How much hair loss is normal?

It’s normal to lose between 30 to 150 hairs each day. But if you’re losing more hair than that, you may have hair loss. There are many reasons for hair loss, and we’ll explore many of them

An average person should loose around 50-100 hairs a day on average. If you arnt brushing your hair everyday or washing your hair, then the hair is still sitting on your head until it happens. Meaning if you brush every third day it may be 150-300 hairs on the third day.

Hair growth has three phases:

Growing stage 

A sitting stage

A shedding stage

Everyone does not have these same stages at the same time; however your hair follicles 

8 common reasons for hair loss

• You inherited 

If your mom or dad has experienced hair thinning, you’re more likely to experience it too. This type of hair loss – called androgenetic alopecia – is also known as male or female pattern baldness.

The reasons for this type of hair loss are complicated, but in a nutshell, androgenetic alopecia happens when the hair follicles are extra sensitive to a hormone called DHT. The hair follicles shrink, growing thinner and thinner hair until they stop growing hair altogether.

While there is no cure for androgenetic alopecia, certain medications and products may help to counteract the hair loss or make hair appear thicker and fuller. For example, mint oil has been shown to enhance hair growth without the side effects associated with medications like minoxidil and finasteride.