What’s the difference between shedding and breaking?

Destanee

Active Member
Help please.

I have been losing handfuls of hair. When I put my hands over my hair my hand is filled with hair!! When I comb it I loose even more. Most have a white bulb on one end the rest don’t. This has never happened before. Even when I took down my braids I never lost so much hair. I don’t want to keep stressing over the problem for fear it may get worse, but I don’t know what to do or why it’s even happening. Not sure if this matters, but I am three months postpartum.

I’m planning to do an Aphogee treatment tonight. Would this treatment be good for shedding/breakage? Also, do you think putting braids in will make the problem worse?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.
 

Ayeshia

New Member
Ajamericandiva had the same problem after she had her baby...postpartum shedding. ill see if i can find the thread/images/graemlins/kiss.gif
 

webby

Think Slim
OMG, I had the same exact thing...post-partum shedding. I started to use Nexxus Keraphix and the shedding stopped immediately.

I altered my regiment to to the following:

wk 1 Sebastian Penetrait
wk 2 Keraphix
wk 3 Penetrait
wk 4 Nexxus Emergencee followed by Bone Marrow

I alternate each time I wash, going back and forth between Penetrait and Keraphix or Emergencee.

I also use Vita-Tress Biotin creme on the hairline, because it seemed to be thinning.
 

FlowerHair

Reclaiming my time
Re: What’s the difference between shedding and breaking?

The difference between shedding and breaking is that shedding is a whole strand of hair lost, with the white bulb on one end. Breaking is when a strand of hair breaks off from the ends, or even the middle of the strand if your hair is in really bad shape.

I agree with Ayeshia & Webby, it's postpartum shedding.
 
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