Here’s a nice YouTube video on Advanced Hair Studio, which has come under fire of late for it’s misleading advertising claims. The clip – about 10 minutes long – if from a BBC program (or should I say “programme?”) and takes the form of investigative, hidden-camera journalism . h/t – Balding Blog [Read more]

While I dug out from a crazy week of late nights and travel at the day job last week, some of the top brains in the hair biz were in Vancouver at the Fifth International Congress on Hair Research. Baldness isn’t the only topic on the agenda; they’ll be covering everything hair related. Too much… too little… causes and chemo… transplants to tissue engineering… Soup to nuts! I’ll keep my eyes out for any news to come from the conference in the next few days. [Read more]

Get set, everyone! The 2008 US Presidential Election is only… well… 17 or so months away. Start planning those Super Tuesday parties now. Here at Baldiness, we don’t have much to say about politics, but we are going to follow a couple candidates. Politicians – particularly Presidential candidates – tend to be aging, while males… not coincidentally, in my opinion, the same demographic most likely to experience androgenic alopecia! My mandate demands I track the hopefuls! While I get up to speed on everyone – there are still like a dozen or so on from each of the two major parties alone – I’m going to make an early declaration. [Read more] [Read more]

Last month I was notified of a new company, Couture for Cancer. I was getting ready to head out of town for a few days, but I said I’d take a look when I returned.* What is Couture for Cancer? In their own words: Couture for Cancer, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that donates custom made non-surgical hair replacement systems completely free of charge, to any person suffering hair loss due to cancer and chemotherapy treatments. Our mission is to assist cancer patients during this difficult time in their life by boosting their self-confidence and personal outlook after the devastating loss of their hair. Couture was founded by Mario Mazza, a third generation hair stylist from New Jersery who own an upscale salon in Jupiter, Florida.... [Read more]

Ooohh… a new children’s book is out. [Read more]