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I was so inspired by reading MJ's thread about buzzing his head that I went to the local store and picked up a hair cut kit a month ago. I've buzzed myself to a #1 at least twice already. It doesn't look too bad as I have a good round head shape but my scalp is shiny but o well not much I can do about that. I don't look like Wentworth or Beckham but God made me this way!
I feel liberated and I feel this is the best of the two evils (continue to toppik conceal my diffuse loss or go bald). I have finally come to accept the beckham buzzed look etc.
I am a diffuse thinner (with hair the same as MJ's) now at age 28 and entering the years of my life where hair should be the least of my worries. I should be focusing on my career, mortgage, finances and possibly marriage lol. My hairline is still ok I guess but showing signs of "maturing." I used to put tons of toppik on my crown but my washroom was caked all over with the toppik. I tried everything, to apply it in the tub so I could wash away the toppik but that never worked etc as I had to comb my hair and it fell everywhere. And cleaning it was more a waste of time than anything. The stuff seemed to stick everywhere and the black turned to green in contact with humidity. It stained my washroom countertop etc. Took me a long time to clean it off. It took me at least 30-40 mins in the morning to get my hair to look ok and normal. Everyday was a battle. I felt trapped. Once you walk down the road of concealers then you're fucked!! Because you hide the balding from people, your hairloss progresses and one day when you slip up (or can't cover it anymore) people will find out you use concealers and you will lose far more "face" than if you were to just shave it and accept it. I was always worried about it snowing, raining or if people could see the toppik in the sunlight, etc.
I found that the pros far outweigh the cons in buzzing your hair:
PROS
-having the shaved head looks better because it actually disguises the diffuse loss, with longer hair diffuse is easier to pick out because of the long thin hairs etc...buzzed conceals it alot better
-don't have to be scared about rain, water, sweat! (I can swim and have sex and not worry if I have toppik running)
-don't have to worry about the wind messing your hair or if someone notices the toppik!
-women love to rub the stubble lol
-use far less shampoo, and the shampoo contacts the scalp directly providing better effects
-I don't notice my hair falling out as much anymore as maybe my hairs are shorter and I don't notice but psychologically it's a more positive feeling
-I can wear a hat, helmet (hockey), toque without worrying about my hair being messed up
-I can sleep and wake up and my hair stays the same
-I no longer put any gunk, harmful chemicals such as hairsprays, gels into my hair
-It takes me 5 minutes to walk out the door in the morning suit and tie
-The money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I will be saving from cutting the hair myself and no longer needing hairspray or toppik I can invest.
-I can buzz my hair anytime I want to
-I feel liberated that I can now enjoy life for what it is!! And not be inhibited or caged by my hairloss
-I think that buzzing allows you to better yourself because maybe it might force you to change ways you look at your life, that you become more in touch with yourself (look at the monk life, virtually detached from physical being living more wholesome life etc)
-I can travel with more efficiency. You've read some of the daily regimens on here and it's just not worth it. What happens if you travel? Can you honestly continue with the regimen let's say if you spend 2 weeks in hawaii. You'd have to bring an extra suitcase for your regimen! I recently came back from mexico with some friends and had shaved it prior to my trip and my trip was awesome because I didn't need to constantly monitor my hair etc. Out of bed, quick rinse in the shower and off to the beach. Imagine the sheer emotional and physical horror maintaining a regimen while traveling with a group of friends!!!! Spending longer in the bathroom than some of your female friends to do your hair!!!
CONS
-I don't have the nice dense puff of hair (my nickname in school was afropuff because I had so much hair it just puffed up all the time) to style from time to time but I can live with that. Nothing lasts forever.
So as you can see, if you're a diffuse thinner, the best thing to do is just buzz it down. Your life won't be consumed by combing each strand to cover your scalp etc. There are more important things in life.
I'll still do my cardio and drink green tea but for those out there who haven't buzzed their heads before - just give it a try.
I find many on this board are far too negative and critical about their hairloss. Don't let it be a hinderance to what you can do as a person. I come from a family with no hairloss. My dad is 60 and has more hair than me and my two brothers have full heads of hair in their 30s. When I told my brother about my hairloss he told me one thing is that don't let your hair define your life. This was a period of my life when I would be on propecia, minoxidil etc etc. And that statement resonated within me. He was right. My regimen did define me, it trapped me as bad as balding did.
Buzzing my hair gave me a second life it seems. Thanks for the inspiration Malibujoe. You seem to have the right attitude about hairloss.
