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Ne-Yo Reveals He Lost His Hair When He Was 13. The star says he can be 'sexy without hair'…

16.08.2010 in BLACK AFRO-CARIBBEAN HAIR LOSS

US R&B sensation Ne-Yo has revealed that he started to loose his hair when he was only 13-years-old.

The Sun has reported Ne-Yo admitting that he found his hair loss difficult to deal with when he was a teen, but has since come to terms with it.

The 30-year-old revealed:

“My hair started thinning when I was 13. it runs in the family.

“I initially started wearing hats to cover up my shame. Now I don’t give a damn.

“I can be sexy without hair.”

We don’t care if Ne-Yo has no hair, we just love him and his music!

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Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis? Middle-aged men are now more likely to buy a fast bike rather than a fast car, but what other signs of midlife crisis have changed over the years?

11.08.2010 in TRICHOLOGIST

by Phil Daoust

The way it was: modern men in crisis are no longer turning to a Porsche to sort them out. Photograph: Alamy

Car v bike
Then: men in need of glamour headed to the car showroom for a topless MGB Roadster.

Now: they visit the bike shop. At Evans Cycles, £6,700 will buy a Pinarello Dogma 60.1 Sky Edition 2010 road bike. One happy mature owner says it’s “just a run-around to get me to and from work”, but it’s also good if you’re looking to show off.

Beer v marathon

Then: men of a certain age tried to prove they were tougher than their peers by drinking them under the table.

Now: they try to outrun, outswim or outrickshaw them, like Gordon “London Marathon” Ramsay, David “Channel” Walliams or James “Edinburgh to London” Cracknell. Is it about the taking part, rather than the winning? US researchers found that men were more interested than women in their final marathon ranking. Or, as Amby Burfoot puts it in the Runner’s World Complete Book of Running, “Men think sports are about beating the other guy.”

Leather v liposuction
Then: men who wanted to look sexier squeezed themselves into leather trousers, the tighter the better: think Rod Stewart.

Now: they consult plastic surgeons. Last year, the number of male breast reduction ops almost doubled, while tummy tucks rose by a fifth and face lifts by almost a quarter. Moob jobs mostly involve liposuction, though sometimes a surgeon will have to remove “excess glandular tissue” as well as fat.

Pony tail v crop
Then: men coped with hair loss by getting a transplant, growing a pony tail or simply combing over whatever was left.

Now: they shave their scalps à la Andre Agassi or Bruce Willis. Those really determined to hold back the years have their heads tattooed with fake stubble. “Cosmetic scalp pigmentation,” says the HIS hair clinic, produces “a natural cropped ‘buzzed’ hair style that is perfect for today’s modern stylish man”.

Real girls v match.com
Then: men worried about their waning attractiveness would hang around nightclubs trying to pick up women young enough to be their daughters.

Now: they hang around online dating sites, trying to pick up women who claim to be young enough to be their daughters. For all they know, they’re old enough to be their mothers. In fact, they may even be their mothers.

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Bad hair day to top all others.

10.08.2010 in HAIR LOSS FACTS

By Dr James Le Fanu

Dr James Le Fanu Photo: PHILIP HOLLIS

There are 193 species of primate, of which 192 are covered in hair – the sole exception, as the zoologist Desmond Morris observed, being ourselves, ‘The Naked Ape’. This is, of course, not strictly true, as some humans are hairier than others, but their covering is still insufficient to fill the role it serves in our primate cousins of cooling them during the day (by protecting skin against the sun’s radiant heat) and keeping them warm at night. Meanwhile, the hair that does remain on the head and face (in men) grows much more luxuriantly, causing problems of its own, requiring regular trimming and washing if it is not to become a greasy tangle.

While this pattern of hair growth in humans is a biological puzzle, there is no doubting its cultural significance as suggested by the adverse psychological consequences of its loss. This is particularly the case in those afflicted by alopecia, which can range in severity from a single coin-sized patch to involving the entire body, including the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes.

