I shaved my head, now what?

[Dark Link]

I shaved my head a couple days ago. I don't have a bad shaped head but I don't like the look either. The lowest I would prefer to go is a #2. I ddin't look too bad at that length. I even just shaved off the top to see what it would look like and it isn't the worst thing in the world. I could handle it. In comparison, Fredthebelgian, you looked really good with no hair. Can't wait to see your results.

Well I was all ready to take finasteride and rogaine but then some **** happened. Fred convinced me I have gyno and should stay clear of antiandrogens (finasteride and keto). Then when I tried applying rogaine foam onto my freshly shaven head It burned my scalp where it came into contact with my skin! I now have this unsightly itchy redness over the top of my head. The hair doesn't want to regrow where it is red, and I have small boil like markings from it. Ugh.

The question then becomes, was the rogaine always doing this to my head, and I just couldn't see it before? Or was the shaven skin irritated and had a bad reaction being exposed to min? I think my head might have always been getting some degree of redness, or my body has built up some kind of immunity as I've been off the stuff for a week. Besides all of that I'm not sure I like the way I feel on minoxidil. Dizzy, faster heart beat, tired. Plus I'm not sure I would want to go back on finasteride even if I didn't have the risk of gyno (wearker erections, less sex drive). So that leaves me with only one option. Slowly watch myself go bald without being able to do anything about it. I could waste my money on LLLT therapy but why bother? I hate the fact I'm losing my hair, and probably won't ever get used to my bald image, but what choice do I have. I can't take these other things. There is nothing left...

If any of you have ever had this redness boil thing happen to you please let me know if there is a remedy if you have one. I can't find anything on this and it sucks a lot. I should have waited a couple days before trying to apply the minxodil but I'm not sure it would have resulted in anything better.

I sure as hell won't go sly, I'm too pale. I get too many looks of sympathy from old women that think I'm a cancer recovery patient. Then from the young women I get their attention, but it's not a great face. These are my thoughts.

 

[mr the hairy monkey]

Non-trolling version:

skin redness could probably mean inflammation , which is a common side-effect with minoxidil

I've been taking two different french brands of minoxidil for 7-8 months before stopping it totally , and I can say that the first gave me yellowish scabs with minimal side effects (barely heart beats increase) , the second didn't give me any scabs but the side effects (headache especially) were more stronger.

Conclusion : change your minoxidil brand , and your side effects will probably go with it , or at least decrease or change into something less unpleasant

this is the only real solution that I have. (talking through personal experience)



Troll version :

now what?

now reboot that damn clipper but with a #0 this time , then go purchase a double colt 45. silverballer if you live in the U.S. (if not , ask an american mate of yours to ship it to your adress) , buy a black suit with a red tie as well , finally go to a tattooist and ask him to tattoo you a bar code on the back of your head.

here you go Mr 47.

 

[Dark Link]

Haha I like it! Well the rogaine foam pamphlet says to not apply the stuff on irritated skin. I suppose 3 minutes after shaving my head with a razor would count as irritated skin huh? Damn that was a dumb idea.

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The only thing I'm missing is the gun :firing:

 

[Da Crow]

In my (opinion), people get gyno from ****ty diet and lack of utilizing energy and converting it to heat.

What's happening to dht-inhibiting fiends is probably just the now blocked dht becomes estrogen, but im no specialist.

The minoxidil irritation is from propylene glycol. I picked up tribooster which is like lipogaine with no PG, but there are other brands you can check in to.

Good luck Linky

 

[Dark Link]

In my (opinion), people get gyno from ****ty diet and lack of utilizing energy and converting it to heat.

What's happening to dht-inhibiting fiends is probably just the now blocked dht becomes estrogen, but im no specialist.

The minoxidil irritation is from propylene glycol. I picked up tribooster which is like lipogaine with no PG, but there are other brands you can check in to.

Good luck Linky

****ty diets can cause increased estrogen yes. But a hormonal imbalance that finasteride causes can also cause it in some people. I think mine is mostly from a ****ty diet.

It wasn't proplyne glycerol. I used rogaine foam, that doesn't have that. Look at what this ****ing **** did to my scalp! Just look at it!


