shed after a year on big 3

[cateyes81]

Hello

I was just wondering is it common for everyone to experience an increase in shed after a year on the big three? SO far my results have been great its just the past month or so i have nonticed more hair falling out in the shower when i sleep ETC>.... is this common? could my folicles just be getting replaced with thicker ones? Could this mean my hair is just improving more?? i noticed that this forum just tRIPLED in member the past few months! hopefully my post will not get ignored while a hundred other posts keep pushing it down the line.

 

[Guest]

what great results have you got from big 3?? any regrowth? sorry cant help you with the shed, maybe someone els have an aswer...

 

[dead]

It may possibly be a seasonal shed, My hair thins out a little around September each year, this is fairly common but most people with a full head of hair may not notice losing a few hundred hairs.


Seasonal hair shedding


We, and much of the mammalian world, have two main shed seasons. The biggest shed occurs in early autumn and a smaller one in spring. Essentially we are replacing our summer coats with winter coats. Perhaps the best example is the arctic fox that sheds a pigmented summer coat and replaces it with a white coat (camouflage) for winter conditions. Much of the research on seasonal shedding and hair regrowth is conducted with mink (some studies from Australia on sheep and goats too). Researchers have looked at prolactin and melatonin levels among other factors as a potential regulator of the changes in hair growth. Giving mink melatonin, or reducing exposure to daylight, promotes shedding of the summer coat and the onset of the winter anagen growth stage. Possibly it is a similar situation for humans where changes in daylight hours modify the melatonin secretion rate from the pineal gland and this in turn affects hormones and/or their receptors in the skin.

The shed cycle in humans has not been investigated in much detail, but a few studies from the UK demonstrate the seasonal shed cycles. Although there is an increase in shedding during spring and fall, the number of hairs shed still falls within the generally recognized limits of 50 to 100 hairs a day. So in spring and fall the daily shed rate may be closer to 100 hairs a day and in summer and late winter the typical shed rate is closer to 50 hairs a day. However, the average rate of shedding does vary from person to person. Some people can be high shedders, but also have high rates of hair growth and replacement so they have no net hair loss. To understand your own seasonal hair shedding it is better to compare the hair shed rate in spring/fall to summer/winter within yourself rather than compare it to other people. Whether there are still seaonal shed cycles for humans living at the equator is not known - I would guess not if the changes are due to melatonin levels.

 

[techprof]

shedding is normal and happens even for non-male pattern baldness people. As long as you are using Big 3 you are keeping male pattern baldness under control. If your male pattern baldness progresses rapidly you might have to increase the dosage of finasteride or add a topical dht inhitor. but jump on it unless it is needed.

 

[cateyes81]

OK question even for people who suffer with male pattern baldness and are getting treated with the big 3 do they still shed 50-100 hairs a day?

 

[HairShocka]

How are people even counting how many hairs they lose per day. Sure some days, I shed like 30 - 40 hairs in the shower, but besides that it's pretty hard to keep track.