when i wash my hair, i gather all the tips and put them together. i always notice hair strands that are longer and loose, so i pull them out. why is my hair falling out? could it be something hormonal, becuase i know im not in balance right now. or am i doing something wrong? any help out there?

id appreciate any replies. thank you.
DA

Lots of things can cause hairloss. Anything from stress to a mixture of medications. If it gets serious maybe you should go see a doctor. Hair is hard to grow back.

Have your thyroid checked. Mine is causing my hair to fall out.

Well, if it's a significant amount there can be many factors...have you recently lost a lot of weight in a quick amount of time, or had anything that could be a shock to your body? When a body is stressed hair can result in falling out. On a side note...you loose over a 100 strands of a hair a day, and most of it is lost in the shower...that's normal. But, if you are losing alot, go to a derm who can perscribe you something...or try rogain I suppose?

As to why your hair is falling out, there can be many reasons, already addressed here. If you are near the age of menopause, hair will often start to fall out, then grow in again later (hopefully!). Also, permanent haircoloring products can cause hair loss.

I am near menopause, and started losing a lot of hair, to the point of beginning to see a bare spot on top of my head (which was really horrifying--I thought I might be going completely bald!). So I started taking a high potency multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, and I tried a product called Tricomin (do a search to find it on the net). I use the shampoo, conditioner and spray-on solution. I first started noticing that my hair was growing faster than usual. Then after about 3 months of use, I can now say that my "bare" spot is pretty much gone, and my hair is thicker all over. I'm also not losing nearly as many hairs daily as I was.

I don't know if it was the Tricomin, or the vitamins (or both). I read an independent report on various hair "regrowth" products, and Tricomin was listed as one that really does seem to work well, for women anyway. Many men have not had such good results with it.

Also, the nutritional supplements Biotin and Silica are both supposed to help hair grow. You might want to take them in addition to a good multiple vitamin/mineral supplement. Good luck to you.

im not near menopause. im only 16 and i think my hormones are imbalanced. not only is my hair falling out, but i have some acne problems too http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif. so can imbalanced hormones be the cause of my hair loss?

How much hair are you losing? It's normal to lose 80-100 or so hairs a day. Does your hair look considerably thinner overall than it used to? If not, then you probably aren't losing too much hair.

Normal hormonal fluctuations (such as at puberty and menopause/perimenopause) can cause hair loss, which is usually temporary, and the hair will grow back in most of these cases. Unless you are losing a very large amount of hair to the point where your head is starting to look thinned out, I don't think you have anything to worry about.