You lose between 50 and 100 hairs from your head every single day.

Hair growth happens in three main stages. The first stage is the growth phase, which lasts between two and seven years. About 90 percent of your hair is in this stage at any time. The second stage is a short transition where the hair stops growing. This lasts about two to three weeks.The final stage is the resting phase. This lasts about three months before the hair falls out. Each hair follicle works on its own schedule. If all your follicles were on the same schedule, all your hair would fall out at once. This is why humans do not shed like some animals do.The American Academy of Dermatology confirms that losing 50 to 100 hairs daily is standard. People with blonde hair have about 150,000 follicles, while people with red hair have about 90,000. Hair grows about half an inch every month. The hair you see is made of a protein called keratin. This is the same material found in your fingernails.The only living part of a hair is the bulb at the very bottom. Cells divide quickly in the bulb to build the hair strand. If the body is stressed or lacks nutrients, it may stop sending energy to hair follicles. This can cause more hair to fall out than usual. However, daily shedding is just the body refreshing itself.