little white bulb on end of fallen hair

[StoptheMadness]

When my hair falls out I notice a little white bulb on one of the ends. Do anyone of you guys notice this with your fallen hair? What the heck does this mean?

 

[ronaldkia]

i think thats dandruff, we all have that, even non balding people have that.

 

[jayC99]

The bulb indicates shed. Trust me, I had the same problem about 9 months ago.

 

[StoptheMadness]

I am guessing that most of us here have that little white bulb if we look closely. I am not panicking or anything, but just wondering if that white bulb means a new hair would be growing in its place? I don't know, I am just thinking out loud here.

It seems an inordinate number of hair is falling - they all have this tiny white bulb at the end. So basicall I have been shedding for like 3 years.

 

[Dinzy]

White bulbs are totally normal. You will see them on any normally shed hair, including body hair, eyleashes, etc. I forget the details but basically when a follicle stops growing some flesh that is attached to the hair detaches from the follicle and stays attached to the hair. This is the white bulb

 

[StoptheMadness]

Dinzy,
So basically the follicle is dead? Which means sheds are bad then. Good Grief :-(

 

[hellohello]

No i belive it's good when they come out with the bulb.
It means the hair didn't break due to thinning.

It's part of the natural cycle of a hair follicle.

 

[DonaldAnderson]

thats how its suppose to be.

 

[The Gardener]

The follicle is NOT dead, it's completely normal, part of the rest and growth cycle, and has nothing to do with male pattern baldness.

 

[powersam]

i wish people would learn to use the search function. this exact question and many others seem to be asked AND answered on a weekly basis. there is so much information on this board just waiting for someone to use the search function and find it. if you can use Google you can use the search function