White Sheath at End of Pulled Hair

Hi,

I am 20 male and when I pull on my hair, it comes out with a white sheath at the end. It is not just a white bulb, but rather it is a white sheath. Also, sometimes when I pull out hair, two comes out in the same white sheath. So sometimes I am not even pulling out one single hair, but two hairs attached to the same white sheath. Is this what normal balding hairs look like?

If you pull on your hair, less than 5% of the hair should come out like what you are saying. If it is more than that, maybe you have early hair loss and should get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to make a diagnosis. The white tip you are seeing is mucus (sebum) in a hair that has started to go out of anagen and into telogen and is nothing to worry about by itself.