Rogaine

Shave your head and forget about it.

You got it...works for me.

Nothing looks worse than someone trying to eke out the thinning hair, get one of those hair trimmers and go over it nice and short ... just like 'wots 'er face' in that army movie GI Jane or whatever... mmmm.

Be confident and self assured it will look so much better. I used to look like a drowned rat unit I ran the clippers over mine...now I look like Bruce Willis and I'm beating the women off with a stick (oooh no sorry that's just in my dreams..but Mrs Cat says it looks better!)

You thinking of Telly Savalas. or however he spelled it?

I can't agree with you more. When my hair started to thin in my late 20s, I took control of the situation and shaved it all off. It did wonders for my self-confidence.

How timely this topic is. I have a full head of hair and never used any such product. But I am intersted to see what others report.

As to the timeliness of the post. Just today I was thinking it would be a neat idea (yes I said neat) if we, the usual suspects, were to post a pic of ourselves for the month of November or December in our avatar Or even for some 10 days or so .

If not then I'll go back to the pinewood derby idea.

cr3

i like this site, for some odd resean think you guys are rather inteligent. did any of you see the thread on question of the week. the squares i think it's a riot how everyone nit picks untill their not even talking about the question any more any way i'm hoping to get some feed back from someone who's tried the product or one like it.

I see you have opted to put your picture up first!!

Indeed. But I am having trouble choosing. I like my mad scientist look for the season.

cr3

Mine is already up. Viddy well O my brothers!

My pic's already up and no one noticed. Short people got no reason to live.

Bald is beautiful. Hair is messy, hard to shape and set, scratchy, and may also cause the notorious "Bad Hair Day". Nobody wants that. Man has been around some 4 million years and was way back then much, much hairier. What is that tell you?

Man has been around some 4 million years and was way back then much, much hairier. What is that tell you?

That hairy people are old?

cr3

Very, Very old. Old news, I'd say.

- What are you, the Hair Police?

I've heard of the dream police but not the hair police. Any references?

Yeah. Roaming around, taking notes of dissident irregularities

Hey, I'm not immune to being silly. Please Don't take offence.

That hairy people are old?

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Not only are they old, but that they lose hair as they grow younger?

By the way...

A man who's bald on the top is a thinker.

A man who's bald on the front is a lover.

A man who's bald in both spots only thinks he's a lover.

better than a bad head day.... or having a rude rock!

So? I take it? No body has any information on weather or not rogain really works?

Well, this is an engineering forum, after all. You prolly won't find many Rogaine specialists here. Maybe a bunch of balding engineers but, as a rule, my experience has shown that engineers don't seem particularly concerned about baldness. (Like, UNIX/Linux gurus, for example, seem far more preoccupied with growing luxurious beards. Bald or not doesn't matter) The Internet is a big place. There's gotta be a forum somewhere that would be much better equipped to answer your questions about Rogaine.

Of course it doesn't work! (Slaps furry brow with paw!)

Old English saying.

'A fool and his money are soon parted'

(Or is that monkey?..I dunno...whateva' )

Uh hum.

L'Oréal ......... because you're gullible!

Not sure about Rogain per se. Never felt the need. I know several people who claim success using astringent shampoo's (tea tree oil, etc.). Some sort of deep cleansing phenomenon, unclogging pores, ...

"...stringent shampoo's (tea tree oil, etc.)..."

Etc.:

- Lizard Intestine Powder;

- Gecko Semen;

- Goat Cornea Paste;

- Tiger Penis Powder;

- Roasted Gazelle Nutsacks...

astringent

Right.

So what is the deal... It stops growing on your head and starts coming out your ears??

Can you transplant it off you ears and back on your head?

According to folklore, having one's head licked by a cow is a cure for this condition. Any experience, dear reader?

• The hair is making way for a brain extension......
• The shiny bit is a solar panel for a sex machine.....

Just look at the good side of it. Its easy to dry won't have to spend a lot to maintain.

OK back to the original question which I understand is not necessarily about Rogaine but more the poor fellow is concerned about losing his hair! I'm 62 and a few years ago was losing hair fast myself. My doctor recommended Propecia so I started taking it. While my hair didn't grow back it stopped it falling out. I guess it depends on whether you'd be satisfied keeping what you have. Otherwise take the advice of the other comedians and go to your barber and ask for the Vin Diesel special! Hey he get's more women than you can shake a stick at! Oh also possibly wear tight pants and put a sockful of sand in your pocket!

"I'm 28 and starting to thin quite rapidly does rogaine work or should i just embrace the fact i'm going bald fast"

Wow. My aunt turned near white haired before that!

Relax and watch other panic and make fools of themselves trying to appear what they aren't. A co-worker lost all his hair and enjoyed the savings on shaving and haircuts.

To paraphrase Del the Cat: A mule and his funny are poon sarted.

Save your shekels you'll need them worse for the days of retirement if you don't die first for worrying over what is crossing the river of no return fast.

When it's gone it's gone. Don't waste money on 'Body Builder' to give an appearance that there is more there than there real is.

And don't think people won't notice your futile efforts to make a little look like a lot.

My condolences to your family if you die trying to recover the 'falling leaves.'

A wise man once said: "You wouldn't worry what others think of you if you realised how rarely they do"

yes it does work. you will find that all the working hair loss treatments, apart from putting cow poo on your head, use the same chemical in similar amounts. The hair loss studios use it too and charge extra...

another solution is to grow the edges into a fence and stick plastic farm animals on the bald patch!

PMSL ... Oh dear guest you just gotta sign up....

farm animals!!! PSML again...

