I am not bald yet, but I am balding and want to preserve my hair!

[buddha]

I do not think there is a way to "preserve" your hair.  SOrry bud, if it happens it happens..

No, it can be preserved.  But it has to be kept in a jar.   

I was going to suggest pressing it in the pages of a book.

When I first went sly in about 2001 I had hair down to my shoulder blades. I sent it to Locks of Love in Florida where they make hairpieces for kids who have lost hair due to cancer treatments. As I look back, and in light of this thread, what better way was there for me to preserve my hair than by giving it to someone else who needed it more than I did.

[PigPen]

I do not think there is a way to "preserve" your hair.  SOrry bud, if it happens it happens..

No, it can be preserved.  But it has to be kept in a jar.   

I was going to suggest pressing it in the pages of a book.

When I first went sly in about 2001 I had hair down to my shoulder blades. I sent it to Locks of Love in Florida where they make hairpieces for kids who have lost hair due to cancer treatments. As I look back, and in light of this thread, what better way was there for me to preserve my hair than by giving it to someone else who needed it more than I did.

Here, here!!! What better way? That is preservation for a very worthy cause

[wpruitt]

[I sent it to Locks of Love in Florida where they make hairpieces for kids who have lost hair due to cancer treatments. As I look back, and in light of this thread, what better way was there for me to preserve my hair than by giving it to someone else who needed it more than I did.

Great thing to do Buddha

[Razor X]

I do not think there is a way to "preserve" your hair.  SOrry bud, if it happens it happens..

No, it can be preserved.  But it has to be kept in a jar.   

I was going to suggest pressing it in the pages of a book.

When I first went sly in about 2001 I had hair down to my shoulder blades. I sent it to Locks of Love in Florida where they make hairpieces for kids who have lost hair due to cancer treatments. As I look back, and in light of this thread, what better way was there for me to preserve my hair than by giving it to someone else who needed it more than I did.

Great thought and very nice gesture!   

[MadMatty]

mate, just take everyones advice & shave, start small, like #3 on the clippers & work your way down, im the same aged as you & love been bald, head rubs feel great, just watch out for you old folks, they probly wont like it at first. good luck

[Tom McGarry.]

So let me get this straight, you are 19 (and there's quite a few members here in your age group), you know that you are and eventually go bald, and this obviously worries you (or you wouldn't be here). But your solution is to try to prolong or prevent further hair loss!!! Dude many people here on this forum have been in your shoes and I'm sure after they have taken the plunge themself and shaved their head believe me they are much more confident in themselves and now don't even worry about hair any more. Just go ahead and shave it, try the thirty day challenge, I bet after that you don't go back to growing your hair.

[Razor X]

Dude many people here on this forum have been in your shoes and I'm sure after they have taken the plunge themself and shaved their head believe me they are much more confident in themselves and now don't even worry about hair any more.

In addition, nearly all of them regret not shaving sooner.

[rico]

I will eventually choose to be bald but right now I am only 19 years old! My hairline is receding and I'm balding, I want to keep my hair for maybe 4 years, JEEZ! Any tips? thanks. 

Because I'm one of the very newest members here, I will give you some shave-free alternatives.

1) Take Propecia, a prescription drug, to preserve the hair you have. I believe the generic name is finasteride. No jar for your your shorn locks needed.  See your physician for more about this.

2) Use Rogaine, alias minoxidil, to regrow hair on the top of your head. I used minoxidil a long time then took the easy pill route above. Do not do this.  Propecia does not usually regrow hair on the top of your head.  Based on both my experience -- eons in balding years -- and what I've read, minoxidil has to be part of your treatment. A good result with it appears to be a miracle.

You may achieve good enough results with Rogaine(r) alone to skip the finasteride pills altogether.  The problem with Rogaine is you must apply it 2X a day and because you're putting it on a bald spot, it runs off your head like water.  They have a more convenient foam but there is no generic and you'll pay almost $50 a month for that increased application convenience.

Any OTC baldness remedies, no matter how cleverly hyped, that really work contain minoxidil.

The minoxidil route is slightly more time consuming than maintaining your chrome dome through shaving. (Shave 1x per day; apply minoxidil 2x a day.) However, given your age, I do understand why you would choose that approach.

[DuffRyder17]

man, I have to say that based on my experience... for years I took everything except propecia which can lead to impotence and other side affects... that you will still possibly if not probably lose hair if that is your genetic designation.
Shaving made me feel a billion times better than trying to hold on to my hair... now I don't even care if ppl know I'm balding, and shockingly alot of ppl still can't tell.

[Tyler]

DO NOT TAKE PROPECIA!  It has very nasty side effects and is a complete waste of money.  NO, I repeat, NO drug or potion will help you preserve your hair in the long run.  You'll eventually need to face your fate.

[tomgallagher]

I will eventually choose to be bald but right now I am only 19 years old! My hairline is receeding and I'm balding, I want to keep my hair for maybe 4 years, JEEZ! Any tips? thanks. 

Strange post for a Head Shaving website.

[petree dish]

you are setting yourself up for more stress and depression by trying to maintain your hair. I know how tuff it is to lose your hair @ 19 (i did too). it seems liike nobody around is in the same boat but once you shave it off its so short nobody will even think about it, including YOU. post a pic now of your hair, then go shave it, and post another pic so we can give you props.

B