Have you ever rinsed out your shampoo to see more than a few strands go down the drain?

So a few hairs is to be expectedeven if it looks daunting.

However, continuously pulling out clumps of hair or finding thin patches should raise a red flag.

Hannah Frye

Hair shedding vs. hair lossare they different?

Once you begin to lose substantially more hair throughout the day, you may be experiencing excessive shedding.

Why might you be shedding more than normal?

Woman brushing Hair

For example, ask yourself: Were you pulling on your hair?

Just brushing through it?

Maybe rinsing out your conditioner?

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Over time this will provide insight into your hair shedding patterns.

This is because the hairs that were supposed to shed naturally day-by-day collect until you detangle the strands.

Just another thing to keep in mind as you are tracking your shedding patterns.

Hair loss

Hair lossis much more serious than hair shedding.

In addition, you may consider adding a nutrient-rich serum to the mix.

In fact, in a 2016 study, a small number of men received a daily four-minute scalp massage.

At the conclusion of the study, the investigatorsfound an increase in hair thickness3.

Stress reduction

Obviously, this is much easier said than done.

Here are10 natural ways to reduce stressto get you brainstorming.

Here,the six best hair growth vitamins, according to a scalp expert.

Head to your dermatologist or your local trichologist to get to the bottom of it.