This is an autoimmune disorder where the body’s immune system attacks the growing hair follicles. The obvious treatment then would be to suppress this process with drugs such as steroids that can be directly injected into the skin (which can be painful) or applied as a cream, or preferably, a foam. But, paradoxically, the reverse approach of stimulating the immune system by applying a chemical (DPCP) that induces chronic eczema of the scalp seems, if anything, to be even more effective.

Meanwhile, more curiously, this is one of the few conditions where there is unequivocal evidence of the benefits of aromatherapy with a mix of the essential oils thyme, rosemary, lavender and cedarwood.

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Loss of crowning glory hurts men

09.08.2010 in HAIR LOSS HEALTH NEWS

It’s supposed to be a mark of distinction, but going gray appears a big worry for men in Britain today.

Hair color is the No1 appearance concern, with more than half of men worrying about graying hair, according to a poll by market research firm Mintel. Forty-five is the age when panic bites.

“Although gray hair is traditionally seen as a mark of distinction in men, the reality is many are unhappy with their newfound gravitas,” said Mintel boss of beauty research Vivienne Rudd.

“The physical changes associated with aging can act as a catalyst to mid- life crisis, and our research discovered that men become less content with their appearance after the age of 45.”

Hair loss or thinning is the second most common concern, worrying 40 percent of respondents in the survey of 2,000 men.

Unwanted hair (in the nose and ears) bothers 38 percent of them, being overweight 37 percent, and yellowing teeth 30 percent.

Men generally appear to be more accepting than women when it comes to appearance, but at 45 they are increasingly less happy with their looks.

More than a quarter of men aged 45-54 dislike four aspects of their appearance compared to an average of just over one in 10 men overall.

As with all men, hair is the biggest concern for those aged over 45, with more than half of those in the 45-54 group fretting about loss. Graying hair worries 75 percent of men in this group, though fading or thinning hair isn’t the only concern: close to half of them worry about nose or ear hair.

Rudd also notes that working later into life as the population ages brings older men into competition with younger colleagues. “As a result, older people may feel the need to try to maintain appearance and therefore bring a future boost to the male grooming market.”

Despite the high level of concern that many men display about their appearance, as many as 45 percent do not bother with personal-care products, and this rises to over half of those aged between 45 and 54. Just over a third of men use as few such products as possible, and 31 percent have hardly any interest in them.

Older men are far more likely than younger men to regard beauty and care products “as being completely unnecessary and are also less content with the product results,” Rudd said. “The cynicism extends not only to claims that beauty products make but also to a reluctance to try beauty services.” REUTERS

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Recession is causing more men to go bald

09.08.2010 in HAIR LOSS FACTS, TRICHOLOGIST

Millions of men are still suffering the after effects of the recession – in the form of hair loss, it has been revealed.

The turmoil and anxiety of the biggest economic slowdown in modern history has left a large percentage of the male population with less hair than they had three years ago.

The phenomenon emerged in the wake of pictures showing premier David Cameron with a newly-developed barren patch on his crown less than three months after he secured power.

And now it’s claimed there’s been an 89 percent jump in the number of men seeking treatment for hair loss in the UK since the start of the recession.

So what do you think of the financially-challenged also being follicly-challenged. Is it hair-larious… or just a load of old bald-erdash?
Hair loss is caused by stress which can cause strands to fall out three times more quickly than usual, causing pigment cells to wear out more rapidly.

Experts believe the stress of modern life is on average turning us grey five years earlier than previous generations.

A spokesman for LA Science, which commissioned the study, said: “There are two types of stress which cause our men to lose their hair.

“The more common type is called telogen effluvium. With this less severe type of hair loss, the hair stops growing and lies dormant, the other type of stress-induced hair loss is known as alopecia areata, and involves a white blood cell attack on the hair follicles

“With this type of hair loss, the hair also falls out within weeks usually, but can involve the entire scalp and even body hair.”

“Stress is a common cause of men losing their hair. A combination of the stressful recession and professionals fiercely fighting for their careers has most definitely contributed to the sudden boom in premature balding.”

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