And for those who are scared to buzz. Give it a try and see how it looks. You can always regrow your hair.
I feel liberated and I feel this is the best of the two evils (continue to toppik conceal my diffuse loss or go bald). I have finally come to accept the beckham buzzed look etc.
I am a diffuse thinner (with hair the same as MJ's) now at age 28 and entering the years of my life where hair should be the least of my worries. I should be focusing on my career, mortgage, finances and possibly marriage lol. My hairline is still ok I guess but showing signs of "maturing." I used to put tons of toppik on my crown but my washroom was caked all over with the toppik. I tried everything, to apply it in the tub so I could wash away the toppik but that never worked etc as I had to comb my hair and it fell everywhere. And cleaning it was more a waste of time than anything. The stuff seemed to stick everywhere and the black turned to green in contact with humidity. It stained my washroom countertop etc. Took me a long time to clean it off. It took me at least 30-40 mins in the morning to get my hair to look ok and normal. Everyday was a battle. I felt trapped. Once you walk down the road of concealers then you're fucked!! Because you hide the balding from people, your hairloss progresses and one day when you slip up (or can't cover it anymore) people will find out you use concealers and you will lose far more "face" than if you were to just shave it and accept it. I was always worried about it snowing, raining or if people could see the toppik in the sunlight, etc.
I found that the pros far outweigh the cons in buzzing your hair:
PROS
-having the shaved head looks better because it actually disguises the diffuse loss, with longer hair diffuse is easier to pick out because of the long thin hairs etc...buzzed conceals it alot better
-don't have to be scared about rain, water, sweat! (I can swim and have sex and not worry if I have toppik running)
-don't have to worry about the wind messing your hair or if someone notices the toppik!
-women love to rub the stubble lol
-use far less shampoo, and the shampoo contacts the scalp directly providing better effects
-I don't notice my hair falling out as much anymore as maybe my hairs are shorter and I don't notice but psychologically it's a more positive feeling
-I can wear a hat, helmet (hockey), toque without worrying about my hair being messed up
-I can sleep and wake up and my hair stays the same
-I no longer put any gunk, harmful chemicals such as hairsprays, gels into my hair
-It takes me 5 minutes to walk out the door in the morning suit and tie
-The money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I will be saving from cutting the hair myself and no longer needing hairspray or toppik I can invest.
-I can buzz my hair anytime I want to
-I feel liberated that I can now enjoy life for what it is!! And not be inhibited or caged by my hairloss
-I think that buzzing allows you to better yourself because maybe it might force you to change ways you look at your life, that you become more in touch with yourself (look at the monk life, virtually detached from physical being living more wholesome life etc)
-I can travel with more efficiency. You've read some of the daily regimens on here and it's just not worth it. What happens if you travel? Can you honestly continue with the regimen let's say if you spend 2 weeks in hawaii. You'd have to bring an extra suitcase for your regimen! I recently came back from mexico with some friends and had shaved it prior to my trip and my trip was awesome because I didn't need to constantly monitor my hair etc. Out of bed, quick rinse in the shower and off to the beach. Imagine the sheer emotional and physical horror maintaining a regimen while traveling with a group of friends!!!! Spending longer in the bathroom than some of your female friends to do your hair!!!
CONS
-I don't have the nice dense puff of hair (my nickname in school was afropuff because I had so much hair it just puffed up all the time) to style from time to time but I can live with that. Nothing lasts forever.
So as you can see, if you're a diffuse thinner, the best thing to do is just buzz it down. Your life won't be consumed by combing each strand to cover your scalp etc. There are more important things in life.
I'll still do my cardio and drink green tea but for those out there who haven't buzzed their heads before - just give it a try.
I find many on this board are far too negative and critical about their hairloss. Don't let it be a hinderance to what you can do as a person. I come from a family with no hairloss. My dad is 60 and has more hair than me and my two brothers have full heads of hair in their 30s. When I told my brother about my hairloss he told me one thing is that don't let your hair define your life. This was a period of my life when I would be on propecia, minoxidil etc etc. And that statement resonated within me. He was right. My regimen did define me, it trapped me as bad as balding did.
Buzzing my hair gave me a second life it seems. Thanks for the inspiration Malibujoe. You seem to have the right attitude about hairloss.
And for those who are scared to buzz. Give it a try and see how it looks. You can always regrow your hair.
.. but comferting to see people with full head of hair chose to shave it.
