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

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Become the Hairdresser to the Stars

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

First of all, not everyone has a problem with their baldness. Promotions like this are designed to make us feel bad about the amount of hair we have (or don’t have) on our heads. I don’t need a tremendous amount of hair, to feel good about myself – and that is just what this company thinks I need. More hair!

Second of all, on this coupon there is a before and after picture of a man. The before picture is of a man in his mid 40’s (I am guessing)- not at all unattractive, balding (although not yet completely bald), has pasty skin, is very tired looking, and is frowning. In the after picture, the man looks 15 years younger, is sporting a tan, is abut 15 pounds lighter, appears to be well rested, and looks like a member of the Kennedy family. They do not look like the same person, at all.

Thirdly, why is this company only advertising to men? In one of the coupons which actually folds out, the before and after pictures are only men. Not one picture of a woman. Do they believe that women don’t lose their hair?

I went on their website, to see if they treat women. They do – however, on their before and after pictures of their clients (in which there are 77 of them) only one picture (client #39) is a woman.

If I ever decide to enhance my head with a hair transplant, I will be looking at companies that do not plaster their ads on the cover of the yellow pages phone book!

OK my rant is over!

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What Burns Me Up

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?

 I would rather be bald than have to maintain (not to mention carry around) all of this hair.  The women in this picture, are the famed Sutherland Sisters.  The “Seven Wonder Sisters” climbed to great-ish amounts of fame in the late 1800’s when they were singers with the Barnum and Bailey circus.

I really hope their stylist was paid a fortune. If you want to know more about these sisters (including stats about their hair) go here via neatorama (and picture source).

By the way, these women were involved in the making and selling  (perhaps only selling) of a hair tonic.

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I Would Rather Be Bald Than….

Is Rogaine or Propecia not doing what you expect it to? What about hair plugs – are they looking a little unnatural? You may want to consider an actual scalp transplant. That’s right, you read that correctly. I said scalp transplant.

Thanks to successful surgeries such as a face transplant, and immunosuppressant drugs – a scalp transplant may be available in the not too distant future. I believe its being developed for burn victims and similar injuries, however anything can be yours, if enough money is involved.

The Business Shrink raises a really interesting question to this scenario,

What lengths of hair are people willing to go to have a full head of hair again. Does the thought of having a corpses well groomed head of hair give anyone the creeps? The hair that would grow from your hair at any moment would have been groomed, cut and even colored by another person for 20, 30 or even more years. The compliment, “I love your new hair style” would come to mean greater and more bizarre things.

What do you think? If you were guaranteed a great head of hair – that once belonged to someone else, and was attached to your own head in this manner. Would you consider this type of surgery?

I would really like to know what you would do.

**Image Source eatourbrains

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Are You Unsatisfied With Your Current Treatment for Hair Loss?

Last week on Oprah, a very special episode was aired. For the first time in 22 years, the audience was completely comprised of men. I know…unheard of, right. The reason for this was, Dr Mehmet Oz hosted the show entitled 300 Men Ask Dr Oz. One of the subjects discussed on this show was baldness.

According to Dr Oz (from The Oprah Winfrey Show),

Hair loss happens when two hydrogen molecules DHT (dihydrotestosterone) attach to testosterone. This poisons the hair follicles and causes them to change from making normal hair to peach fuzz like material, which is what going bald is all about.

Here is a brief rundown of what was talked else was talked about on the subject.

• MYTH – the baldness gene does not come from only your mother. You have two parents, the gene can come from either side.
• MYTH – if you cut your hair short, it won`t grow back any faster. Hair only grows about half an inch per month.
• Losing hair can be directed by the weather. Springtime, which is when your testosterone levels are at your lowest point, is when you will lose the least amount of hair.
• Home remedies such as baking soda or lemon (or the ashes of chicken dung and lye) do NOT work.
• The only solutions to hair loss are medications that block DHT production – and they will not help you grow new hair – but will only prevent the hair that you do have to stop falling out.

Image Source – Rolfing – Structural Integration

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Baldness and its Myths Are Discussed on Oprah

Metrosexual is the new word for men in Pakistan. According to the Daily Times Monitor, young and not so young urban Pakistani males are embracing cosmetic treatments. The top of the treatment list, are hair implants. But, all types of spa activities, once thought of being only for women – are now crossing over for men to indulge in, as well. Spa treatments such as facials, eyebrow threading, waxing, and manicures.

Tahir Mohammed, a cosmetic surgeon was reported saying (talking about the metrosexual revolution),

It has definitely come up in the past five years -– and not just in the upper classes,25 percent of his clients were now men, with a growing number asking for nose jobs or liposuction. The greatest demand is for hair implants – especially among public figures.

So what is causing this trend? Wouldn’t you know, it’s the west. The western media, marketing groups, and celebrities that are creating this big push. But according to at least one salon that caters to the male clientèle, it’s because of the women. Apparently, women in Pakistan are now looking for men who take care of themselves. And it seems like men who take care of themselves, get hair implants. Or at least that’s what they do in the urban areas of Pakistan.

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Hair Is In – For Men in Pakistan

It’s theme day at the b5media Science and Health Channel.  Today’s theme is Back to School -please check out all of the interesting perspectives on this topic by our writers.  The round up can be found on Kristina’s blog Autism Vox. 

This topic got me thinking about all of the crazy things that schools (especially elementary schools) do to get students to actively participate in school culture.  Usually kids get a really big kick out of stuff like this.  You know what I am talking about.  Things like wear your clothes backwards day, or trade your lunch day…or whatever kooky thing teachers and advisory councils come up with.

I am here to promote my idea for a wacky theme day.  Wear knitted hair to school day.  I am not all crafty, so I have no idea how difficult it is to make knitted hair.  Maybe its not hard at all, and it could be an art project.  Or maybe, knitted hair day could follow a segment on tolerance, and how we should be celebrating our differences – and how we should be respecting others and ourselves.  My idea is not at all fully formed – I just think its an interesting idea that should be developed.

And if “Wear Knitted Hair Day” doesn’t catch on, well you can always incorporate your new knitted hair into a Halloween costume, or winter is coming soon – this “hair” could take place of your functional (but not nearly as cute) tuque.

If you are at all interested.  The pattern can be found here.

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Wear Knitted Hair Day – Could This Take Off?

The Path-Way to Health by Peter Levens, written in the 17th Century, has just been discovered, and will be going to auction in October.  This is a medical handbook, which offers bizarre advice on combating  ailments.

Advice such as a cure for baldness can be reached by mixing the ashes of chicken dung with lye, and washing the head with it (where needed).  Lots of other really strange remedies can be found as well.

If you are at all interested in old wives tales, this may be the book you have been looking for.  It is scheduled to be auctioned off at Bonhams in London on October 9, 2007.

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Want Hair – Go Find a Chicken