The home owners say that they think its triggered by reflection of light from the window.  That makes the most sense, considering that they disappear when the clouds roll in.

If you want to see the aliens that have invaded Canada – there is a video which can be seen here.

*Courtesy of nbc10.com 

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Bald Headed Aliens Found in Canada

Image details: Woman scooping peanut butter from jar served by picapp.com

I just found out last week, that if you smear peanut butter on your hair – and keep it that way for 3 hours everyday – it will successfully prevent hairloss. Anyone out there want to try it, and get back to me….because honestly, I am much to lazy to put the effort forth. I suppose it has something to do with the oils in peanut butter. But it sounds like a big hoax to me. I couldn’t find any sources to prove the rumor.

What kind of baldness myths have you heard – and tried. We don’t judge here….share your preventative hairloss secrets!

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The Peanut Butter Myth

A site that I just love love love is ehow. I love just being able to type in something that I have never tried, and finding out 10 different ways to try said activity (step by step). I try to check out a new activity everyday. Today I looked up “how to shave your own head”. Now I am not exactly ready to shave my head, and if I did – I probably would get my hairstylist to do it for me – at least the initial “cut”.

Today’s step by step process can be found in greater detail here, but I will break it down for you in summarized form.

*Shave in the shower – steam helps! Rub in some nice smelling oil onto your head first (like lavender)
*Lather your head with shaving cream or shaving oil
*Shave slowly, keeping your razor clean – use your free hand to guide where your hair is
*Shave against the grain – for a smoother shave
*Rinse off the extra lotion, and finish off by rubbing in a moisturizing lotion.

**and this is a definite reminder – ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN!

And for more male grooming tips, please check out the new Manscaping -101 blog by Tris Hussey. It is most entertaining and informative.

**Picture Source – flickr

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How To Shave Your Head

Don’t you kind of wish you lived during 1928. Makes that instant hair in a can idea look ridiculous.

For more information, check out Modern Mechanix.

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1928 A Remarkable Year in Hair Restoration

In his album review, David Lewis states:

On “Alopecia,” Wolf and his crew have stripped away some of the pretensions while simultaneously carving out their own niche in the realm of eclectic, kitchen-sink, post-everything rock.

Keyword there is “stripped”, as in got rid of all of the unnecessary elements. Elements such as hair.

The video for “Song of the Sad Assassin” is a great example, of this simplicity. There is no unnecessary fluff. Just “bare bones”(so to speak).

What do you think of the title of their album? Do you disagree with their choice?

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WHY Alopeica?

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 (I just joined, so you can seek me out). You can post pictures and videos. I am sure you know how it works.

Anyway, please check it out. It looks to be quite an interesting undertaking.

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Social Networking for Baldies

When I was about 5 years old, I had really long hair and I thought that hair stylists were the enemy. I actually believed that. I was under the impression that they would cut all of my hair off, and sell it on the black market for purposes that hair should not be involved in. Turns out, I was not far off the mark.

There was a company that made shim shod soy sauce a few years ago that contained amino acid syrup. It should be of no surprise, that this syrup contained the hair from humans. Which I suppose is slightly better than certain other proteins that could be used as the base (thank you Barry!). The hair was gathered from salons, barber shops, and local hospitals – see this fear of mine was rational! They then filtered to remove cotton balls, condoms, menstrual pads, and used syringes.

They no longer make this kind of soy sauce, but amino acid syrup is still in use. Which is little consolation.

I have just added another condiment to my list of things to avoid.

Picture Source – flickr

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Soy Sauce Made From Human Hair?

Here are 9 remedies that were published in the American Chronicle (written by Peter Rodrick).  Hope they work for you.

•  Spread castor oil on the scalp and roots (but not on the hair itself), cover with newspaper, tie with a cloth and leave overnight.  Wash in the morning.  Continue this  every 7 – 10 days.  You should notice an improvement after 6 or 7 treatments. – Does anyone else think this would be most uncomfortable, not to mention messy.  I would rather not have newsprint on my head, not to mention my sheets and pillowcases.
• Blanch scented geranium leaves in boiling water, strain, cool, and wash your hair with the concoction. – Actually this one sounds quite nice.  I think I might try this one.
• Boil rosemary leaves in water, strain and keep in a glass bottle, and use it to wash your hair daily.  You can also keep it in a sprayer, and spray your hair instead.  – OK some of these aren’t so bad.  This one also sounds nice.  Actually I already use a shampoo that has rosemary in it (and mint) and it gets rid of bad headaches.
• Henna can heal the hair shaft by fixing and sealing the cuticle, protecting hair against breakage. – I used to use henna, to get my hair really shiny.  It really works for that, I had no idea about the healing properties of henna.  Now that I think about it, it just makes sense.  Shiny Hair = Happy and Healthy Hair.
• Onions- some herbalists believe that massaging your scalp with half and onion before washing your hair supports hair growth.  Its the sulfur that makes it work. – I like having nice smelling hair (even if I don’t have a lot of it).  I don’t think I could do this onion trick.
• Red Pepper – this acts as an irritant to the scalp, and draws blood and nutrients to the scalp. – This is actually a really popular treatment.  My hairdresser, has mentioned the red pepper poultices to me several times before.  I am just too chicken to try them.
• A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice will help with hair regrowth. – Be advised though, that you need to use 1/2 a litre everyday – and that is a lot of juicing!
• The juice of alfalfa, with equal amounts of carrot and lettuce juice will also help with restoration.  Like the above point, this is a lot of juicing – and wouldn’t it be just as good to eat those veggies?
• Pygeum is an herbal remedy which is made from evergreen bark.  It has the same kind of properties as green tea, it comes in pill form, and the recommended dosage is between 60-500mg daily.  Not only can it help with male baldness – but it is rumored to fix prostate problems.  – Perhaps green tea can do the same thing.  It’s at least tasty.

**Picture souce – www.stressdynamics.com
 

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A Last Ditch Effort – 9 Remedies?

Anyway, so adored was Mr Liszt, that his fans would beg for locks of his hair.  The demand was so great, that in order for him  to keep his many fans happy (and I suspect to keep him from going bald), he would substitute the fur cuttings of dogs – and pass it off as his own.  Crafty don’t you think?

Remember that I said this man was vain, and very fond of his long flowing locks.  This is not a man who would deal well with male patterned baldness.

Thanks to mental floss for reminding me of this little story.

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Wacky Hair Facts

Happy Holidays from Baldiness

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The Bald Man Who Sits Atop a Tree