common, especially for big, thick brushes that tend to "grab" hair. Basically, it grabs and pulls out all the hairs that are/were about to fall out anyway. (we all lose hundreds of hairs a day, so no worries) So keep brushing, just keep what i said in mind. Perhaps other people on this board have some other suggestions that i may have missed?? Good luck. *oops, thats Luckskinds tag!* :)
Perhaps other people on this board have some other suggestions that i may have missed??
No - That all sounds good advice to me. If your worried about male pattern baldness however, i think looking at your circle of relatives is a better guide than looking in your brush.
Good Luck! (Darn..i did it too; sorry LK)
that's okay...
everybody owns 'good luck'...I hope!
Brushing should be done just to "polish" the outer layer of hair, after you have detangled and/or styled your hair with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. You should never detangle with a brush, and you should not try to force a brush to go all the way through your hair. If your hair is curly or coarse, you might want to dispense with brushing altogether, it can break or damage your hair's cuticle.
If your hair is curly or coarse, you might want to dispense with brushing altogether, it can break or damage your hair's cuticle.
I have not brushed my hair (which is curly) for over five years. I wear it in a braid at night to reduce the tangles, and then detangle it carefully with my fingers in the morning. It has reduced splits and increased the thickness of the hair.
You are noticing the hair because it's longer now, when it was shorter
it proabably fell out of the brush or was too small to really notice.
I use a wide-tooth comb when the hair is wet, combing the ends first
then work your way (gently) up to scalp. After it is dry I can use a finer
comb or brush. Depends on your hair type as to which tool to use on your
hair.
Just take it easy brushing and, umm 'Good Luck.' heh
I think the advice of "Oversurf" is your answere. Also, are you using a Conditioner? That will help alot. Don't thing at your early stage that you have any detangler worries. Making sure your hair is at least 1/2 way dry is helpful for many. And then to the brush: Are the individual teeth far apart from ea. other........much more so than the wide part of a comb? Good luck!
I think you're bound to notice a lot more loose hairs than you're previously accustomed to seeing since longer hair strands are much more noticible than short ones. I experienced the same thing; imagine the transition from losing three (at most) hairs when I combed my hair in very early stages to losing enough to clog a drain!
It is kind of scary to see all that hair, isn't it? Lol, everyone in college hated me because I constantly clogged the drain. Try not to comb when your hair is soaking wet, because it's weakest when it's wet. On the same token, don't EVER brush when wet! Big no-no. And be sure that your brush is a natural bristle one, not one of those big icky plastic-bristled ones. If you leave your hair alone when it's wet and then be gentle when detangling, you will notice that you will lose less hair to breakage.
~Jenn
thanks for all the great tips! =)
Anything that falls out were weak in the first place and ready to fall out. You shouldn't lose good hair strands unless you completely tear your hair apart in a violent manner which a normal person wouldn't do. Same thing when you gel your hair, the gel is like a magnet and pulls out those weak strands.