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I was just wondering whether or not this is a fact or a myth but I was told that my hair must be styled into a buzz cut or a Caesar cut in order to get rid of my dandruff. I've been told by my some of my co-workers, including my boss that my hair won't grow back the same way unless I cut it all off. They say that once the dandruff gets to the hair, it needs to be shaven so that it can be fixed. I've even heard one of them say that a lot of beauticians and barbers recommend that too.
I thought that the problem that needed to be rectified was the scalp. I didn't think that I had to remove all of my hair. And this is clearly not the first time I've received such a suggestion. The good news however, is that I don't have to keep my hair short. I am actually allowed to grow my hair out while I'm there, but they told me that long hair is played out, and they say that women dislike it. And they even had the audacity to make erroneous claims, saying that I'll remain single if I don't cut it all off and that long hair was only in style during the 1990s. They pretty much said that I'd look stupid with long hair too. That is, to put it lightly, but thankfully I won't be fired for having long hair.
Any advice on what shampoos I can use in particular? You see, I was a former long hair, and I'd like to grow it back, but I really need to keep on top of my dandruff whilst I'm at work for obvious reasons. I read about Nizoral being extremely effective though.
And I really don't have anything against bald people, but the types of people that have made various attempts to dissuade me from growing my hair out were usually people that sported buzz cuts and Caesar cuts. Some of them happened to be bald too, and they always try to assert themselves as to why baldness is so much better. I simply don't get it, but if any of you have any supportive advice to offer, which I'm certainly sure about, I'll definitely appreciate it.
Well, you see, you could wear a hat whilst at work and let the hair grow inside which would prevent the snow from leaking out. But a "former longhair" would knowest that I would almost think.
There are plenty of shampoos out there that work well against dandruff (not the usual pantene, head and hsoulders, and whatnot, these never worked for me, but special ones you can get at the pharmacy).
Also, look up Betnelan for hair, I use that.
Head and Shoulders worked for me, so that why I said use anything, but YMMV.
I'm not sure who all these "theys" are that you're referring to, but you yourself have got to take advice and opinions for what they are: nothing more than the sum of the giver's thoughts on a subject. Oftentimes, this amounts to nothing of real value. Make up your own mind on what you want to do.
BTW, dandruff has to do with the scalp. Look it up on other web sites; they will have copious information on how to fix it and what ways to go about it. Hair needn't be cut.
If you want to shave your head, do it by all means, but don't do it because someone told you that this would somehow contribute to curing dandruff. Use what's under your scalp too.
As Matt said Dandruff has to do with the scalp so you could go down to a buzz cut and still have flakes. Google Dandruff treatment and see what pops up. I did and got one from the Mayo clinic.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dandruff/DS00456/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
Or this one from webMD
http://www.webmd.com/search/search_results/default.aspx?query=dandruff%20treatment&sourceType=undefined
Kevin
Hi , I used to get dandruff many years ago and found T-Gel to be good. Nowadays I never use shampoo and never get dandruff - so there you have it, its the manmade crap in the hair products that causes it sometimes (oftentimes)?
As for stigmata, well I have NEVER suffered from that, a large bandage would probably work though.
~ Dave
CVS also do a good own brand version.
Steve B
Try Head and shoulders!
I've never heard such utter b*ll*cks.
Just use any dandruff shampoo for a while until you are sure it's gone away. They work.
As for the fashion comments. Those are idiotic too.
Bald men who shave their heads and try to pretend it's a fashion statement are pathetic. Shaved heads are the new combover - it may be dangerous to repeat that to them, because it will strike home!
Nothing against the folically challenged, but if I were in their shoes I would have the rest of my hair pretty much the same as before, which in my case means long. If I had a more typical inch or two of hair I would keep that too, and not shave the rest off just to pretend it was a choice (hint to the hair challenged - the really bald parts don't look the same as the shaved parts of your head).
To thine own self be true.
As for saying long hair is out of style, firstly I'd say that's not true, and secondly, it takes so long to grow really long hair that you have to forget about fashion cycles, because they will come and go more than once while your hair is still growing. It has gone in and out of style again and again, and I couldn't care less.
It's true that a lot of women don't especially like long hair on men, but that's not the right comparison. The number of women who do like it is more than the number of guys that have it. Hence you are in short supply if you have long hair. An economist would say that it is supply driven and not demand driven. On top of that, most women don't much care if your hair is long or short anyway.
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Gotta disagree--shaved head and combover, not the same at all. A combover is usually an attempt to create the illusion that hair is still growing in the balding areas. It fools nobody and looks awkward.
I know several guys who have MPB and razor-shave their heads. As far as I know, they're not trying to disguise anything. My brother-in-law, who shaves his head, isn't trying to pretend that he doesn't have MPB--he once commented that, given the bare spots, his head looks more "balanced" shaved. And it does.
To me, balding guys who shave come off as much more secure with that fact than the guys who comb-over.
My $.02
It may look better than a combover, after all, what wouldn't? However, I still think it's trying to hide the problem, perhaps a little more successfully, but that's not really the point.
Aesthetically, I don't think it's a good look, but that's no surprise considering where we are, LOL!
I confess I do know a guy called Phil who does look better since he shaved his head (before that he just had hair around the sides and back), but I think he's the exception not the rule. Most people's heads look better with hair on, and that's to say nothing of what it does to guys with large ears!
As for telling longhairs they would look better if they did the same... words fail me.
Yes, it seems to me that telling a long-haired guy he ought to shave his head would be nothing but an insult.
Chris
Aaaaah! The active ingredients in dandruff shampoos are extremely common allergens. Dandruff shampoos make your dandruff worse. Selling those things is like selling crack in the schoolyard; they don't do it to help you, they do it to get you addicted. Stop!!!!!!!!
I use a special shampoo that does the trick, it's called RoosCure in my country. It is a kind of medicinal shampoo that's used to treat the harder types of dandruff. I can get it at a normal pharmacy though. Normal shampoos didn't work for me while this one worked very quick. The active ingredient is 'ketoconazole'. See if you can find one with 1% or 2% of it in it. The kind I use has 1%. Hope this helps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketoconazole