Hair loss prevention: should I talk to a family medicine doctor, or should I ask the hair salon?

Hi, I am concern about serious hair loss in the near future because I am experiencing seeing more than 10 strands of hair losses every shower. I am 20 yr old male.





Of course, I will probably lose a lot more hair when going into 40's just as my Dad. However, I would like to know of potential prevention methods, and confirm whether if I am experiencing anything serious as of now.





Should I speak to a family doctor, someone from regular hair salon, or other sort of hair specialist? What is the cause of hair loss at young age? Could there be a problem with my shampoo (shampoo/conditioner)? Is my hair gel expiring or something? Does the weather/environmental temperature has anything to do with it?





What are some common ways to maintain healthy and strong hair?





My apologies for so many questions, but please provide informative answer, thanks!!!!Hair loss prevention: should I talk to a family medicine doctor, or should I ask the hair salon?
First of all...ALWAYS ask a doctor. All the people at a hair salon will do is tell you to use their products to help fix the problem. Its a bunch of bull.





The girl above me was right. 50-250 strands a day is acceptable, but usually not noticable. If you feel that you're losing more hair than usual, you need to see a doctor and see what they say. The people who normally handle hair loss are dermatologists.





Hair loss at a young age can be caused by many things: lacking in iron, certain vitamins ((mostly Bs)) and nutrients, stress, excessive weight loss, or just early signs of androgenetic alopecia ((fancy name for male pattern baldness)).





Shampoo and conditioner is rarely a problem and doesn't actually cause hair loss. A good shampoo to use is the Nioxin line ((sold in speciality shops such as Sally's, Master Cuts and Trade Secret or it can be ordered offline)). I doesn't make your hair grow or actually make it thicker, but it makes it look thicker, so if it starts to look like your losing hair, thats really good. It's pricey but better than Rogaine ((which can actually do worse than any other treatment rather than good)).





As for weather and environment, hair tends to shed more around spring and autum because that is when the hair goes into the telogen, or resting, phase.





To keep your hair strong and healthy, try taking Biotin. It can be found in most vitamin sections and helps the hair grow healthy and faster. It's pretty inexpensive.





I hope this helped you out! Good Luck! =]