Guides
Scalp and shedding
Pattern hair loss does not normally hurt, itch or flake. When the scalp is part of the story, the cause is usually something else, and some of those causes move fast. These guides cover the scalp questions people search most and the shedding question underneath them.
Try it
Hair in the shower is the question most of these searches start with. The shedding calculator turns a wash-day count into a per-day estimate and says when it has gone on long enough to book.
Heads up
A scalp that is red, painful, burning, itchy, scaly or has pustules where hair is thinning, or a shiny bald area with no visible pores, needs a dermatologist this week. Early care protects the follicles that are left.
Guides in this section
Coming soon: Normal Hair Loss in the Shower: How Much Is Too Much?; Seborrheic Dermatitis and Hair Loss; Sore or Tender Scalp With Thinning Hair; Hair Loss From Medications: Losartan, Metoprolol, Lisinopril; Hair Loss in Kids and Teens; Hair Thinning in Patches.