Hi guys

[TheDome]

Stumbled upon this site and forum yesterday so I thought I'd give it a try.

I'm Dan, I'm 52 and live in Florida. I've been bald (by choice) since 2004. I spent a lot of my life worrying about going bald the way my dad did, and for some reason, when it didn't happen to me, I decided to make it happen so I could stop worrying about it happening and I've never looked back and wouldn't have it any other way.

I shave my head at least once a day, but sometimes twice (morning and evening). I usually use shaving oils rather than gels or foams because they often dry my scalp. Razor of choice is usually Proglide. I know there are cheaper options out there and I've tried most of them, but they just don't do the job I want them to do. Once in a while I use a Merkur DE but most of the time, I'm a Proglide fan. I'm not a fan of Headblade razors but like their head scrub and moisturizer.

And by the way, the FedEx puzzle that I have to enter on every page is super annoying!

Anyway, that's me. Thought I'd say hi.

Dan

[reddog]

Hi Dan, welcome to the forum. Over ten years of shaving, nice.

I'm bbc too, a great way to get rid of my grey hair. I lived in Florida for 4 years, couldn't stand the heat. That's before I start to shave my head. Maybe I should have tried it there, it would have been much cooler!

[TheDome]

Hey, your head looks great, it suits you. As for Florida, things are definitely cooler with a shaved head, but during the summer (and sometimes winter too) I have to rinse my head with actual ice water after shaving or my head just sweats and sweats. I always rinse with cold water, but ice water is a must have in the summer. I'm very very happy I took the leap to baldness. I can't imagine growing my hair back under any circumstances. My beard is pretty dark but has some grey and ginger in it too so I assume my head hair would be similar. Not that it would be bad, but I'm a whole lot happier with a smooth dome

[Sir Harry]

Welcome, Dan! Nice story and intro; enjoy the forum!

[mrzed]

I share your first name.  I'm visiting Florida this month. St. Pete right now, and Pembroke Pines next week.

Getting more sunshine for winter blues treatment.

BBC for almost 4 years.  Welcome along.

[TheDome]

Hi namesake Sunshine is good, I live around an hour from St Pete, in Lakeland

[AJ Q-Ball]

Welcome Dan! You've come to a good place.

[bennett11]

welcome,  I first shaved my head about your age many years ago.  I have been shaving it mostly since.  I have used proglide and like it however now i have using hydro 5 - seems less prone to cause nicks, for me anyway.

[reddog]

Thanks for the compliment Dan. The bald/beard look good on you. Yup the heat in Florida was just too much for this Minnesota guy. I wish I could come down for a few months in the winter though. I lived just east of Pensacola.

[TheDome]

Thanks guys, it's nice to be here

Welcome Dan! You've come to a good place.

Hey AJ Q-Ball, you look a LOT like my son! He hasn't shaved his head (yet!) but facially you could be twins, and he has a beard very similar to yours. I guess he's around the same age as you too.

[TheDome]

Thanks for the compliment Dan. The bald/beard look good on you. Yup the heat in Florida was just too much for this Minnesota guy. I wish I could come down for a few months in the winter though. I lived just east of Pensacola.

Hey, no problem, and thanks for the compliment too. Silly I guess but when someone compliments my head or my beard, those are the best compliments I could get
I moved down here from southern Alaska in 2011, so I hear you about the heat. Winter is great down here but the summers can be intense, to say the least.
The Pensacola area is very nice indeed. I am further south, in central Florida, between Tampa and Orlando, and it's like one big swamp in the summer

[Cave Dweller]

Glad you found and joined us, Dan. Your dome looks great.

I am another who shaves twice a day if I can. I also stick my head under cold water in the summer due to the south Texas heat.

Welcome!

[TheDome]

Glad you found and joined us, Dan. Your dome looks great.

I am another who shaves twice a day if I can. I also stick my head under cold water in the summer due to the south Texas heat.

Welcome!

Hey, thanks a lot Yeah if I don't use cold water in the winter, and ice water in the summer, I literally have rivers of sweat running down my face, and that's never a great look

[Magoo]

Welcome Dome, great bunch of guys here..

[MunkyMunk]

Welcome, TheDome. This is a good place, with good folks.