Update: Quit 50mg nicotine shaved my head and my hair fall completely stopped? Need some perspective
Hey guys following up on my last post. You can check my profile for photos of how bad my hair fall was a couple weeks ago when it was long.
I was losing crazy amounts of hair daily and really panicking. On Sept 21st I quit nicotine cold turkey after 4 years of heavy vaping. I was doing 50mg salts using 5mL every 2 days so about 100mg of nicotine daily. Around the same time I shaved my head to reset everything and see what my scalp actually looks like (the part that looks like it has thinned in the first picture is just angle).
Here is what is confusing me. Once the fresh stubble started coming back after shaving I realized I wasnt seeing any hair falling out at all.
Even when I pull on the stubble with my nails or rub my head zero hair comes out. Looking at my head now I honestly dont see any obvious bald spots or major thinning either.
Is quitting 4 years of heavy nicotine vasoconstriction actually opening up my blood flow and stopping the shed this fast? Or is it just an illusion because the hair is buzzed short so I cant notice it as easily?
Has anyone who quit heavy vaping or shaved during a bad shedding phase experienced this? Would love to hear your thoughts.