Stress does funny things.
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Maybe genetics.
Maybe
Capitalism top Freedom bottom
I doubt many homeless people consider themselves "free"
They are free though.
True, free to die of preventable illness, starvation or exposure after being kicked out of the alley they were sleeping in for the 5th time in a month. No one is free under this economic system.
They are the only free ones in this economic system.
It's hair.
None of those top things will have any impact on androgenic alopecia except the lotion/shampoo, depending on the ingredients. Minoxidil+finasteride really does work, some folks get better results faster than others but consistent application will get you results inevitably. Any other drugs/chemicals claiming to prevent or reverse hair loss are at best unproven and are probably just a scam. Hair plugs are also a much better option than they used to be, a bit more of a pain in the ass on the front end but once it's done you never have to worry about going bald again for the rest of your life.
You know what? Just use water. But maybe use some sodium first to get the chemics out of your hair.
You should wash your scalp at least sometimes.
surfactants are bad for yo' scalp
but then again so is testosterone
Hair is 100% genetic, products ain't going to do shit about that. It's all just a scam targeted at insecure men who want to achieve unrealistic body standards pushed by society. Just own the bald, or don't, do what you want to do and fuck society.
That's my plan. When I lose too much hair I'm shaving all this shit down
Hell yeah. I even bought one of these.*
There's an old saying: "God only made so many perfect heads. The rest he covered with hair."
- If you're remotely interested in good music, Pat Finnerty's 'What makes this song suck' series on YouTube is pretty hilarious.
I mean, yes, hair is genetic... but genetics also include epigenetics.
If you take two identical twins, both prone to alopecia, give one of them 45 years of nothing but unending stress, and the other a calm and relaxing life, I'm pretty confident your stressed out twin is gonna be more bald more quickly than the other.
But, to go back to general agreement: Yeah basically every common hairloss prevention whatever is a almost entirely a scam.
We're talking like... twice daily usage for months results in... 15 to 8 new hairs per sq centimeter, for rogaine/minoxidil.
Sure, technically, it does work... but just barely, and you'd have to keep using it forever, and even if you did, if you're prone to hairloss, you'll hit a follicle loss rate that exceeds the regrowth rate at some point.
It is what it is bro😭
I have some kind of alopecia, as a woman. It all started falling out when I was 14. I kept a pixie cut, dyed blonde, for over 15 years because of it. Crying in front of the mirror was inevitable all through those years.
Wasn't until my early 30s it started to.. idk, get a little fuller, but it's still thin. Luckily, I also stopped giving a fuck about it about then. I stopped cutting it, I stopped dying it. I now have long hair for the first time since I was 14.
When I met my husband, he wore a hat, indoors. Whenever we go out he wears a hat still. He has thinning hair up top. The man's so tall I hardly see it. I hardly notice it, and it doesn't look bad anyway. I realized he feels the same for me, and most people aint gonna judge you for something like that. Why do we judge ourselves so harshly?
Anyway, Topix makes a fiber powder. I cried with joy the first time I used it. It's not a permanent solution nor an everyday one, but if you have an event to attend, I highly recommend it for a boost of confidence.
Combine the minoxidil with finasteride, once you have the hair back where you want it you can discontinue the minoxidil and just take the finasteride
Ayo I see you one down voter, just know you outed yourself as the top image.
But honestly bro same just accept it and shave. Join us in bald-hood and cap wearing. It's not so bad. (This is satire, I don't care if youre bald or not)