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Bald Heads, I love Mine!

Over the ages, balding has been considered a disease.  Lately, it has additionally been followed as a fashion.  However, greater numbers of folk still feel that a head covered by hair is always more attractive than a bald one.

Every month, hair grows by about 1 inch.  Normally, around 85% of the hair on your head is always in the growing phase at any point, and 15% is not.  Five years is the maximum period of time for which hair routinely lives.  Considering these statistics, it is difficult to comprehend the factors behind hair loss, which might be more apparent in a few of us.

The follicle is a hole in the skin where the hair sits.  In cases of hair loss this follicle shrinks over time, thus causing shorter and thinner hair.  The final result may be a very tiny follicle with no hair in it.  Usually the hair grows back, except for folk who are already balding, the follicle is not able to cultivate a new hair.

Peladic is an illness that will lead to hair loss.  Some folk are repelled at the sight of a bald head, and fear going bald themselves.  This fear is named peladophobia.

In the dating arena, some women feel extremely strongly against men with bald heads, and demand that dating a bald guy is almost almost impossible.  However, many women don’t mind dating someone with an intentionally shaved head.  It’s almost like dating on the premise of your capacity to grow more hair on your head.

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