My eyebrow fell off.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

Damn I hate when that happens! :mad: :cry:

I have battled alopecia ariata for 20 years and go through some pretty bad cycles with hair loss. In the past few years I've lost all the hair on my head except what was already white -- leaving me looking like a chemo-Barbara Bush. :puke:

Now my left eyebrow decided to fall off. :cry: I just woke up, gave it a good scratch and the whole damn thing just came right off.

The whole hair loss thing is sooo random -- I have a permanment brazilian wax but my lower legs look like a testosterone-laden, female weightlifter's. Hair on my arms? Gone with the wind. Hair under my arms? Enough to macrame' and bead.

Sigh.

As if pushing 50 wasn't bad enough.

Maybe I'll have to pull a Zandra Rhodes and just pencil in a wavy, hot pink line where my eyebrow used to be.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. :^( *hugs*

[Hell Hath No Fury]

Thanks.

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

2. Ugh. I'm so sorry.

That just sucks.

:hug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. Yup, it does.

If they both had fallen out, I could have felt like Whoopie. But just one? That is hard to pretend it's not weird. :hi:

[WinkyDink]

3. {{HHNF}} I'm dealing with "the usual" hair loss. I wouldn't mind SO much, except my mother is bald.

I keep telling myself that it isn't life-threatening, as I use my potions and ointments.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. I do that to.

After all, it's just "hair". :D But I was all about the hair in the 80s -- had every New Wave haircut/color you could imagine, so it became an extention of my personality.

Now I'm just feeling old and bald. :D

Speaking of potions, there is an essential oils therapy treatment out there that has been shown to be promising in trials. I'll try to dig up the "recipe" -- might be worth a try for both of us! :hi:

On Edit:

Found it!

Essential Oil Blend for Hair Growth

1. Thyme essential oil - 2 drops
2. Atlas cedarwood essential oil - 2 drops
3. Lavender essential oil - 3 drops
4. Rosemary essential oil - 3 drops
5. Jojoba oil - 1/2 teaspoon
6. Grapeseed oil - 4 teaspoons

Add the first four ingredients into a small glass jar. Mix well. Now add the remaining two ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Massage this mixture into your scalp for at least two minutes every night. Wrap your head in a warm towel after treatment.

Dermatologists at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland gave 43 people, suffering from a rare autoimmune disorder that causes patchy hair loss, the essential oil blend described above and asked them to rub it into their scalps daily. After seven months, 19 regrew as much as half of their hair, while a few regrew almost all of their hair back. The study was reported in the November/December 1999 issue of Health magazine. The researchers speculated that this remedy may also help other types of balding, including midlife thinning for men.

[LynzM]

4. Oh man....

That sucks, I'm sorry... :hug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

7. Thanks!

:hi:

[LynneSin]

8. Wish I could help but I'll send you a hug and a heart

:pals:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Thanks!

I'm ususally all good with what goes on with me, but sometimes, it does get to me. Especially when I start to thinking about dating. :scared:

Googled for some inspiration and found I am in good company! Maybe I should just shave off the other one and make it my Fashion Statement:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. That must be horribly frustrating...

I never heard of this illness. Does bleeding accompany the hair loss?

I'm sorry you have to deal with this. :hug::hug::hug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

11. It's a disease they don't know too much about.

They think it is autoimmune related. It can have a genetic component -- if a family member had it, you are more likely to have it.

What happens is the hair replacement cycle just stops -- so when an old hair falls out, there is no new hair to replace it. The cycle can remain shut off for a few months or permanently, and it can come and go -- you can lose all your hair, grow it all back, and then have it all drop out again, over and over.

It can effect just the hair on your head, or the hair over your entire body, including eyebrows and eyelashes.

There is no pain or bleeding involved -- I just get a little skin tingling thing that tells me a drop is coming.

It can certainly be frustrating, especially when it does something wacky like only drop only one eyebrow. :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. Well I like your wavy hot-pink line solution...

Maybe it'd help bring attention to the problem. :)

Thanks for the info. I hope someone soon figures out how to cure it. :hug::hug::hug: