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probably greying

Neither. I'll be 46 this year.

Neither. I've had gray patches for years and it looks good on me, and baldness isn't something I need to worry about genetically.

38 this year, neither is a problem yet. I do have gray hairs show up in my beard from time to time but not in my actual hair, and no balding. In fact I'm currently growing my hair pretty long for the winter.

yeah probably greying

Greying a bit. My family greys early. Started getting them down there first for some reason when I was 30. I'm 34 now and got a few in my hair up top. I'll take that over balding.

I'm gray but at least I haven't lost my hair.

Greying. Balding doesn't really run in my family, so I'm not worried about that. I do already have several grey hairs popping up though

Balding, but I've been fighting it successfully with finasteride and minoxidil.

toadfan64 posted...

Balding, but I've been fighting it successfully with finasteride and minoxidil.

minoxidil is very effective? heard they have a much cheaper generic now. Before, the original costed lots iirc.

I don't have a problem with either happening, though my expectation is that I'll probably go from blond to grey to white in the span of a year and a half, tops, judging from family history.

My hairs thinning a bit at the front (but always had a high hair line/fivehead). I dont mind and am not precious about it, but it annoys me that its not strictly symmetrical and its thinning slightly more/faster one one side than the other.

I've been balding since at least my early 20s.

I only started getting some grey hairs a few years ago, and I'm 39.

I'm slowly getting whites in my hair and beard. Don't consider it a problem, though. I look forward to it.

Smallville posted...

minoxidil is very effective? heard they have a much cheaper generic now. Before, the original costed lots iirc.

It's very effective when you combine it with fin. Basically, they kinda work off each other. Min helps regrowth and fin helps stabilize it and keep the hairs.

And yes, do get yourself genric min. I use Kirkland foam brand, which is fairly cheap on Amazon, and for fin I was able to convince my doctor to prescribe it, but if you can't there are plenty of websites like medzino where you can get it very easy.

I have a Grey hair on my chin....so far thats it, almost 37.

toadfan64 posted...

It's very effective when you combine it with fin. Basically, they kinda work off each other. Min helps regrowth and fin helps stabilize it and keep the hairs.

And yes, do get yourself genric min. I use Kirkland foam brand, which is fairly cheap on Amazon, and for fin I was able to convince my doctor to prescribe it, but if you can't there are plenty of websites like medzino where you can get it very easy.

How much are generic? iirc you have to very very studious, use it very often all the time. That's why many guys dislike it

Thinning and I'm trying to remedy that with some herbal supplements.

At 31 I've yet to reach either

There are a couple light areas that are symmetrical and I can't tell if it's greying or sheen.

I'm graying but am OK with it.

Graying. I started going gray early, and it was quite noticeable by the time I was 30. I think it slowed down after that. It's not much worse now than it was then, but it's still quite noticable.

Ive got some grey hairs but so does everybody else by my age. Got no problem with receding hairline or bald patches. If genetics and family history are anything to go by, I dont think I ever will.

I am in my late 40s, and (knock on wood) nothing with my hair is really a problem. I have a pretty full head of hair (a little thinner on top than it used to be, but not really noticeable) and I have very few gray hairs on my head.

My problem is my beard. It has grown very fast all my life-I had a full beard and mustache at 13 and had to start shaving (it is hard to keep up with even when I shave every day), and it is now white/gray af. A few brown patches mainly overtaken by hairs that grow more white every year.

I have no idea why my head contains still thick dark hair while my beard makes it look like I fell face first in a snow bank. When I do manage to shave, I look 10 years younger.

Westernwolf4 posted...

I am in my late 40s, and (knock on wood) nothing with my hair is really a problem. I have a pretty full head of hair (a little thinner on top than it used to be, but not really noticeable) and I have very few gray hairs on my head.

My problem is my beard. It has grown very fast all my life-I had a full beard and mustache at 13 and had to start shaving (it is hard to keep up with even when I shave every day), and it is now white/gray af. A few brown patches mainly overtaken by hairs that grow more white every year.

I have no idea why my head contains still thick dark hair while my beard makes it look like I fell face first in a snow bank. When I do manage to shave, I look 10 years younger.

Username checks out...jk

toadfan64 posted...

It's very effective when you combine it with fin. Basically, they kinda work off each other. Min helps regrowth and fin helps stabilize it and keep the hairs.

And yes, do get yourself genric min. I use Kirkland foam brand, which is fairly cheap on Amazon, and for fin I was able to convince my doctor to prescribe it, but if you can't there are plenty of websites like medzino where you can get it very easy.

I've been keeping baldness at bay with finastride but haven't tried minoxidil. If I get it it'll have to be the pill as I'm not comfortable with the foam as a cat owner.

ForsakenHermit posted...

I've been keeping baldness at bay with finastride but haven't tried minoxidil. If I get it it'll have to be the pill as I'm not comfortable with the foam as a cat owner.

is the generic of minoxidil exactly the same? Didn't hear that a pill is very effective

I shave my head every other day. But I don't consider my balding a problem. I've known it was inevitable since I was a child.

Greying looks cool.

Balding does not.

Compsognathus posted...

I shave my head every other day. But I don't consider my balding a problem. I've known it was inevitable since I was a child.

that doesn't take up a lot of time? you use a norelco or something?

It takes like a minute. I use a razor and basic ass shaving cream.

Neither, my hairline is only slightly higher then it was when I was a kid and what grey hairs I have have been there since I was in my twenties and quite frankly I wouldn't consider greying a problem even if it was happening to me. Grey hair looks awesome.

Neither. I turn 34 in a couple weeks. No gray or balding. Luckily I look almost exactly like my grandpa when he was younger and he didn't start getting greys until his 70s. My dad doesn't have any either. He's nearing 50

Compsognathus posted...

It takes like a minute. I use a razor and basic ass shaving cream.

you ever tried a norelco for that ? I use the norelco for face. Idk, maybe it would work for that.

I am experiencing both. They used to be a problem. But I got over it and they aren't an issue for me any longer. I still get plenty of attention.

modena posted...

Username checks out...jk

Ha! I never thought of that! My username is because I grew up in NM (where the Lobos are) and my jersey number for the sports I played as a kid was always 4.

But at this stage, Grey wolf does make a lot of sense..

Receding hairline but barely a grey yet

40s and neither is a problem. Wish my hair would get a little gray in it to be honest.

UT1999 posted...

How much are generic? iirc you have to very very studious, use it very often all the time. That's why many guys dislike it

Generic min will run you about $70 for a 6 month supply, but it will most likely last you a year at minimum. Generic fin will run about $18 on Amazon for a 3 month supply, so roughly $150 a year in total.

But yes, it's fine if you miss a day here and there, but you wanna try to to it every day. But putting it in your hair before bed and rinsing it out in the morning isn't too bad.

ForsakenHermit posted...

I've been keeping baldness at bay with finastride but haven't tried minoxidil. If I get it it'll have to be the pill as I'm not comfortable with the foam as a cat owner.

Yeah, if you have a cat definitely be careful with min. I will say though, do be careful of the pill variant for minoxidil. It targets more than just your head taking the pill, and can be bad for some people with heart issues.

Thinning hair since 30yrs old, I'm nearer the Bruce Willis Pulp Fiction zone - I keep it tight buzz cut weekly basis at home.
Any guy stressing about hair loss - mere only imagine being female having to deal... I cannot even fathom.

Going bald.

Scary...

both. started balding at 16, greying at 21

33 and my hair is thinning some. Started in my mid 20s. Still have a bunch of hair, though, and no grey hair yet.

Neither, but my ears are bent out weirdly.