November 10 2008, 10:33 am PT | Posted in: Female Hair Loss + Hair Loss Causes
Hi
I searched your blog and read that it’s alright to wash my hair every day and washing gently does not increase hair loss. I’m in a hairloss support group for women and so many of us are afraid to wash our hair because we see so much shedding with each hair wash. It’s depressing and can really get to us.
Would you kindly explain why there is so much more visible shedding during hair wash and the gentle managing/drying of it after the wash?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
The washing action will bring out those hairs that would have probably fallen out on their own in the wind or when you do other things throughout the day. Washing will not bring out any more hair than the normal cycling would have brought out on their own.
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