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Hair loss is common in women
too! It is commonly thought that men are
the ones who have hair loss problems, but 40% of people who suffer from long or
short term hair loss are women! Unlike
men, women rarely develop a receding hair line.
More commonly, the hair starts to thin all over, the center part starts
to widen, or a distinct baldness starts at the crown of the head.
Before we go any further with
that, let’s talk about how hair grows.
On average a person has 100,000 hair follicles on their scalp. Each follicle produces only one hair that
generally grows at a rate of 6 inches per year (or a half inch every
month). A single hair will grow for 2-6
years, and then rest a while before falling out and being replaced. Around 85% of a person’s hair will be growing
at a time, while the rest is resting.
Because resting hairs fall out regularly, losing 50-100 strands per day
is normal.
Sometimes there can be no
specific cause for hair loss, but there are around 30 different medical
conditions that can trigger it, as well as many lifestyle factors.
-Cassi
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I suffer from hair loss and it is not nice :(
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