HAIR APOCALYPSE - help needed!

[PeoniesforMissAnnersley]

I have long dark hair. DH is an averagely hairy man. We have no pets. Our house is constantly covered in hair! I swept the stairs (wooden), microfibred them with polish and 1/2 a day later they were encrusted with hair again. I am starting to think we're both going bald! Any tips...?

[Icelollycraving]

Shave your heads.
Seriously though,what vacuum do you use?

[JimmyCorkhill]

I get this. My long dark hair everywhere. It's worse in this house because of the laminate flooring. I'm no help to you, I'm watching for advice myself. All I can think of is getting a short hair cut

[JimmyCorkhill]

I meant worse in this house compared to my previous carpeted home. I wasn't being competitive with you

[PeoniesforMissAnnersley]

We have a Miele Hoover ... Not too sure on the detail

[BeetlebumShesAGun]

Watching with interest! I have exactly the same problem. Since I had DD nearly 9 months ago my hair is constantly everywhere :-(

[Lucy61]

Where do you brush your hair? My mum used to have a rule which was that hair should always be brushed in the bathroom! I guess I now know why.... It's easier to contain and clean that way.

[JimmyCorkhill]

I only brush my hair in the bathroom and I clean my brush after every use, putting the hairs in the bin. I am seriously debating a pixie cut.

Like Beetlebum this has happened since DD2 was born but only recently and she's almost one and a half.

[Lucy61]

Now that you mention it, I went through a similar phase after I had DS ! I think it's a hormonal thing. If so, it will pass. X

[ememem84]

I recently broke a Hoover because of my hair shedding. I told dh I'd brush carpet before he hoovered. I didn't. He hoovered. Hoover gave up.

It's awful. Hair just falls out everywhere. I've got a lot of it so no worries re going bald but still...

[LegoCaltrops]

Brush your hair in one location only. If it's carpeted, you can get the hair up with a cheap hairbrush, the kind with metal or stiff plastic bristles, use it just for the carpet obviously! Then vacuum afterwards, it will stop the vacuum getting clogged as well.

[Loudandtothepoint]

brush your hair every night before bed, 100 strokes with a good brush. It will strip out the loose hairs and stop you shedding quite so much throughout the next day.

You can also try a skin/hair/nails supplement to reduce the shedding if you think the amount is abnormal.

In terms of picking it up obviously a hoover will have the greatest effect ) our dyson animal is great for hair) but I also had quite a bit of success with a rubber broom.