Losing Hair Lately? This Might Be Why

Nov 06, 2017, 12:14 PM

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If you’ve been staring at your brush or your shower drain and feeling like you’ve been losing a lot of hair lately, don’t despair. A recent British Journal of Dermatology study suggests that shedding more strands in the summer and fall is normal.

A seasonal pattern of hair loss has been long suspected; it’s been observed anecdotally and documented in previous small studies.