Hair Shedding Versus Hair Loss

Hair shedding is a continuous cycle where 30 to 100 strands a day fall and regrow. Hair loss on the other hand is when something prevents the hair from growing back.

Hair loss can happen for many reasons ranging from, most common genetic pattern baldness, severe stress, abuse of hair from hair styling to side effects of medication for example — chemo.



Hair Loss versus Hair Shedding


Excessive Hair Shedding — Telogen Effluvium

Common reasons for excessive hair shedding are

  • Weight loss of more than 20 pounds
  • Stressful situation — Pandemic, job loss, loss of loved one, divorce…
  • Illness — High fever, surgery, recovering from illness, anemia
  • Mental Health — Depression, Anxiety
  • Females — Childbirth or stopping birth control
  • Nutrition — Not eating a balanced, nutrient rich food, junk food, malnutrition
  • Hereditary — Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) or Alopecia Ariata, Females suffer from pattern hair thinning.
  • Side effects from drugs and treatments.
  • Extreme hair styling that pulls and stresses the hair, and excessive heat.
  • Using hair care products with harsh chemicals.

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