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I have a concern with my hair that when running my fingers through my hair during shampooing and conditioning and afterwards while it is still wet I get multiple strands of hair that gathers on my hands. This is EVERYTIME I run my hands through my hair, especially while it is still wet. It slows down after a bit and as it dries. It varies from two to six hairs at a time. Would this be the common everyday hair loss, or is this a little extreme? Would this indicate brittleness/weakness of the hair? What is common for you while shampooing and conditioning?
Also, when my hair is dry, I run my hands though my hair and get a lot of tangling and snapping going on towards the ends of my hair. Is this due to bad ends or what might it be?
Any reply would be greatly appreciated. Anyone elses comments on their own experiences concerning these issues is greatly welcome and appreciated also. Peace!
I have a concern with my hair that when running my fingers through my hair during shampooing and conditioning and afterwards while it is still wet I get multiple strands of hair that gathers on my hands.
It's one of those things you can worry yourself to the grave over. I certainly get several strands of hair on my hands each time I shampoo, and that's without running my hands through the length of my hair. I now shampoo my hair in the way most longhairs suggest: massaging the scalp only and letting the water cleanse the rest of the length.
During the times I've used conditioner, I notice that far more strands come loose in my hands, and there's about a 20% increase in the amount of strands caught in the hair catcher covering the plughole. Conditioner encourages loose hairs that may otherwise stay intertwined in your mane to wriggle free.
Also, when my hair is dry, I run my hands though my hair and get a lot of tangling and snapping going on towards the ends of my hair. Is this due to bad ends or what might it be?
Tangling will increase as your hair grows longer, and you have to begin to treat them more gently and coax them to untangle without snapping. Some say bad ends increase the likelihood of severe tangling, and some individuals find that their hair is simply more prone to tangling. I just think it's something that inevitably comes with longer hair.
A friend of mine with curly hair had been growing for about eight months until he decided to shear it all off. I asked him why, as he was well on his way to breaking through the awkward stage, and he replied that he was afraid he was going bald since he was noticing so many hairs falling out. He somehow thought that cutting his hair would reverse the effects of balding. Magically, after he had the chop, the hair loss stopped.
I explained to him the illusion of increased hairloss that growing one's hair creates. It is just an illusion. If you truly are balding you'll realise very quickly. When I consider the amount of hair I've seen wind up in the hair catcher after a shower, in my comb, and in unexpected places around the house over the years I can hardly believe that there's any left on my head! It's all still there though, as thick as it was four years ago.
I have a concern with my hair that when running my fingers through my hair during shampooing and conditioning and afterwards while it is still wet I get multiple strands of hair that gathers on my hands.
Also, when my hair is dry, I run my hands though my hair and get a lot of tangling and snapping going on towards the ends of my hair. Is this due to bad ends or what might it be?
Hey, having just read your article I noticed you never mentioned the condition of your scalp (dont think anyway). If it is healthy ie no flakes, then your hairloss may be normal. You also do not mention whether or not you use stlying products as you may be using the wrong type and putting stress on your hair causing it to fall out prematurely.
If your hairloss is really concerning you then you may wish to try the nioxin range which has been raved about for preventing hair loss. I use the shampoo and scalp therapy myself even tho I only have the odd hair fall out, as it is full of vitamins etc as leaves my hair looking fuller and softer. I also cannnot say enough about nioxin bliss leave it conditioner its amazing!! www.lookfantastic.com sells it, check it out!
Thanks for the special mention Treyn, though I am not even an authority on my own hair, or at least I don't follow the advice I know is needed for optimal hair. Anyway, your hairloss sounds completely normal. As you shampoo you are agitating your hair and the ones that were about to fall out unassisted get an extra bit of help.
My hair is up in a hat or braided most of the time so I get to see the hair fallout pretty accurately when I brush it out. I end up losing about 30 hairs a day, now less since I started taking biotin capsules. The once a week washing will about double that fallout for me and even those are conservative amounts for what I would expect to see on a shorter haired person.
When I hear a snapping noise from brushing dry it is almost always really static noises. (This is a fun thing to try by a mirror in the darkness to see all the blue sparks.) Static is probably not the case if it is your hands though.
As Resonance mentioned, your hair is longer now and will be acting differently. It is not necessarily the ends that have the tangle but running through the length pushes them all to the ends and the bunching creates a more noticable snarl than before. Combing out the bottom and working progressively into longer strokes might be of use to you. To minimize tangles, I comb my hair under the running water after conditioning to get out the few snarls I get from washing.
Your hair is outstanding Treyn and will continue to be so. If it is of any help to know, I knew nothing of hair care and reached below my knees before I learned what I was *supposed* to be doing. (I still refuse to give up my evil, cheap plastic hairbrush that all my long haired friends recoil from.) I can only imagine how well you will do having a resource such as Victor's from the start. :-)
Elizabeth
Thanks a ton, I am currently feeling a whole lot better about this. I will definetly take the combing from the bottom up precaution you mentioned and use it wisely. This is a great help for my sane state of mind! LOL! Thanks again, you have been a great help! Peace!
This sounds absolutly normal to me, I have waist length hair and I experience the same things. I do lose more or less hair a day. When you have long hair you notice "hair loss" much more than with shorter hair.
It's hard to believe the amount of my waist length curly hair that sheds every time I wash. Gobs and gobs of it. It used to worry me, but after years of this, it never seems any thinner on my head. My theory is that most of the hairs that fall out during the week just keep hanging around. Then during my weekly wash, they finally let go.