Hair Facts

Hair Facts

• We each have about 100,000 hairs on the scalp.
• You need to lose about 50% of your hair before Hair loss becomes
• It is normal to lose 50-100 hairs from the head each day.
• Scalp hair grows at a rate of about 1 cm, (just under half an inch) a month.
• Each hair on the head grows for about 4-7 years before being shed.
• Approximately 40 million men and 30 million women in North America are experiencing hair loss.

Hair defines many things for women-personality, attractiveness, success, and health, social status, and even family tradition.  Hair loss in women has long been considered a taboo due to social stigma.  It’s much more common than most people think – roughly 30 million adult women in North America are experiencing thinning hair and hair loss, and some 50% of all women do by age 50.  The psychological effects for women can be devastating.

African and Caucasians are more prone to baldness than Asians.  “Today the first person a thinning hair victim talks to is likely to be their hair stylist.  That’s why stylists are reaching out for more information.  They’re now an important resource; the first line of defense against hair loss.”  Dr. Shelley Friedman D.O.

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