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I don’t know where you are reading this from, but in my part of the world – we bypassed spring, and went right into summer. It has been over 30 degrees celsius (and very sunny) for the last 2 days. The climate that I am most used to is rain – with much cooler temperatures.
Although it is usually very rainy where I live, I am a self confessed sunscreen junky. I wear it everyday of the year. There are three reasons for this.

I use a combination moisturizer/sunscreen for …read more

Harold Brauner, founder of Bald Guyz is someone we’ve talked about before. Way back in March of 2006 we profiled Harold, and we reported on their partnership with Prime Time PR and Marketing in October.
Well, it seems as if that partnership is bearing fruit and drawing attention. Nichole L. Torres has a a piece out at Entrepreneur.com on “Audacious Advertising,” and Bald Guyz is the case in point.
You’re brave enough to start a business, but are you bold enough to shout about it? Entrepreneur Howard Brauner definitely knows how to boldly market his Bald Guyz line of grooming products. Specifically …read more

I thought this story from the New York Daily News was interesting. It’s on “distraction buys,” those things we purchase to cover up more embarressing items. Much of the article deals with condoms and tampons, but check out this bit:
Americans don’t differ that much from their Brit counterparts, according to drugstore.com’s Douglas Mott. The online store’s the perfect solution for easily embarrassed shoppers who want to browse anonymously. It won’t break out exact figures, but Mott offers a snapshot of Americans’ most dreaded purchases. He says that laxatives, enemas and the like make up one of drugstore.com’s biggest categories (up …read more

I found this AP story at Business Week Online about the progress of a new topical treatment:
Shares of Curis Inc., a developer of nerve regeneration drugs, climbed Tuesday after the company reached the first preclinical milestone in a hair growth program with Procter & Gamble Co.’s pharmaceutical unit.
For that, Curis will receive $1 million from the household products company, according to company spokeswoman Megan Burns. If the company reaches the second preclinical milestone, P&G will pay Curis up to an additional $1.8 million, she said.
The big guys all want you to regrow your hair. How about checking out a little …read more

From the Asbury Park Press comes this profile of Howard Brauner. Brauner is the founder of Bald Guyz, a line hair/head care products specially formulated for Bald Men. His story starts when he decided to give up on his combover:
He came home, drove to the barber, had him cut the comb-over hairs off and braced himself for his return to work and his acknowledgment that his scalp had finally beat him. But much to his delight, the receptionist greeted him with a happy cry of, “You look great!”
The Bald Guyz product line currently includes a daily wash, a deep cleanser, …read more