It's easy to get caught in a spiral of worry when you see strands in your brush or shower drain, but let us reassure you: a certain amount of daily hair shedding is not just normal, it's a sign of a healthy, active hair cycle.

Your scalp is a vibrant ecosystem, home to approximately 100,000 hair follicles. Each of these "mini-organs" is constantly moving through its own independent growth cycle, ensuring that you don't experience a sudden, dramatic loss of all your hair at once. This cycle involves phases of growth (anagen), regression (catagen), and rest (telogen), culminating in the shedding phase (exogen) where old hairs are released to make way for new ones.

So, how much hair is normal to lose? The truth is, it's more than you might think, and it varies from person to person. Generally, healthy individuals can expect to shed between 100 to 150 telogen hairs per day. Another source states this range as approximately 50–100 telogen hairs shed daily. This daily shedding is part of the natural renewal process, where a new anagen hair grows beneath a resting telogen hair and gently pushes it out.

This continuous cycle ensures that while some hairs are actively growing (around 85% are in the anagen phase), others are resting or being shed, allowing your total hair density and number of strands to remain relatively stable. Don't let the sight of shed hair cause you undue stress; it's often just your hair doing its magnificent, natural thing.