Hair strands in the shower.... is this abnormal?

[bencar]

Need some serious feedback here. First off I want to say that i shampoo my hair everyday. But I noticed last nite some itching on my scalp. Today I shampooed my hair and some to my shock about 10 hair strands in the shower.

 

I always check for hair strands in the shower every time I shampoo. I havent lost this much hair since about a month ago.

 

Is this normal? Is this amount of hair strand shedding normal? Should I be worried?

[Spanker]

I have a pretty full head of hair and lose about 30 a day in the shower, and have for almost 20 years. I wear product or hair spray so I don't shed much during the day and I think a lot of it gets loose on the shower. Shedding up to a 100 in a full day is normal. Shedding usually isn't the issue. It's what grows back.

[bencar]

I have a pretty full head of hair and lose about 30 a day in the shower, and have for almost 20 years. I wear product or hair spray so I don't shed much during the day and I think a lot of it gets loose on the shower. Shedding up to a 100 in a full day is normal. Shedding usually isn't the issue. It's what grows back.

 

Thank you for that vote of confidence. I really needded that

[Dr. Scott Alexander MD]

All very normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day as part of the hairs natural cycle.

Dr Scott Alexander