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My hair is at the beginning of the 10th month mark, and as expected, unruly, big and poofy. I recently have "sworn off" gel (I use the word "sworn off" in its loosest sense, as i may use a little in emergency situations.) Anyway, I wanted to wear a baseball hat for the remainder of my awkward hair stint, as it will contain the mess spewing from my scalp. But Im kinda worried about that. As at my job, I have to wear a hat already. So is the old wives tale true?? I don't want to lose my hair by wearing hats toomuch?? Theres always some truth to rumours, but can anyone clarify this for me. I really want to wear a hat, as opposed to gel, even non alcoholic.....which is the lesser of the two evils?? Thats enough questions for one post! So can i wear a ball hat or what?? (no bandanas please ;) )
ive worn a cap through the entire growing out period and it hasnt effected my hair in the slightest.. infact ive worn a cap since i was a little kid and my hair still grows fine so i wouldnt worry.
Im pretty sure its not true, Ive read that it is not on several pages and I dont see why it would be... it seems kinda like an example of the post hoc ergo proctor hoc fallacy (I think thats the one anyways)
Years ago a friend of mine blamed his premature baldness on wearing a motorcycle crash helmet. He completely ignored the evidence of a bald father....
I have been wearing a motorcycle helmet since my late teens and still have a full head of hair at 45. My father also has a full head of hair at 70 and has been wearing helmets since the 1950s. It's in the genes. So wear a hat if you want to and don't worry about it.
ok now that doesnt make sense, I thought the baldness gene was carried by the female. that makes sense because Ive seen families where the older men have full heads of hair but the sons dont, and that makes sense cuz the dad cant pass his hair genes to his son, at least the baldness cant traverl through him. does anyone know what Im talkin about?
Of course fathers pass on their genes to their sons. You get your genes from both parents 50-50. So the inherited baldness can come from either side of the family. I have 2 brothers. Paul and myself inherited balness on my mom's side of the family (her dad). Their have been no bald men on my dad's side for generations. My other brother Bob has a full head of hair.
So I wear a hairpiece to cover my bald top.
well thats just scary, so the point of the story is, no matter what your parents look like, theres always a chance youll go bald. the only guarantee of a permanent head of hair is to become a eunich. thats a pretty hefty price to pay, but still.
the only guarantee of a permanent head of hair is to become a eunich. thats a pretty hefty price to pay
LOL over that!!! but you have a point...
I use the subway to get to work downtown (Montreal) so I do a lot of people watching. I'd say 1 in 3 men over 40 are bald. What a pity. But I also get to see tons beautiful girls with long hair. What a sight to behold!!
Regards
Balness seems to be most prevalent to the northern European caucasian and some Asian races. The further south you go in Europe, for example, the less prevalent it becomes.
Yes, baldness can pass from father to son - my brother in law even has the same pattern of baldness as his father. As someone said, we get our genes from both parents and the maternal/paternal is mixed in both. Genetic traits can also jump generations.
My point though is that it's this, not hats that will cause a man to suffer alopecia.
The baldness gene is inherited from the mother's father.
My father is bald but my mother has a FULL set of hair, and I mean really full. My father started getting bald around my age and had a reciding(sorry for spelling) hairline. I don't have a reciding hairline at all and have a lot of hair. Guess I am gonna be like my mom... yeaaaaaa.