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Illustrated strand explorerExplore illustrated hair shedding and shaft breakage examples. Zoom in on a club end, a fracture and the follicle in the skin, then print a comparison with your notes.
Shedding releases a hair from its follicle; breakage fractures the shaft. Explore these concepts without trying to diagnose a loose hair. Shedding and breakage can occur together.
Club end
A resting hair can leave the follicle with a pale keratin club at its root end. This is one shedding example, not a picture of every shed hair.
What it cannot tell youA club end does not explain why shedding happened or tell you whether its amount is usual for you.
Fracture
Breakage is a fracture along the hair shaft. This drawing shows separated ends with uneven fibers; real fractures can look different.
What it cannot tell youA short strand, frizz or a bulb you cannot see does not by itself establish breakage or its cause.
Skin structure
The follicle is the skin structure that produces a hair. A club end on a loose strand is not the whole follicle coming out.
What it cannot tell youThis simplified diagram does not show a hair-cycle stage or assess whether a follicle is healthy.
The whole picture matters
These examples cannot identify your strand, measure shedding, diagnose a hair condition or choose treatment. An examination and your history help a dermatologist distinguish what is happening.
If you notice new thinning, bald areas, scalp symptoms or a change that concerns you, arrange a care conversation. You do not need to count hairs or pull hairs out to use this guide.
Organize remembered changes for a dermatologist visit →Optional observation note
Write only what you noticed. For example, where you saw loose hairs, what changed, or what you are unsure about. Notes stay in this page for this visit; the tool does not save them.
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Make the most of this tool
Compare the three illustrations and use each detail button to enlarge its focus area. Read the limits beneath the drawings. If useful, write observations and a question for a care conversation, then print the comparison or download your notes.
No. A pale club end can be part of a shed resting hair. The follicle is a structure in the skin. This example cannot establish why you are shedding or predict regrowth.
No. Length and a bulb you cannot see are not enough to classify a strand or identify a cause. These are teaching illustrations. A dermatologist can examine your scalp and hair if you have concerns.
Research checked October 8, 2026. Educational drawings and notes, not a strand identification or treatment tool.
