Hair Loss: How to stem the tide?

Hey e'erbody


I need sometips on hair loss. My hair is thinning out and have huge clumps of hair in my big tooth combs and detangling brushes. I have begun taken Biotin, but what other pointers can you give me while I go through some hair loss? Is this permanent? will my hair come back? I want my afro back! My texture has changed and now i look like i got a perm, (and i done swore off perms). I'm thinking about chopping it off, But i really don want to, because the hair i got is showing some length, after about a year and a half of growing it out. But what did some of you do about it?

As I was told during my days of hair loss, up your protein, drink plenty of water and keep heat elements out of your hair, although you will still lose some hair.

I'm going through the same thing and like you ready to chop my hair off and start over.  I've begun taking biotin and I have increased my protein this has been for about a month now I can't say that I see any difference yet but I'll hang in there a few more months if I dont see any real change by the spring I'm gonna cut it and start fre****'s so weird having such little hair on the side and long hair in the back.

Ummzeez, I am sorry to hear this is happing to you, from your post it sounds like your hair is natural (non chemically treated).  I have been looking around for someone else with afroamerican natural hair to see how their hair loss experience was going.  

I am so worried about this hair lost crap.  I am almost 2months out and I'm trying to get as much protein as I can and I handle the water let me tell you., but I am still so worried. I have never permed my hair and Its taking me 26yrs to get my hair this long (see avatar pic). and it thin to begin with already.   I'm trying to get myself mentally prepared but I know I'm going to cry alot.  I just keep praying it won't be so bad and that all the protein I'm taking now will lessen the affect.

The only advise I can give is to go No-Poo ( stop using shampoo & restrict conditions with the same harsh chems found in shampoos) I have been No-Poo for 3years now, I also deep overnight conditioner my hair once a month but I have upped it to every 2wks since I had surgery.   I use Honey, EVOO, other oils, & and sauve straberry protein silk conditioner. 

I am wishfully thinking that since I braid my hair for 2wks to a 1mon (I deep condition & moisurize while its braided in a pineapple) and there will be less manipulation, that this will reduce my hair loss.  Dont tell me I'm wrong. I need something to hold on tooo....
 

i do the no-poo been doing that for about as long as i been natural, and i add olive oil to the conditioner(usually a cheap conditioner like suave or white rain, but i been using tresemme since it was ion sale 2 big bottles for 5 bucks and it has lasted, and i have gone back to deep protein conditioning(avocado/mayo, or this protein conditioner i came up with it has so much stuff in it i done forgot whats in it LOL i think it has egg powder, mayo, peppermint and rosemary oils, coconut and olive oils... its VERY PROTEIN-y) i havent deep conditioned in a looong time, so i am beginning to go back to it... girl you just dont know i put the whole kitchen in my hair, i clarify wash with baking soda or lemon, or apple cider vinegar, if i Do shampoo my hair, i use this 100 percent olive oil soap or the pure african black soap, and usually conditioner wash in between then. some suggest cutting split ends, but like i said i will have to see how my hair looks after a few months.

Stay up, keep it natural, and we'll ride this out together

My only advice is to make sure you get all your protein and vitamins in. I don't think it matters if your hair has chemicals or is natual if you don't get enough protein every day you can expect hair loss and thinning. I have found that keeping my hair short helps.