Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

I've had my hair pretty big since I was a kid. And its kinda messy.

I was combing it last night and a LOT of hair fell out.

I'm scared, that in 10-20 years I could have a receding hairline or suffer from baldness. Should I keep it short and neat?

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

I've noticed, me being only 14 and all, that whenever a person has long hair (me included), the dead hair gets stuck in the hair. Also, longer hair weighs more, and so ... pulls our more hair. This doesn't mean that you're losing your hair. It just means that if you, once in a while only (even two days worth) comb your head, it appears more hair is falling out than it should be.

However, when normal hair falls out, it means that your hair is dead, and broke off. The root is still there. Receding hairlines and baldness are cause when your hair ROOT is weakening and/or dying. The cell is being weakend, and there is nothing (or almost nothing) you can do about it. It's all genetics. No matter how much you try, you can't change those.

Although some people might argue that short hair causes less strain on the roots, that's pretty much bs. If you "empty" out your hair once a month or two (well, for me, it's every two weeks cause my hair grows fast. It's like it's ALIVE!!! :P), that wouldn't cause as much "stress" on the roots. Our hair is supposed to be able to support huge weights. If this is true, then every woman should have basically no hair. Long or short, it's just genetics.

SO basically, if you want to keep it long and big, go ahead, do it. If you think that a shorter style fits you better, then you can just get a hair cut. (I wouldn't recommend it, cause after i cut my hair, i was almost arrested for not getting a "visitor" badge at my school ... didn't believe i was who i said i was).

P.S. just look at your parents. Which parents hair looks like yours more? Is your dad's, for example, frizzy, and you mom's straight? Well, this way, if you have straight hair, the same thing that happens to them when they get to the 40's will happen to YOU!!!! (duh duh duuuuh) ....

But again, good nourishment also never hurt anyone.

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

whoah relax!!!

Maybe it's b/c you've been under a lot of stress lately.

And the typical human being loses 50 strands of hair on average per day.

So just..chill

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

dude how often do you comb your hair? how often do you wash it. gross

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

I never heard that cutting it helps.

I have heard that using coffee to soak your hair in makes it stronger,and prevents baldness when your older.

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

I agree with 1st person, dont stress!

Reduce the time u wash ur hair per week, like wash it only 3-2 times a week.

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

baldness is hereditary

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

I doubt it.

Nowadays they have plenty o methods to help if you need it one day.

But neat hair is better always.

That's my 2 cents

Does keeping you're hair short when you're young prevent baldness when you're old?

i learned in 9th grade biology that baldness is hereditary but usually from the mother to the son so if you mom's side is safe then you should be, i shed a lot of hair and i never have noticed any thinning so you might just shed a lot like i do plus if you go a while between combings then of course you'l get a lot of sheddage when you do comb