I Have Fine Hair and Wake Up to 20 or More Hairs on My Pillow

Hello,

I’m a 21 year old male. I’ve always had a thick head of fine hair. Over the past 3 years i’ve been concerned with hairloss, probably way over paranoid. There hasn’t been any change in my hair line and no one has mentioned anything to me regarding it looking thinner. I just worry cause i seem to shed alot of hair. I can find 20+ hairs on my pillow (granted i do move alot in my sleep). Strands will come out when i comb and run my hand through my hair. My hair just seems to come out relatively easy. Is this common for finer hair?

To determine if you are losing your hair, you should have an examination. Losing hair on your pillow doesn’t really mean anything to me as you normally lose 100 hairs per day, often at night if you are a rough sleeper, scratch your scalp, or brush it too vigorously.

The presence of different hair thicknesses (fine vs coarse) and hair character (curly vs straight) does not impact the number of hairs you lose every day, nor does it cause more or less hairs to be found on your pillow.