What is Normal Hair Loss?

Normal hair loss is a part of hair growth cycle, when a hair is formed than it gets older and then falls out. To lose up to about 100 hairs a day means to have normal hair loss. You should not worry about that, just remember your personal usual rate and beware if your normal hair loss becomes excessive. Generally the human head has 100,000 strands of hair, so daily normal hair loss for most people will be between 40 and 100.

Normal hair loss depends on genetics and is therefore very individual. Modern society cannot yet cure the heredity hair disorder, so even if you usually shed a lot of hair, it is considered to be normal hair loss as long as it is no more than you are used to. Normal hair loss may increase with age; moreover male-pattern baldness is not abnormal. It just means that it is predetermined by your genes that you personal normal hair loss is 95%.

Modern researchers address correcting hair disorder on the genetic level, so probably we will be able to lower even normal hair loss. As soon as it is impossible yet, you can still do something. If you are worried about your normal hair loss rate, you can first turn to the doctor. Besides keep in mind that you can still control your normal hair loss by proper hair care: thickening shampoos and by avoiding excessive coloring, etc.