Losing your hair sucks

stevieraveon
stevieraveon Posts: 413
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I've had a slowly receding hairline up front for a few years now..it's not too bad yet and a lot of friends my age are way worse off than me, but the inevitability of knowing I'll probably lose it all just sucks. Ready to just give myself a crewcut and say fuck it.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    My hairline had been slightly thinning, but in recent months I started doing things and now it seems a lot fuller, almost back to my teenage years.

    1. Massage your scalp with a vitamin rich shampoo. I used to be scared to scrub thinking it would make my hair fall out, when in fact only weak hairs fall out that were going to fall out anyway. Cleaning your scalp good gets rid of the oil that blocks your hair follicules from growing. That's why bald people have shiny heads. Their scalps produce lots of oil which prevents hair growth. Also massaging your scalp promotes circulation, which is also good for hair growth.

    2. Don't wear a hat for long periods when you are sweating. While the pressure from the hat will not cause hair loss, it helps trap sweat and dirt into the pores on your head, preventing hair growth. I stopped wearing a hat when I jog.

    3. Drink lots of water!

    4. Eat healthy! Mixed nuts and veggies.. avoid red meat.

    5. Avoid stress.




    Other than that, its mostly genetic and there's not much you can do, but these tips will help.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    i am able to identify myself at the vh1 honors show by my bald spot :(


    fortunately i don't give a shit....:)
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    i feel bad for your hair loss
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    but seriously, its gonna happen to me too.....
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  • monster95
    monster95 Posts: 127
    remember:

    grass doesnt grow on a busy street !

    shave it all off man !

    the girls luuuv it........



    well..some do anyways ...haha
    I plan to live forever.so far so good !
  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    Has anyone here used regaine? or know someone close that has used it? A friend that works in Pfizer as a marketing manager for regaine says it helps preventin hair loss, its eficient but you must use it all your life otherwise if you stop using it in ten year, you will get bald very quickly and look as if you never used it
  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    no one? :(
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    cutback wrote:
    i am able to identify myself at the vh1 honors show by my bald spot :(


    fortunately i don't give a shit....:)


    I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU ;)
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU ;)

    PISS OFF!!!! :p:D
  • Inhiding230
    Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    My husband was bald by age 20. His hair still grows around his head but none on the top so he just shaves it. I think it is very sexy and I know that lots of other women think so, so don't worry about it, make it a positive thing. Just shave your head :D
  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    seren327 wrote:
    My husband was bald by age 20. His hair still grows around his head but none on the top so he just shaves it. I think it is very sexy and I know that lots of other women think so, so don't worry about it, make it a positive thing. Just shave your head :D
    My wife wants me to put hair implants in a few years, I want to shave.
  • CityMouse
    CityMouse Posts: 1,010
    imagine being a woman and losing your hair!
  • Gremmie95
    Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    Shit, I'm 31 and have been losing my hair since my early 20's. The Wahl home hair cutting system has savd me about $1k in hair cuts in that time! Bald is beauty baby!!!!
  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    CityMouse wrote:
    imagine being a woman.....

    this is scary enough in itself ;)
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    A cure will be out in 3 years, bro. No worries.

    http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/29/617362.aspx

    In the meantime, keep what you have by using Rogaine.



    ***On another topic, how do you think the world would be when there are no bald men (unless they want to be)? Personally, I think this will put short and overweight men at a serious disadvantage, and will therefore change the dating world as we know it. ;)
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    monster95 wrote:
    shave it all off man !

    the girls luuuv it........



    well..some do anyways ...haha
    I got sick of men with shaved heads about 10 years ago and they just seem to be multiplying! It looks better than comb overs I'm sure but it's not flattering to everyone.

    I think it must really suck to lose your hair. My husband's hairline started receding about 5 years ago and I know it kind of bums him out even though he's accepted it. What else can you do? But he's still just as hot to me. I wouldn't care if he grew the rest of his hair out, wrapped it around his head and stuck a bone in the top! :D
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,131
    CityMouse wrote:
    imagine being a woman and losing your hair!

    Yup. I was sick last year and lost half of my hair -- no fun. Fortunately, most of it is growing back.

    As for men who lose their hair: Right before I got married, someone tried to tweak me about my fiance's receding hairline. I just replied that baldness is a sign of virility. :-)
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,240
    I have an increasingly large bald spot on the back of my head and really dont care. It is what it is.

    of course that first sunburn hurt like a mother
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,822
    I have a lot of insecurities, so I am very happy to not be losing my hair. It's gray, but it's not going anywhere! :p
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    im only 20 and im already pretty far receded up front... my hair is still thick though and my bangs are long enough that i got good coverage... but youre right it SUCKS... i dont have a chance in hell cause my dads and both my grandpas are bald... thank god i got a good face that can rock the bald look... like a younger ed harris :D
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    saveuplife wrote:
    A cure will be out in 3 years, bro. No worries.

    http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/29/617362.aspx

    In the meantime, keep what you have by using Rogaine.



    ***On another topic, how do you think the world would be when there are no bald men (unless they want to be)? Personally, I think this will put short and overweight men at a serious disadvantage, and will therefore change the dating world as we know it. ;)
    YAY! :D
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