Salvation!?

Baldness can be cured!

The US team told the Journal of Clinical Investigation the fault lies with the stem cells that make new hair.

It may be possible to 'cure' male baldness by restoring the normal function of these cells, the experts hope.

Ultimately, they hope to be able to develop a cream that could be applied to the scalp to help the stem cells grow normal hair.
BBC

I don't care. A number of my friend, male and female, are using products to stem the loss of hair and regrow hair they have already lost. Now, especially for the female friends, I do feel for them, and I understand why some of the men are treating this "problem" but why is baldness a problem?

I am bald. I am happy about it. I like that I am almost immune to the vagaries of style and that with a wash cloth, my head is clean. I don't have to use product (though I love the lotion that I use that is SPF 30 for my face and scalp) and I don't have to worry about my hair being too long. I know that these sound like justifications and that's fine. You are entitled to your opinion, but...

Bald is beautiful.

The other way to "cure" baldness would be to undertake a culture-wide re-adjustment of beauty standards. Or, to blind everyone! Permanently!

Via Gawker

Bald is beautiful

Yesterday, my nephew (who is eight and on occasion, more than a colossal PITA) tried to burn me by making fun of my bald head.

Someone slightly more mature tried something like that last month as well.

I like being bald. More to the point, I like the ritual behind depilatory behavior. I mean, when I have time, I like most aspects of shaving, and with my head, there is little difference. (Well, with the top of my head, I will not use this on my face.)

I wrote about this many years ago on my LiveJournal and to some people, it came across that I was fetishizing shaving, but, it isn't that.

I derive no sexual satisfaction from it, for the record.

I had breakfast on Friday morning with someone who has wonderfully curly hair but she also has to spend a lot of time maintaining it.

With my hair, I have nothing to worry about but wiping a wet rag and then shaking my head until it is dry.

The only thing that I would complain about (and that people with hair do not really understand) is that my head is really cold on the day it is cropped. How cold? It is so cold that I have been known to sleep with a hat on during the summer.

So, here is my suggestion for the New Year...

Love the bald people in your life and appreciate how great their (lack of) hair looks.