Hair falls out with white bulb at the end?

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Not sure exactly what that is, but it does not look like a bulb to me.

[MrBlonde]

I am shedding right now and all my hairs have the white bulb at then end. I've heard a lot of posters say its sebum or product or the follicle. Nobody seems to know for sure what it is or whether its a good or bad thing.

When I loose a hair there is usually a white substance at the end that can be cleaned off. The white bulb remains underneath this and cannot be wiped off or detached from the hair strand, its is a part of the hair, they are one unit.

My fear is that it means this hair is lost forever. The photo posted shows two hairs coming from this one bulb. I have experienced this also. Just yesterday I lost a long hair with another smaller and thinner one attached to the same white bulb, the smaller hair looked like it had just started to grown and maybe would have eventually replaced the other hair.

If they both have fallen out with the same white bulb attached, which is the starting point for growth from what I can see, my fear that there is no way for this hair to grow again (no starting point if you will) and that these hairs are indeed lost forever.

We need more definitive answers on this

[Ramazan]

Originally Posted by dex89

has anyone experience this? I notice a couple white bulbs at the end, what does this mean? great knowledge will be appreciated.

I was once told that it means that you have reached the maximum phase of growing. It just means that it's time for a new hair to start growing from the exact same area where the hair fell out

[win200]

Just visited a dermatologist this morning. She did a pull test for TE (negative), and showed me two hairs with the small white bulb. She said the bulb indicates hairs that are in the telogen phase, so they'll rest and grow back. Take that for what you will. This was NOT buildup of white material around the base of the shaft, but the small, pin-head white dot.