Hair is said to be our crowning glory. It affects our self-confidence, self-esteem and our personality. But hair loss is one of the most common problems of middle-aged men and women.
Dermatologists says that it is normal to loose 100 hairs a day. But is it really normal?
A recent study among men ages 20-60 years old was conducted to find out the average number of hair lost in 3 consecutive days. Based on the experiment, it is normal to loose 10 hairs in younger men with a shedding range of 0 to 78 hairs. In older men the shedding range is 0 to 43 hairs. Dr. Jeffrey Miller, senior author of the study and associate professor of dermatology at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Penn advices that men who looses more than 50 hairs per day needs to consult their dermatologist.
You can conduct this experiment too. MedicineNet.com shares the procedures on how to conduct the wash test:
* Comb your hair for 60 seconds over a pillow or sheet of contrasting color before shampooing. Pull the comb from the back top of the scalp forward to the front of the scalp for 60 seconds. "That 60 seconds allows you to dislodge any of the resting hairs that are supposed to be shed," Miller said.
* Repeat the procedure before three consecutive shampooing sessions, always using the same comb.
* Count and record the number of hairs in the comb and on the pillow or sheet.
* Repeat the procedure every month and discuss results with your dermatologist.
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