You can see the red areas is where I applied the foam. The rest of my scalp looks normal. I didn't think the foam was doing this the past 7 months I've used it. It's messed up. I think it's best not to apply minoxidil or any chemical minutes after shaving your head. I do have sensitive skin though.

 

[anxious1]

To state the obvious, wat youve already admitted. i think if u dont apply after shaving, it will be fine. shaving scraps alot of skin off. leaves it raw. maybe do a test on ur arm or ankle. find out what results in least irritation.

by the way, if u can do finasteride or min, i think lllt would be good for u. its no cure, but i do believe it thickens hair up. and ppl can be good responders. hey its better than nothing, and will make u more relaxed about it.

 

[Dark Link]

To state the obvious, wat youve already admitted. i think if u dont apply after shaving, it will be fine. shaving scraps alot of skin off. leaves it raw. maybe do a test on ur arm or ankle. find out what results in least irritation.

by the way, if u can do finasteride or min, i think lllt would be good for u. its no cure, but i do believe it thickens hair up. and ppl can be good responders. hey its better than nothing, and will make u more relaxed about it.

Hahahahaha, have you read my other posts about lllt?

Anyway here are some more photos. I don't care as much about having a shaved head, just that my scalp is boiling up and the hair isn't growing where it used to becaues of all the irritation. :/


Let this be a lesson. Don't apply minoxidil right after shaving!!!

Baldness wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have ****ing blisters on the top of my head from minoxidil. This **** sucks.

In fact, let this be a reminder that you shouldn't shave your head with a blade. My hair won't even grow in the spots that it normally does to cover this **** up. Just disgusting.

Poll: Aloe vera; yay or nay?

 

[Notcoolanymore]

Damn, shaved to the bone!

 

[Dark Link]

Damn, shaved to the bone!

It was fine until I applied my rogaine foam!

 

[Notcoolanymore]

I would give it a day after shaving before applying minoxidil. I use to put minoxidil on after DMing and it burned.

 

[Dark Link]

I would give it a day after shaving before applying minoxidil. I use to put minoxidil on after DMing and it burned.

Sigh, hindsight is 20/20. I literally listened to my flesh sizzle after applying the stuff to my freshly shaven pulp of a head. I'm pretty damn frustrated. BTW how are things going with you notcoolanymore? Any update photos yet?

Have you seen my man boobs thread yet? You will have to give me your opinion on that one.

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Head is feeling and looking a little better today. It's interesting watching the hair grow in, I can see where the thin/bald spots are now very clearly. Coincidentally they are right in the spots where I directly apply my minoxidil. But that's cause That's where I've always perceived the most thinning. If I get skinny, with 6 pack abs, and no moobs, I may start up finasteride. Till then my plan is to gracefully go bald, the sooner the better, cause when hellouser's cure comes true and I've already lost all the hair I'm going to lose, it will make my follicle harvesting that much easier.

 

[der29]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=160444941

 

[JZA70]

I shaved my head, now what?

Now join the rest of us while we wait ever so patiently for a cure.

 

[Dark Link]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=160444941

I like the theory that this guy was taking creatine and lost some hair from his roids, and then upon quitting that his hair grew back again. But that is way too much work to do what that guy is doing.

 

[Dark Link]

Update:


Update. The redness is dissipating a little. You can see where hair isn't growing. Some of it is do the irritation minxoxidil caused, some of it is I'm thinning out in those areas, and some of it is just poor lighting not letting you see the follicles that are there.

I bought some more teva generic 5 mg finasteride from walgreens. (30 pills for $10). That's a 4 month supply people. $2.5 a month for this ****. **** if I split them into 8ths I just got an 8 month supply for $10!!! Once I get fit and assure myself I don't have moobs I will probably restart it. I will probably restart minoxidil eventually to. Until then I'm going to keep on working out drug free and see how things go. Wish me luck! I'm at a Norwood 2.5 right now and think I have at least 6 months to a year before it progresses to a strong Norwood 3 given how slow my hair loss has been.

