Time between washing and hair that comes out in the shower.

Res · 07-31-2009, 11:18 AM

The longer between my washes the more hair comes out in the shower and sometimes more tangle. I would assume this is normal. I always have a lot of hair that comes out though, maybe like half a palm full - again this is normal for me so I am not really worried, just wondering.

Does anyone else have/notice this?

tinah · 07-31-2009, 11:22 AM

I've noticed that too. The longer between washes the more hair comes out in the shower but I think that's just because I'm not brushing my hair and when I finger comb it in the shower it's getting all the loose hairs that would have been brushed out during the old days.

destinych3 · 07-31-2009, 01:19 PM

I notice the same thing with myself. I assume it's because all the shed hair accumulated in my uncombed/brushed hair is finally coming out. Still freaks me out to see the ball of hair at the end of my shower, like it may be too much.

pjsmommy12 · 07-31-2009, 02:06 PM

Happens here all the time. Since we loose about a100 hairs day, I guess they all come out at once. I agree that it's a little scary sometimes

Res · 07-31-2009, 02:42 PM

Glad I am not the only one.

It is a bit scary. But I prefer not washing every day.

hauptaj · 07-31-2009, 02:50 PM

Yep, happens to me too. Kinda stinks cause it clogs the shower!

rockthecurlz · 07-31-2009, 03:07 PM

Same here. Isn't it lorraine massey that said this is normal because the hairs that we shed get stuck in our curls and can't fall to the ground? I agree that when I see all the loose hairs, it is a bit of a shocker.

hipchick · 07-31-2009, 03:21 PM

Happens to me too! I notice I lose less when I wear it straight or wavy. I think I lose just as much then but when I wear it curly it doesn't fall out as easily throughout the day because I never brushed it or ran my fingers through it.

dernhelm · 07-31-2009, 03:32 PM

Yes, this happens to me.
But....I know that I'm still shedding hair during the day, too.

Since I stopped using sulfates I noticed that my shedding has decreased.....dramatically. I've read on the boards that some people have had the opposite happen

wookiemouse · 07-31-2009, 03:36 PM

Add me to the list. A lot of my problem is tangles - it doesn't tangle in a sleep cap but I only wear that if I'm going for SDH. Otherwise I just pineapple and that makes the underside near my neck ultra-tangled. I'd say easily half a palmful if I go 2-3 days between washes.

Stacy

rudeechick · 07-31-2009, 03:46 PM

+1

07-31-2009, 06:48 PM

I have a larger hairball when I go longer between washings but I'm not losing more hairs per day. There's just more hair tangled up or trapped in my curls.

tinah · 07-31-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dernhelm

Yes, this happens to me.
But....I know that I'm still shedding hair during the day, too.

Since I stopped using sulfates I noticed that my shedding has decreased.....dramatically. I've read on the boards that some people have had the opposite happen

Exact same thing for me! When I was using sulfates I was losing a ton of hair everyday. Way more than normal. Since I quit them my hair is growing much faster and I'm losing way way less hair!! It's amazing!

Anteela · 07-31-2009, 10:22 PM

I get that too. It doesn't help that with curly hair, we have a lot more strands depending on each other for space. One knotty strand can bring a perfectly healthy clump out through combing. It gets worse the more out of control it gets. I've been finger combing my hair lately. I lose hair still (plus it feels weird!), but it helps :P

DownwardSpiral · 07-31-2009, 11:08 PM

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one! I was trying console myself with the idea that it is normal to lose 100 strands a day but I recently read that 30 to 40 is more accurate

I'm thinking my handful of hair is more than that. Sometimes I'm tempted to count them but I have the attention span of a lemur and I'd never finish!

I just started CG so it's nice to hear it may get better. Thanks for the info

Spiralli · 08-01-2009, 07:01 PM

Same for me; more hair loss when I wash after skipping a day.