Thread: My Hair Loss Paranoia

So this past year I have been really paranoid about losing my hair. Last year I just got a job where I have to wear a hat all day and since then I felt like my hair was somewhat thinning. My dads is starting to lose his hair and my grandfather is completely bald. So when my boss is off and not around I take my hat off. And just in case it is not the hat, Ive stopped doing something that Ive been doing all my life. Ive stopped shampooing my hair. Maybe those harsh chemicals cause my hair to thin. Its been a couple of months now and I could feel my hair thickening, but it has gotten really oily and I have dandruff now. Stopping my shampoo regiment a smart idea? I have been looking into hair tonics and Ive been hearing good results. I want to get the clubman hair tonic. Anyone else have any other suggestions and where to get them?

I guess I'm lucky as I don't worry about my hair, it's gonna do what it's gonna do... Funny thing about it is that my younger friends are worried about their hair, one is shiny on top now and the other is completely grey now... This year my wife says I have white hairs popping up... Ok.. And??

Maybe worry burns more hair out??

AFAIK, using shampoo or wearing a hat wont affect your hair growth (unless you start using a really harsh shampoo or something). Its going to do what its going to do I guess.

If you're wearing the hat for safety reasons, I'd keep wearing it. Taking the hat off might give you some peace of mind, but I wouldnt risk serious injury for peace of mind!

In terms of the hair tonics, all I can suggest is trying a few out and seeing what you like.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Don't know if this helps (or is what you want to hear), but here's the Wikipedia take on baldness:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldness

(Assuming you haven't done massive Googling on the topic already).

All the best,
Michael.

I'm a Barber. Maybe I can help.

-Wearing a hat will not make you lose your hair quicker. This is a wives tale.
-Your hair seems thicker when you stopped washing it because its collecting dirt, dead skin and dead hair. Thus looking fuller.
-Every human loses 100-150 hairs off their head EVERY day. Even people who are not thinning..... its natural.
-The is no cheap fix for male pattern baldness if there was, there would be no bald people anymore.

My suggestion is go back to washing it. Keep what you do have, healthy. Maybe speak to you Barber bout a haircut for you which can help mask your loss. Please under no means does this mean a "comb-over". I know this may not be what you wanna hear, but hair tonic is as good as snake oil.

AFAIK whether or not you're going to lose your hair is an issue of genetics. Depending on whether you got your father's or your mother's genes and what the hereditary baldness factor was within their ancestors is going to determine how old you'll be when you begin to lose your hair. I used to be very worried about that when I was younger but @ 61 it isn't a big issue for me. A bit thinner than it was when I was in my twenties but I'll probably die with a full head of hair save the skull cap if I live to be 100. Don't sweat it, the older you get the less it matters to you. Now go wash your hair.

The only thing worse than being bald is going bald.

Originally Posted by kooray83

Ive stopped shampooing my hair. Maybe those harsh chemicals cause my hair to thin. Its been a couple of months now and I could feel my hair thickening, but it has gotten really oily and I have dandruff now.

I doubt that the chemicals in the shampoo are causing your hair loss, unless you are sensitive to one or more of the chemicals in the shampoo. Chemical sensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity are rare but do occur. People who are chemically sensitive wash their hair with baking soda and vinegar.

Do not mix the two of them together. Place a couple of spoonfuls of baking soda in a small cup and bring it and a small bottle of apple cider vinegar into the shower with you. Wet the baking soda with a tiny bit of water -- just enough to make a stiff paste you can handle with your fingers. Wash your hair with that. You'll be amazed at how efficiently it works. Rinse the baking soda out of your hair with water and then rinse your hair and scalp with some apple cider vinegar.

While the baking soda does a remarkable job cleaning hair and scalp, it does leave the skin extremely alkaline. The surface of the skin needs to be slightly acid (oils and perspiration -- referred to as the "acid mantle") to maintain a barrier against infection so that is why you do a final rinse with vinegar. Don't worry, when your hair dries it stops smelling like vinegar.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Look on the bright side. I went bald many years ago and now a bottle of shampoo lasts years! Literally...

Gareth

As already mentioned if there was an easy fix for hair loss nobody would be bald.

As a male I think we are lucky to be able to see in our genetic predecessors whether or not, and when, we will lose our hair(except for the ones who had a mother who slipped during a Christmas party). The only exception, I guess, is the guys who lose it really early.

Mostly though I feel bad for the very few women who lose it.

Personally I know from my Farther what it will look like at 50 and how I can see on my oldest brother that it will be thinning out in the 30'ies.

Hair loss is something I know will come and have come to terms with. What is bothering me is the knowledge that after 30 the body will start to slow down =(