I have a lot of questions about my hair and thought I would make one thread rather than a lot of small ones. I have medium length, straight, dark brown (pretty much black) hair. I currently use TIGI Bed Head, and Mitch 2-in-1 Shampoo + Conditioner.

1. My first problem is my hairline, it’s shaped like an upside down U. The main problem I have with this is that because of the hairline shape the hair grows outward in opposite directions. So when I try to do a side-part or spike it up, one side is always sticking up. A good way to describe this is kind of a natural middle part.

2. My second problem is my hair’s volume (or lack of). It always seems flat. I’m not sure if my hair is thick or thin, but I have gotten commented on how much hair I have. It has a hard time holding a style usually. For example, I cannot get it to lay back.

3. My last problem is recent. I’ve began noticing a lot of hair falling out, especially when I shampoo or put product into it. I notice I always have 5-15 hairs in my hands afterwords. Even when I run my hands through my hair, I am able to get some hair strands. Also when I look at my hair, I can very slightly see my scalp through it (although I think this is normal), but all this has gotten me worried lately. Baldness does not run in my mom’s side of the family, and my dad has a slightly receded hairline. Is this MPB, or something else?

Thanks in advance.