• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Hair loss is caused by a multitude of factors, including aging, stress, hormonal imbalances and bad genetics.

    “Bad” genetics?! Damn, that’s a little fucking judgmental for what is ultimately just a cosmetic issue.

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      Better watch out, when the king of the US government is done with all the queers and chronically ill the baldies are next.

    • billwashere@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      When my head is freezing and I don’t have a hat handy I’m pretty sure that’s not a cosmetic issue.

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      2 months ago

      It’s not just cosmetic. Hair keeps the heat from escaping the head so quickly and, more importantly, it helps keep the head from getting sunburned and skin cancer.

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        2 months ago

        You’re going to tell me that people are applying Rogaine so they don’t have to apply sunscreen? Hm yeah that is a well thought out argument when Rogaine is 10x more expensive.

        No. The male hair loss remedy industry is entirely built around cosmetic vanity, not keeping warm.

        I can sit here and tell you how hair can be host to different parasites or impair your vision while driving or get caught and pulled into power tools and is therefore a bad survival trait.

        But let’s not be absolute morons.

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    2 months ago

    Answer: kind of, as long you keep applying the substance you will regrow all the hair that you have lost and maintain it

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      That’s the problem I’ve always had with baldness remedies. Shaving my head every other week takes less effort and saves money. Plus I’ve been bald since highschool so I’m kinda used to it at this point.

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      2 months ago

      Hair loss remedies are always criticized on the grounds that you need to continue using them to continue seeing the benefits.

      I don’t know why this complaint surfaces for hair loss medications in particular, when a lot of things are like this. Insulin. Depression drugs. All supplements. Etc.

  • FreeSoftware Ganoo@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I’m bald and started shaving my head as soon as I noticed it was thinning (19 yrs old). I like the lack of maintenance and I think I look good with a bald head. \o/

    Wouldn’t change it tbh.

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      I’m with you but I would like the option honestly since I’ve been bald for over 30 years. Never having a bad hair day and razors being cheaper than haircuts are definitely a plus. But hitting your head on anything is almost always some sort of gash.

      But damn if I don’t have dreams sometimes of running my fingers through my hair.

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      2 months ago

      Hey, I’m glad you can pull it off! I would look really weird with a shaved head. I would think there’s still maintenance involved though. How often do you have to shave it?

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        2 months ago

        I think 95% of people would look better bald than holding on to thinning hair. I shave daily because I like it smooooth, but it only takes a few minutes in the shower.

  • iopq@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Finasteride effectively cured male pattern balding already. It’s safe and effective, the only downside is that you need to keep taking it