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Hi im 18 years old and im in the prosses of grow my hair long. its about 9 inches now. after i got a shower this morning i noticed a fairly large amount of hair in the bottom of the tub near the drain.now there is usaully always some hair there after my showers, but i just pick it up and throw it out. but this time i decided to collect it. i also collected the hair that came out after i combed my hair that morning. then i counted the hairs that i had collected that morning and i counted a little over 100 hairs. maybe about 115. i dont now if this is bad or ok. i do not have any balding spots and my hair does not seem to be thining. how often will i shed like that and how long will this type of shedding last. is there fazes of this type of shedding. i am not rough on my hair and i do use a wide tooth comb. i was thinking about trying one of those hair supplements like "HairTopia" or something. any suggestions.
Thanx
Every guy goes through this "enlightenment" stage. Once you start noticing hairs in the drain you start to wonder. . .
This is normal, the average human head loses anywhere from 75-150 (some say more, some say less) hairs a day as part of the natural regenerative process. Each follicle of hair lives it's life cycle independant from the follicle next to it, so that the hairs that reach the end of their life die, and are pushed out by new baby hairs sporadically, as opposed to all the hairs dying at once, which would make you moult.
The reason you notice the hairs now, is because when the hairs were shorter they just went down the drain, even though you lost just as many then as now.
wow
counting a hundred hair must be a pretty boring task
just don't worry, what could you do about it anyway? :) just enjoy your hair as it is..
-vincent
ThatBallGuy is spot on, there's nothing to worry about... you might even notice your hairline start to recide at the temples too. Thats common in guys aged 16-21...
(Scared the crap outta me!)
Makesure you've got a good wide tooth comb too, dont tear away at any tangles, just rake them through gently with your fingers... I was loosing half my hair to my crappy brush until I read about this early this year...