Why Is My Hair Falling Out This Season? 🌿

Have you noticed more hair in your brush, shower drain, or on the floor lately? Before you panic—no, you’re not going bald. What you’re experiencing is seasonal shedding, and it happens to everyone.

Just like the trees drop their leaves in the fall, your hair also follows natural cycles. Here’s why it happens, and how to care for your strands through it.

🌱 The Science of Seasonal Shedding

Your hair is always moving through three phases:

• Growth (Anagen): The active stage where most of your hair is busy growing.

• Rest (Catagen): A short transition stage.

• Shed (Telogen): When strands let go to make way for new growth.

At any given time, about 85–90% of your hair is in the growth phase, while 10–15% is resting or preparing to shed. But when the seasons change—especially summer to fall and winter to spring—a larger percentage of hairs shift into the shedding phase all at once.

That’s why you suddenly see more hair coming out in the fall.

🍂 Why It Happens

• Sun + Summer Stress: UV rays, heat, chlorine, and salt water can weaken strands. In the fall, your scalp naturally releases those damaged hairs.

• Evolutionary Biology: Researchers believe we retain more hair in summer for sun protection, then shed in fall when it’s less needed.

• Weather Shifts: Drier, colder air can make hair brittle and more prone to breakage.

• Lifestyle Factors: Stress, shorter days (less vitamin D), and diet changes can all play a role.

🌿 What To Do About It

Seasonal shedding is normal and temporary—but that doesn’t make it less frustrating when you’re brushing out more hair than usual. What matters is how you care for your strands during this time.

• Be gentle with wide-tooth combs and soft handling.

• Focus on hydration with conditioners, leave-ins, or hair masks.

• Keep your scalp balanced and healthy to support new growth.

• Protect your hair from dryness and friction—think silk pillowcases, towel wraps, and minimal heat styling.

💚 The Sister Sky Approach

At MinkiSoft by Sister Sky, we believe in working with your hair’s natural cycles, not against them. Seasonal shedding is part of your scalp’s rhythm—but nourished, cared-for hair can thrive through every season.

Our mission is simple: keep your strands strong, soft, and healthy—so seasonal changes don’t throw you off balance.