Hair fall happens every day and everyone sheds hair. This is the normal function of the body, the hair grows, then falls and new hair come in its place. But there's a catch, at one time only about 5 to 10 per cent of the hairs on your head are in shedding phase and that means only about 50-100 hairs a day. Anything more than that can be an indication of a problem that needs attention. When should you worry about hair loss? We have about 1-1.2 lakh hairs on the scalp. The hair growth happens in a cycle for four stages. Normally, 90 per cent of the hairs on our head are in the growth state or the anagen phase. The last phase is the exogen phase in which the hair sheds from the scalp. It is normal to lose 50 to 100 hairs per day during the exogen phase. Signs That You're Having Excessive Hair Fall There is another catch to it, when we say an average of 100 hairs a day is normal it does not mean that it is ok. For example, if you have been losing 30 hair every day and suddenly st...
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