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ugabulldog:
Ok, newly sly here. I know my avatar shows some stubble but I did take the sly plunge last week. Anyways, my question: Is the dome harder to maintain a tan than your face? I mean as long as you keep it shaved and it gets sun. It's not like the scalp resists tanning more than the rest of your body does it? The only reason I could think of is it seems yor scalp may lose more dead skin (I am not just talking about dandruff) Anybody have any thoughts on this?

Sooner Steve:
First off UGA, I am definitely no expert since I just went sly on June 8.  However, I have not noticed a more difficult time tanning my head.  It sort of blends with my face.  I have MPB.  Maybe the area where hair would be seems to fade maybe a little more quickly.

BALDANDRE:
No, it should be able to tan the same , once it gets caught up to your face...

I do find (and on the really rare occasion..well usually never) when i have some stubble THAT will make tanning uneven and a lot less that the face or neck..

keep it smooth bro and the tan will come...just remember the sunscreen...the tan will happen soon enough! O0

SLYinKC:
Hey, Bulldog, I think I welcomed you on another thread, but if not I'll say it again. Welcome.  This Thursday will mark 3 months for me.  Kinda seems like I've always been SLY by now.  Anyways, the first couple of months I really noticed that I could still see a faint line where my hairline (what there was of it anyways) used to be.  I just noticed a couple of mornings ago that I think I actually have somewhat of an even skin tone.  It just took awhile.  So to answer your question... It did seem that the scalp tanned slower.  But HEY...It's only been covered by some type of hair for like your WHOLE LIFE.... Maybe that could be the reason??? :/O

Robmeister:

--- Quote from: ugabulldog on July 24, 2007, 02:17:00 PM ---
...Is the dome harder to maintain a tan than your face?... It's not like the scalp resists tanning more than the rest of your body does it? ... Anybody have any thoughts on this?


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Ugameister...

I have found that the scalp is indeed a bit more resistant to tanning than other sun-seasoned areas of the face & body.

Like say during the winter when other skin loses the tan....it comes back quite readily come summer and sun exposure.

I'm not a doctor, but my theory is that the virgin scalp that--in most cases--has been covered with hair since birth and has not needed the melanin (the natural pigment that darkens the skin to protect it from sunburn) takes more gradual exposure to trigger the body's response to develop added melanin up there. 

Does this make sense to any of you medically trained SBG's out there?

I think we ALL know that the skin is WAY different on a freshly shorn noggin as evidenced by that numb, gooey, fishbelly feeling you get when you FIRST shave.

Early on, when I got sun, my face got good color, but the shaved area of the noggin got blotchy-pink.  Now, after nearly 7 months of shaving, my noggin is getting what I like to call "seasoned"....and is just now starting to "match" my other skin. 

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