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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: End of Summer Shedding Reply #15 - Sep 13^th, 2009 at 7:19pm I think I shed year round! Unless it's my husband's hair that I'm seeing on the floor!!(Shhhh,don't say anything to him!)
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MichelleR Emerald Offline Posts: 301 DFW area, Texas Gender:	Re: End of Summer Shedding Reply #16 - Sep 13^th, 2009 at 7:27pm I think I shed year round too. At least, I don't notice shedding any more or less at any particular time of the year.
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Melusine Ex Member	Re: End of Summer Shedding Reply #17 - Sep 13^th, 2009 at 11:29pm My hairdresser says it's normal to lose about 10-12 hairs/day and it is normal to shed in the summer. We had a very chilly early summer; it didn't get really warm until July, so shedding in late summer wouldn't be unexpected.
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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: End of Summer Shedding Reply #18 - Sep 14^th, 2009 at 3:05pm I wish for me it was 10-12 hairs daily!!
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Re: End of Summer Shedding
Reply #19 - Sep 24^th, 2009 at 4:27am

I've always been accused of being a major shedder. The reason why my dad preferred my hair short which makes no sense to me as length shouldn't have any influence on how much hair you shed though some say that the longer your hair, the fewer hairs you actually shed. I'm just finding that hair cut and length makes no difference to me. My hairs are dark and the diameter is wide so perhaps that's why it appears as if I lose more hairs than fx. hub who has short, fine, blond hairs?

I thought 50+ hairs was normal. I think I lose more than 12 hairs a day yet I don't experience any thinning and my hair amount is already sparse so I would notice if there was a sudden thinning. So I think I'm a year round shedder too.

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Re: End of Summer Shedding
Reply #20 - Sep 24^th, 2009 at 11:56am

Drear wrote on Sep 24^th, 2009 at 4:27am:

I've always been accused of being a major shedder. The reason why my dad preferred my hair short which makes no sense to me as length shouldn't have any influence on how much hair you shed...

I wouldn't think the length of hair would make a difference as to quantity of shedding either. Maybe if the hair is short, it's not as noticeable when it does shed, thereby creating an illusion of less shedding?

Drear wrote on Sep 24^th, 2009 at 4:27am:

I thought 50+ hairs was normal. I think I lose more than 12 hairs a day yet I don't experience any thinning and my hair amount is already sparse so I would notice if there was a sudden thinning. So I think I'm a year round shedder too.

Yeah, I think I lose way more hair than 10-12 a day too. I lose probably twice that much in the shower every morning! At least it seems that way when I'm picking it out of the drain!

Then I lose more in my towel, and when I comb it, and throughout the day. I have always shed a lot of hair like that.

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Reply #21 - Sep 25^th, 2009 at 11:01pm

Well, this may or may not help, but I used to be a dog groomer, and (bear with me here) we used to have people bring in their Labrador Retrievers all the time to get them clipped with a 10-blade (almost down to the skin). When I asked the vet tech about this, saying that it seemed silly to clip a short-haired dog, she told me that they shed less when you clip them. When I looked at her like she was silly, she clarified, saying that it seems like they shed less because the hair shaft length is much shorter.

I've read in numerous places, though, that it's normal to shed 50-100 hairs daily. Also, with long hair I've found that it looks like you've shed more hairs than you have because the hair is all coiled up and bent around. I used to think I lost at least 100 hairs a day, but when I took the time to count, found that it was in fact closer to 50.

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: End of Summer Shedding Reply #22 - Sep 26^th, 2009 at 5:21pm Thanks for sharing that info.! I'm sure you've put many minds to rest!
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Re: End of Summer Shedding
Reply #23 - Sep 27^th, 2009 at 1:28pm

YesitsReal wrote on Sep 25^th, 2009 at 11:01pm:

Well, this may or may not help, but I used to be a dog groomer, and (bear with me here) we used to have people bring in their Labrador Retrievers all the time to get them clipped with a 10-blade (almost down to the skin). When I asked the vet tech about this, saying that it seemed silly to clip a short-haired dog, she told me that they shed less when you clip them. When I looked at her like she was silly, she clarified, saying that it seems like they shed less because the hair shaft length is much shorter.

I've read in numerous places, though, that it's normal to shed 50-100 hairs daily. Also, with long hair I've found that it looks like you've shed more hairs than you have because the hair is all coiled up and bent around. I used to think I lost at least 100 hairs a day, but when I took the time to count, found that it was in fact closer to 50.

This will (with your identity anonymous) be copied and pasted to my dad if he ever brings up the shedding topic again! Wink

I actually think he can understand it better if explained in comparison to dogs.

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