I saw a program that defined why men go bald, it seems that they have hair that is particularly sensitive to the male hormone Testosterone and as a result, the hair drops out early.

Men who have Testosterone resistant hair, retain their hair....

Weird!!

Right. Besides, what's all this obsessive pre-occupation with hair? If it's there, you have to constantly tend to it, groom it, take verbal abuse for it. If it's not there, the most you could but not should care for it, is the occasional "chrome-dome" remark.

Bald is beautiful.

This is not some self-justification. I still have a full set, but love to see my bald friends. Nothing to it.

Lay off, dear people!

Plus with hair you have to deal with all those pretty girls sniffing around you. Lose the hair and instantly filter those girls out.

But you do find a subset of women who REALLY like bald men.

Each to their liking. Besides, I tend to suspect that if there's anything human females sniff, it's the surplus testosterone on baldies. which is, say, a bit hard to contend with, when you're not... Am I totally off here?

No,really has anybody tried this stuff,(Rogain)?

(sung to the tune of "Singin' in the Rain")

I'm flingin' my Rogaine
I'm flingin' my Rogaine
"Cause the mirror's revealing
No sign of a change
For crying out loud
Still bald up above
There's nothing to part
Or to grab a hold of

Nothing warming my pate
Every cent was a waste
I'd hoped for a mane
I could style to my face
More bucks down the drain
What a sap, fooled again
I'm flingin', flingin' my Rogaine

I'm flingin' my Rogaine
I'm flingin' my Rogaine
Got a globe for a ceiling
Unhappy and vain
No locks clog my drain
What a sap, fooled again
I'm flingin', flingin' my Rogaine

I know not if it works, I doubt it would cover my labotomy scar... may try it on a frog

Me thinks you've got waaaay to much time on your hands...yuck, yuck, yuck!

I know not if it works, I doubt it would cover my labotomy scar...

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I know one thing: I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy...

A bit of class those lyrics...

.. I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy!

Del

depending on what you're drinking, you won't care about hair or a lobotomy if you finish it lol

maybe pouring whiskey on your head would work better, if it puts hair on your chest surely it will grow it on your head

I thought engineers were not supposed to care much about their appearance and generally were immune to marketing blather.

I have no idea if Rogaine or "Hair Club" or any of this stuff works. Maybe a Google would find some comments, but I expect that the variables of body chemistry, stress, and such would confound any general trends.

Guess you just have to try it for yourself. Or, to build on Andy's suggestion, get yourself a Sphynx cat. That is what you meant, isn't it Andy?

He He He He He LOL this thread has cheered me up this morning >

I used to walk around with a balding head until one day I looked in the bathroom mirror and thought sod it! and so I used my beard trimmer and trimmed the lot off!!

Nobody I met said anything, only a few times did a couple of friends say they thought it was an improvement.

So don't bother with the quack remedies just shave it off!

John

PS - I've still kept the beard though LOL

I used Roagine and Viagara-- just got a huge cowlick on my head.

lol

Yeh:

Stuff works

What about the hair all over my back, could make a rug out of it. So now when listening to the wind going through my hair, its over my shoulder.

Absolutely Spot on Andy! I love it. I had posted a more positive noet earlier, but i see that was futile. Humor is far more to out benefit.

I have to say I have a lot more respect for men who don't try and conceal it than I do for those who are clearly struggling. Perhaps respect isn't the right word, but maybe pity would fit somewhere.

My friend Butch,A huge rodeo ridin' redneck farm hand, had been a drinking buddy for about 2 years. Then one day we were putting in some irrigation lines out in Lockhart when he took his hat off to wipe his brow - - - I stood there mouth open for a few seconds. Seems except for the bit around the edge of the hat that he is balder than bald! Clearly he was not embracing the "All God's Creatures" mantra.

I wonder if that's why he went to the penitentiary?

cr3

Ha! Makes you wonder which came first, the pate or the hat?

Years ago I worked at a technology company in Denver and one day I was in the break room enjoying a cup of coffee. It was a very windy day and for some inexplicable reason one of techs took his coffee outside to the patio. This guy had the strangest hair I think I've ever seen. He combed it radially outward from the top center of his head, and that day I found out why. The wind caught it and revealed it to be a single tuft, about 10 cm long by 5 cm diameter, growing from the center of his pate. The rest of his head was completely bald.

Remember those early computer monitors that highlighted text by means of displaying the characters in reverse-video? This was the impression this guy's hair gave me. Take your typical balding guy and reverse everything.

On another cold, windy Denver day my ex and I had just parked our car and were making our way to the restaurant. It was a real struggle. An older couple ahead of us were doing likewise, and the man firmly clutched the top of his head the whole time. In spite of his efforts, a strong gust suddenly caught his toupee and blew it right into my upraised hand. "This yours?" The guy turned as red as a beet while his date stood there and smirked. Poor guy!

Embrace your baldness and welcome to the club.

If rogaine is strong enough to grow hair, what else will it do in that delicate chemistry experiment we call a body?

Side effects aside, I have never had any fun with my hair, so I don't miss it.

(Baldness is predominant in the male, so let's assume you are male....)

Here's a thought. As long as your favourite lady is potty about you, does it really matter?

I was balding...FAST....All over! My career was going to hell! So I bought a couple of gallons if the stuff...It has a high alcohol content and started drinking it with Lime Juice! De-Licious! Now my hair is returning...All Over. And it's lowered my blood pressure. sometimes I faint because of "Low Blood Pressure" but not that often any more.

Neil Andee Thall

PS I recently was involved in one of those info-mercials about insurance and this saved my career.