Does wearing a fedora make you go bald?
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Does wearing a fedora make you go bald?
Approximately 2 1/2 years ago I started wearing a fedora. Now I’m thinning. Has anyone else seen this correlation on their own head? Does wearing a fedora start the trend that you will have to wear them?
Hmmm…I’m sensing something diabolical afoot. If I were a hat maker, this would be the outcome I would want to ensure future business.
Hmmm…I’m sensing something diabolical afoot. If I were a hat maker, this would be the outcome I would want to ensure future business.
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i have been wearing a fedora since 83 and when i stopped wearing it for a few years in the 90's i started to lose my hair (maybe i should have kept wearing) but no i blame my mom genes --- im a baldy but i look good bald --at least what the ladies tell me --- when i go out to the club and they kiss my chrome dome --- right now tho i grew out the side of my head for my indy costume for halloween .
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I've been sporting all manner of hats since high school back in the 70's. Twenty years in the Army, hats and helmets all day every day. Still sporting headgear and I've no problem with my hair except the rising cost of a simple hair cut! As I understand hair loss the Nr.1 cause is genetics. Nr.2 would be a scalp disease.
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But I heard that pie can make you lose your hair!
;-)
(No... wait... It was: "Finding a hair in it might make you lose your APPETITE for pie!" Yeah, THAT was it...)
A word to those who might now be tempted to follow in this line of "punnery"... be very, very CAREFUL about how you might proceed... (yes, I can see all the same potential and possibilities of what could be said next, JUST AS WELL as YOU can...)
Just... enjoy the pie, bink...
Mitch
;-)
(No... wait... It was: "Finding a hair in it might make you lose your APPETITE for pie!" Yeah, THAT was it...)
A word to those who might now be tempted to follow in this line of "punnery"... be very, very CAREFUL about how you might proceed... (yes, I can see all the same potential and possibilities of what could be said next, JUST AS WELL as YOU can...)
Just... enjoy the pie, bink...
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I think that's an old wive's tell that wearing a hat speeds up the process--something about the heat buildup or something. If that's the case then a fedora would be better than a ball cap because it's taller.
I'm pretty sure it's all genetics. My hair's thinning so I guess it can go out in style under my fedora.
I'm pretty sure it's all genetics. My hair's thinning so I guess it can go out in style under my fedora.
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I got the low down.
Men who lose their hair have increased levels of a hormone known as 5(alpha)-reductase, which transforms testosterone into DHT.
The DHT, in turn, causes follicles to die out.
It doesn't matter which side of the family you inherited the condition from; chances for men and women to carry this condition in their genes are very high. However, your chances increase by 50% if you have an immediate family member who is balding.
The #1 MYTH ABOUT BALDING IS Wearing Hats
Wear all the hats that you want, for as long as you want. However, just make sure to let your scalp breathe for at least seven hours a day (don't sleep with a hat on, genius).
I can put my AB back on now.
Men who lose their hair have increased levels of a hormone known as 5(alpha)-reductase, which transforms testosterone into DHT.
The DHT, in turn, causes follicles to die out.
It doesn't matter which side of the family you inherited the condition from; chances for men and women to carry this condition in their genes are very high. However, your chances increase by 50% if you have an immediate family member who is balding.
The #1 MYTH ABOUT BALDING IS Wearing Hats
Wear all the hats that you want, for as long as you want. However, just make sure to let your scalp breathe for at least seven hours a day (don't sleep with a hat on, genius).
I can put my AB back on now.
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