Does hair color change before balding?

[boj44]

As I wrote in before in my story, I have begun to thin in the front of my head through the mid-anterior portion of the scalp. I also recently realized that the color of my hair in this section is dark brown (the rest of my hair is dark black). Does this hair color change indicate that this hair will be lost if i don't do something fast, or is it simply the result of thinning in the area? In other words, I still see stubble all across this area, so I assume these hairs can still be "saved", or am I wrong and these hair follicles are "dead"?

Thanks.

 

[CCS]

my hair color got lighter and so did most of the balding guys I've looked at, but usually only if you have some brown in your hair. mos tguys with 100% black hair don't get lighter. Also, jayman knows 100% blonds who got darker when balding. propecia did darken my hair up, though.

 

[boj44]

Thanks for your reply. I hope it's just something I never noticed before, but it worries me because it's exactly where there is thinning and my hair feels really different in that area. I still don't know if I am even balding, or if it's just Telogen Effluvium. I quit med school in May (BIG MISTAKE), and have been under extreme stress since that time. Then, in August I started massively thinning in the anterior portion of the scalp. I thought it might be Telogen Effluvium, but Telogen Effluvium usually manifests itself as thinning throughout the whole scalp or hair loss at specific spots. Unfortunately, I've also read that some Telogen Effluvium can bring about a rapid male pattern baldness in 6-12 months that would have normally taken 6-12 years (i.e. it kick starts what would have occurred a few years from now, and makes hair loss take place at a rapid rate). I guess I'll just continue my regimen in the thinning area and pray that it is just a normal form of Telogen Effluvium.

 

[CCS]

damn, if my hair started falling out at a rate that would take me to NW6 smooth in 6-12 months, i'd get really depressed and fail all my classes trying to find a cure. that would really not be fun at all.

I'm working on an engineering team with the guy who is in charge of deciding who gets upper standing and may take junior level classes. He told today that he won't give me any favortism and that everyone wishes they could do what they want to do, but most of us must do what we have to do first so we can do what we want later. He advised me to jetison all other activities that keep me from my school work, like posting here. I'm going to do a compromise and just ask the bio experts and study finders on this site questions here and there while they do all the work at stopping the other aspects of balding that happen after DHT.

 

[bubka]

yes, the miniaturization that results often from male pattern baldness usually causes hair to lighten

this is more evident in men with lighter hair to begin with in my opinion and observations

 

[boj44]

CCS,

Good plan.... I am taking the year off while I apply to another non-med graduate school, so I have some time on my hands and can afford to scroll all of the posts. Hopefully, by next August, I'll still have hair. The thinning is just so rapid that I really hope it is only a case of Telogen Effluvium and everything will grow thick again in a few months, but I doubt it. Good luck on your engineering team!

Bubka,

Thanks for your reply. I am going to try and save this hair from being lost.


For those who care or who may have any insights, my current regimen:

Supplements:

MSM: 2x/day
Biotin: 1x/day
Green Tea: 1x/day

Topicals:

Nizoral 1%: 4x/wk
Revivogen: .75ml, 2x/day
spironolactone: NOT YET, BUT IF ANYONE CAN SELL IT ON eBAY, I'll get on it.

I tried propecia, but could not take the side effects (quit after month or so).

 

[bubka]

dude, give the propecia some time, i mean you guys in the "sides" i just cannot believe it

i have been on other drugs with "sides" christ you deal with them, sexual ones too

 

[eliazush]

Hi,
I noticed that blading males tend to have more dark hair than those lucky that don't get bald. Of course, this is not a medical research, but that's what I usually notice. Check it out yourselvs. It's not just that balding males don't have enough hairs to see the darker hairs. Look at the sides of the head....Even males who only have side hairs left tend to have those hairs darker than males who wil never get bald.

I seems to me like aging is taking place anyhow, or in a thinning manner (in those individuals who get bald) or in graying (in those individuals who don't ever get bald).

