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How many hairs are lost from a person's head each day?

Though the number varies due to factors like health status, age, and stress on the hair follicle, physicians generally agree that between fifty and one hundred hairs may be lost from the scalp each day. There are around one hundred thousand hairs on a person's head, and these hairs are constantly going through a cycle of growth and "rest." It is during the resting phase that hairs may fall out.


As people age, hair follicles may slow down or stop producing new hairs to replace those that have fallen out. Certain health conditions, like alopecia, can also affect a person's ability to grow hair. 


Excessive hair loss (more than 125 hairs per day) may be a sign of a health condition or aging. To avoid rapid or excessive hair loss, be sure to develop healthy stress management behaviors, drink lots of water for healthy skin and blood, and avoid wearing hairstyles that tug on the scalp.

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