If you have a couple of minutes to spare (ummm 10 min will do) you might want to consider playing around on this site.
Hairmixer lets you become the stylist to all of the A-list Hollywood celebrities- you can mix and match their hairstyles-or see what their styles will look like on you. I combined the face of Tom Cruise and the hair of Will Smith, and came up with this. I was looking for a look that Tom Cruise might be able to pull off. Isn’t he adorable, yet menacing?

Picture Source – hairmixer.com

Great news to the baldies out there. The baldness-heart attack risk factor myth has been debunked.
The conclusion of this study reported in Scientific America, states
The results of this study suggest that male pattern baldness is not a surrogate measure of an important risk factor” for heart attacks or for atherosclerosis without symptoms
So now that we know that just because we are bald, does not mean that a heart attack is in our future – what other things can we worry about?

Is there anyone on this planet who is somewhat connected to their computer who doesn’t know about social networking sites? I can not go anywhere without running into someone talking about Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Now the baldies have their own networking site, at Alopecia World. It is a brand new social networking site for people with alopecia, and those who love them.
The site has only been around for a week or so, and already has 200 members. It certainly is growing fast. There are forums, and interesting articles. You can meet new people …read more

So its the end of Movember.  How did you get on with growing a mustache?
Was it a great and successful experiment?  Are you glad that its the end of the month and you can shave off that ’stache?
Or are you liking how its kind of keeping you warm in the winter, but just don’t like how it itches.  If that is the case, then a design group from Iceland called  Vik Prjónsdóttir has got just the thing for you.  A woolen beard cap.  It covers your entire head…and comes with a very distinguished mustache.  If it was socially acceptable for …read more

Say that five times fast!
(Before we go any further the answer is, “Yes, I will delete any comments consisting of ‘that that that that that.’”)
Trichotillomania. Of Greek origin: trich (hair) + tillein (to pull) + and maniaor (frenzy; morbid desire). Put it all together and you get the compulsive urge to pull one’s hair out.
It’s estimated the 1% – 5% of the world’s population suffers from “trich,” and approximately 2/3s of those who suffer are women. Trichotillomania is classified as an impulse control disorder and may be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Both medication as well as therapy have been …read more

Ran across a question over at Balding Blog that made me smile…
What is a Flowbee?
Ah, now that’s a blast from the past. I never used one, so I can’t blame my hair loss on it. Though I recall jokes about the Flowbee being responsible for such.

I remember the Wayne’s World knock off… The Suck-n-Cut.
“It sucks while it cuts.”
“Well, it certainly does suck.”
I can still picture Garth golden locks being eaten by the device.
It turns out the Flowbee is still available for a mere $60. Make it $90 and you get a “Super Mini Vac” so you don’t have to use …read more

So a couple weeks ago I get an email from Ellie Sanders about this new website, Team Alopecia. In her words:
Team Alopecia is a brand new website for alopecians, and their supporters. The site features: a ‘reviews’ section for alopecia related products and services; a ‘Superstars’ page highlighting accomplished and high-profile alopecians; a ‘videos’ area with alopecia and wig/hair-extension related videos; dedicated areas for kids and for teens; forums, news and research updates; a calendar listing-alopecia events, fundraisers, and support group meetings; and so much more!
So, I’m poking my nose around there now, and already it gets a positive …read more

Yesterday was out monthly Topic du Jour. (I don’t know why that name hasn’t caught on, but I’m sticking with it. More panache than “Theme Day,” doncha think?)
At any rate, Kristen at Lively Women has the full scoop. I’ll point you to Tony’s lazy-8 musings; Laura’s honest ConFeSsion and Hsien’s love poem. (I’m a sucker for poetry.)

The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report had a small item of interest recently. (Go here and scroll all the way to the bottom.) A charity walk/run is being organized by father daughter team Brian and Abby Ter Haar. Abby is in the eighth grade, runs cross-country and has alopecia areata. Abby was diagnosed seven years ago, and her parents have helped raise more than $200,000 for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. In their words: “As parents, we find ourselves challenged daily with helping our child maintain her dignity and self-confidence. While we cannot grow hair for Abby, we can raise …read more

OK, it is the middle of winter here, so the skin tone on my M&M might be a little dark, but here you go anyway…

M&M’s, the Official Candy of Baldiness.com. I can’t think of a candy that offers a better tribute.
h/t – Cotton Timer, or one of her clones.