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[–] 46 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah but bottom man is, like, 27.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I'm pretty sure that "homeless man" is AI generated.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Take DHT blockers

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  • [+] 96 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    technically estrogen works lol

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Yeah, how does this happen?

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Possibly too much washing and shampoo. Washing your hair too much can be damaging to your hair.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    That what I’ve told all my girlfriends. They’ve all said I have beautiful eyelashes and they want to know if I do anything to them.

    I have literally never touched an eyelash besides wiping one out of my eye.

    When I had shoulder length hair, I washed it with head and shoulders every other day and never got split ends.

    Now some of that is probably genetics, but also I do think that so many beauty products that women are sold is designed to keep them buying shit to “fix” things that their body will eventually fix on its own. Humans didn’t evolve washing their hair with 3 different soaps every day. Hair just kind of takes care of itself, and the only thing that might need fixing is dandruff.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    My ex was always fascinated with how soft my hair was compared to hers and generally in good condition. She refused to believe I didn't use any product as from an all in one shampoo.

    Meanwhile, she dyed her hair once a month and had an entire shelf of different products that were supposed to give her volume, bounce and spring while enhancing the color. Some days I swear her hair smelt like spray paint and felt like sand paper.

    Edit: some English

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Same. However, I started using Redken shampoo and conditioner and that shit is amazing. It costs over $100 but lasts me forever and makes my hair so nice. But I only use it every few days.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Genes and hats. And I mean like wearing hats 99% of the time. Your hair and scalp need oxygen.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    That sounds like a myth. I had a friend who lost his hair in his early 20es. People told him it's because he was wearing hats most of the time. Another friend lost his hair at the same time and was never wearing a hat. I still have most of my hair at 40 and i wear a lot of hats and always have.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Like a rubber hat? I also doubt that the hair itself "needs oxygen" so much that a tissu will prevent the dead thing to like look ok?

    I'd say genes and too much cleaning away fats and stuff from the scalp.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    It's because hair care products are a scam. That natural body sebum is all your hair needs. Most products cause an imbalance on your scalp and you way overproduce as a response, hence hair getting gross fast. It took months of greasy hair before I got to a healthy level. I use soap in my hair at most once a week. It's often more than 7 days before I feel I should wash nowadays. I have over 12 inches of hair for reference.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    cause an imbalance on your scalp and you way overproduce as a response, hence hair getting gross fast.

    Can we please stop spreading this myth? Scalps do not adjust sebum production based on how much is washed off. There's no way for dead hair cells to report oiliness to their follicles - they don't have nerves, they don't send signals.

    Sebum production is controlled by hormones. Different people produce different amounts. If you find that washing your hair every few days will suffice for your skin/hair type, that's great. But that advice doesn't work for everyone. If someone with skin that naturally produces high amounts of sebum follows your advice, they may end up with Seborrheic Dermatitis, which can cause dandruff, hair damage, and hair loss.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    How do you explain going from excessive oiliness in less than 30 hours to the same level of oiliness taking 7 days? It was a long transition but you're telling me I'm a freak and everyone else with the same outcome are simply outliers? I know there's a genetic aspect, but I had a very real change over time.

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  • There’s nothing wrong with it if it works for you.

    Personally, I produce a lot of sebum, and I’ve had to consult my dermatologist about it. I’m not a medical expert and I won’t claim to be - I just don’t want people who are in my boat to follow medical advice that could make their problems worse. One size does not fit all.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just shave your head. Most people can rock it. I shave my head and I am not balding at all, because I like the look and just can't be bothered to "care for" my hair.

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    And we ask which one is living life right?!

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    [–] 65 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    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.
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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Stress does funny things.

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    surfactants are bad for yo' scalp

    but then again so is testosterone

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    Maybe genetics.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Maybe

    Capitalism top Freedom bottom

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    I doubt many homeless people consider themselves "free"

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    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)

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You know what? Just use water. But maybe use some sodium first to get the chemics out of your hair.

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