Hve anyone noticed this too??

 

[bubka]

Hi,
I noticed that blading males tend to have more dark hair than those lucky that don't get bald. Of course, this is not a medical research, but that's what I usually notice. Check it out yourselvs. It's not just that balding males don't have enough hairs to see the darker hairs. Look at the sides of the head....Even males who only have side hairs left tend to have those hairs darker than males who wil never get bald.

I seems to me like aging is taking place anyhow, or in a thinning manner (in those individuals who get bald) or in graying (in those individuals who don't ever get bald).

Hve anyone noticed this too??

you will see darker hairs because they are resistant to DHT, when a hair miniaturizes, it usually gets thinner, less length, and turns a lighter color... hair unaffected by DHT stay dark...

i would say that guys with lighter, or naturally curly / wavy hair lose it at a higher percentage

 

[Guest]

i would say that guys with lighter, or naturally curly / wavy hair lose it at a higher percentage

you think guys with lighter and curly/wavy hair go bald more frequently than others? or did i misunderstand you?

 

[bubka]

i would say that guys with lighter, or naturally curly / wavy hair lose it at a higher percentage

you think guys with lighter and curly/wavy hair go bald more frequently than others? or did i misunderstand you?

yes, totally, its extremely rare to see a man with naturally blond hair with no signs of male pattern baldness

lighter curly hair too, these are my own observations, i have no statistics to back it up really

 

[Guest]

i would say that guys with lighter, or naturally curly / wavy hair lose it at a higher percentage

you think guys with lighter and curly/wavy hair go bald more frequently than others? or did i misunderstand you?

yes, totally, its extremely rare to see a man with naturally blond hair with no signs of male pattern baldness

lighter curly hair too, these are my own observations, i have no statistics to back it up really

what about someone like me with dark brown curly/wavy hair?

 

[Felk]

Hi,
I noticed that blading males tend to have more dark hair than those lucky that don't get bald. Of course, this is not a medical research, but that's what I usually notice. Check it out yourselvs. It's not just that balding males don't have enough hairs to see the darker hairs. Look at the sides of the head....Even males who only have side hairs left tend to have those hairs darker than males who wil never get bald.

I seems to me like aging is taking place anyhow, or in a thinning manner (in those individuals who get bald) or in graying (in those individuals who don't ever get bald).

Hve anyone noticed this too??

you will see darker hairs because they are resistant to DHT, when a hair miniaturizes, it usually gets thinner, less length, and turns a lighter color... hair unaffected by DHT stay dark...

i would say that guys with lighter, or naturally curly / wavy hair lose it at a higher percentage

I have dark, curly hair. I remember a south american scientist saying that people with curly hair are much less likely to lose it. My older brother's hair is darker and curlier than mine however, and it's much thicker and he has no hint of loss.

It'd be good if it were true. Then that drug which tans your skin and darkens your hair would work against baldness!

 

[bubka]

to me, guys that have the nice wavy, curly hair, always seem to lose it, especially those whose have the lighter brown or blond...

there is always exceptions... i need to find if somebody ever did a study on this

 

[Guest]

Then that drug which tans your skin and darkens your hair would work against baldness!

no it wouldn't.

because hair color is genetically programmed just like the hair type is(curly, straight , wavy and degrees of each). Dyeing it or straightening it or taking a pill to do either(unaware of what pill you are talking about) wouldn't alter your genetic code in any way.

i'm not sure if you were being serious or not.

 

[dem]

I have dark curly hair. When I was a kid it was so thick and nice. Many used to comment on how thick it was. For a while I had a fro. It was pretty neat as I think back on it. Now as I am thinning, the hair isn't nearly as curly and the color has turned lighter. I feel that darker, curly hair people can just hide their thinning better. At least I have been able to more.

 

[Guest]

I feel that darker, curly hair people can just hide their thinning better. At least I have been able to more.

Definitely. i can comb over my bald spot in the back or just move hair around to cover it and then comb the front forward.