You’re halfway through a removal.

You snip. You loosen.
You slide the extensions out.

And then —
You’ve got what looks like a small animal in your hands.

Cue the internal freakout.

“Did I just pull out all her hair?”
“Is this normal?”
“What the hell is happening?”

Let me say it loud and clear:
Yes, this is normal. No, you didn’t ruin her hair.

Here’s the deal: every person sheds about 50 to 100 hairs a day — sometimes more. But when that hair is trapped under a row or tied into a weft for weeks? It doesn’t magically stop shedding.

It just has nowhere to go.

So all that hair that would normally land in her brush, on her pillow, or wrapped around her fingers in the shower?
It’s been collecting — held in place under those extensions.

And now that you’re taking them out, all those strands are finally free to do what they were always going to do: fall out.

It’s dramatic, sure.
It looks like a lot.
Because it is a lot — we’re talking six to eight weeks’ worth of daily shed coming out all at once.

But it’s not a sign of damage. It’s just… human hair being human.

What’s not normal?
If you’re seeing bald spots, clients reporting root pain, or noticing hair breaking off mid-strand — that’s a different conversation. That’s a flag.

But if the hair has its little root bulbs and comes out without a fight?
You’re fine. She’s fine. Everyone’s hair is fine.

If your client’s freaking out, now you’ve got the receipts.
And if you were freaking out? Consider this your calm-down moment.

This is just part of the process.
You didn’t mess up. You didn’t over-tighten.
You’re a great stylist — and this is just how hair works.

Mourning Hair was built by artists who get it.
We’re not just here to sell wefts — we’re here to back you up with the education that makes you look like the expert in the chair.

🖤
Ani
Founder, Mourning Hair