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hey dark link:

I know you don't believe in LLLT...and I'm not pushing it. I've cut my hair short and I'll be updating with pics every 2 weeks (on the why we've all been failing thread). you can follow my progress if you like and maybe reconsider. only let your hair go if you are truly comfortable with your choice.

I can think of so many things I would rather spend the money on then LLLT therapy devices. First of all there isn't even an agreement in the hair loss community on which ones work the best... Then the ratings on amazon and other sites don't seem too promising. Instead of $750 I would rather buy a new road bike, cross country skiis, a new gaming system, etc. Don't get me wrong hair is important to me. But Being bald has made me realize I do occassionaly do get nice looks from attractive women. In this day and age so many men have turned into pussies that having a masculine edge can actually work to your advantage. I will probably keep my hair fairly short because of this, but would still like to have the hair to help frame my face if possible. That is why I haven't 100% given up on treatments. I need more time before I can start them up again due to Fred claiming I might have gyno, and this new minoxidil thing burning up my scalp and possibly being the reason why I can't do cardio as well as before. Quitting alcohol is huge for me. This will get my blood and gyno under control and allow me to properly assess if it was the min and finasteride or just other poor lifestyle habits. If I lose some hair along the way I'm ok with this. Otherwise I'd start the treatment, and then quit, start and then quit and that's not going to work out. Some times it takes some losses to get some long-term gains.

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I would be more than happy to be given an LLLT device for free to try out. Hell if you think it is that effective send one of those things to Hellouser and notcoolanymore and let them try it for free. If it works they will be sure to spread the word on its credibility. If it isn't then we will be sure to know it doesn't work.

 

[I.D WALKER]

I've been shaving my head intermittently for several years now. You might want to apply some pure strength aloe vera or vitamin E in combination with your minoxidil. treatment. Sometimes together this helps take the sting out better after a recent shave. Good luck.

Sigh, hindsight is 20/20. I literally listened to my flesh sizzle after applying the stuff to my freshly shaven pulp of a head. I'm pretty damn frustrated. BTW how are things going with you notcoolanymore? Any update photos yet?

Have you seen my man boobs thread yet? You will have to give me your opinion on that one.

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Head is feeling and looking a little better today. It's interesting watching the hair grow in, I can see where the thin/bald spots are now very clearly. Coincidentally they are right in the spots where I directly apply my minoxidil. But that's cause That's where I've always perceived the most thinning. If I get skinny, with 6 pack abs, and no moobs, I may start up finasteride. Till then my plan is to gracefully go bald, the sooner the better, cause when hellouser's cure comes true and I've already lost all the hair I'm going to lose, it will make my follicle harvesting that much easier.

 

[Notcoolanymore]

BTW how are things going with you notcoolanymore? Any update photos yet?

Things are going alright with me. I have yet to post pics on this site, I have some on the other big hair loss forum. I will get some on here in about a month. I will be at the 1 year mark on finasteride at that point. I would say overall I am satisfied. No I don't have a full head of hair, I am a NW3, but I have had some regrowth, which at my stage of hair loss is more than I could have hoped for .

 

[Dark Link]

Things are going alright with me. I have yet to post pics on this site, I have some on the other big hair loss forum. I will get some on here in about a month. I will be at the 1 year mark on finasteride at that point. I would say overall I am satisfied. No I don't have a full head of hair, I am a NW3, but I have had some regrowth, which at my stage of hair loss is more than I could have hoped for .

Do you have a favorite forum? Bald Truth Talk is a little laggish. I know most of the key guys on that site are also on this forum. This forum seems to be active and busy enough by itself that Having another forum to be on would be overdoing it.

 

[D.A.M.]

Why don't you get a hair transplant?

 

[Dark Link]

Why don't you get a hair transplant?

Because my hair would continue to fall out, I'm not going to spend the money, and I'm not going to take finasteride.

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1 week update. Still have some discolorment from the rogaine foam. I also have some scalp acne. You can see where hair has thinned out in the temples. Since I quit using rogaine I expect that area to become even thinner over the next couple of weeks.

Next weeks photo won't be taken under a bright light. Just hair in natural lighting. Also When you look at the crown, there is the small cyst like bump on my head. Anyone else have one of those things? I'm not too worried about it. Just want to know more about what it is.