How much hair do you lose when you wash it?

[Baconsandwich33]

I'm early 30s, and feel like the amount I lose has increased lately. I've got a short bob, and wash it most days. I lose about 7 to 9 hairs when I run it through my hands, not sure if this is a lot? I just feel like it's increased over the last few weeks, as I've been very stressed. I take vitamins but my diet could improve.
I know we lose around 100 a day so maybe I'm overreacting. I haven't noticed a difference in the thickness of my hair yet though.

I'd think about not washing your wash so much.

7-9 hairs a time? I lose way more than that. I really wouldn't worry unless your hair is very thin already?

Unfortunately it's very fine so gets greasy within a day. Also, because it's so short I can't just scrape it back.

I have never really asked the question before so just curious, my hair is quite thick luckily.

I think it depends how often you brush or comb you hair. When my hair is straight and I brush it regularly, I lose far less than when I’ve left it curly and not brushed.

I brush it a few times a day but try not to that much. Maybe I'm worrying for nothing.

i lose loads more, never counted. Have thick hair & haven't noticed it's any thinner.

I think I lose about 5-7 hairs a minute!!
very curly hair so never brushed but when it’s washed the amount that falls out could easily be mistaken for a small rodent

Yeah, it sounds like it's normal. I should stop worrying.

Ha @nancy75 I think you're me 😁

Depends - I have very thick curly hair that I never brush or comb unless it's wet and heavily conditioned, so I expect to have a good handful once I've combed it through carefully with my fingers in the shower. I only do that once or twice a week.

I'd be more concerned if I had straight hair and that was happening daily.

I lose more hair in the summer. I read somewhere that humans do moult slightly in hot weather. I live in a country that is hot in the summer and I’ve noticed there are more hairs in the drain at this time of year.

My hair is fine and needs washing every day, like yours OP.

Loads, regularly clearing the plug hole! Have mid length straight fine hair.

Hundreds! I have a lot of hair. It’s wavy and I lose less if I wear it straight as I comb each section to straighten it. I’ve just come back from holiday and have worn it curly for two weeks and I’m losing a handful at each wash as it hasn’t been brushed so much.

Poor you, does your hair make you look like Hagrid in the morning too? 😂

I don't think you are losing a lot of hair, no. I really wouldn't worry if I were you. I lose a lot more than that.

I've noticed that hormonal changes have a huge effect on how much hair I lose. The two times in my life when my hair got noticeably thinner were after giving birth and going into early menopause.

I'm 46 and lose loads of hair every time I wash. It made me cry at one point.

I have recently lost a lot of weight and was told that this could be the reason. Also peri.

But I got my hair cut a bit shorter and it seems to have subsided a bit now.

oh yes, I also lost a lot of hair when I lost weight. It went very brittle and I had to cut it very short to get to the good stuff. It's come back since though (thankfully the weight hasn't).