How much hair shedding is normal?

Losing somewhere in the range of 50 to 100 hairs a day is considered ordinary. Most of it you never notice, which is why a shower drain or a hairbrush can look alarming when it's simply a few days' worth in one place. What matters more than the count is the change: more than usual, for you, over several weeks.

Why does shedding often start a few months after something stressful?

There's a well-documented delay. A shock to the system — illness, surgery, a big weight change, having a baby, a genuinely awful few months — can push a batch of hairs into their resting phase at once, and they fall out roughly two to three months later. Which means the shedding usually arrives when life has already settled down, and feels like it came from nowhere.

Can a supplement stop hair falling out?

No, and be wary of anything that says otherwise. What a supplement can do is cover the nutrients hair growth relies on — biotin, zinc, selenium and the rest — so a gap isn't part of the picture. If shedding is heavy, patchy, sudden, or comes with scalp changes, see your GP. Thyroid issues and low iron are common, testable and treatable, and no gummy substitutes for finding out.

How long before I see new growth?

Hair grows roughly one centimetre a month, so patience isn't optional. Most people look for regrowth at the hairline and part at around the three-month mark, and judge it properly at six. Photos in the same light, same part, once a month. Far more reliable than your memory of what your hair looked like in June.

What's in the Flexies formula?

Advanced Hair, Skin & Nail is built around biotin, keratin, collagen, zinc and selenium — the structural and nutrient side of hair, skin and nails. Doses are printed on the label, not hidden in a blend. Note it isn't vegan, as it contains collagen and keratin.

Hair Shedding: What's Normal, What Isn't, and What a Supplement Can Realistically Do

If you've been staring at the shower drain lately — here's how to read what's happening, when to see a doctor, and where a hair supplement genuinely fits.

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The shower drain moment

Almost everyone we hear from describes the same scene: hair around the drain, hair on the pillow, a ponytail that feels thinner in your hand than it used to. It is a genuinely unsettling thing to notice, and it tends to get noticed all at once.

Some perspective first. Shedding 50 to 100 hairs a day is normal, and hair moves through growth and resting phases on its own schedule. Seasons, stress, a new baby, a tough year — they all show up in your hair eventually.

When it's a GP conversation, not a gummy one

We'd rather say this early than bury it. Book an appointment if you're seeing:

→Sudden or heavy shedding that came on quickly
→Bald patches, a widening part, or a receding hairline
→Scalp irritation, flaking, pain or redness alongside it
→Other changes: fatigue, weight shifts, heavy periods, feeling the cold

Low iron and thyroid changes are common in women, easy to test for, and very treatable. Finding out is worth far more than any supplement.

"Had a terrible haircut last year and was desperate to grow it out. These have genuinely sped up the process — my hairdresser commented that my hair's growing faster than usual. Even my baby hairs are filling in around my hairline."

Freya M., Hobart TAS — verified customer

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Where a supplement actually fits

Hair is one of the first things your body deprioritises when nutrients are short. A supplement's honest job is closing that gap so a deficiency isn't part of the story — not overriding genetics, hormones or a thyroid.

Biotin

The nutrient most associated with keratin production, and the one most hair formulas are built around.

Keratin and collagen

The structural proteins hair and nails are made of.

Zinc and selenium

Trace minerals involved in normal hair maintenance and growth cycles.

Daily consistency

Hair grows about a centimetre a month. This is a months-long project, not a fortnight one.

A realistic timeline

→Weeks 1–4. Nothing visible. Nails and skin often shift first, which is a normal order of events.
→Months 2–3. Short new hairs along the hairline and part — the ones that stick up and won't lie flat. That's the good sign.
→Months 4–6. Enough length for density to actually read differently. This is when to compare your photos.