I don't know about y'all, but shedding literally makes me cringe. Every time strands of my hair come out on my fingers, brushes or combs - whether I'm detangling, styling, washing, or prepping for sleep - I feel a little tinge of dread that I'm going bald. Haha...now I would like to assume that I'm just overreacting. I know a little shedding is natural. And for some reason it never really bothered me before when I had locks. But I find myself stressing over it sometimes now that I have a fro (probably because I wasn't worried about length before since it was all there!)
So I decided to put my shedding quantity to the test. I did a little experiment to figure out just how much hair I really lose on a daily basis. For a week straight, I did my normal routine and recorded, through pictures, the amount of detached hair there was at the end of each day. I kept the tufts so that I could have a look at just how much hair I'd loss by the end of the week.
Here are the pictures:
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
I washed my hair twice in the week and restyled about 4.5 times. I had zero shedding on two of the seven days; thus, no picture was taken for those days. Here is the accumulation of hair at the end of the week:
Looking at it from this full perspective helped me realize I wasn't losing quite as much hair as I thought. It also helped me be more conscious of how I washed it, how often I moisturized it (more moisture = less breakage), and how I styled it and what tools I used to style it with. I think it was a great experiment and learning experience and definitely recommend it to you guys. Always awesome to find new ways of learning your head of hair!
How much does your hair shed?
Is my hair shedding a lot or is this the normal amount?
How often do you wash your hair, and how does that affect your amount of shedding?
Here are the pictures:
Sunday
Monday
I washed my hair twice in the week and restyled about 4.5 times. I had zero shedding on two of the seven days; thus, no picture was taken for those days. Here is the accumulation of hair at the end of the week:
How much does your hair shed?
Is my hair shedding a lot or is this the normal amount?
How often do you wash your hair, and how does that affect your amount of shedding?
- "Mo hair"
Rahkua Ishakarah
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